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Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 12:42:24 pm »

Go look at your current filter.  It should say what kind it is.  Go to any hardware store and they will have them.

That's the first thing I check if our AC isn't working.  It's always been the filters and always frozen.  So I have to thaw it out even after I replaced the filters.  Happened about 1 month ago.

It can of course be something more serious, but that's my first approach when we have had any issues.
Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 12:39:42 pm »

I put a new one in return last night
 I've heard something in crawlspace under house lately. Think clear now and blocked off. Animal might knocked some trunk lines loose.
 Hard to get to indoor unit part down there.
If filter on it that needs replaced they've never told me what to use
 Ceiling fans in 2 bedrooms.
78 in house. Bearable not comfortable. It's doing something or be worse.

If the filters were causing it, after you replace it, you need to turn it off for 8 hours to half a day or just run the fan to always be on, to thaw out the system.  If blocked filters are causing it, your AC gets frozen and has to thaw out.  Replacing the filter won't fix it, until you let it thaw out.
Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 12:37:19 pm »

Unlike you, I don't claim to know it all and have all the answers.  I know how'd approach it, however, to get all the answers.
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 12:37:11 pm »

When was the last time your filters were replaced?

I put a new one in return last night
 I've heard something in crawlspace under house lately. Think clear now and blocked off. Animal might knocked some trunk lines loose.
 Hard to get to indoor unit part down there.
If filter on it that needs replaced they've never told me what to use
 Ceiling fans in 2 bedrooms.
78 in house. Bearable not comfortable. It's doing something or be worse.
Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 12:30:24 pm »

deflection...... It is not up to me to provide for your health care...

It's not up to me to fund your social security.  With birth rates declining so bad, what the eff do you think future generations are gonna get for social security after you get way more than they will ever get despite paying the same percent of their income as you did towards social security?

I thought you said you had a great solution.  If it's so great, why don't you share it with us?

The reality is we have many countries who have solved this situation better than us, that we can look to.  We already have models we can evaluate and pick and choose what works and doesn't from all the countries that do this better than us, and come up with a better system for all Americans, and not focus on what just works best for you.

For example, "Germany consistently achieves significantly better healthcare outcomes than the United States, while spending substantially less per person.

Key areas where Germany outperforms the U.S. include:

Life Expectancy: Germany averages about 81 years of life expectancy, whereas the U.S. averages around 77 years .

Preventable Deaths: Germany has fewer deaths that could have been avoided with proper access to care (approx. 83 per 100,000 people compared to the U.S. rate of 112 per 100,000).

Infant & Maternal Mortality: Germany boasts a lower infant mortality rate (approx. 3.1 deaths per 1,000 live births) compared to the U.S. (approx. 5.4 per 1,000) . Additionally, the U.S. maternal mortality rate is more than twice as high as Germany's.

Coverage and Access: Germany’s universal coverage mandates health insurance for all citizens, completely eliminating the risk of medical bankruptcy. By contrast, millions of Americans remain uninsured or underinsured.

Cost Efficiency: While the U.S. spends over $14,000 per capita on healthcare (leading the world), Germany spends roughly $9,300 per capita while covering 100% of its population."

There are also many other countries who do it better and more cost effective than us, that we can look to.  Japan and South Korea do it better than us.  Nordic countries do too an so do many other European countries.  It's all there for us to study and pick and choose what works best and doesn't.  Instead people like you have your blinders on and just say "I am not paying to provide other people healthcare," even if it would save everyone collectively a lot of money and our nation a lot of money that could be better spent elsewhere.  Eff even if the money saved is spent in a vacation, that's better than spending it in an inefficient system that cost way more and provides worse results.
Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 12:19:39 pm »

‪George‬
 ‪@george7272.bsky.social‬
· 2h
Okay this is funny, look at the entertainment on the left, then look at the sun glasses of the band member, enlarge it and you can see the whole crowd of six.😂😂😂😂😂😂






Even if it wasn't so partisan, with it being right before the 4th of July, especially, it's a horrible time of year to have that in DC.  Even without that, as if folks want to waste a vacation going to watch a bunch of has-been singers and go on a singe Farris wheel for a ride, with sports stadium type food vendors serving food.  Not to mention half the country is not gonna want anything to do with anything associated with Trump, even if the event totally rocked and wasn't so associated with Trump. 

