Yes, but what did you pay for the solar array and related equipment? Nothing is free….
-D > On Aug 5, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 > >> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 > >>>>>>> <mailto: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 <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > >>>>>>>>> <mailto: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 <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <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
