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Some Ideas For Keeping Your House Cool.

Some Ideas For Keeping Your House Cool.

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I wish to share with you some ideas on how to help keep your house stay cool.  These ideas have come from years of trying different actions and techniques.

  • A real important factor that you should try to achieve is to cool your house the best way you can so as to deeply cool the house structure as possible.  Think of these factors:
    • Cool the core portion of your house for as long as possible.  The cooling concept here is time.  It takes a long time to get the behind the walls to cool down.  Once these areas are cool they then act as sources for cooling.  Reasoning behind this method is if it takes a long time to cool the inner walls of your house then those areas should still be cool the next day when the temperature rises.  Those inner walls should be a cooling source!  So, consider start cooling when the outside temperature drops below your current house temperature.  This may be very late afternoon or early evening.  I have a very good inside the house thermometer (NEST), which I can view on my cell phone.  I compare that temperature with a good reliable Internet service provider web site.  I like The Weather Channel as I have found it to be reliable for my location.  Just a suggestion, you might consider buying a good outside thermometer that is WiFi capable so you can double check what The Weather Channel shows.
    • CAUTION:  Do not think you know the outside and inside temperature by how it feels on your body. Use science by looking at a temperature gauge.
      • Open windows when it gets cooler outside than in your house.
      • Close windows when the outside air gets within one degree of the pending outside temperature rising.
    • If you use any kind of window dressing such as sheer curtains, be aware that they will impede the free flow of air.  I do not like sheer curtains covering any window that I might want to open when it is cool outside.  I typically slide the sheer curtains open and closed as I think best.  If y0u think you need to keep a sheer curtain in place to maintain privacy, consider placing one or two ends of the curtains in line with the window opening so that, if there is a breeze, the curtains will be blown out of the way with the breeze or wind.  You will loose privacy when this happens but the curtains flapping back and forth might meet your requirements for some privacy.
  • Please be aware that turning on lights in a room will add heat into that room.  Tungsten light bulbs typically generate more heat than florescent bulbs but florescent bulbs do add some heat, just less than tungsten.  Compact Florescent Lights (CFL) and LED bulbs emit way less heat.  LED bulbs are the coolest because they emit very little heat.  Reference: https://brennan-electric.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-led-lights/
  • Another option to consider is to install window awnings where sunlight can pass into a window typically from the south, east and west.  Sun light passing into a window will heat the inside of that room.  I do not yet have these installed but I hope to soon.  A small rather nifty advantage is that you might be able to keep a window open when it rains if it has an awning.  Awnings are reported to increase the value of a home some times.

 

Posted:  June 19, 2024
Updated: June 20, 2024
Posted by: Score Card

Found US quarter coin revealed it’s secret.

Found US quarter coin revealed it’s secret.

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While walking along a city sidewalk, very close to the street, I looked down into the street gutter and spotted what looked like a quarter.  I picked it up and was shocked to see one side of the quarter lost part of it’s covering.  I could not believe what I was holding.  I assumed that our US coins are solid, not coated.  My research shows the following:

“US quarters are “clad,” which means they are coated with multiple layers of different metals. The inner core of a quarter is pure copper, and the outer layer is a 75% copper, 25% nickel alloy that has a silver color. The layers of metal help the coin last longer.”

Bottom image is the front picture of the coin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 10, 2024
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MY SINCERE APOLOGIES

MY SINCERE APOLOGIES

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MY SINCERE APOLOGIES

I am this blog owner and quite a few months ago I did something really stupid but had no idea my actions would devastate my life and put a long pause to this website.  I want to apologize to all of you for dropping out from working on this web site.  In short, I became handicapped.  I could no longer use my hands to type.   I believe this outage took place near June 20223.  As of January 9, 2023, I decided to resume after about 6 months.

