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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j6i426r wrote

Reply to who recently got a heating oil bill? by lottabigbluewater

Because our oil furnace broke last May, We put in a heat pump in November. Bosch with auxiliary heating coils to help when temperatures are very low. Financed. Because it is a historically significant home, we used mostly existing ductwork (adding some floor vents) rather than mini splits. We are all electric with back-up whole house propane generator.

Approx 1400 sf. No zones. Home is Insulated but very leaky windows.

Heat pump including install, electric upgrade at pole, generator upgrade, cost $22k all in. Monthly payment roughly $300.

December electric bill was about $300. Expecting lower spring, summer and fall.

Would like to add solar. Just pacing our home improvements.

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reidfleming2k20 t1_j6i1q59 wrote

Reply to comment by cepheus42 in Debating ranked-choice voting in Vermont by orange_wires

Well Bob Kiss won with 30% of the vote using IRV.

"At least with RCV, you guarantee that 50% of the voters think the winner is at least tolerable."No, you do not guarantee that. The night Kiss won, there was a elderly woman on the news saying that she thought she had to vote for every candidate in a preferred order. Her vote ended up going for Kiss, and that literally drove her to tears.

It seems like something that would be very easy to educate people on, but short of sending people out to everyone's homes and sitting with them until you're 100% sure they understand, that just isn't ever going to happen. If you'd been there, you'd know that Burlington really, really, REALLY tried to educate people, and it just didn't work.

You can require a majority and have a series of separate runoffs. Then you can be sure that every vote cast was intentional. With IRV etc. that will never be the case, which is why Burlington ditched it.

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reidfleming2k20 t1_j6i1706 wrote

Reply to comment by EveryDayIsAGif in Debating ranked-choice voting in Vermont by orange_wires

The problem is that no municipality is going to train people for a voting system that they plan to implement in 20 years when they're old enough to vote.

A series of runoffs with separate dates seems like a pain in the ass, but at least you can be 100% sure that every vote cast was intentional.

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zombienutz1 t1_j6i0vrj wrote

Reply to In-demand trades? by Dat_Steve

If you're into HVAC look at companies like New England Air Systems, Mountain Air, VT Mechanical, Avonda. A. Cooper Mechanical pays $46/hr starting for plumbers plus benefits and tools.

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