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The best thing we bought for Irma was this https://www.costco.com/Goal-Zero-Yeti-1000-Lithium-Portable-Power-Station.product.100338966.html Essentially a huge cell phone battery charger with two AC plugs on it. When the power went out we still had essentially infinite phone charges and could run a real-deal fan. That fan was critical to our being comfortable because the AC died with the power. Our neighbors still don't have power and we've been letting one of them take it at night with one of our fans, then bring it back the next morning so we can charge it for them for the next night. Generators are cool but this battery can run right in from of your face all night with no downside. The bastard was really expensive though.
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back in my 190e after two days driving a modern car. The 190's steering feels so light and nimble! I will miss the heated seats of the modern car though, they were ace.
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Sep 14, 2017 23:06
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As a floridian I will never ever get the appeal of heated seats. Now, chilled seats, on the other hand...
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Sep 14, 2017 23:10
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Enourmo posted:Now, chilled seats, on the other hand... May I interest you in a saab 9-5 wagon?
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Sep 14, 2017 23:11
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I farted in my car this morning on the way to work. It was that bad I had to wind down the windows and I think the DJ on the radio was coughing
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Sep 14, 2017 23:15
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Enourmo posted:As a floridian I will never ever get the appeal of heated seats. As someone who had been out running for 90 mins in diagonal autumn rain, those heated seats were absolute heaven! meltie fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Sep 14, 2017 |
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Sep 14, 2017 23:15
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meltie posted:back in my 190e after two days driving a modern car. 190Es came with heated seats! You can have the best of both worlds 
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Sep 14, 2017 23:28
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rdb posted:I sort of want a generator, and my wife told me to buy one, but the power just doesn't seem to go out here. The longest outage was 30 minutes. This was my initial dilemma, but I decided against a pto driven generator because I want something my wife can get going if I'm not home. Also spinning pto shaft and two young children, and I don't really want to leave the tractor out by the house. I think diesel makes the most sense for me, because I could get a diesel storage tank, have it refilled periodically with red dye fuel, and use it to run the tractor. It offers far cheaper run time in the genny, at least as much as I can figure...every website on the subject has different numbers. My main concern is keeping up the quality of the fuel long term. That's one big advantage of propane, it doesn't go bad.
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Sep 14, 2017 23:36
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Enourmo posted:As a floridian I will never ever get the appeal of heated seats. There is something amazingly decadent about driving around with the a/c cranked to max and heated seats on in florida. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Its also a great heating pad replacement after a day wandering around at a car show. 
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What size generator would run 2-3 small electric heaters? Also I have a 1980's kerosene heater is it safe to use inside in an emergency?
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It just depends on how much power they draw. A baby 1500 watt generator could probably run 3 small ceramic space heaters relatively easily.
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Electric resistance heaters are the most power hungry thing you can run. Most of them will run up to 1500w so 2-3 you need around 4000w sustained. I grew up with kerosene heaters in the house, the carbon monoxide won't be the thing that gets you, its tip over fires and curious children. E: if you want backup heat grab a "Mr Heater" from amazon and a couple 3 packs of 1lb propane cylinders from walmart. rdb fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Sep 15, 2017 |
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Sep 15, 2017 00:12
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Enourmo posted:As a floridian I will never ever get the appeal of heated seats. Our Lexus has chilled seats. It works alright, but it's not like I feel a cold draft on my balls or something. Now THAT would be impressive,
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Sep 15, 2017 00:40
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 Bye bye, bus  Hello debt repayment money 
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:
 the dragon.wtf is going on with your October thread?
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Seminal Flu posted:
that thread is a work of art to surpass the dragon
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Dad's surgery was supposed to be today but he has frikkin SHINGLES so they have to push it off.
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Seminal Flu posted:
What October thread? Don't be crazy.
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Rhyno posted:Dad's surgery was supposed to be today but he has frikkin SHINGLES so they have to push it off. That poo poo sucks. I had it last year, best described as being stung by wasps that are on fire. And since I'm 33 not vaccine for me 
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Sep 15, 2017 00:57
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Oh man my keyring is like 3 keys now wtf
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Sep 15, 2017 02:08
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:Oh man my keyring is like 3 keys now wtf I love that feeling. I broke the advance keyless card for my MS6 so I had to put the physical key back on the ring and it sucks.
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keykey posted:Solar chat: how many cells can be wired together in series? Can a person just have a stupid long row of them or do they have to be x by x? Also, I imagine there's some efficiency loss? My son has been wanting to play with solar stuff lately and I think a fun project would be buying some cells/tabbing wire and doing a DIY thing for fun. How much voltage do you want? Adding panels in series will add their voltages with current unaffected, while adding in parallel will add their currents with voltage unaffected. No real efficiency loss.
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Thanks for generator/kero heater info all. I tried to run one tiny heater off a car in dryer and it wouldn't even attempt to do it during an ice storm when we were out for 2 days. I have parents old kerosene heater now just in case to keep us safe (though now I have the means I'd probably just go to a hotel). Congrats on the bus sale MGS
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Adiabatic posted:How much voltage do you want? Adding panels in series will add their voltages with current unaffected, while adding in parallel will add their currents with voltage unaffected. That really is the question. Should I go for 12v or 24v? What's the difference? I imagine 12v would be more ideal for automotive scenario charging, but what about a home inverter setup?
