It never rains, but it pours

[JC5123]

Friend of ours told us she saw snow when in Wisconsin LAST WEEK!!!!

We went and kayaked a really nasty section of the North Platte on Sat. (Fremont Canyon) Every 5 min. it alternated between full sun and 40 degrees, to snowing so hard you couldn't see 30 ft in front of you.  Gotta love spring in Wyoming.

[fightingquaker13]

We went and kayaked a really nasty section of the North Platte on Sat. (Fremont Canyon) Every 5 min. it alternated between full sun and 40 degrees, to snowing so hard you couldn't see 30 ft in front of you.  Gotta love spring in Wyoming.

Umm, JC, I don't think that I have ever been drunk enough to expose my body to cold white water during a snowstorm. You guys really, really need to move. I mean hell, my biggest hardship is that I will be without A/C today when its expected to hit 85 (ALMOST warm enough to go swimming ). Tonight, as the A/C still won't be working, I will go fishing in the surf. My biggest threat will be a bullshark, not hypothermia.
FQ13

[jnevis]

Right there with you FQ.  
All the storms a couple months ago revealed the roof leaked in two places.  We got it patched but the shingles are original to the house (20+yrs) so needed to be replaced.  $8K later and last Fri the roof was replaced.  

"Well since we're painting, maybe we should replace the carpetting."  $8K
"The office door needs to be replaced, and since we're painting and replaceing the flooring, maybe we should replace all the doors so they match."  $750 in paint/doors
"The lighting isn't good in the hallway, living room, and downstairs, we should replace them too.  Downstairs only has a couple power recepticals, could we add a couple more?" $500

Lowes loves me!!  

[Solus]

Don't mean to pile onto your current problems  FQ, but I read a report that states these are moving into your local.

[red364]

I wish my ac had went out!  We're just finishing putting up a shop, paving and all that fun stuff. 

[Sponsor]

[billt]

I just ate it for $7,200.00 for an entire new system last month. What a difference! My old system was 13 years old and was never quite large enough. Plus it was a cheap builder grade system that was poorly designed. The plenum created a dead spot, and air just never seemed to move in enough volume. The air coming out of the vents was cold, but there just never seemed to be enough of it.

Now it blows like hell, and the cooling effect is much more profound and evenly distributed. The system is larger and much more energy efficient. They also installed a complete new gas fired furnace. I can't complain about the install. Everything went into the attic. At first they told me they would have to cut open the attic access opening. Something I was not looking forward to fixing. They then told me they could disassemble the unit, then reassemble it in the attic. They worked 12 hours start to finish and they didn't have to cut into anything. They even came back the next day to re engineer my cold air return because he didn't like the way it was done. The new unit is also all but silent compared to the old one that roared. The heating system is also much more even in the way it spreads the warm air. I went from a SEER 10 to a SEER 16, so I should see some savings this Summer.  Bill T.

[JC5123]

Umm, JC, I don't think that I have ever been drunk enough to expose my body to cold white water during a snowstorm. You guys really, really need to move. I mean hell, my biggest hardship is that I will be without A/C today when its expected to hit 85 (ALMOST warm enough to go swimming ). Tonight, as the A/C still won't be working, I will go fishing in the surf. My biggest threat will be a bullshark, not hypothermia.
FQ13

Actually properly equipped..(that is, a full wetsuit base layer for warmth, and a drysuit over everything, I WAY overheated) I went under and completely submerged once in the run, and when I got out, I was still completely dry. Granted you do have to be able to overcome the shock of 36 degree water on your head and the inevitable ice cream headache. But hells bells the runoff is fan-f$%king-tastic this year and I'm not going to miss out. 

I need Phil's signature right about now.....

[Timothy]

I just call the landlord and the next day I'm back in business.  Granted, I have a good landlord...I'll never own another money pit for as long as I live...

[kmitch200]

At first they told me they would have to cut open the attic access opening. Something I was not looking forward to fixing. They then told me they could disassemble the unit, then reassemble it in the attic. They worked 12 hours start to finish and they didn't have to cut into anything.
I went from a SEER 10 to a SEER 16, so I should see some savings this Summer.  Bill T.

VERY nice! I thought for sure that cutting would have to be done.
You will definitely see less $$ going to APS this summer!