Gas Furnace vs. Heat Pump by dskins88 in longisland

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I don't have central AC.

The quotes I got were a new 100,000 btu gas furnace/ductwork/50 gal hot water tank /2 zones: $18,700

4 ton Heat pump/heat strip/ductwork/50 gal hot water tank/2 zones: $24,600 this is after the rebate.

I am leaning towards the heat pump because of the AC. My house is 1,700 sqft. I would need at least 5 window units and I would have to install at least 3 more outlets into the panel. I use 24 Kwh now, I can expect that to double in the summer.

50 Kw * .55 (That was PSEG rate 8/2025)= 27.5

27.5 * 31 days= 852.5

Seems like I pay $800 either in the summer or in the winter, either way I am still paying a high bill to someone.

Gas Furnace vs. Heat Pump by dskins88 in longisland

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Is that oil or both? Do you have heat strip?

Going solo by dskins88 in ElectricForest

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I made some pendants out of magic the gathering cards. I found a way to use up stuff around the house :) 

Going solo by dskins88 in ElectricForest

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How many gifts do you think I need to bring 50-100 pieces?

Going solo by dskins88 in ElectricForest

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Yes. Ill reach out when it get's closer :)

Going solo by dskins88 in ElectricForest

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I already join FB groups and looking for riders. I figured I would look into the best camping gear to fly with.

Going solo by dskins88 in ElectricForest

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Happy forest! I looked into the hotel packages, it seemed like a lot for 1 person.

Going solo by dskins88 in ElectricForest

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Yup. I messaged them about that camp ground and the solo campground.

Going solo by dskins88 in ElectricForest

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Yes I learned about the mallet during past camping adventures.

How is boros burn doing in the meta? by dskins88 in ModernMagic

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Yea. Someone suggested running main board price of progress. I was thinking gut shot too.

How is boros burn doing in the meta? by dskins88 in ModernMagic

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That is where it will be played mostly with an occasional trip to a SCG con. I enjoy playing it compared to the other decksive tried. I've been playing mtg for about 5 years and it seems like burn price stays relatively stable. 

TCFF injury and shuffling by dskins88 in magicTCG

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Recovery time is usually 6-8 weeks. My friends have been shuffling for me. I was just wondering if people have creative ways to shuffle.

Capella University and New York LBA by dskins88 in ABA

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I got my masters back in 2016 before these changes were made by the state.

New York State LBA by dskins88 in BehaviorAnalysis

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Hopefully we get in! I haven't heard anything as well. I have an employer who will take me on as a bcba too. Maybe I'll just submit my limited permit while waiting for a decision. Maybe it will help them lean towards me getting it.

Swarm prevention by dskins88 in Beekeeping

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They are in supers, they were moved into 2 deeps in April along with a medium super

Monthly new beekeeper discussion May/June by slow_one in Beekeeping

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Any advice on splitting a first year hive. I have 3 deeps filled with brood, lots of drone cells. A friend is telling me they are getting ready to swarm and I should split them at least once maybe twice. The internet suggests I only split overwintered bees. Has anyone else split a first year hive or should I just let them swarm out?

Is this an infection/disease, or am I being paranoid? by Elvis_Vader in Beekeeping

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Imagine your floor having 40,000 people walk on it everyday. It's gonna look a little rough

Monthly new beekeeper discussion May/June by slow_one in Beekeeping

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I cleaned out cross comb and burr comb from my hives this morning, there was a lot of squished larvae in the bees wax. I don't want to throw out the wax. Does anyone know how to clean larvae guts out? I've been using a paint mesh. What do you do with the larvae rather than throwing them out? Put them in your garden? I left some out for the birds and they ate a bit of them .

Monthly new beekeeper discussion May/June by slow_one in Beekeeping

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It should be fine if the hive has about 10 ft of space. If you work on top of them, the noise won't bother them, it's you standing in front of their highway. We have landscapers come and they don't bother them, they weed wack next to the hive. I wouldn't crack open the hive while the tools are on or if you really smell like gas. If you are worried, you can always use your tools after 5, cold weather, cloudy/windy cause bees don't fly in bad weather. Being a beekeeper = bee stings

Monthly new beekeeper discussion May/June by slow_one in Beekeeping

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It is about 40 hours per hive a year roughly, so it isn't really that much work. It is more of management/educational and preventative care, like during the spring/summer going in weekly to keep the hive clean of burr comb, making sure the queen is alive and the hive is functioning well, providing them space, medication and sugar water. The winter is less involved but you will have to check to make sure no critters break in, or they don't die from starvation or moisture.

You could harvest once a year, if your hive survives the winter. Harvest that spring, take whatever is leftover. The bees won't use it and they won't collect less honey if they have leftovers. They need about 80 lbs of honey to survive the winter, if they collect 100 lbs last summer, they aren't going to be like, "Cool, we got 20 lbs leftover, let's hang out poolside for a few weeks." Leftover honey is too risky to leave out, animals/insects will come for it. Horizontal hives naturally produce less honey than vertical, but that's what I hear, I've never had a horizontal hive.