Wayne Stollings wrote: Eating better than me. I had a small bag of Doritos, a peanut butter sandwich and a diet coke ... but then again we tore our kitchen out two weekends ago, put in most of the new cabinets last weekend, and I am doing the trim work, handles, and jerry rigged the dishwasher in the interim. The counter tops will be measured for the template late next week and we should have them installed in about a month, which is when the rest of the cabinets should be ready to install and we should have a functioning kitchen then. Very cool. You should post some pics when its done. We ..read more

Man, even *I* noticed the place was down for a while... Statistics: Posted by Fosgate — Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:57 pm ..read more

Iowanic wrote: But being in a regular alley for hurricanes, having trees about would be just asking for the deadliest form of flying debris, surely? I've lived in Florida since 1957 and have always had trees around my houses. In the Pre-AC days it was common practice because people wanted to be cool. The trick is to have a canopy of trees, not a lone specimen. There is definitely strength in numbers. A lone specimen is an easy target for the wind, but a number of trees tend to hold each other up. I've also always had drop down aluminum awnings in my homes. They shade the windows to keep ..read more

But being in a regular alley for hurricanes, having trees about would be just asking for the deadliest form of flying debris, surely? Statistics: Posted by Iowanic — Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:03 pm ..read more

Johhny Electriglide wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9jdIm7grCY&t=3s The underground temperature in Phoenix is 70*F . Why not build wisely and use underground temperature? Exactly. We can't do that in Florida though, we don't even have cellars. Water table. There are so many passive ways to cool your home without AC. In FL they used to build the houses a couple of feet off the ground and put a scuttle (vent) in the attic. The heat rose and the cool air from under the house and trees replaced it. Plus, all the roofs were bright white. Big windows were added to let the breeze t ..read more

Bob-a-rama wrote: Wayne Stollings wrote: Bob-a-rama wrote: So I suppose making the world hotter and hotter is going to solve the people dying from the heat problem. I say we should be doing EVERYTHING we can to stop making the world hotter. Won't that save more lives in the long run? I can't actually believe someone on an environmental forum arguing FOR a technology that is increasing global warming. But these truths are self-evident. Sure, lets remove the causes of human induced Global warming ... fossil fuels and everything that generates heat ... all electrical and mechanical devices ..read more

Wayne Stollings wrote: Bob-a-rama wrote: So I suppose making the world hotter and hotter is going to solve the people dying from the heat problem. I say we should be doing EVERYTHING we can to stop making the world hotter. Won't that save more lives in the long run? I can't actually believe someone on an environmental forum arguing FOR a technology that is increasing global warming. But these truths are self-evident. Sure, lets remove the causes of human induced Global warming ... fossil fuels and everything that generates heat ... all electrical and mechanical devices .... all combustio ..read more

I look at the worst sources of a problem to find the most effective solutions. The vast majority of energy use per capita is cold climates due to heating needs. In those countries, the vast majority of the energy use is connected to either building heating and cooling or transportation and production of food. Cold winters restricts the growing season and mono-crop agriculture destroys all habitat for wildlife. The better agricultural option for most land in cold climates is animal husbandry but specifically animals big enough to not be prey to wildlife and not die in very cold weather... This ..read more

Bob-a-rama wrote: I was brought up with every bit helps. well, I suppose killing off some weak humans is a tiny bit of an environmental improvement but not one I wish to make. Statistics: Posted by Ann Vole — Sun Jun 26, 2022 3:16 am ..read more

Bob-a-rama wrote: Wayne Stollings wrote: Bob-a-rama wrote: I was brought up with every bit helps. Weren't we supposed to do everything we can when we founded Earth Day? Think globally, act locally? You can rationalize what you want. I gave sources, including one from Scientific American Magazine, (which is a scholarly and respected publication), who say that AC is a global warming factor. You can choose to believe or not. I've read dozens of articles including one from an AC company that say the AC contributes to global warming. I have not read even one article that says it isn't. If run ..read more