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You want heat? Come on down to San Antonio.
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Is it dry heat?
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Hey, it's only 109 in Phoenix today. Good day for a BBQ.
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6% humidity though... I'll take that!
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those temps + that sound just like chicago in july and august (and often in june)
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It gets worse. I got here in summer of 2011 and there were 77 days over 100. 2012 was about half that.
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well... another reason I don't like texas, then, lol
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You want heat? Come on down to San Antonio.
I'm moving to Corpus Christi in less than a month. Not looking forward to the heat.
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Decent beaches there though.
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Down here in the home of the Chief it rains almost every weekend. If it's not raining it's mowing time. None of my outdoor plans are going well.
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On a good day, I can do 1750 watts, but 1.2kw is my summer norm. Not bad for a DIY $6500 system w/o any rebates.
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Wow so on a good day you only use your solar power? Damn.... im buying a house, I wanna look in to that
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Granted, my favorite temperature is 75 degrees, so I'll take today over 90 and humid.
With that sad, last summer was hot and humid... A lot! Regardless, I love the seasons around Chicago because we actually get all 4 of them and I appreciate all 4 seasons. I will take that any day over the natural disasters plaguing the rest of the country. Tornados, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, drought, etc. (And yes, I'm aware we get the occasional tornado, but Plainfield in the early 90's was the last truly destructive tornado in this area.)
With that sad, last summer was hot and humid... A lot! Regardless, I love the seasons around Chicago because we actually get all 4 of them and I appreciate all 4 seasons. I will take that any day over the natural disasters plaguing the rest of the country. Tornados, hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, drought, etc. (And yes, I'm aware we get the occasional tornado, but Plainfield in the early 90's was the last truly destructive tornado in this area.)
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If you're buying an existing home design, you'll spend an arm and a leg retrofitting solar(the main problem is that you won't have optimal exterior placing for panels, and you'll get a 2kw system, but only draw in 1kw because of a crap roof or bad tree placement). If you're in a position to build a house, I would suggest you research rammed earth. Even with the mild-solar setup that I have, the rammed earth construction has been the best economic/ecological feature of my home that has paid itself off many times over.
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Should see us when the alarm goes off. We are like bugs when the light goes on. Just last week in fact.
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Rammed earth huh? This is the first I have heard of that method. I just goggled it and watched a video on YouTube about it. If you are willing to share I would be interested in your experience with the building process and any drawbacks to the rammed earth method. That warrants its own thread!
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You want heat? Come on down to San Antonio.
Going to San Antonio with the gf July 5. Guess I'll tell her to wear the tight tanks with the tight short shorts...
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Always a good plan regardless of the weather. :clap:
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