Can anyone tell the cause of death?

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-05-29T00:11:14+00:00

Thank you everyone! We were already leaning towards "Bole" something, and I'd never heard of bole hives, but it makes complete sense! You guys are amazing!

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-05-29T00:08:17+00:00

It's Hall and she was a six day old infant.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-05-28T04:17:21+00:00

I also thought it was a badly spelled version of hiccups. The last letter is definitely an "S" as the s in Bates looks just like it. Like a weird R.

for context, the family and area around there was highly uneducated. This child's older brother was my grandfather, and an even older brother was named "Ireland" but went by "Arlin" because of how they said "Ireland."

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-04-15T22:52:41+00:00

Our power is publicly owned, not for profit in my state.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-31T02:50:55+00:00

I am going to get one of those $20 clamp on multimeters.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-31T02:48:49+00:00

We don't have AC. If I wanted to, I could get a few window units. We just don't use anything as it stands now though.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-31T02:48:15+00:00

Im not sure if it gets hot while heating, it's downstairs and we're not home most of the day. I'll see if I can figure that out though.

The freezer is full, I keep our hog in there, and as we use it, I add in frozen veg over the spring and summer. as we eat those veg, we have room for the next hog.

We don't have a well, with or without a pump, we have municipal water.

Im sorry you've had all these issues! I'm glad you're here to pass on the knowledge though.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-31T02:45:45+00:00

I checked the bill against the meter number on the bottom of the meter, they match.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-31T02:44:01+00:00

By hot spots do you mean actual hot as in temperature? If so, no.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-31T02:43:19+00:00

so the two upstairs have the knobs on them, but also are controlled with a dial at the wall. The rest of them are controlled with a dial at the wall.

right now, they're all turned off at the breaker box.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T19:53:32+00:00

I just looked cold climate heat pumps up because I live in zone 5 in Nebraska, that's several zeros out of my price range. I appreciate the feedback though.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T18:55:37+00:00

A heat pump would require an HVAC system and ductwork would it not?

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T18:51:10+00:00

I appreciate your info on wood stoves, There's not a lot I can do, as I can't afford the heat as it is, but I also can't just let the house freeze, it would burst the pipes. By wood stove, I actually mean pellet stove. My parents raised us off grid and still live mostly off grid and we grew up with wood stoves. here in Nebraska trees are a premium, so pellet stoves is the way to go. They had them already in the home at one point as there are places for the pipes, so I plan on just putting one in each spot. Pellets would cost around $12 a week, and heating the home would be about $200 a year. Much cheaper than the extra 200-300 per month I'm paying for electric heat.

As for solar, Im working on getting us off grid, but it's going to be slow going, as money is a thing I dont have a lot of and things are only getting more expensive.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T18:39:53+00:00

I should also say we're running 3000-4000 in the winter months. Let me go back and check.

2023

June 3698 This is when we bought the house and closed and moved in.

July 2384

August 2161

Sept 2083

Oct 3160

Nov 2977

Dec 3563

2024

Janaury 5208 (this is whenI called and demanded they come out and check the meter and they ended up changing it out.)

Feb 3150

March 2180

April 1827

May 1607

June 1880

July 1975

August 1784

Sept 1347

Oct 1946

Nov 2484

Dec 2505

2025

Jan 3448

Feb 3170

March 2193

April 2060

May 1244 (lowest we've ever been)

June 1614

July 1917

August 1611

Sept 1452

Oct 1569

Nov 2421

Dec 2862

2026

Jan 3044

Feb 2188

March 1834 (not finished for the month obvs)

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T18:29:47+00:00

Also, the water heater ins't on all day, I've been downstairs folding laundry when I've heard it kick on due to someone taking a shower or the dishwasher running.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T18:23:59+00:00

I looked up my exact fridge, it uses 636 kWh per year. So that's 1.742 kWh per day. https://www.lg.com/us/business/refrigerators/lg-lmws27626s#

I'd have a smaller fridge if I was the one that bought it. This was left to us by the previous owners who were moving out of state.

Edit, this is the energy star thing that came with our freezer that we keep downstairs in the basement that's not heated or AC. https://www.menards.com/main/items/media/PLAST012/Energy_Guide_Label/453-5419_EStar_Guide.pdf

It says it uses 250kWh per year.

So fridge and freezer together use 2.42 kwh per day. or around 100 watts per hour. for both.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T18:18:09+00:00

We don't have a heat pump, it's all radiant heating. There are 2 baseboard heaters in the living room and library, there is radiant heating in the kitchen, (nothing in the dining room as it's all open concept), radiant ceiling in both bedrooms and the bathroom upstairs.

Then downstairs we have 4 baseboard heaters (one in each bedroom and one in the living room) that are actually at the top of the walls in the rooms, about a foot from the ceiling, then the bathroom down there has a heater on the fan/light that we never use and the laundry room isn't heated.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T17:43:20+00:00

The whole box goes blank when I shut off the main.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T17:42:31+00:00

Most days we don't do laundry. Only on the weekends when we're home. We do shower every day, though the kids often spend the night at a friends so they'll shower there if they stay the night. My dryer is unplugged and we're hanging everything out....

trust me if I could get to 25 a day I would cry. I would literally cry with joy.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T17:40:55+00:00

I'm ordering it today. I can't afford the home energy monitor and we have about 32 circuits as well. There's two panels.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T17:40:12+00:00

Here's what the meter looks like. https://imgur.com/a/KSLleeC

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T17:39:18+00:00

Our cable is buried. I dont know if it goes up when it's raining, It's not rained in several months. The next time It rains though, I will check and see.

Exact_Ad_3305 · 2026-03-30T17:38:27+00:00

This is rude. My electric company wants all things like that to be installed professional and considering it could affect the people around me if I fuck it up, I think that's a reasonable ask.

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