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Put the front of the box protruding, put the wires coiled up inside it, make sure that it is a solid fix. Mark the location on the floor and note the height just before you install the drywall. Then when you install the drywall give it a tap with a flat peace of wood to leave a mark of the...

Have you thought of using an electric blanket? I have one draped over back and the seat of my chair, it uses about 120W on high, 40W on low and even the low setting is enough to lower the thermostat by 5 degrees Celsius to what I would otherwise need.

That is not quite true, despite having the most expensive health care system, the US doesn't even rank in the top 10.

I agree with everything else you have written, but I look at it a little different. I am perfectly fine with people willing to pay for me for simple fixes, they obviously have other skills (I may not posses) that earn them enough to afford to pay me to do the job. For me it is pointless to...

Slide each piece of conduit over the wires, before burying them.

Gorbachev, who was the Soviet leader at the time, said otherwise. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2014/11/06/did-nato-promise-not-to-enlarge-gorbachev-says-no/ On the other hand there were signed agreements that Russia did break, (which is an incentive for Russia's neighbours to join a...

Russia invading Ukraine did not and does not make sense, they are loosing "most favoured nation" status on top of the sanctions already in place. Russia would have been much better off if they had dealt with corruption, improved infrastructure and joined the EU. Corruption does mean that their...

You accuse Der Spiegel of being CIA controlled and at the same time claim that Der Spiegel is supporting the Putin's (false) narrative? The reason you sign treaties (and publish) is so that every one can see what was agreed on, Russia invaded anyway...

My ROI is around 8 - 10 years, but I see it mostly as an expensive hobby with modest returns.

Yes, there are times, especially early on in an unfamiliar subject when I do. Up to a point, when they go on and on with things that have been debunked more than once or worse their conspiracy theories, I ignore those arguments. Quite the opposite. I do find flat earthers quite entertaining.

Sure professor Bob.

@42OhmsPA You can laugh all you want, but that post is a gift that keeps on giving.

I have had discussions with a couple of flat earthers, they believe that the stars and other objects are attached to the firmament (dome) So I tried logic, asking them things like, "why is the air thinner at higher elevations?". Turns out they do believe in gravity, so the follow up was what...

Plan to expand, so leave space for that. Solar panels are cheaper than batteries and batteries are not the only place to store energy, so get creative..

Basics for me start with the "golden rule" (the principle of treating others as one wants to be treated)

Cheapest is to charge a small 12V battery from the generator when it is running, and run your tv and lights directly from the 12V.

Any one here who wants to bet that Will will not disassemble the battery? Please do, I want to see if it is any good.

Absolutely, I am not like you, providing tacit support to terrorist who are advocating for the hanging of scientists.

Hitchens razor

I use my solar in a shed, converted into an office, and use a simple oil filled heater in winter. In summer I produce way more than what I can use, but I didn't want to go through the extra expense of connecting to the grid, so I installed a couple of outlets in the house and pug in appliances...

In war there are only losers.

Getting back to high energy prices, this will be resolved, (rooftop) solar, wind, EV, are going to be hugely disruptive in the next 10 years. I am confident that we can overcome those issues at least on the technical side. I don't know if we will live through the politics. (Russia invading...

Why do you think it is a "scam"? Why do you think it is a "hoax"? CO2 is pollution, it is literally dumping one of the waste products from burning fossil fuels into the atmosphere. The Daily Sceptic is a far-right biased quackery level pseudoscience website that frequently publishes false and...

Don't know about you, I never tried to persuade any idiots who believe they know better than medical experts in the field of viral illnesses. I truly dislike deliberate misinformation, even more so when it scares people taking simple actions, like taking a vaccine during a pandemic that has...