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My wife forgot to tell me. One time when I was still speaking to my daughter, we were in Germany visiting my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law’s Cleaning Lady [a "putzfrau"] was there, the CL doesn’t speak English. I don’t speak much German. It turns out that the [married] cleaning lady was...

said our mortgage co. didn't give us the interest on our escrow account as they should have according to state law, apparently over decades. Never knew they supposed to. Anybody know about this? We might get at least $5! Drinks are on me while the $5 lasts!

in the spring or summer, about 50k or 60k input btuh. Our present 169k unit is 40 years old & I'm getting a bit nervous, I'm not fond of gas explosions. I prefer 82% efficient because the highly efficient are supposed to be touchy. I prefer relay logic [no solid-state computer] so I can fix it...

Anybody here figures risk/return ratios for investments? The yrly return is easy & the risk over the last few years sort of equals the standard deviation which can be figured with calculators online, in spreadsheets or your little hand sci calculator. Maybe I let my $10 stay, maybe I...

vs. a large engine. Should I use an engine/gen combo or use a tractor or car engine to power a gen? IMO: A gen is such a small load for a tractor that the portion of maintenance needed to cancel out the gen load would be very small. It’s something like downshifting to use the engine...

heard it here first! A way of comparing two projects with equal risk & considering only cost & benefit. Only one is to be chosen. One project is running a cable some distance, the other is renovating a shop. E is your estimate that you will need this done within 10 years or so, on a scale of...

This book https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sapiens+book&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpcvbosiY9QIVBK_ICh0MxwRCEAAYASAAEgIUePD_BwE&hvadid=241606601017&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1018516&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=18427938213006511696&hvtargid=kwd-104187968645&hydadcr=22531_10353737&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_39wp9e6zrk_e will...

I thought I give my views (on Ad Hominem). Cops are supposed to put up with verbal abuse so I asked a DC Cop about this. He said General Order #1 says “have a thick skin”. However, if a crowd gathers then he can make some arrests. My skin has mostly been thin, :( but I’m working on it. :)...

pushing scantily-clad, curvy women at you at more than the normal rate? And how does the Web get the most clicks from women?

and it provokes me. What the nonsense is does not matter and IDK if his intention is to provoke. Is that his problem or my problem for being provoked or both our problems or some other possibility? Knowing only what you read here, what think you?

for lighting and general outlets is allowed by the NEC, say 7500w for a 2500 square foot house. But with LEDs & such, are we going to see a change to this rule?

….House built in ’64, panel permit pulled in ’71. ....The smart meter doesn't have any useful info and the elec. company refuses to tell us the main panel size. ….According to one method, I get 3 Watts per square foot for lighting and general outlets, then I added everything else. ….100% of the...

Here to learn, help and chat. :) Used to be a Home Improvement Contractor & dealt with the public. :) Now I mostly improve our home and don't much deal with the public. :( Happy Wednesday :D