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  1. Jethro3898

    Off topic: Residential Water Heaters

    Yes....I apologize. I should have been more clear. The Hybrid-Electric water heaters have a small heat pump on top of them (think refrigerator compressor, just in reverse). As DarnYankee pointed out, they also have a 4500 (or maybe it is a 5500) watt heating element like a traditional water...
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    Off topic: Residential Water Heaters

    I'm close to wrapping up the build on my new home (only took 15 months). Getting ready to purchase a hot water heater and was looking for input from people with actual experience with the Electric Hybrid Water Heaters, specifically the Rheem units. Before any one starts typing, tankless isn't an...
  3. Jethro3898

    You think you’re not being listened to?

    I used to have a Facebook page. About 3 years ago, I shut it down. My wife was asking me what I wanted for Valentines Day and I had made mention that I wanted a baseball cap with a specific logo on it. It was a gray cap with the old style Alabama Crimson Tide logo on it. I described it to her...
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    Inflation.......... ?

    Yes. It is bad. I quoted a project back on 1-6-21. Held my price for 30 days when others were holding for 15. Got a call back this Monday (thankfully outside of my 30 day window). Re-priced the material and it went up $640,000 (that includes sales tax and a very mild profit margin). Steel...
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    Inflation.......... ?

    I can't tell you about every day items, but I'm in the structural steel business and the prices are the highest they have ever been. It is causing us some major problems right now. Pipe/tubing and coil have been the worst.
  6. Jethro3898

    Teen fails 22 classes

    "Baltimore" told me all I needed to know.
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    Any F1 racing fans?

    The most exciting things this year in F1 for me is Sergio Perez at Red Bull and Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. This is a good year for them both to show what they can do as both are in better cars than they were in previous years. McLaren is on the upswing and I think they will do well. Max will...
  8. Jethro3898

    Where or who is buying all the ammo & loading supplies?

    I just figured it was “non-reloaders” buying primers at the ridiculous pricing I’ve seen. That gunbroker ad someone posted on here sticks out in my mind. I want primers and powder as much as the next guy, but when I see the prices they’ve been going for, I have to bow out.
  9. Jethro3898

    This needs some air time

    I still stand by the fact that if people got their asses whooped for things they said/did, the world would be a better place.
  10. Jethro3898

    Where or who is buying all the ammo & loading supplies?

    A little bit of a story to explain where much of the ammo is likely going: Back a few years when the last ammo scare happened (back when 22LR was the hottest of commodities) I went into a local Academy at lunch time to see the carnage. I was walking through the ammo aisle and little old lady...
  11. Jethro3898

    Wireless open ear bud options

    I have a pair of Jaybird Vistas that I love. The sound is great (to my ears). There is a app for your phone that gives you quite a bit of EQ control as well. I had an issue with them slipping out with vigorous activity, but I moved to the larger tips and I have to pull them out of my ears now...
  12. Jethro3898

    VP Harris' Stepdaughter Gets Modeling Gig

    Ugh. A lot of models are not “classically beautiful” as we are used to, but most have a unique or striking feature. That is simply one ugly woman. Virtually no man would take a second glance at her out in the real world.
  13. Jethro3898

    Tulsi

    Setting up for a run of some kind.
  14. Jethro3898

    Ask manufacturer to requote?

    Give shop #2 a chance to go back and look at their pricing for product A. Give them the “I’d prefer to keep it local if at all possible” discussion. Never talk specific numbers, just lead them in the right direction and let them determine what their “best price” is. Give them all the info they...
  15. Jethro3898

    Saban passes Bear Alabama crushes Ohio

    Roll Tide baby! I remember laughing at a story on ESPN after Alabama lost to Clemson a few years ago. The title of the story was something to the effect of “The Alabama dynast is officially over”. I laughed. Obviously we cannot win them all, but we’ve certainly won our fair share. It won’t...
  16. Jethro3898

    Where can I get a decent winter coat for a budget minded price?

    Not to derail, but how is that Milwaukee M12 coat? Is it pretty well made? Does it work well? I’m a Milwaukee tool fan and saw the coat and wondered if it was legitimate or just a play to sell more batteries.
  17. Jethro3898

    Chick-fil-a is garbage. Change my mind.

    I’ve said for years that I never understood the big deal. Their success has zero to do with their food; it can only be attributed to their employing wholesome people who treat you as if they actually are glad you are spending your money with them. To me, their chicken is not good, but their...
  18. Jethro3898

    Immunity cards will be mandatory.

    I’ve never understood why people who do want to get vaccines get so upset at people who do not want to get vaccines. I mean.....you get your vaccine and you are protected. Why do you care if I get sick? If you are scared of getting the virus and getting sick/die, get the vaccine. That way you...
  19. Jethro3898

    Any F1 racing fans?

    Several years back the company I work for got certified to build Safer Barrier. It is used at a bunch of the NASCAR tracks. It is a pretty cool system. Hopefully they will investigate this crash and maybe move to something like Safer Barrier. One thing is for sure.....had there not been a...
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    Any F1 racing fans?

    I agree with you Bytor. I am surprised how much this one shook me up.
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