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Noodleface
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The first blizzard (2-3 feet) they plowed my street into a one-lane street, leaving about 4-6 feet of snow from the street to the curb in front of my house. It was fairly enraging to have to shovel that out plus part of the street so that I could access my mailbox and actually receive mail. Now every time it snows, without fail, I am buried in again. Plus I live at the end of a T intersection, so they pile shit in my front yard. I have 6 foot tall snow mounds on either side of my driveway and I basically have to back out in blind faith.
Had to clean the area around my gutters because it was backing up. Because of the way the snow is drifting I had to go into an area where the snow was passed my belly button, so I'd say around 4 feet tall. I mean, I cleared some path, but there's only so much you can do at 4 feet around the gutters.
Heating is costing me a shitload of money now too. With temperatures routinely at or below 0 lately, my furnace is always kicking. I just filled it a few weeks ago and it's already ready to be filled again.
Done with this shit!!
Had to clean the area around my gutters because it was backing up. Because of the way the snow is drifting I had to go into an area where the snow was passed my belly button, so I'd say around 4 feet tall. I mean, I cleared some path, but there's only so much you can do at 4 feet around the gutters.
Heating is costing me a shitload of money now too. With temperatures routinely at or below 0 lately, my furnace is always kicking. I just filled it a few weeks ago and it's already ready to be filled again.
Done with this shit!!
BrutulTM
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There was an interesting episode of Freakonomics radio on the fact that all the "green building" regulations that California put in place that were projected to reduce energy use by 80% basically reduced it by 0%. They hadn't proven it conclusively, but the theory was that if it's more affordable to keep your house cool due to more efficient buildings, people just turn the AC down lower and wind up using the same amount of energy that they did before.
It was -3 here this morning. Only 62 degrees colder than it was Friday afternoon.
This whole winter has just been yo-yoing between ball freezing cold and unseasonably warm. I have no idea what clothes to put on in the morning.
It was -3 here this morning. Only 62 degrees colder than it was Friday afternoon.
This whole winter has just been yo-yoing between ball freezing cold and unseasonably warm. I have no idea what clothes to put on in the morning.
Mist
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Yeah, and Freakonomics got attacked for giving that guy any credibility. His theory fails basic economic theory. Yes, houses use about the same amount of energy they did before, but they're filled with all sorts of things that improve QoL. Expending the same resources and getting a higher QoL is still an improvement of efficiency from an economic standpoint.
Noodleface
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We've got all brand new windows (and everything - guy who remodeled it took it to the studs) and very nice insulation but we're still burning the oil like crazy. I turn it down to about 55-60 during the day when I'm not home.
Better than our $500 electric bill when I tried to heat the place with our heat pumps
Better than our $500 electric bill when I tried to heat the place with our heat pumps
Oldbased
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We only ended up with 10 inches but my town is a steaming wreck as it is not the norm here. Last time we had more snow on the ground was 1968.
joeimel (@joeimel) | Twitter is a photo journalist for our town who tweets all the scanner/news all day and you can get a pretty good idea from his page how this town is literally shut down.
Tomorrow and Thursday -30+ windchills with -10 temps. Town isn't used to that either.
joeimel (@joeimel) | Twitter is a photo journalist for our town who tweets all the scanner/news all day and you can get a pretty good idea from his page how this town is literally shut down.
Tomorrow and Thursday -30+ windchills with -10 temps. Town isn't used to that either.
This is the one situation in which it is acceptable to have a backup camera.
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Not that new of an idea:There was an interesting episode of Freakonomics radio on the fact that all the "green building" regulations that California put in place that were projected to reduce energy use by 80% basically reduced it by 0%. They hadn't proven it conclusively, but the theory was that if it's more affordable to keep your house cool due to more efficient buildings, people just turn the AC down lower and wind up using the same amount of energy that they did before.
It was -3 here this morning. Only 62 degrees colder than it was Friday afternoon.
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How much does window replacement usually cost? It's 4-5 degrees colder in my son's room despite the thermostat being only 10 feet away in the hall. Considering replacing the windows in the more-used rooms first.
zombiewizardhawk
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Well, it's not a straight mustache, it's a goatee or a terrible beard depending on how lazy I get with shaving.
Oldbased
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When I built that house in TN in 2007 for the guy and ended up moving in and living there 3 years before coming back to KY I used $102 windows from the lumber store. Double pane metal windows, basically as cheap as you can get.
We had a 5kw heat pump with electric backup.
Thing is since I built the house I insulated under/sides/attic very deep. Used plastic inside of studs and plywood all the way around and tyvek outside and just siding and flip foam board on the tyvek.
Our highest electric bill ever was $189 and that was in a cold snap that lasted a month and no gas hookups at all. It never got below 72 inside and the electric backup hardly ever kicked on.
Compare to the $400 my last months bill and $500+ this months bill will be.
I'm convinced it is all about the drafts and barriers on wall. I taped all the seams and all that in the TN house.
IF you have single pane leaking windows like this rental I live in does, you'll probably see a return pretty quick on basic windows. You don't see much savings however switching from the $100-150 ( cost ) vinyl/alum double pane to the $300 tinted, special gas filled whatever crap they promote these days.
Noodleface
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I do have one, but if someone is tearing ass down the street I'll never see one
Plus snow/salt fucks up the camera view.
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Got aluminum single panes. Might consider throwing $3k at it this summer and seeing how many windows that will get me upgraded to double pane.
Oldbased
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Encased in brick, vinyl or wood lap on the outside?
The reason I ask is aluminum windows are often a bit of a bitch to pop replacement windows in. Almost better to remove them entirely which means different things depending on what you have on the exterior.
Meanwhile our city is purchasing 4 wheelers today due to ambulances and officers getting stuck all over town.
Mist
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Loving my wood stove. Sure, it is a bugger having to split the wood in the summer and stack it in the fall, then haul it in the winter - But it is significantly cheaper. I only had to run the oil furnace twice this month, when it was in the -30s with the windchill. Looks like I will have to let it cycle once this week when we get another bad dip, but other than that my house is kept a toasty 65-70 degrees.