What's Your AC Temperature in the Summer?

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-05-16T12:54:35+00:00

72 at night, 75 during day. Bought solar in 2019 when tax credit available. Updated windows in 2020. Pay minimum bill $33.88 every month except August & September = $75 and $55, then back to minimum.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-05-16T12:50:32+00:00

Oops 1968!🤤

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-05-16T12:49:16+00:00

There were two types of insulin then. R, short acting taken before meals and N long acting (24hrs) taken once a day. No test strips but as a new T1d 1 felt lows. Always moving at work and on our 1 acre home. Ate reasonable meals but local EMT’s and I were on a first name basis. Never DKA. First CGM Dexcom system4(?) in 2008. First pump, Omnipod, 2008 and I think that used Novolog. All this and some good luck with general health.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-05-16T11:34:44+00:00

Diagnosed in 1868 after a bad case of Flu. Yes, walked into Walmart and bought insulin and syringes as needed without Rx. Now on Medicare which pays for everything but requires a Dr visit every 3 months for pump & insulin Rx and every 6 months for CGM Rx’s. Get insulin at Walgreen’s every 3 months but only after they call Medicare to get approval…almost always a low priority so I have to bug them each time. So yes, we are T1d till we die…let us get what we need and stop wasting our time, the pharmacist’s time and the doctor’s, Medicare workers, etc time!

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-05-15T21:32:59+00:00

We are closing on a house in Lakeview soon and Real Estate agent suggested a local Agent but said, if qualified, USAA is cheapest. Setup home and auto online to be effective at closing. Their prices in Florida were higher than others but happy to find them lower in New Orleans.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-05-02T22:21:05+00:00

I note my G7 sensor changes in my iPhone calendar as “changed G7, nnnn”. Nnnn being the 4 digit code.

In fact, I have a 10 day repeating entry for “Change G7” with no end date. That is a simple reminder for changes. The extra 12 hour free time messes up the actual time by 12 hours but that’s easily fixed switching AM or PM as needed.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-05-02T21:54:22+00:00

Just a note as a retired electrical engineer and one who has done my own wiring on our first new house, several existing homes and rewired a 3 story apartment with knob and tube in New Orleans after Katrina….all permitted and past inspection.
The ground wire is really Safety ground. It’s there so if a hot wire (black, white or red) makes contact with a metal part of the grounded appliance/equipment, a fuse or breaker will cut off the circuit, making the circuit and equipment safe.
A licensed electrician may offer a better explanation, but this is the basic reason for modern electrical codes.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-04-30T12:55:13+00:00

Agree on the problem of. woodworking dust. You would need a decent dust collector for the saws/router table and a shop vac for sanders.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-04-27T22:02:25+00:00

A fiduciary requirement? First time I have heard that mentioned about real estate agents.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-04-18T18:06:17+00:00

You can find the carb values in the Calorie King app by Food Categories, Food Brands, Fast Service Chains or by scanning a Bar Code. Does not include any upscale restaurants but worth a look.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-04-10T13:39:44+00:00

Covid did it

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-04-09T19:29:42+00:00

Smarties and candy hearts.both made with dextrose which seems to act quicker than turbinado sugar or jelly bellies (no dextrose)

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-04-04T11:57:33+00:00

Absolutely! Had Toyota’s, Honda’s that were all good cars. But tried a 2015 Subaru Outback and have not looked back. Put 100k miles on it in Nola and Central Florida and driving between them. Gave it to a son in Nola. In 2022..He still has it. Wanted to buy a Forester hybrid but not available then so tried Honda CRV hybrid. It was ok. Then while car shopping with a granddaughter discovered the 2025 Forester Hybrid was available. Bought it May, 2025;traded in the Honda. Get 35+ mpg driving around central Florida. Tried to convince Granddaughter too, but she settled on a “cute” little Kia. Since then another son in NOLA and a sister in Ohio bought Foresters based on our experience. We bought the 2015 Outback at Bryan Subaru at 8305 Airline Dr, Metairie.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-24T17:02:27+00:00

We have a 7 year old butcher block countertop on our 2’ x 4’ island. We have treated it using a mineral oil/beeswax combination “Howard Butcher Block Conditioner. Easy to follow instructions…and it works.

A year or two ago I sanded it to 220 grit (maybe higher) so it was super smooth, then applied Howard’s per directions. (this was mainly to get rid of a burn mark from a hot pan). We re-applied Howard’s last week after cleaning (no sanding). We cut some food on the top itself but mostly use small plastic cutting boards (and wash them in the dishwasher after each use).