It demonstrates a complete inability to read the room.
Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 12:14:00 pm »

Waiting for Appalachian Heating & Cooling. Air didn't go under 78 overnight, somehow 77 a little while this morning but already back to 78.
Barely feel little cool over register but very little coming out
 He talked like they'd come today

When was the last time your filters were replaced?
Posted by: positronium
« on: Today at 12:08:16 pm »

DID I SAY THAT?
Is that what you want?
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 11:37:01 am »

Waiting for Appalachian Heating & Cooling. Air didn't go under 78 overnight, somehow 77 a little while this morning but already back to 78.
Barely feel little cool over register but very little coming out
 He talked like they'd come today
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 11:35:35 am »

 This includes all our counties here

Description

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions are expected for several consecutive days with afternoon heat index values exceeding 105 degrees and only limited relief at night.


WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, and southeast Kentucky.

WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday.
Posted by: Waco1909
« on: Today at 11:24:00 am »

That's what you want?
DID I SAY THAT? 
Posted by: Texas Pete
« on: Today at 11:23:40 am »

Supreme Court reaffirms birthright citizenship!

Constitution means what it says
If you are born here you are a citizen here
Regardless of what parents are

Also shows executive order can't overcome Constitution

Trump will not be happy
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 11:05:37 am »

Even before the ceasefire deal was announced, oil prices were dropping as countries tapped their strategic petroleum reserves and a flow of tankers escaped the strait. Dozens of additional tankers have left in the last two weeks, providing further relief to global oil markets. And with some sanctions lifted, Iran has exported more than 40 million barrels of oil to international markets.

Still, great uncertainty remains. Or as Johnston put it, the price drop is a “temporary sugar high” until empty ships return through the strait to load up more crude oil.

That means oil prices are still at risk of a quick spike. The ceasefire also remains incredibly fragile. Iran attacked at least two ships in recent days and the U.S. launched counterstrikes. The latest round of tit-for-tat strikes reduced the number of ships leaving the strait from 57 on June 24 to 12 on June 28, according to Kpler.

China could also ramp up oil imports, Johnston said. And the buffer of oil storage inventories in multiple countries that kept price artificially low in the last few months is virtually gone, as some facilities hit tank bottom, making the market far more vulnerable to future disruptions.

Greg Priddy, an expert on energy market disruption who worked at the U.S. Energy Information Administration in the George W. Bush administration, said many things could still cause oil to spike and few are in Trump’s direct control.

The war’s effect on global energy prices “was less than a lot of us thought, but it’s still a ticking time bomb,” he said.
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 11:03:40 am »

Current Gas Price Average $3.85

Energy experts said gas prices would stay high. Why were they wrong?
The unexpected drop in gasoline prices has given Trump a political boost, even as energy analysts warn the fragile ceasefire and tightening oil supplies could quickly reverse the trend.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/trump-said-gas-prices-would-fall-after-the-war-defying-the-experts-so-far-hes-right-00980674

Prices are lower than predicted in part because China cut its oil imports, ships snuck through the Strait of Hormuz despite the blockade and oil futures never fully priced in the level of risk, which most energy experts did not expect.

China slashed oil imports by at least 3 million barrels per day, according to Kpler, a commodities research firm. While it isn’t clear exactly why, some suspect it is a combination of a weaker economy and an increase in electric vehicles hitting at the same time as the war.

In addition to reduced Chinese demand, the energy futures market and the cost of actual real-world barrels of oil wildly diverged for much of the war, keeping prices at the pump lower than most thought possible. The market continued to focus on Trump’s claims of a quick resolution to the war and his pledge to quickly drop prices while the price of crude oil in some regions spiked upward as the actual barrels available for sale became scarce.

Instead of spiraling upward, the average price at the pump has plummeted 70 cents per gallon in a month from a peak of $4.56. A little over a week since the memorandum of understanding was signed between the countries, a barrel of oil costs just a little more than it did before the U.S. and Israel bombed Iran in late February.

It wasn’t supposed to work this way, according to energy experts whose predictions of $150 barrel of oil, $5 gasoline and summer recessions were widely quoted in the media.

For now, they’ve been proven wrong for a litany of reasons, including a surprisingly weak Chinese economy and a failure to imagine how handily the president could bully the markets into submission.
Posted by: The General
« on: Today at 11:01:50 am »


‪George‬
 ‪@george7272.bsky.social‬
· 2h
Okay this is funny, look at the entertainment on the left, then look at the sun glasses of the band member, enlarge it and you can see the whole crowd of six.😂😂😂😂😂😂




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