OT - What are you doing right now?

Gulfcoastguy · June 24

Yep I remember the $70 charge to Door Dash in Los Angeles. Funny thing, I have never been West of Colorado.

ColbyLang · June 24

Watching game 3 of the College World Series

DoubleEgger · June 25

Campbell2N · June 25

Botch said:

The good news: my credit card issuer is on the ball.
The bad news: another credit card terminated, third in 3 years. This time it was a US transaction at a WallyWorld for $200-something, wonder how they caught that (last year it was a shoe purchase in Rio de Janeiro). New card in 7-10 days, EweTube TV already sent an email to update my CC info, and of course the "Refill Gas" idiot light went off this afternoon. Sigh.

EDIT: Oh, and my expensive heat pump/furnace system quit again, 3rd time since installation last August. Hottest day of the year, of course.

What heat pump system did you go with? Mine was installed a month ago and I’m thoroughly unsatisfied and worried about it long term. It has hardly any of the features that were advertised and seems like the manufacturer doesn’t even know how it is supposed to work, let alone the instal company.

Ozzie_Isaac · June 25

DoubleEgger said:

Yum! I love blackstrap. Butterfly, stuff with jalapeño cream cheese and wrap in bacon.

DoubleEgger · June 25

Yikes. What did you buy @Campbell2N?

GrateEggspectations · June 25

DoubleEgger said:

Cooking venison?

Campbell2N · June 25

DoubleEgger said:

Yikes. What did you buy @Campbell2N?

Mitsubishi H2i with intelliheat. All I wanted was a mini split for the sunroom we love but it snowballed (of course) into a heat pump system for the house that necessitated a new auxiliary furnace. All capped off by a super crummy install. It’s the dumbest most basic control system I’ve ever seen in something that advertises itself as being feature rich.

lousubcap · June 25

@Botch- 7-10 days for the replacement card in way too long. Once adjudicated it should be an overnight deal-weekends excepted. Time to shop around IMO.
I have never relied on one credit card-gotta have a back-up plan. FWIW-

Botch · June 25

Campbell2N said:

Botch said:

The good news: my credit card issuer is on the ball.
The bad news: another credit card terminated, third in 3 years. This time it was a US transaction at a WallyWorld for $200-something, wonder how they caught that (last year it was a shoe purchase in Rio de Janeiro). New card in 7-10 days, EweTube TV already sent an email to update my CC info, and of course the "Refill Gas" idiot light went off this afternoon. Sigh.

EDIT: Oh, and my expensive heat pump/furnace system quit again, 3rd time since installation last August. Hottest day of the year, of course.

What heat pump system did you go with? Mine was installed a month ago and I’m thoroughly unsatisfied and worried about it long term. It has hardly any of the features that were advertised and seems like the manufacturer doesn’t even know how it is supposed to work, let alone the instal company.

Mine is a Lennox, I thought it was a longtime/reliable brand. The thermostat unit on my wall is a touch-screen POS, it will not read my fingertip, at all (my credit union's ATMs have the same issue; I have "zombie finger" (yes it is a thing); I do have an aluminum stylus with a rubber tip that registers mostly). The installers were not able to make it connect to my WIFI, nor were the subsequent "repairmen", and I haven't either after trying several times.
I'm "thoroughly unsatisfied and worried", too; that was a butt-load of cash...

Campbell2N · June 25

Botch said:

Campbell2N said:

Botch said:

The good news: my credit card issuer is on the ball.
The bad news: another credit card terminated, third in 3 years. This time it was a US transaction at a WallyWorld for $200-something, wonder how they caught that (last year it was a shoe purchase in Rio de Janeiro). New card in 7-10 days, EweTube TV already sent an email to update my CC info, and of course the "Refill Gas" idiot light went off this afternoon. Sigh.

EDIT: Oh, and my expensive heat pump/furnace system quit again, 3rd time since installation last August. Hottest day of the year, of course.

What heat pump system did you go with? Mine was installed a month ago and I’m thoroughly unsatisfied and worried about it long term. It has hardly any of the features that were advertised and seems like the manufacturer doesn’t even know how it is supposed to work, let alone the instal company.

Mine is a Lennox, I thought it was a longtime/reliable brand. The thermostat unit on my wall is a touch-screen POS, it will not read my fingertip, at all (my credit union's ATMs have the same issue; I have "zombie finger" (yes it is a thing); I do have an aluminum stylus with a rubber tip that registers mostly). The installers were not able to make it connect to my WIFI, nor were the subsequent "repairmen", and I haven't either after trying several times.
I'm "thoroughly unsatisfied and worried", too; that was a butt-load of cash...

Ugh that sucks @Botch. We had to help the installer set our system up as well. Had no clue how to do any of the networking and basically threw his hands up and was happy to let the customer do his job. Still waiting to hear back from the company owner…I assume we’ll be holding our breath until we turn purple.

I hope it gets worked out for you! Sorry to derail the thread everyone.

Botch · June 25

Campbell2N said:
Sorry to derail the thread everyone.

Don't be; this thread is kind of a "cocktail party" thing where random subjects become major multi-page topics of discussion, and I usually learn a lot from them.
It's now 92º in the house, but one more hour and it'll be cooler outside and I can turn on the sprinklers (TG not on the internet), open a few windows and set up some fans. With my old HVAC system, when a capacitor or coolant line went out, I could at least turn on the fan overnight to bring in the night desert air; not so with this *%^%&# internet system that won't connect to the internet.

Campbell2N · June 25

Botch said:

Campbell2N said:
Sorry to derail the thread everyone.