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Sep 15, 2017 03:35
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You can make voltage dividers to drop voltage easily if you want. More voltage means less current for the same power, and higher current means higher heat and/or bigger wires.
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Sep 15, 2017 04:44
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Welp, he made it up the long climb, and the bus didn't even overheat. Apparently the mom of the family that bought it was one of ten growing up, and they had TWO VW buses as getarounds. At least its in good hands.
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Sep 15, 2017 04:45
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Cop Porn Popper posted:There is something amazingly decadent about driving around with the a/c cranked to max and heated seats on in florida. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Its also a great heating pad replacement after a day wandering around at a car show. ??? In Normalfornia, we drive with the heated seats on and the windows down when it's 63 at night but... huh. Chilled seats is the one thing my M3 is missing, I had that in a rental Infiniti in Wisconsin a year ago and it was "galactic mind" level poo poo. What, your shirt isn't wrinkled to gently caress after the requisite 45 minute/45 mile drive from your lake house to civilization??
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Ether Frenzy posted:??? Yeah we do this too. It seems like a bunch of people who don't live in Florida will automatically assume that heated seats are useless down here. They are not, when it gets cool at night having them run with the windows down is fantastic.
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Ether Frenzy posted:??? When my dad bought a luxury car in 2006, it was the second hardest requirement to fill after being able to comfortably fit 4 people >6'2". (he bought an M35 and it now has like >200k mi and runs fine. Good thing he didn't buy the A8). It is amazing to me that it hasn't worked its way to down to cheaper cars, it is a no brainer here in California. I'd pay a grand or two extra for that. I basically don't use the heated seats in my subaru unless my back is acting up (heated cloth>heated leather, they get so warm).
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Ether Frenzy posted:??? I do that too, but on a warm summers night, its still amazingly comfortable to drive like that. My only problem is it'll make me a bit too relaxed if I leave it on for more than 15 minutes and I'll start wanting to pull over and take a nap.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Our Lexus has chilled seats. It works alright, but it's not like I feel a cold draft on my balls or something. Now THAT would be impressive, My car has a vent under the steering wheel for the sole purpose of cooling your balls.  It's one of the best things about the car on a hot day, even if your AC ain't poo poo you can make sure your balls are cool.
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Sep 15, 2017 10:59
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H2Oi got cancelled till 2018, so no parade of stance sadness this year.
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Stressful as gently caress week. Wife had back surgery Monday, which hopefully alleviates years of random back-goes-out and 11-straight-months of pain from a "catastrophically" herniated disc (doctors words, not mine :P) Monday she was loopy, nauseous and just out of it. Spiked a fever Tuesday, lasted through the night, and thankfully she was able to kick it Wednesday morning or it would have been another night in the hospital. Got home Wednesday night, picked up her drugs, and then a night of not much sleep as we tried to find a way to make the bed comfortable. Thankfully we have 2 guest bedrooms with lots of pillows which were stolen to build her pillow-fort-strosity that she's comfortable sleeping on. I'm back at work today, and she's setup and hopefully good to go. Drove myself so if I need to leave I can. loving stressful having someone you love be in pain and there's not a god-damned thing you can do. ps Rhyno - hope your dad gets feeling better man
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Mitsubitsi ASX is such an amazing turd of a car. I really didnt know cars made in TYOOL 2017 could be so poo poo. Oh and gently caress CVT's with a barge pole, what a loving terrible POS
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My car has a vent under the steering wheel for the sole purpose of cooling your balls. Does that screwdriver come from a grey plastic carry case with a clear front window and I think came from Lidl?
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My car has a vent under the steering wheel for the sole purpose of cooling your balls. GM had that poo poo on larger American cars in the 70s and 80s. Maybe even the 60s. I wish my 00s GM had it.  Even though my ac no longer works, it'd be nice to have the air flow to
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Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:GM had that poo poo on larger American cars in the 70s and 80s. Maybe even the 60s. Ford was doing it through the 90s. '97 T-bird had the crotch vent and it was glorious.
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Grakkus posted:190Es came with heated seats! You can have the best of both worlds You can also add heated seats, if you don't mind learning how to skin and recover a seat, and can handle basic auto electrical. They're basically just 12V heating pads, and are available aftermarket. Skin the seat, install heater, put the upholstery back on, wire. Olympic Mathlete posted:My car has a vent under the steering wheel for the sole purpose of cooling your balls. My '70 Cutlass, and my '90 RX-7 both have those, and it is such a blessing here in Texas. I wish my Crown Vic had one.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Ford was doing it through the 90s. '97 T-bird had the crotch vent and it was glorious. My AW11 has these two little aimable ball warmer/coolers under the column 
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Garage2Roadtrip posted:My AW11 has these two little aimable ball warmer/coolers under the column Oh man, you could probably get one aimed up each leg with shorts on. Frosty nuts for days.
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