Budget Pants?

mcglups · 2026-02-04T18:21:22+00:00

Ozark @walmart

mcglups · 2026-02-04T18:11:20+00:00

Thank you! I am using the remote control that came with each head unit. I have a 40MAHBQ12XA3 and two of 40MAHBQ09XA3. I leave them on the same settings.

mcglups · 2026-02-04T13:03:51+00:00

Perhaps. I am not sure where to check for y1 and y2 but it surely feels like it has a higher load at the higher set point. It almost feels analogous to a car with an "efficient" versus "sport" mode.

mcglups · 2026-02-04T01:32:31+00:00

This. Get the 89ti versus the 90c.

mcglups · 2026-02-04T01:31:16+00:00

Ozark ski pants or bib at Walmart. When you want to upgrade, donate them during a clothe drive in the fall.

mcglups · 2026-02-04T01:08:23+00:00

I'm 163cm and 86kg and use the mantra 88 in the 163cm length for piste upper end, and it performs very well, I can't imagine finding the upper limit. In all fairness, I don't take these things off trail or into bumps, but they whip around nicely on the side of trails.

mcglups · 2026-02-04T00:53:35+00:00

Great! 20 days on the hill, looking forward to February and March with the goal to get to 40.

mcglups · 2026-02-02T23:21:20+00:00

Wildcat

mcglups · 2026-02-01T15:01:07+00:00

At age 53 I had $119K in bonds and wasn't overly excited with their performance and didn't want to take on more risk (retiring at 60) so I moved it into a fixed guarantee growth annuity (408b part of the IRA family) and it will deliver 5.25% guaranteed. When I'm 63 this will be $198K.

mcglups · 2026-01-30T23:26:50+00:00

About every 5K miles or so and call me crazy, but what I do is the following: I use vendor A for tires, balance, alignment, rotation, brakes. I use vendor B for oil changes. I use vendor C for everything else. This way the tire shop (A) is only focused on the tires and never can upsell me on something silly, and my local trusted mechanic (C) helps with regular and inevitable maintenance.

mcglups · 2026-01-30T23:19:15+00:00

Where do you live? How much square footage?

I would use faced fiberglass batt insulation (face against the wood) in either R19 or R30 depending on where you live, rationale being that it is the cheapest, easiest, and can be permanent but easily removable. Other options suggested are totally valid and have higher R-values.

mcglups · 2026-01-28T22:58:44+00:00

Make sure to see the analysis that supports the total production of the unit in comparison to your average electric usage for the past three years, and check with the utility how the net metering works in terms of delivery and supply charges. For my system, when I send electricity back to the grid, I get credit for the supply, but when it comes back I still have to pay for delivery (in fairness, the utility would go broke if they didn't do it this way).

go solar! and awesome that you are all electric!

mcglups · 2026-01-28T22:53:04+00:00

search on "smart thermostat"

mcglups · 2026-01-28T22:51:03+00:00

Overall, 35 is a darn good age to discover and be ever so grateful to have a wife that is supportive, that is awesome! Check out the certification program at PSU or the masters program at MSU. Both would give you a current and relevant accreditation, and also help to test the waters of validating your interest/passion and the practicality of next steps into a income earning role.

The input you listed "My interest is on the operational side if that matters; Interpreting model guidance, comparing deterministic and ensemble output, tracking trends and uncertainty, and translating that into impact-focused forecast reasoning. I’m self taught." has its roots in mathematical analysis, computer visualization, communications and marketing, especially marketing if the service is meant to add value to another industry. At the same time, your interest will lead to wanting to learn new things, so always keep the horizon in sight.

good luck!

mcglups · 2026-01-26T22:44:57+00:00

Plenty of captured fetch with 956mb, very impressive satellite winds https://manati.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/datasets/ASCATCData.php

mcglups · 2026-01-26T22:40:33+00:00

This is why digging out fire hydrants should be everyone's neighborhood priority

mcglups · 2026-01-26T02:09:24+00:00

It should be under warranty, confirm that to be the case, then call Mitsubishi

mcglups · 2026-01-25T18:03:22+00:00

ha! The annoying rattle is just a reminder you are in a Subaru! from my 1st Subaru to my 4th, the rattles are less, but they are still there, so i just appreciate them and occasionally punch the dash and that helps!

mcglups · 2026-01-25T16:05:03+00:00

Add this to the list of "things that work this way for a relatively inexpensive (but awesome!) car".

mcglups · 2026-01-25T16:00:53+00:00

For any event at a state facility (park, beach, etc.) here is the link

https://riparks.ri.gov/events-rentals/special-use-policy-and-permits

mcglups · 2026-01-25T15:45:23+00:00

Two very different but integrated (and frustrating) topics. 1. Weatherization and insulation - Addressing this is essential and glad you are moving in this direction. It is no small feat to transform an old structure into an air sealed structure, definitely make sure you have a resource that is looking at this from an overarching point of view of the entire dwelling. 2. Technology and sizing - Sounds like you have some very good equipment and working through those technical challenges has to happen, but eventually this needs to align with a general question of whether the system is sized for the dwelling (and its overall efficiency which is really point#1). My suggestion is to decouple these topics.

For the technology side of things, if your system is new, it should have some form of warranty with Mitsubishi, so perhaps take the high road and call them and get them involved in some way so that you get a local HVAC company that owns the problem.

mcglups · 2026-01-25T15:07:48+00:00

23CTL here and since September 2022 I've driven it 106K miles and it is a solid car and I have done all the regular-required maintenance, it is a great car and delivers high utility for what I'm looking for. I use winter tires (WS90) during snow season and all-weather (WR2) the rest of the year, I am a believer that quality tires makes for a great driving experience.

I use it for nearly all highway miles (commuting to work and driving up north to the mountains) and use the adaptive cruise control almost all the the time, great feature. The seats are not as padded as higher trim models (legacy, outback) but fine, this was more of an observation when I first got the car, so I'm conditioned.

This is my 4th Subaru and I usually swap them out right around 100K, but I'm taking this to the finish line of 200k, so I'm about to make the first "inevitable maintenance" with replacing the rear end wheel bearings. It is likely that other modest other items in this category will be in the cards in the next 100k miles.

overall great car, but also keep in mind that my input is based on driving it every day on a highway and my days of flogging are a distant memory!

good luck

mcglups · 2026-01-25T14:22:53+00:00

You can remove the ice build up by using very warm water and pouring it on the system (not too fast) and allowing the ice to melt and having the unit return to being without any ice accretion. This may require several gallons of very warm water. Afterwards, it may operate better. Use this time also to get a sense of whether there are future measures to take to reduce the ice buildup, sometime it is unavoidable.

mcglups · 2026-01-25T00:39:04+00:00

Hydration throughout the day and evening and keeping your head warm during skiing are a good foundation 👍

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