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[Joe T]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

FYI, oil-fired water heaters are not very common south of the border. Our common options are natural gas/propane or electric.....

I'm 70ish miles away from you... oil fired here too. replaced last year, the original had a good run. 1988-2021. the key is monthly flushing

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

Electric, oil and propane are the three common types here. Natural gas is quite rare as most of the natural gas in the province is concentrated in the industrial and commercial sections of the city. Very few residential areas have access to natural gas and even fewer people have chosen to switch over to it. It is not available in my area at all.

Natural gas is more common here, although not in my part of our town.

We have an oil-fired boiler for heat, and one of its zones is an Amtrol BoilerMate indirect tank for making hot water. Our electric service is only 100 amps, ruling out an electric water heater without a huge upgrade that will happen over my dead body. (My "dumb" electric meter is a grandfathered legacy service, and they will only replace it with a demand meter that sends surprise $1,000 electric bills.....)

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Joe T

I'm 70ish miles away from you... oil fired here too. replaced last year, the original had a good run. 1988-2021. the key is monthly flushing

That's an incredible run... 33 years! Mine only just made it to puberty, 13 years.

[Joe T]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

That's an incredible run... 33 years! Mine only just made it to puberty, 13 years.

we've been here 10 years, when we bought the house the home inspection said it needed to be replaced. (but missed all the leaky skylights)

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Natural gas is more common here, although not in my part of our town.

We have an oil-fired boiler for heat, and one of its zones is an Amtrol BoilerMate indirect tank for making hot water. Our electric service is only 100 amps, ruling out an electric water heater without a huge upgrade that will happen over my dead body. (My "dumb" electric meter is a grandfathered legacy service, and they will only replace it with a demand meter that sends surprise $1,000 electric bills.....)

I looked into an electric on-demand (tankless) water heater but I'm kinda in the same boat as you, 100 amp service. A suitable on-demand unit requires three double pole 40amp breakers. I don't have the service or the space in my breaker panel for that so an upgraded service would be needed. Maybe if I finally decide to build a garage on the end of the house I'll dig deeper into an on-demand system but until then it's oil for me.
As for the meter, I have the latest bi-directional meter for the solar panels so I'll just have to keep an eye on the bills.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Joe T

we've been here 10 years, when we bought the house the home inspection said it needed to be replaced. (but missed all the leaky skylights)

Can you smell kickback...

[jmg]

Okay this wasn't the LAST thing I got, but after 3 years with the iPhone XS Pro I finally had enough of the battery not lasting the day and I wanted a better camera. I picked up an iPhone 13 Pro Max, and wow the screen refresh rate was a nice surprise. I didn't think I would notice, but it's suuuuper smooth, and the camera is much nicer than I thought! I ordered a KUDA mount from Poland and a Scosche MagicGrip Wireless from Proclip. Perfect in-car setup for me because I HATE covering vents and buttons for a car mount.

The photos from the iPhone 13 Pro Max are nothing compared to my DSLR, but still pretty nice and a big improvement over my iPhone XS Pro:

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by eliphil

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Nice. Is that the Lime Rock metallic gray?

[TXSTYLE]

Something Sweet to Eat...

[TiMSport]

This is always a good time of year to pick up fall/winter season apparel because they go on sale. I've always wanted stuff from FJÄLLRÄVEN. I've seen their goods more in Europe than around where I live. Being a Swedish company I suppose that makes sense.

Anyway, picked up this nice pack down hoodie yesterday and it's comfortable AF and looks good. Some brands, including popular ones like North Face or others look okay until you wear their stuff sometimes. This brand and perhaps Patagonia, good shit. Some brands are meant to fit better I guess.

[eliphil]

Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

Gorgeous!
Which model?
Dravit?
Brands Hatch?
Amber Effect?

Whichever these it is, the Shadowline Trim is a Must as you chose.

Thanks 2022 M550I Berdina Grey w dynamic handling pkge- Love it!!