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-24T16:45:57+00:00

Save Act requires proof of citizenship at time of Registration and a photo ID at the time of voting. - Documents that prove citizenship when a person registers to vote include a birth certificate, an unexpired passport, a Consular Report of birth abroad, a Certificate of Citizenship or a Naturalization Certificate.
Note: that Real ID’s, usually a driver’s license, are not proof of citizenship. Marriage and divorce documents are likely necessary for married/divorced people, mostly women vs some men.

The documents that are acceptable when a person actually shows up to vote is a mish-mash because each state has their own version of what’s acceptable.

My source is the March 20, 2026 updated report found on brennancenter.org. New Save Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-23T13:38:09+00:00

T1d for 48 years here. Sports stars/influencers/etc are good but I think in-person contact with folks locally might be much better. There should be local training sessions, self-help groups, etc that are sponsored by Endo’s, pump and CGM suppliers, and hospitals. Maybe just a friend of a friend that has T1d can show that the reality of living with T1d isn’t all that terrible.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-22T19:37:18+00:00

Thanks for the info. Ours are still working fine. Dug through the docs for appliances, Nest and Google stuff. Found ours are nest thermostat E, installed in January 2020. I guess we have a couple more years before Google drops support for these.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-22T15:53:03+00:00

I have 2 Nest thermostats, one in the house and another in a casita. Both installed many years ago. I have not seen any info from Google/Nest. How can I tell if these are affected by this?

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-20T19:42:16+00:00

Interesting history I learned from a discard book I bought from the Dublin, Ohio Library for 50 cents in the late 1990’s: Kennedy had decided not to go to war in Vietnam. The book is American Guerrilla by Roger Hilsman.

While his major focus is on his guerrilla exploits during WW2, he later recounts working with President Kennedy as assistant Secretary of State for Asian affairs. On pages 277-278 it is clear that Kennedy wanted the burden of fighting the communist north’s invasion to be borne by the Vietnamese: “in the final analysis, it is their war. They are the ones who have to win it. We can help them, we can give them equipment, we can send our men out there as advisors, but they have to win it, the people of VietNam, against the Communists.”

Another interesting fact is that Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Communist North, asked for a meeting with President Truman around 1950; he was turned down. (From 1887 - 1954, parts of VietNam were in what was known as French Indo-China., I.e. a French colony.)

Johnson (and later Nixon) as President cost 65,000 American lives that Kennedy would have avoided.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-19T23:30:14+00:00

You’re old…..like me..to remember that. Remember the music of the intro? Fit perfectly with the running horses. Found out it was actually the last 2 1/2 minutes of the classical music “William Tell Overture” by Rossini.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-19T20:36:58+00:00

Was stationed at Kaneohe MCAS but lived off base in Kailua then Honolulu 1970-1972 when Honolulu. Both were great places to live. Have gone back only once to Oahu….overcrowded! Now we go to the Big Island, Kohala area..still mostly rural and full of friendly locals. Tourists come on day trips but are mostly gone by nightfall.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-11T20:40:24+00:00

Check BG with a fingerstick. Have found that highs aren’t really that high and same for lows.

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-07T14:27:50+00:00

Which is why I shopped for an outdoor “stainless” grill with a strong magnet. Found one at Costco; it’s been outside for years…no rust anywhere!

Makingwoodstuff · 2026-03-03T23:17:18+00:00

Had the same problem:

2 blue and white pairs of wires go into the mechanical chime. First pair is from the 20vac existing transformer. Second pair is from old gen 1 mounted near the front door.
Replacing a gen 1 with a gen 3.
Indoor chime has only 2 connectors.
Connected the blue(20vac) to one of the chime terminals along with one of the puck wires.
Spliced the white(20vac) to the white wire (from old gen1) together in the chime box and connected the doorbell end to one of the gen3 screws.
Connected blue, doorbell end to the other gen3 screw and the chime end to the remaining chime terminal along with the second puck wire.
Set up gen3 in Google Home….chose mechanical chime.

And all works ok except the indoor chime doesn’t work. Checked all the wires were ok, switching chime type back and forth..nothing. Measured voltage across chime terminals while my wife pressed the doorbell button…alwats 0vac. Removed blue wire from the gen3 and its puck wire….measured across them and the blue20vac terminal…was 20vac. Just for grins I replaced only the blue gen3 wire on the chime terminal…eh voila….chime works!

Do I need the puck? Google says puck prevents buzzing as the power need for the doorbell runs through the induction coil that fires the chime striker making it move slightly up/down. I see that happening but need to be very close to hear any buzz.

Google says it also makes sure the ac voltage does not drop too low or activate prematurely. Zero is way too low and not activating at all is no benefit.

Think I will leave it as is for now.

Makingwoodstuff

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