The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[DigMyChicks]

I am sorry!

We are back to normal temperatures so the high today will be 94F

I hope our next heat wave will not be as bad as the last one.

Were only at 90 but the dew point is 73 so it’s tropical here.
I hope it’s not bad for you either.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Here in California, with PG&E electrical rates, I would have a $450.00 bill each month if I set the mini splits to 69F!

Our electric bill was $283.00 last month.

I would think the shock of coming in from 90-100 and higher to sub 70 would be quite hard on the body. Brain freeze headache!

It’s awesome!

 

[janiedoe]

New neighbors are going to take some getting used to. I wouldn't let them have access until you have time to see what they're like. Maybe you could hint they can build their own pond.

We just didn't take the hint at all.

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning all


Good morning DMC. I feel bad for my chickens, if next year is a repeat of this year I’ll get rid of them. My dogs don’t stay outside, it’s just cruel to leave animals out there in that.

Good morning Janie. I wouldn’t give anyone access to my property. I would use the excuse that it’s a liability and my insurance company says no.

Good morning Debby. Keeping my fingers crossed you get a fence soon!

I agree. I would never leave my dogs out. They are not built for the heat.

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning everyone enjoy your day and stay safe & cool

Hello Sue

 

[janiedoe]

Remind them of what they have done the next time you have to cancel and say "we aren't paying".


People did it for eons until about 100 years ago. And then it was rare, it didn't become common in residential buildings until the 1950's. Things were built with passive cooling in mind, now they are airtight boxes so the heat can be moved outside which, if you think about it, makes it even hotter outside the house.

It was funny to read about the heat in England last year and people "discovering" that if they opened the windows at night, the cooler air could get in the house. Amazing that it hasn't gotten hot enough there over the centuries that it wasn't already common practice.

I grew up in So. Cal, we never had A/C. My sister still lives there, no A/C though she lives a few blocks from the ocean so it stays cooler than inland. When I moved here in '79 it was 115°F 3 days the week I left. Car had no A/C but the shade from semis worked well And yes, I was always in their mirror and ALWAYS dropped back if they needed to pass someone and I got in front temporarily if someone needed to pass me.


She loves heat and has the A/C set to 72°F???

We got a mini-split installed in the living/dining room last fall and the A/C is set to 79°F. It hasn't gotten quite that hot in the house yet even when it was over 90°F outside (open those windows at night!) but the unit also reduces humidity which makes it feel cooler. The unit is primarily so we don't have to run the oil furnace as much in the winter. Summer "cooling" is a secondary benefit.

All true. We didn't have central air or even window units until I was a teenager. Certainly didn't have cars with air. But we are whimpy now. We keep our a/c on 78. Occasionally we turn it down to 77. When the kids are here it goes down to 73.

 

[janiedoe]

Apparently you can handle the heat. I cannot. We keep ours at 69. If it’s that temperature outside, the windows come open. If no one is home we set it to 72.

I think it is just relative to what we get used to, as well as the humidity in the air. I'm not going to criticizing anyone for lower the temperature. I've been through menopause.

 

[janiedoe]

Tell them no!

When we were at the upper part of the Sacramento river last week, there were places for fisherman to dispose of their tangled lines and hooks.

They haven't outright asked. If they do, I'll tell them we don't trust our dogs or roosters around strangers.

 

[janiedoe]

Here in California, with PG&E electrical rates, I would have a $450.00 bill each month if I set the mini splits to 69F!

Likewise!

 

[ronott1]

Likewise!

It is already bad enough. The Electric part of my bill was $265.00 last month.

The water\sewer bill was $171.