Peanut butter comes back the same signature on scanners as plastic explosive, so that's a thing to be cautious about.

Cold folks unite! We put on the electric heater if guests are coming over.

Hey thanks! We create lots of original content every day, FYI.

No guarantee that sharing costs will provide better service.

As for the town office, if it is only open one day a week then that is probably done to reduce costs (no lights on; no high electric bill). As best as I can determine, there is no mortgage on the building so keeping it closed 6 days a week, if that is what they do, reduces the cost to townspeople.

I went to an alley in Lewiston recently and all the technology was still from 1995-2001 and was pretty run down! Gotta keep your business up to date with the current times imo!

We set the thermostat to 65-67 when my wife is home and when she goes to work I turn it down to 60-62.

When I'm away at work I think she turns it up a bit.

Thermostat is set to 55 for base board heater. But we use the wood stove and the house can push close to 80 🥵 I have a question. Is it safe to leave a wood stove burning on low through the night? The sub freezing temps have us worried. But we have never left the wood stove burning when we go to bed. Always make sure it's out. Because we are worry worts. But are trying to figure out if it's "safe" in extreme cold.

Vip once removed all the oil from my car and neglected to put any back in.

man, I love radiant -- I once lived in an 1850s saltbox on MDI (with whole trees for beams) that had been retrofitted with radiant. Those wide, pine floors being warm all winter was heavenly!

Fun Fact:

The World Health Organization recommends keeping indoor temperatures between 64 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit for healthy people. The minimum temperature should be kept above 68 degrees Fahrenheit to protect the very young, the elderly, or people with health problems.

not since the last owner was caught diddlying kids upstairs!

we tried to schedule a party, and the new young lady owner just complained about how HARD it is for a 1/2 hour instead of booking us. try the brewer one. the ellsworth place was run down 20 years ago.

Propane/Hot air thermostat is set to 64. We have large, southern-facing "solar neutral" windows, so on sunny days we're able to take in a bunch of heat (regardless of the temp outside)... Good days will get the house to 70+ in the winter. And we keep our wood stove going on days below freezing... Keeps the entire house around 65.

60 constant, although the thermostat typically reads 65. I don’t like having to be in shorts in the house and put pants on outside to play with the dogs. I’d much rather keep pants on the whole time. Who doesn’t like being in a hoodie?

68 during the day and 65 at night. Heat pumps primarily (I have 3.). Occasionally we’ve had to put on radiant heat. My wife has MS so she likes it cold and all of my dogs are winter dogs. I’m the one that gets to freeze.

Great alley, used to go here to get off the island for an evening. Would 100% go back if I were still in ME

The factors that determine this are as individually biased as human preferences are.

100% agree. Farmington might not be ‘better’ than UMO in comp sci, but it’s better if you feel more comfortable there.

Great advice! Only thing I would add is go to the program where you believe you are most likely to finish. If going small makes for a better learning experience then go small. Otherwise, head on up to Orono where you are likely to find other introverts.

62 during the day and 55 at night.

68 all day, every day.

Yeah don’t work with these guys

I second OP; unless the thermostat is over 70 (ridiculous imo) or the ovens been on, it’s chilly in my 1800s home. Comes with the territory so we just accept it and bundle up

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VIP did such a bad job on my alignment that my wheel was off center by 30 degree es!

Too early. Plus, OP does not want the burden of carrying the costs w/no guarantee of getting the $$ back.