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S-Kunst t1_j1lrb8n wrote

Reply to comment by wbruce098 in Eastern grid operator asking consumers to conserve electric use by Ghoghogol

Yes. There is public land laying fallow which could be converted to solar farms. Many possibilities, but the private sector seems uninterested in getting involved unless there is immediate pay off, and the public sector is so insulated from the citizens, and entrenched in what they are doing that no new ideas are being sought.

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S-Kunst t1_j1lqdsf wrote

Reply to comment by SaveFailsafe in Eastern grid operator asking consumers to conserve electric use by Ghoghogol

Yes. Humidifying air can be a great help. From what I have seen the HVAC industry has yet to devise fool proof humidifying systems to their forced air systems. Most are simple in design, using a small cup of water built into the plenum of the air handler. Where it breaks down is that they are not easy for the home owner to access for regular maintenance and their design does not have fail-safe mechanisms to prevent flooding when the calcium build up prevents the simple float devise from shutting off water flow.

Another negative aspect of modern heating systems is the near lack of control over how much heat or cool each room will receive. We are trying to heat and cool entire houses uniformly. This is not cost effective, and with always high energy costs a waste of money. My 1835 row house has a door on every room and the two stair cases. When it was heated by 7 fireplaces the people would keep the doors closed to prevent heat from escaping and resulting in a cold first floor and overly hot 3d floor. With the current desire for an open plan house there needs to be additional ducts and fans, in the ducts. to recycle the $$ heated warm or cool air.

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cam_m151 t1_j1ll5zq wrote

Reply to Anyone else still having power issues? by StuntFace

We’re out in Pikesville. Affects only 6 houses. No idea why we lost power. Not seeing any trees or lines down. Been out since 7pm Friday night. No crews assigned yet but BGE’s site states supposed to get power back by 11pm Christina Day.

Big issue is that of the 6 homes most are people over 75 years old with significant health issues. This happened in July to the same 6 homes. Back then it was a tree fell on a roof. Major home damage but fortunately no physical injuries.
Took a huge toll on that homeowner. It takes a big toll on these people, who are trying to age in place and stay in the community.
The issue needs to be addressed more to make it possible for people to age in place well.

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Killbot_Wants_Hug t1_j1l4yeh wrote

Reply to water cut off? by Bumbleclat

I don't believe your service is terminated either. I really only pay my water bill once a year and they've never terminated my service.

Honestly it makes me wonder why I bother to pay it at all.

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DfcukinLite t1_j1l2zxi wrote

Reply to Piano lessons by Robu12345

I know 2 people that give lessons: my coworker who’s classically trained and my old neighbor that’s a teacher at BSA. DM me and I’ll give you their info to contact them

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Chocolateheartbreak t1_j1kk7u5 wrote

Reply to comment by Ortizzer in Ideas for Christmas Alone? by [deleted]

Ooh well i don’t know if any of these are near you, but they should help a bit to at least get you started.

Guinness brewery is really cool you could go there. https://www.guinness.com/en-us/

Theres a bunch of sports teams too. AA county has soccer https://www.aacounty.org/departments/recreation-parks/sports/adult-youth-sports/soccer/adult-soccer/index.html

Casual disc golf club if youre into that type of thing since you like frisbee- https://kfdgc.org

If you’d rather something more casual than competitive, this has both sports and social https://baltssc.leagueapps.com/pages/aboutus

Different sports league https://www.volosports.com/Baltimore

Board game clubs around baltimore/aa county

https://www.meetup.com/topics/tabletop-games/us/md/baltimore/

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