Was at a neighbor's (bachelor) BBQ today...he owns a split level house (is that what they're called?), basement, main floor, and an "upstairs".
Anyway, he just told us that he lives on his main floor, basement is for storage, and he never turns on his A/C...only uses fans house-wide.
Main floor temp today - 86'
Upstairs temp today - 94'
"Approximately $40 - $50/month utility bill".
In this heat, my bill is a little over $300.
Scottsdale, AZ
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He comes across as fairly sane, but yeah, he's known to be a might frugal.

We drove from Spokane WA to Boise ID on Thursday for my son's wedding. The C4S went over 98k on this trip. I put a new water pump, thermostat and coolant tank in it this past winter. I was nervous given the heat, most of the over 900 miles in over 100 degree temps. Highest temp we saw was 109. It performed well!




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Baz,
The diluted Electro Mix did away with lower leg cramps. I also use Tumeric. Not only does it help with the aches and pains of the early 60's but I now find out that it helps a bit with sleep. Seems to work.

The pool yesterday reached 93 degrees. I now have a 25,000 gallon spa. SmileWavy

I put up the sail shade over 1/3rd of the pool to help help keep the temp down. I need one of these:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/07...g?v=1484675727

$1313 and it will cool the pool 96 KBTU/hr.

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I'd like a cold plunge next to my pool.
In Palo Alto, CA there's a spa called Watercourse Way that has many rooms with various features...all with hot spas, some with a cold plunge.
Highly invigorating when you hop out of hot water and into super cold water.
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Been meaning to lace a cover over the deepest end (8') of my pool also.
When the water gets around 90' it's no longer fun.

Congrats on son's wedding and the car is looking good! That is as good as a 996 can look, hands down. ����

It's been hot in SoCal as well, 90s in L.A. and it climbs fast if you go over the hill. This was Glendale on Saturday:


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Thankfully, we have a cool ocean to jump into that also moderates temps somewhat. The world is getting hotter. ��

How much would it cost to just dump a couple hundred lbs of ice into it every day or two? Would it work? :)

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That cooler weighs 160 lbs., BTW.

Pool cooler, funny, I use a pool heater since my pool is mostly in the shade due to the surrounding canyon walls. I get a few hours of direct Sun in the Summer and virtually no Sun in the Winter.

Back when I was in high school, a friend of mine's father would pick up hundred pound blocks of ice at the local ice house and dump them in their pool. He broke his collarbone once when he dove in and hit one.

Jesus, man. Cubes, not a 100 lb. rock. :)

Although the solid block would possibly work better or longer.