History:  Our family has two cats and both cats are indoor thus requiring that my wife and I provide the cats with a large poop box filled with a quite a lot of small white colored sand type material that the cats deposit their waste.  I clean the box every morning and because the cats drop some of the white sand across our bottom house floors, I vacuum for at least half an hour using a AC powered vacuum cleaner.  I got really tired spending this amount of time and wanted to get a really good battery vacuum cleaner to cut down the time plugging in and out the AC cord and having to vacuum within the AC cord would allow.

June 1923, I decided to buy Tineco ILoop Pure One S15 Pet. 

 

 

I just love this vacuum cleaner even after I am convinced that I caused me to get carpel tunnel syndrome diagnosed July 14 by X-Ray in both left and right hands.

I stopped working on this website when this happened because my hands failed to work properly.  I resumed this website January 9, 2023.  The three middle fingers on both hands are still numb.  I am struggling a bit typing this because I am hitting the wrong keyboard keys quite often and have to correct the errors.

Note that carpel tunnel syndrome is caused by turning of the humane hand wrist back and forth over and over again.   This injury happens to a lot of individuals that use repeated wrist movement.

Solving Problem Adding A Topper To An Existing Bed.

Solving Problem Adding A Topper To An Existing Bed.

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I had to travel to my sister’s mobile home residence while she was away on a long vacation.  I went to her place on weekends so that I could take care of her yard plants surrounding her mobile home.  I decided to stay over night each weekend.  Her home had two bedrooms and I decided not to use her bed but the second bedroom.  Problem for me was that the bed in that second bedroom was not that comfortable to sleep on.  I went into town the very next day and found a store that sold mattress toppers.   A topper is typically a short thickness, soft padding the same dimension as the bed that it will be placed upon.  The topper I chose was 3 inches in thickness of foam.  The store, quite conveniently, also offered a slip on cover for the topper for me to buy.  This topper cover completely encased the foam except at the bottom where there is a large opening that has elastic edging to keep the cover tight across the foam.  The whole unit was easily rolled up so I could drive it back to my sister’s home. 

I faced a new problem.  The topper now made the bed taller and that bed mattress cover, a large bed sheet really needed to be tucked in while pressing down on the topper so to minimize how much of the mattress cover was needed.

After my sister arrived back from her vacation, I returned home but I took the topper with me.  At my house, my bed mattress is quite tall and adding a topper really made it quite high.

 

Note that measuring the regular mattress with the topper resting on top shows that the side height is about 14 inches.

 

 

My mattress measurements.

  • Mattress = 11 inches. (The industry size of standard mattress depth is 7 inches.)
  • Topper = 3 inches
  • TOTAL. = 14 inches.  It is recommended that you measure the total side mattress dimension so you buy a good bottom fitted sheet.  We are seeing fitted sheet side height up to 20 inches for some products.

When buying bed sheets look to make sure that the bottom fitted sheet side dimensions will not only cover the mattress sides but also be longer so that the elastic on that sheet is well under the bottom of the mattress.  For example, if your mattress is 11 inches high, buy a side dimension larger so the fitted sheet with it’s elastic ends lays well under the mattress.

So, I then had to go shopping for a bottom bed sheet that would fit tight over and around these two mattresses.  My first bed sheets purchase did not work after a purchase from a very good national chain store.   I checked around and found a pretty good solution at the  Sit ‘n Sleep store.  The solution was that one of their products, DreamFit has very wide elastic bands at each corner of the bottom sheet and these bands are attached far enough away from the corner of the sheet that it really grips the mattress. (see image below).

 

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Note the wide corner strap that definitely holds the bottom sheet in place.
Note the wide corner strap that definitely holds the bottom sheet in place.

 

In the image below I took a picture of the Sit & Sleep, very small store demo exhibit, that explains how the bottom DreamFit sheet fits remarkably well on to most mattresses. 

 

 

Problem that I faced is that my total mattress height was about 14 inches.  The DreamFit bottom sheet still worked because of the very wide corner elastic bands.  The elastic that runs around the whole bottom did not help because they landed along the sides of the mattress (see top image).