Don't be; this thread is kind of a "cocktail party" thing where random subjects become major multi-page topics of discussion, and I usually learn a lot from them.
It's now 92º in the house, but one more hour and it'll be cooler outside and I can turn on the sprinklers (TG not on the internet), open a few windows and set up some fans. With my old HVAC system, when a capacitor or coolant line went out, I could at least turn on the fan overnight to bring in the night desert air; not so with this *%^%&# internet system that won't connect to the internet.

Yeah we already handcuffed the system and went back to an “inferior” thermostat instead of the wireless controller because it would not run the fan unless the coolant was flowing. The little old thermostat has so many more features and diagnostics.

DoubleEgger · June 25

Campbell2N said:

DoubleEgger said:

Yikes. What did you buy @Campbell2N?

Mitsubishi H2i with intelliheat. All I wanted was a mini split for the sunroom we love but it snowballed (of course) into a heat pump system for the house that necessitated a new auxiliary furnace. All capped off by a super crummy install. It’s the dumbest most basic control system I’ve ever seen in something that advertises itself as being feature rich.

Sorry to hear that. Mitsubishi generally makes some decent stuff. Installation is everything when it comes to those style units.

Battleborn · June 25

Thank God Evander Kane didn’t lift the CupAnd it stayed in the good ol’ U S of A.

Ozzie_Isaac · June 25

Did we win the cricket Super Bowler yet?

Battleborn · June 25

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Did we win the cricket Super Bowler yet?

I don’t think so. I don’t think anyone ever wins the Cricket Derby, it goes on in perpetuity. But the Stanley Cup is different. I’m sorry that Arizona has(d) a sorry a$$ owner and lost their team.

Elijah · June 25

Charlotte Airport area is worse than I've experienced in a while. Uber eats couldn't find the hotel or the order so I didn't get the food. They were successful at charging the card though and showed the car all around the hotel. The neighboring hotel restaurant that was my last hope after the Uber fail ended up with them starting to tell me what they didn't have. They were changing the menu. The one thing they did have was a pasta dish which they didn't have ten minutes after ordering it 😁 The burger was good but dang

CPFC1905 · June 25

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Did we win the cricket Super Bowler yet?

The US have not made it through to the semi-fainalks, or have been ejected as perhaps you guys might say? So no US, therefore it can't be referred to as a 'World' cup anymore.

Thursday is the semi-finals featuring;
South Africa - serial competition chokers, vs Afghanistan - yes that same Afghanistan that used to be in the news a lot
India - the spiritual owners of all things T20 vs England, plucky England with their fish'n'chips and teeth.

Absolutely anyones guess who will win.

lkapigian · June 25

DoubleEgger said:

Campbell2N said:

DoubleEgger said:

Yikes. What did you buy @Campbell2N?

Mitsubishi H2i with intelliheat. All I wanted was a mini split for the sunroom we love but it snowballed (of course) into a heat pump system for the house that necessitated a new auxiliary furnace. All capped off by a super crummy install. It’s the dumbest most basic control system I’ve ever seen in something that advertises itself as being feature rich.

Sorry to hear that. Mitsubishi generally makes some decent stuff. Installation is everything when it comes to those style units.

With the popularity of the ductless vs ducted systems over the last 10 years there are s a shift in the business “ model” to that of the bic lighter , when it breaks you just replace it , especially with the “ on line brands “ these things phase out quicker than computers with pre planned obsolescence

we are changing systems out that are literally a few years old “ no parts “

the worst offenders are the DIY minis , while there are plenty of people that are more than capable ( a not to @nolaegghead ) overall we just won’t touch them . The phone calls are endless “ can you come start up the ac I just installed “ we did in the beginning, now it’s a hard no.

I love the inverted technology, and Mitsubishi is solid , I’m just not seeing the longevity in any of them yet

ColtsFan · June 25

Just got a delivery notification. The Egg Keg gets delivered today. I’ll be curious to check it out!

GrateEggspectations · June 25

ColtsFan said:

Just got a delivery notification. The Egg Keg gets delivered today. I’ll be curious to check it out!

When are you hosting that Egghead kegger that you were talking about?

alaskanassasin · June 25

My FIL just had one of these installed, it’s funky looking.

lkapigian · June 25

alaskanassasin said:

My FIL just had one of these installed, it’s funky looking.

Pretty happy with those , We are a Carrier Factory Authorized Dealer and that model is one of my new favorites, can be installed Ducted or Ductless . Also has the High Heat option which eliminates ( in most cases ) the need for back up heat whether it name gas or electric

alaskanassasin · June 25

Glad to hear it @lkapigian he keeps his house at 80 year round.

BigreenGreg · June 25

ColtsFan said:

Just got a delivery notification. The Egg Keg gets delivered today. I’ll be curious to check it out!

Toga! Toga! Toga!

ColtsFan · June 25

Reviewing today’s peak load on the system. We’re currently sitting at 110,000 megawatts with a peak of 115,000.

How many flux capacitors could we get with 115 gigawatts!

DoubleEgger · June 25

ColtsFan said:

Reviewing today’s peak load on the system. We’re currently sitting at 110,000 megawatts with a peak of 115,000.

How many flux capacitors could we get with 115 gigawatts!

That’s probably just PornHub…

lkapigian · June 25

ColtsFan said:

Reviewing today’s peak load on the system. We’re currently sitting at 110,000 megawatts with a peak of 115,000.

How many flux capacitors could we get with 115 gigawatts!

Threeve

Ozzie_Isaac · June 25

Civilized birds in the Southwest. Bird Bidet

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