DC Area had its hottest July on record with 20 straight days above 90 deg. F. We are also up 7" on rainfall YTD after the Isaias drenching. Incidentally, my Pepco bill for July was $30 net due to 55 solar PV panels on the roof, with the central AC running 24/7.
On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 12:13 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I would say that’s a pretty broad list. You probably need to qualify > what’s most important to you and weight each choice to figure out what’s > best. > > I can deal with the winter, I think. It wasn’t bad before when we moved > back to Indiana, just the lack of sunlight, but that can be addressed a > number of ways. The thing we like about WI is the quality of life there. > Can’t quantify this, but it’s a great place in so many ways. I would > presume that places like MI or MN would be similar. > > SWMBO has pretty well decided that this is the house she’s going to expire > in, so the potential for a future move is pretty slim. I could see a > possible seasonal home somewhere else, but even that’s not likely. > > -D > > > On Aug 5, 2020, at 12:06 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > You know, Dan, we are considering the following in no particular order: > > Stay in AZ > > Wisconsin > > Minnesota > > Iowa > > Michigan > > Indiana > > Colorado > > Florida > > > > It’s a very tough decision. It ratchets up my anxiety. > > > > Bob R > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Aug 5, 2020, at 8:37 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> You DO NOT want to move to Illinois. > >> > >> My brother in law left Illinois two years ago to move back to Indiana, > after living near Champagne/Urbana for a number of years. Great area, > wonderful college town with a very vibrant community,low crime, etc. His > tax burden dropped by double digits when he moved out of IL. > >> > >> The state is going down the financial tubes, and they're increasingly > placing the burden on the taxpayers while doing little to remediate the > problems that caused the issues to begin with. > >> > >> I would move back to WI in a heartbeat. SWMBO would never sign off on > this unless it was for a summer home, but I don’t want to split my life > between two places so far apart. All I can think of is what I would do when > I needed something and it was at the other house… > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Aug 5, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> We have had 32 days with highs over 110 degrees this summer so far. > More are forecasted for the next week. Now, granted, our humidity is > nonexistent, so it’s just as stifling but in a different way. > >>> We’ve lived here since 1982. I am getting ready to retire, living in a > place where many retire to. SWMBO says she misses seasons (I interpret that > as, “let’s move”). > >>> We both grew up in Illinois, we have family there, but taxes are > killer (my dad reminds me every time I talk with him on the phone). > >>> So much to consider..... > >>> > >>> Bob R > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>>> On Aug 5, 2020, at 8:15 AM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I am with you Curt. Been over 90 here for 5-6 in a row with wicked > >>>> humidity. We live on the bay but even the breeze off the water is > hot. > >>>> Reminds me of our 8 years in Nashville. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Dwight Giles Jr. > >>>> Wickford RI > >>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 11:00 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> You're bonkers, I'd rather have 0F than 85F and 95% humidity. > >>>>> The storm yesterday has brought us some cooler temperatures which is > a > >>>>> blessing, its been 80+ and 80+% humidity for nearly a month now. > >>>>> Folks around here are complaining about their electric bill > "mysteriously" > >>>>> going up. Its been way hotter than normal. They don't seem to > understand > >>>>> that the AC works harder when its hotter... > >>>>> -Curt > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, 7:18:29 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via > >>>>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> I love the hot humid weather after spending my first 45 years in > Indiana > >>>>> and Boston and the winters there. I love being out in it. > >>>>> > >>>>> --FT > >>>>> Sent from iPhone > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Aug 4, 2020, at 7:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> That’s the one thing that’s different about Indiana and Florida. It > >>>>> doesn’t cool off overnight here like it does there. I lived > relatively > >>>>> close to where Allan lives (I was on the far southside of > >>>>> Indianapolis/Marion County just east of SR37, the main highway to > >>>>> Bloomington) and did a lot of farm work north of Martinsville as a > teen, > >>>>> not far from him. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -D > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Aug 4, 2020, at 6:38 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I grew up here also and agree, the summer weather hasn't changed > >>>>>>> much. It's actually very pleasant today, I have had the windows > open > >>>>>>> since last night and it's a comfortable 73 degrees right now. > That's > >>>>>>> unusual for early August. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Allan > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Growing up in central Indiana I don’t see where it’s any hotter > (or > >>>>> humid) then as it is now. in the months of July, August and even into > >>>>> September 90s with maximum humidity was the norm, and I can recall > it well. > >>>>> I was usually baling hay in August or working in greenhouses the > rest of > >>>>> the time as a teenager, hydrating heavily and staying covered if out > in the > >>>>> sun for extended periods. Baling hay you had to wear dungarees and > long > >>>>> sleeved shirts or you would be itching for days afterwards. Stacking > in the > >>>>> barn loft was the worst because it was hotter than Hades in there > and there > >>>>> wasn’t a lot of air moving around. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I don’t ever recall “dangerous heat advisories” when I was a kid. > We > >>>>> were lucky to get the parents to turn on the AC. They were convinced > you > >>>>> could crack the windows and use the attic fan to keep it cool all > day long > >>>>> (wrong!) > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -D > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Aug 4, 2020, at 5:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Its been raining on and off here in MA for an hour or so. It'll > pour > >>>>>>>>>> for a little and then quit and repeat.We had tornado warnings a > >>>>>>>>>> little while ago but its been quiet, no twisters that I've seen. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> There was a time when a tornado "warning" was a fairly serious > >>>>>>>>> situation, and specifically meant that a tornado had been > spotted. > >>>>> Now, > >>>>>>>>> it just means that radar has detected conditions that are > "likely" to > >>>>> be > >>>>>>>>> associated with a potential tornado. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I'm not exactly sure when this changed but it seems to go along > with > >>>>> the > >>>>>>>>> "dangerous heat advisories" being issued for normal summer > >>>>> temperatures. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Allan > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