NOTE:  My daughter recommends these bed sheets.  Eucalyptus sheets can help regulate body temperature, keeping you comfy and cool all night long. Plus, they’re hypoallergenic and resistant to bacterial growth, which makes them ideal for sensitive skin.

 

Recommended websites:  You’re Buying The Wrong Bed Sheets And This Is Why

 

 

 

 

Posted:   6-13-2023

One Rather Stupid Purchase At JC Penney.

One Rather Stupid Purchase At JC Penney.

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I really like JC Penney store for their bed sheets and I check out their men’s clothing every time I have to go to the nearby Apple Store.  In fact, I had just the day before sent all my immediate men friends and family a tip about a jacket and pants that I though was a terrific deal from JC Penney. 

(Cell phone text message follows)

“I go into the JC PENNY men’s clothing section looking for white long sleeve real light weight shirts (to avoid skin cancer and be cool). Today I found XERSION Tricot white light weight jacket and Track pants for total price $35.54!  INCREDIBLE PRICE! And the jacket has a full front zipper and internal pockets!”

But, June 4, 2023, I had what I consider a bad experience.  I purchased Perry Ellis Men’s Midnight EDT Spray 3.4 oz for $75.   When I got home, out of curiosity, I checked how much that spray would cost if I ordered it from the Internet.  The Amazon cost was $32.41.  I had paid $42.59 more at JC Penney!  Yikes!

When I checked my plastic bag, which the clerk put the product and receipt in, I noticed an advertisement that if I made my purchase during Father’s Day sale, a week from today, I would receive my choice of 4 free items.

I tried for over half an hour to talk to a JC Penney customer service person about the purchase so I could share my negative view I made today of my purchase, but I was on hold for such a long time that I tried another option.  I looked for an e-mail but only a Tweet account showed.  I tried that option but I had to go through such a ridiculous amount of security steps which ended not working.  So, I now have a new option for JC Penney that is diminished somewhat.   Contacting JC Penney appears to me to be way too difficult which is rather stupid, in my opinion.  There should be a simple e-mail option and fast phone service. 

I now have share with you, my mistake that I should have examined before I made my purchase.   Check Internet pricing.

 

 

Posted:  6-4-2023

Republican Party Limiting The Debt Ceiling Is An Alleged Sham.

Republican Party Limiting The Debt Ceiling Is An Alleged Sham.

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It appears that the Republican Party wants to enforce a US national debt limit as a smoke screen, an excuse, to reward the wealthy.  

Here is a list of the Republican proposed budget cuts.  Most cuts help the wealthy.  Those are listed first:

Defunding the Internal Revenue Service to a very large extent allows the wealthy to cheat on their taxes.

 “… the reduced funding would mean the IRS could do less to enforce our tax laws and ensure that wealthy households pay the taxes they owe.”

Republicans want to repeal most of the tax breaks that Democrats passed last year to boost the production of clean energy. 

“Nearly a dozen of the House GOP members who introduced legislation that is now in H.R. 1 and McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill own fossil fuel industry assets in their household portfolios, with several of the bills’ authors holding hundreds of thousands of dollars worth and one holding millions of dollars in oil wells.”

It appears that the fossil fuel industry wants to expand their operations and continue to warm the planet thus ruin Earth.

“The legislation would sharply increase domestic production of oil, natural gas and coal, and ease permitting restrictions that delay pipelines, refineries and other projects.”


Part of their bill includes clawing back financial gains for disadvantaged Americans.  This makes this republican group the party of kleptocracy rulers who are willing to diminish the reputation, the standing, of the United States to achieve financial rewards for their wealthy clients by lowering their future taxes .

“House Republican Plan Gives Billions to Tax Cheats, Takes Billions from Low-Income Families.”

Cuts in “defense, veterans’ health care, child care and preschool, medical research and public health, food and drug safety inspectors, Pell Grants and college work-study, K-12 education, environmental protection, housing, and some transportation programs, among many others.”

 

 

 

Posted:  5-19-2023