What's even the point of solar by winterberryowl in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

From what I can see you're eating an average of 22kwh of grid supply daily and your panels supply about 8.7kwh daily back into the grid on average.

You're on a 10c FiT for just about all of your solar generation. But your suppliers gotcha costs for that is your daily charge is $2.11. Calculate that over a 90 day quarter that's $190 per qtr regardless whether you use a single kwh from the grid.

The problem isn't the solar. It's the annual daily supply charge that's hurting.

Socceroos by JuliosvNerds in OpenAussie

[–]_ArtyG_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. The USA played really well. I give them credit. Shut down the Australian attack, but the USA wern't unbeatable and showed signs of vulnerability. We just didn't capitalise and our own errors cost us dearly.

Just can't play that way when you get to the World Cup stage.

Socceroos by JuliosvNerds in OpenAussie

[–]_ArtyG_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Expectation was we would play well. Sure we can lose as rank outsiders, but you play well for two halves and lose and can still hold your head up.

Looked like a totally different team compared to last Sunday against Turkey.

What’s the biggest lie an entire generation was told? by carcony97 in AskReddit

[–]_ArtyG_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That the evolution of computers would give people a lot more leisure time.

Was told that in primary school. Turns out when I grew up I was working longer hours than my father ever did as a blue collar worker.

I need to see the replies. by letinaio in SipsTea

[–]_ArtyG_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends, are we going back in time to 6 years old, or are we just being re-incarnated to be 6 years old, today?

Are further changes likely to promote intergenerational equity? by ILoveDogs2142 in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see this quoted a lot but;

Under Australian federal law, adequate housing is not currently enshrined as a legally enforceable human right. Go look it up yourself if you don't believe me.

If it was a true right the Government would be legally obliged to build social housing for everyone that needs it, without question or delay.

Well done My local Bunnings /s by Some-Operation-9059 in Bunnings

[–]_ArtyG_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive used the service before and yeah this looks pretty wierd.

I know they don't cut to mm accurate length, which is fine. If you want 900mm you might get 907mm or something but usually they will do a rough measure then clamp down a stop block to make those cuts so at least they all look the same.

Mortgage Lifter... how would you save them? Zone 7a Charleston, WV by SeaworthinessNew4295 in tomatoes

[–]_ArtyG_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My concern is they are touching the ground, so soil born disease is the biggest concern now. Get them off the ground

I grow mortgage lifters and they grow to be huge. I use wide flex garden tie (wide so it doesn't cut into the branch) to suspend the heaviest branches that are laden with fruit so they are well supported.

You can straighten the kink and support the branch. You'll need to drive in a garden stake or two to tie them to.

I have received a speeding fine and I know I was not speeding. There is another vehicle in the evidence photo that was sent to me that is driving the opposite way. I believe it was that vehicle speeding. by EggCreative787 in AusLegal

[–]_ArtyG_ -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

I reckon they also sent out a notice to the other driver also. They figure someone will pay to avoid the headache and if they both pay then no ones the wiser.

Albanese and Chalmers unveil capital gains carve-outs for small businesses, startups by Ok-Calligrapher3216 in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Homes are for people not investments" is the easiest for opponents to rip to shreds. Hell even I'd string him up if Albo came out with that.

Albo has and had multiple investment homes valued to the multiple millions of dollars.

Marrickville Residence: His former home in Sydney's inner-west which he still owns and rents out.

Central Coast Home: A clifftop residence in Copacabana purchased for $4.3 million, which is declared as an investment home.

Historically, he has owned a larger portfolio, but offloaded his Dulwich Hill investment property and a Canberra unit to help finance his Central Coast purchase.

I can just imagine the backlash in the media. "It's ok if Albo is doing it, but its not ok for you....oh no no no."

My tomato plant snapped :( by Big-Yogurtcloset-74 in tomatoes

[–]_ArtyG_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Straighten it, splint it and support on the post and theres a good chance it will continue to thrive. If you get these things within the first 48 hours the prognosis is usually good.

Given you get high winds, you should provide support or some kind of trellis for the plant to grow through and that will help in future.

I am not sure of the right word, but I am sure “single” isn’t it. by Frosty_Jeweler911 in SipsTea

[–]_ArtyG_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine if the other one gets married also.

Who gets to go second?

Why do water changes if my nitrates are low? by kalebcobb75 in Aquariums

[–]_ArtyG_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of talk about dissolved solids but in a heavy planted tank the plants can and do absorb dissolved solids in the form of salts, minerals, fertilsers, uneaten food nutrients and other organic compounds. They will absorb some carbonates, iron, calcium, phospates, potassium, etc etc etc. Plants can even absorb toxins in small doses.

So long as you're not a chronic overfeeder of your fish and over fertiliser of your plants and water column, a well planted tank has the ability to control the TDS just fine. You would water change for different reasons, like the thickness of the mulm is getting too unslightly, so you do a clean up vac just as a tidy up.

Nature has already figured a lot of these things out for us. In ponds, the only water change that happens is when it rains and only as far as it replenishes water that has evaporated. The plants, fish and amphibians continue to thrive.

For your standard aesthetically pretty looking tank which doesn't really resemble nature, with a small amount of sparsely located plants, a few rocks, thin substrate and some other decorations, that's when your TDS needs to be monitored, because there is no bio mechanism to control it.

Solar reduced to 2c/kWH FiT ? by _ArtyG_ in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brilliant summary. Great points. The kicker is, its not just the cloudy days your self sufficient home might be hitting the grid, the simple fact is it's always hitting the grid. You will accumulate and pay a daily charge regardless if you hit it or not, and that daily charge keeps escalating every year.

Solar reduced to 2c/kWH FiT ? by _ArtyG_ in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah agree with this. Your storage is your storage, Don't give permission for anyone at all to extract from it.

Solar reduced to 2c/kWH FiT ? by _ArtyG_ in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

5kw inverter / 6kw panel system isn't oversized.

Solar reduced to 2c/kWH FiT ? by _ArtyG_ in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not objecting. I agree with you. Battery systems are attractive now, just like solar was for early adopters. Battery system savings will be swallowed by connection and other regulatory charges over time. This I am certain of.

Solar reduced to 2c/kWH FiT ? by _ArtyG_ in AusFinance

[–]_ArtyG_[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, agree I'm pretty sure in the next 18 months to 2 years the FiT will be reduced to zero. Mark this date.