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  1. GreyGhost

    And this is why we still need thermal generating capacity

    Your blind fanaticism is impairing your reading comprehension. You were talking about 1.5km setbacks being enough. Ontario didn't use 1500m setbacks for wind, they used 550m for most turbines. That allows a ton of turbines in southern Ontario (and a lot of ****** off people 551m from turbines).
  2. GreyGhost

    We Know you Ride, But do you Shoot?

    I am guessing gophers are at zero.
  3. GreyGhost

    What did you do in your garage today..?

    You missed cleaning up birds after oil spills
  4. GreyGhost

    Where to get cast aluminum welded?

    If he's feeling awesome with a die grinder or has access to a mill, he could also cut in two pockets and put a nut and bolt across the crack so the steel bolt takes the load and the aluminum is mostly to keep the oil in.
  5. GreyGhost

    And this is why we still need thermal generating capacity

    Try being inside a house at 3am (especially with a temperature inversion). Completely different experience than standing beside your car. Try drawing 1.5km setback circles in Ontario. You'll be well north of north bay before you place a single turbine. A lot of ontario turbines were placed at...
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    Tool Deals Thread

    Round two passed. Needed to deal with trees in the lake. Much nicer to use the small saw in the water up to my neck. Fuel tank is pretty small. After a couple tanks, it wanted throttle to start but would work fine once started. I havent checked once it cooled down to see if that was heat related...
  7. GreyGhost

    And this is why we still need thermal generating capacity

    Battery cycling costs ~$0.15/kwh if you hope to pay off the battery before it is garbage. It works technically but financially, it's a rough go. I was running the numbers to see if ULO electricity plan plus a battery to supply power during on-peak periods but it was no Bueno. If I could build...
  8. GreyGhost

    And this is why we still need thermal generating capacity

    Nuclear and hydro are good for base load and terrible for load tracking. Thermal is the nest we have for load tracking. Batteries may get there but equivalent capacity is still cost-prohibitive. The best part about solar is it is the easiest to provide distributed power. Lessens demand on...
  9. GreyGhost

    The Bad Drivers of Ontario Thread

    A Toronto lifeguard was patrolling a swim zone on some type of floating vessel and was crashed into by someone on a jetski who just continued on with their day. Guess where the driver was from...
  10. GreyGhost

    Skilled trades college

    Structuring gets you in just as much trouble. Those that are smart with cash transactions use the cash on vacation (with minimal pictures) or to pay other trades. Those won't show up in a net worth audit. You don't want to hand someone a pile of cash and they deposit it. That makes you part of...
  11. GreyGhost

    Skilled trades college

    That will be changed soon enough. Coming soon to a country near you, paying over 10K in cash will be actually illegal.
  12. GreyGhost

    The Bad Drivers of Ontario Thread

    I am disappointed that Quik-E-Mart is not the dominant chain of convenience stores in Brampton.
  13. GreyGhost

    And this is why we still need thermal generating capacity

    For most of the current wind, we pay a disgusting rate for the power they make. We don't pay when they don't make power. On the flipside, as the power is not reliable, we pay a standby rate and a disgusting rate for power from NG powered small generating stations that can jump on when required...
  14. GreyGhost

    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    That's not compliant with the diagram he posted from municipality.
  15. GreyGhost

    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    Minimum 37" deep, max 47". That's a pain in the ass with hand tools.
  16. GreyGhost

    Skilled trades college

    When I was doing carpentry, a couple guys did a side job at a rub and tug. They appreciated their "tip".
  17. GreyGhost

    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    In no world would I be buying a trencher if I can rent one for $250. I think trench needs to be a bunch deeper than 36". I think you need at least 35" of cover above the top of the conduit. 36" trench plus base (probably 3" sand) plus 4" conduit leaves you more than 6" too shallow. Did they...
  18. GreyGhost

    Skilled trades college

    The upside/downside to residential is you can easily do side jobs (as long as you stay onside with licensing and employment restrictions) and/or start your own company. Those aren't impossible with commercial but the bar to step over is much higher. I still haven't found a truly competent HVAC...
  19. GreyGhost

    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    If it hasn't shifted in 30 years, why lift it? That seems like a huge make-work project that probably leaves you worse off than you started. If you are adding to size, I would set the new ones properly and match the height of existing.
  20. GreyGhost

    Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

    Reconfigured shed speakers again. I didn't have Processing here (I may have some at my mom's house but I need to check) so I bought fosi bt30d pro on prime days. It is a 3 channel amp with adjustable crossover. Added an sx200 on the sub channel and now things sound much better. The small tops...
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