billeisele

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  1. when does "rocking your canopy" to loose altitude become an S-turn? Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  2. Woo Hoo - if I was smart I'd write this answer somewhere and save it, then just copy paste it depends: where you live, which way the house faces(N-S-E-W), how much glass, which sides the glass is on, how much air in-leakage you have, how many people are in the house, what condition is the duct work in, is it hard pipe or flex, will it be replaced there are so many dealers that just don't have a clue how to do it correctly, extra tonnage is bad unless you like higher bills and cold humid air it's best to have a properly sized unit, on the hot days it should run almost all the time, you will hear people say that it works to "hard", that is BS, it's either on or off, it doesn't know anything about working hard ask the dealer to run a Manual J calculation and review the assumptions and results with you, if they don't know what that is or won't do it then find another dealer get something in the 14-16 SEER range, consider a 2-speed unit, it depends on what brand you get as to what options are available your local power company may have rebates and experts that will help you with these questions Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  3. no attempt to whitewash, all cop shootings are investigated by the state law enforcement agency, SLED, the facts were quickly reviewed, the cop was fired, arrested and charged with murder it took 2-3 days but the shooting was on the weekend, a quick action by SLED the governor and mayor came out strong, "this isn't what SC is about, this won't be tolerated" unfortunately there are bad cops everywhere Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  4. sneeze Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  5. thumbed Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  6. Princess Bride Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  7. road Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  8. bubble gum Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  9. amish Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  10. radio Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  11. destroyed Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  12. scissors Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  13. tunnel Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  14. it only takes a few days to make the rig, it's the orders in front of yours that delays the process Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  15. FN PS90 barrel is 16", overall length is 26" 30 round mag
  16. so who sells a desk without looking in the drawers?? glad they got them back but hope they gave a nice reward, karma Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  17. Mr Bill - I can say that those numbers don't hold true for solar on the east coast, so I'm not sure what costs were included or excluded but clearly something is missing and over here you can forget wind, it isn't even close, it is 2-3X more expensive in the best scenarios but what I really like is this paragraph: Mr. Mir noted there were hidden costs that needed to be taken into account for both renewable energy and fossil fuels. Solar and wind farms, for example, produce power intermittently — when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing — and that requires utilities to have power available on call from other sources that can respond to fluctuations in demand. That paragraph is what is widely ignored but yet such a clear and expensive issue. Clearly energy storage solves that problem but we aren't there yet. I'm not anti-renewable but am anti-uneconomical decisions. The costs of grid intregration have to be included. That is another big problem and one that is not easily solved. In areas that have a wide dispursement of RE they are seeing grid disturbances, line coordination issues, nuisance tripping, etc. There are a couple studies that have been and are being done in NC. They have a problem there now and expect it to get worse. One thing for sure, it's getting more interesting every day. Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  18. It would be even more embarrassing to find it pleasurable. if the doc has both hands on your hips, it's really embarrassing if you like it Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  19. In South Carolina, residential energy on the highest rate is about 13.6 cents / kWh, plus the basic facilities charge of $10, so 656 kWh costs $100 plus local sales tax and franchise fees, the total would be about $113 Rates in the southeast US are in the 11-14 cents range we're building 2 nuke plant and that has caused rates to rise ~22% over the past 6 years, projected to rise 12% more than decrease as fuel costs drop Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  20. Designer Clothes models Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  21. and this might be it, or a big step in that direction http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/energy/2014/10/alevo-plans-quick-ramp-up-for-manufacturing-and.html they have found a way to control the heat and it appears that cycling doesn't damage the battery Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  22. News intoned Monday; Oncor will announce “it is prepared to invest more than $2 billion to store electricity in thousands of batteries across North and West Texas beginning in 2018.” Oncor, which commissioned a study by the Brattle Group, projects a potential $5.2 billion cost for full statewide battery deployment, which could happen if other electricity delivery companies in the state are as receptive to the cost-saving advantages of the technology as Oncor is. *********************** I have no clue what "state wide" deployment means in terms of size but for comparison, a 1,100 MW Westinghouse AP1000 nuke plant costs about $5 billion, that is highly variable based on the site and transmission needs energy storage will be a game changer once it's economical Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  23. And SC beat FL in OT Da Tide should be #1 after these games Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  24. I hear what your saying about "infrastructure ain't free", and this may be an artifact of how bills are broken down place to place, but it sounds like you're suggesting double booking the infrastructure costs against solar customers. If what you mean is "charge them what you would have charged them to sell them what they bought, and only agree to buy back their power at cost rather than sale price to offset that" then I think it makes sense. If you structured it that way, however, I would propose removing the $0 bottom limit on your monthly bill. ******************* I think I know what you're intending to say, but there would be no double booking of anything, the solar folks would simple pay their fair share of the costs what most utilities sell is a bundled product, where energy might be 10 cents / kWh, what folks are suggesting is to unbundle the cost, charge (as an example) $70 for the connection and 4 cents for the electricity Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.
  25. ............................................................. The flip side of natural gas price cycles is about to hit us. Alberta, British Columbia, Australia, etc. are currently investing billions of dollars to export liquified natural gas to asian markets. With all this over-investment, we will soon have a glut of LNG forcing Western Canada and OZ to "give away" LNG to keep LNG infrastructure functioning. Asians will burn through most of Western Canada's NG reserves in 30 or 40 years, then leave the white bastards to freeze in the dark. Sorry folks, but NG is only the least expensive form of energy in the short run. ******************************************** so true, there are 4-5 LNG export terminals in the US (there are only 8) that are presently being retrofitted to export LNG, it's a natural progression where low gas prices in the US, presently around $4 at Henry Hub with the futures strip at $4.10, will chase higher margins through exports, primarily to Japan and other Asian markets Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws.