Post 2035: Oh for ducts’ sake!
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 16, 2024
This is a further installment in my two-dead-heat-pumps, gonna cost me $50K and up to fix it, saga. Today's...
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Post #2034: Hooray, I’m overweight. 65 pounds and still a loser.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 16, 2024
Today's milestone is that I'm overweight. Normally, that's not cause for celebration. But in this case, it means I'm...
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Post #2033: A rare double-attaboy today.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 15, 2024
I wrote the following two comments (to other comments) on Jennifer Rubin's opinion piece in today's Washington Post. In...
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Post 2032: Replacing my heat pumps, part II: How efficient are my ground-source and mini-split heat pump options?
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 14, 2024
The key question for this post is about as simple as it gets: If I have two choices for...
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Post 2031: Both of my heat pumps have died? This should be interesting.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 13, 2024
My house is heated and cooled by two ground-source heat pumps, installed by the previous owner almost exactly...
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Post G24-027: A review of my vegetable garden year.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 10, 2024
This has been a year of disappointing yields. I still have a bit of stuff growing, but I am more...
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G24-026: Squash-off, round II: Tromboncino versus Butternut.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 9, 2024
Tromboncino was an exceptionally productive winter squash in my garden this year, in Virginia zone 7. Maybe a little...
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Post #2030: Evacuation orders.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 8, 2024
A demand-side hiccup. We drain the gas stations dry. Then we enter a traffic jam of almost-unbelievable proportions. ...
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Post #2029: 20 bags of QPR, finishing the repair.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 7, 2024
A geezer, a propane torch, and some flammable material. What could possibly go wrong? (more…)
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Post 2028: Shortages in the rear-view mirror.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ October 3, 2024
This is a list of prior posts relevant to the current spot shortages of toilet paper. Just the stuff...
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