My parents taught me to never waste electricity if I can help it. They were really stingy about me leaving lights on in parts of the house I wasn’t using. We had multiple stories in that house with the second and third floor and an attic above. It was easy to accidentally forget a light […]
Author: Charlotte
I'm happy that my furnace and air conditioner have a 10-year warranty
I like it when products come with warranties right out the gate. I have the same laptop that I’ve had for the last 8 years, and it’s because of the warranty. The first one I bought broke within 6 months of use, and the company sent me a new one. And then when I got […]
A tree fell on my HVAC condenser
This year we’ve been having a lot of crazy thunderstorms. Usually they last for weeks at a time with no break day-to-day, however this is usually isolated to the late summer season. It makes sense to expect daily thunderstorms without many breaks in the precipitation. However, this last year there were storms throughout the rest […]
I can't believe a ductless mini split is so much money
When I first bought a telescope a few years ago, I found a decent one for $200. Then when I got back into using telescopes again in the last month, I was amazed to see forum threads on the internet suggesting I spend $500 on a new telescope. I know that inflation has increased the […]