[bosstones]

Titanium, bolt action pen from USG (no, not that USG). Made in the US, won't get flagged by TSA (no window pommel), and works with several refill types, incl 0.5mm Pilot gel.

I've been wanted a better pen shell for a while now. Of the many options out there, what drew me to USG was the un-tacticool nature (deapite the company name), being made in the US, Pilot gel compatibility, and clean design with a finger grip.

There are a couple of other brands that I'll be trying as well but those haven't come in yet.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by bosstones

Titanium, bolt action pen from USG (no, not that USG). Made in the US, won't get flagged by TSA (no window pommel), and works with several refill types, incl 0.5mm Pilot gel.

I've been wanted a better pen shell for a while now. Of the many options out there, what drew me to USG was the un-tacticool nature (deapite the company name), being made in the US, Pilot gel compatibility, and clean design with a finger grip.

There are a couple of other brands that I'll be trying as well but those haven't come in yet.

This is strictly a writing utensil, right? I can count on one hand how many times I've used a pen in the last 6 months. And most of those were for writing out a couple of checks for our landscaper this month. I can barely sign my name the same way twice any more. All the writing muscle memory is gone.

[TiMSport]

^^^^
Somehow this is depressing me. Way to go Mark! Thanks for making this a pleasant Friday.

[ShopVac]

Originally Posted by M_Six

This is strictly a writing utensil, right? I can count on one hand how many times I've used a pen in the last 6 months. And most of those were for writing out a couple of checks for our landscaper this month. I can barely sign my name the same way twice any more. All the writing muscle memory is gone.

Being survival gear, I just assumed it kills chickens and cows, starts the fire to cook them, and can then be used as a rotisserie.

Lotta money for something I'd probably just leave one someone's desk by accident...

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

^^^^
Somehow this is depressing me. Way to go Mark! Thanks for making this a pleasant Friday.

Probably should be in the "You know you're getting old..." thread.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Probably should be in the "You know you're getting old..." thread.

Man you just keep bringing the happiness huh? Lol.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Man you just keep bringing the happiness huh? Lol.

Oh like you're a glass is half full / or a ball of sunshine kinda guy every day.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by M_Six

This is strictly a writing utensil, right? I can count on one hand how many times I've used a pen in the last 6 months. And most of those were for writing out a couple of checks for our landscaper this month. I can barely sign my name the same way twice any more. All the writing muscle memory is gone.

A good quality pen that's smooth and applies ink evenly and cleanly is such an underrated luxury. I got sick of the cheap PaperMate garbage at my offices. It's like writing with a piece of turd.

That being said, I wrote a check the other day and it took a surprising amount of effort to do proper cursive.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by jmg

A good quality pen that's smooth and applies ink evenly and cleanly is such an underrated luxury. I got sick of the cheap PaperMate garbage at my offices. It's like writing with a piece of turd.

That being said, I wrote a check the other day and it took a surprising amount of effort to do proper cursive.

I don't think a piece of turd is conducive to cursive writing. I just have a feeling it won't hold up. Just my $.02

[JJ 911SC]

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[bosstones]

Originally Posted by M_Six

This is strictly a writing utensil, right? I can count on one hand how many times I've used a pen in the last 6 months. And most of those were for writing out a couple of checks for our landscaper this month. I can barely sign my name the same way twice any more. All the writing muscle memory is gone.

I gave up on a consistent signature a long time ago. If you reverse the order of the signed pages from my mortgage, you can see the exponential degradation of my signature into the inconsistent hand spasm that it is today.

Originally Posted by ShopVac

Being survival gear, I just assumed it kills chickens and cows, starts the fire to cook them, and can then be used as a rotisserie.

Lotta money for something I'd probably just leave one someone's desk by accident...

It is an unfortunate name for a small business that makes pens. Any pen can kill but I needed one that would make me cry if I lost it. At least I won't have to worry about constantly breaking the clip off or someone breaking the pen itself on a flight line....picking up all the small pieces of broken plastic is no fun.