The Vent and Rant Thread

[Cinisajoy]

Yes, because Klondike is the greatest thing ever.
Says the one that has the handheld bicycle solitaire game beside her bed.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Yes, because Klondike is the greatest thing ever.
Says the one that has the handheld bicycle solitaire game beside her bed.

No not the card game. It's a strategy game on Facebook, think Sim City meets Farmville. I think it's good for him even if he plays it during "all" his free time. He has to socialize with other players to build his empire. Hubby is a big introvert.

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[Dazrin]

Originally Posted by Blossom

So I just woke up to a hot apartment. It's 94 out and my A/C is set to 68 and it did not cycle on while I was sleeping! So it was 75 in here. I had to turn it down one degree to 67 for it to kick in. I really like to slap whoever invented Econ mode on air conditioners. They never work right.

I had to look up what "econ" mode is; my AC is old. From Frigidaire:

What is Econ mode?
Econ mode, or Energy Saver mode, is a setting that works similar to central AC. The room air conditioner will turn off once the set temp is reached; the fan then cycles on (for 20 sec.) every 10 min to sample the air temp. If the room temp is above the set temp, the compressor will turn back on. Since the room air conditioner is not running at all times, this setting will help save energy while ensuring the room temperature stays at the set temperature.

Assuming yours works like this, see if you can find the temperature sensor and clean it off or move it away from the cooling coil or other surface it might be touching.

At first I thought you meant an economizer which would be very unusual for a home AC but they do save huge amounts of energy when they are working properly. Of course, for most buildings they aren't working properly and cause as many problems as they solve unless you keep checking up on them. They don't necessarily fail in an obvious way so you may never know if (when) it happens.

[Blossom]

it's how it's suppose to work but never does. It cycles on to check the air at no interval sometimes 10 minutes other times it can go as far as 30 minutes to an hour. I'm having to fiddle with it to keep comfortable. On days it works right it's nice.

I had a wall unit in Raleigh that did the samething. If it's below 65 outside it won't cycle at all no matter how hot the room is.

Here's how it really works. 68 it won't cycle till 76 in the room and 67 it won't cycle till 74 in the room. The sensor is in a encasement. There is no way to clean anything. Bad install? Probably. Raleigh wall unit was like this too though only 68 cycle on at 74 and 70 at 78.

It's a bad designed feature. I miss the central air I had in Tennessee.

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[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Blossom

No not the card game. It's a strategy game on Facebook, think Sim City meets Farmville. I think it's good for him even if he plays it during "all" his free time. He has to socialize with other players to build his empire. Hubby is a big introvert.

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Oh my bad. You sound like except for your "stupid" a/c you are doing better.

[wodin]

We have central air here in the beautiful Sandwich Islands, we call it the trade winds. Sometimes there's an area of high pressure north and east of us that disrupts the trade winds and it can get a little warm. I've actually seen it get up to eighty nine or ninety degrees a couple of times.

[Cinisajoy]

Can we each all please send wodin about 10 degrees?

[Blossom]

They can have mine! It's raining right now though. It's 76 now and 70 in room 1 and 73 in room two. So pretty nice.

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[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Oh my bad. You sound like except for your "stupid" a/c you are doing better.

We are starting to as the paychecks come in. It's wonderful to pay bills on time. I think that is 80% of all stress for us.

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[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Blossom

We are starting to as the paychecks come in. It's wonderful to pay bills on time. I think that is 80% of all stress for us.

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I am so glad to read this. Able to pay bills is always a stress reliever.

[covingtoncat73]

I just wanted to let everyone who wished my nephew well know that his tests have been clear so far.

Speaking of medical matters, apparently it costs upwards of $3000 to get a mole removed. I do have insurance but I owe my $400 deductible. *Sigh* I didn't have a deductible until last year. They downgraded our plans.

[CRussel]

Reminder number 273 (in the last WEEK!!) of why I'm glad I moved to Canada and became a citizen here.

But all that aside, covingtoncat73, I _do_ feel your pain. Having lived for several years before we moved with having to pay for my own insurance, I was acutely aware of what things cost. Horrifying.

[Blossom]

I had to pay $800 co-insurance on top of copay and deductible for a scope test when I had insurance. I asked the doctor several times if it was fully covered and they lied. Health Insurance here is a nightmare.

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[cromag]

Thanks for the well wishes about my back. Much better since Monday afternoon.

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Reminder number 273 (in the last WEEK!!) of why I'm glad I moved to Canada and became a citizen here.

But all that aside, covingtoncat73, I _do_ feel your pain. Having lived for several years before we moved with having to pay for my own insurance, I was acutely aware of what things cost. Horrifying.

I'm old enough to remember going to the doctor, getting a bill, and writing a check.

Now, the first question you get asked is about insurance coverage.

A former employer changed health insurers in the interests of saving costs. The change was not for the better in terms of coverage. I really wanted to decline coverage. I'd have done better to take the money deducted from my paycheck and stick it into an interest bearing account, and use that to cover medical expenses, but that wasn't an option. (An old friend who makes his living on investments is doing precisely that.)

But the insurance companies aren't really the villains of the piece. They price to cover their costs, and the problem is that the underlying costs of providing health care have soared. I haven't seen anyone propose plausible solutions for reducing what it costs to provide health care in the first place.
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Dennis