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    Oddly enough, my 1999 Chrysler 300M recently started losing its display of the AC system. However, the system still works, just the display disappeared. Kind of hard to control it without the display.   Then, I drove it a few hours later and lo and behold the display of the temp settings...

    I wouldn't envy the rabbit...  

    So far this year, ZERO energy spent for A/C.   Typically cool SF Bay Area weather. Even on days where temps reach 80-90F, it cools down rapidly in the evenings.   And all I've ever needed here has been a single stand-alone AC unit, which I don't think I've had to use in years.   Of...

    In the SF Bay Area, at least in those cities that border the bay, there is generally no need for A/C. Further inland, yeah. And in high rise buildings were temps can accumulate. I have a stand alone A/C unit that sometimes I have switched on during very warm weather. But not for the past...

    I've had a 1200 watt Panasonic Inverter microwave in the main kitchen for about five years. It works great. No dial on it, but I haven't missed the dial.    

    Works just fine on my system:   Device name        DESKTOP-NSDGB3U Processor            Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz   3.41 GHz Installed RAM      16.0 GB Device ID             [Deleted] Product ID           00330-50240-96055-AAOEM System type        64-bit operating system...

    A pic would be nice...    

    A year or two ago I retrieved a 10 year old gas water heater that a neighbor was potting out on the street for pickup, because he was selling his home and the real estate company required a new water heater. I figured the water heater had at least 20 years left so I grabbed it (with the...

    These days it's not so much what one needs to cook, as it seems to be what one could cook if one had the time and ingredients.   My own cooking has decreased considerably, partly because I'm retired and partly because since I'm less active I don't need to consume as many calories as...

    I think this 1941 house was remodeled in the 1970's. They removed a wall between the kitchen and the family room, and put in a separate electric "Corning" cooktop on its own counter, and then behind it built a sort of panel with a GE electric oven. The oven still works just fine. I had to...

Interesting.   I do wonder about the sturdiness of the couch in the #1 shot, though.    

    Good points, Davey.   However I think for existing construction in suburban areas where there is enough room for a heat exchange setup, going electric for heating might work well. At least in California. One drawback might be the cost of such a conversion. I've yet to see any reliable...

    When my family lived in New England, I was quite used to the sight, sound, and smell of fuel oil being delivered via tanker truck every fall. Then we moved to San Francisco, where most home heating was via natural gas. I have never sniffed any benzene in a natural gas heater. My current...

    My vehicle collection:   1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe (manual, 218 six) 1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe (for parts) 1964 Plymouth Valiant Signet 200 (Automatic, 225 cu in Slant Six) 1967 Chevy Van 108 (manual, 283 V8) 1979 Plymouth Arrow P/U (2.6 liter six, 5 speed trans) 1994 Dodge...

    California also is set to ban installation of gas water heaters and furnaces by 2030. And, in the Bay Area, that's been advanced to 2027 for the gas water heaters.   The gas furnace at my home is probably about 30 years old. It's running fine, but if it goes out there could be a big bill...

    I googled Carrier 80 plus 2 Stage (Low and High fire), and I deduce that this is a gas fired unit.   No?  

Stan,   I have something very similar to that treadle machine. I helped a friend back in the 1970's clean out his grandparent's house. He gifted me that machine. In turn I gave it to my mom, and she used it for  decades. When she passed, I acquired it again, and it's been sitting in my bedroom...

Here's a better view. Note: the inner door panel is outside the first fridge photo. I removed it to replace the door gasket. I got a new door gasket, which is resting on one of the shelves inside the fridge, but haven't got round to installing it yet. One of these days... LOL...   As I...

Here's a look at the interior of the antique GE fridge... as I recall, it's a 1948 model.    ...

OK took me a bit to get this from my phone to my PC... anyway, here's my old GE fridge. I found this on a corner in town looking all lonely...    ...