I’m eventually going for a hybrid heat pump model but I mentioned a cheap electric resistive one as a preheater because it’s easy to use as a dump load

I just got my two 314 AH batteries and 10KW inverter yesterday, so I’m not at the “spare solar power” point yet, but a lot of people will have a second electric water heater (in “front” of the main one) that acts as a dump load and pre-heats the water before it gets to the main tank.

I’m looking at getting a Slate EV truck hopefully next year, so that will also charge from my installation.

Grid-tie and exporting surplus PV generation isn’t an option for me due to electric company shenanigans.

I suppose when I do get to the excess PV point, I might just buy additional batteries

If you live to 100, you’re legally allowed to make up any reason for how you managed to do so. That’s as good as any!

Still classier (less unclassy?) than these:

Lol at the afterthought of this: “Enterprise-Deez Nuts”

That’s suspiciously what Dave Grohl would wear if he just wanted some “me” time.

Lol, thanks, that’s what I was going for. Not whatever (gestures to the other thread) that is.

Pro tip: It’s still a puzzle if you take it apart and put it back together in the right order. Just a different type of puzzle lol.

(Taking the stickers off and rearranging them is still cheating though).

Let me worry about my own dogs, yeah? We do walk with a harness, putting on shoes (me) and collars (dogs) before we go out has been a literal routine for years, and they do always wear their collars when they’re new and in training for exactly the reasons you all are harping about. We even do emergency drills for things like tornado warnings where I say “danger, danger” and they know to head to the basement (where I keep backup collars + ID tags and vet records).

For fuck’s sake, it’s a cute dog meme and y’all are pouncing on one trivial line in the caption like I’m the worst animal abuser in the world for wanting my dogs to be comfortable around the house. There are too many miniscule-chance-of-that-ever-happening "what if"s to worry about that I’m not going to live my life in a safety bubble. The yard is fenced, we’re in suburbia, they’re both chipped, they’re both trained, they’re both socialized, the neighbors all know them, and we’re doing just fine thank you very much.

Geesh, the number of people around here who always have to be right is staggering and extremely off-putting.

Lots of people. We’re a “no shoes, no collar” house.

Both dogs are trained to not bolt out the door when it opens, and I’ve got a fenced yard.

I love it!

loudly comparing every restaurant in Italy to Olive Garden is a hell of a Sophia style troll move.

It so is 😂

Not sure of the actual name, but they’re like wire nuts but crimped instead of twist. I don’t think there’s a non-destructive way to undo them but you may be able to rip the wires out and use a regular wire nut to splice them back. If not, try cutting them as far inside as you can and replacing with another crimp connector or use a screw type wire nut.

(best dead-eyed stare I could find)

At least they waited until Wesley left the ship :shrug:

I never really got the humor there, lol, but I’m lamenting the loss of 80s TV because I had a lot of good Golden Girls posts since I’m finally watching it for the first time.

I’d be tempted to dive down and see if I can get her running again. If I do, I’ll sell tickets off this crazy rock.

My (limited) understanding is that there’s no straightforward way to do that at least in Lemmy.

I’ve been watching The Golden Girls and would imagine saying that would immediately earn you a Sicilian vendetta or at least Sophia putting a curse on you.

You mean the images going down fairly regularly?

My Minimal Phone has two physical SIM slots, though that’s not exactly a mass market device nor suitable for everyone lol.