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unclejohn
unclejohn Member Posts: 1,833
in THE MAIN WALL
COVID-19: People told to open windows this winter to decrease coronavirus risk.

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  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,640
    Hmmm, History has this way of repeating itself. But now versus 102 years ago, we have a lot more travel, and many more people. What a plentiful and tasty food source we must look like to the virus! I suppose now we should wonder if heat pumps will keep us warm in winter with the windows open. :#

    Yours, Larry
    kcopp
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 11,155
    Or filtration that can remove/destroy viruses...
    Canucker
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,865
    Guess we better go back to upsizing to boilers that can heat the building with the windows open :):)
    Solid_Fuel_ManSuperTechkcopp
  • Solid_Fuel_Man
    Solid_Fuel_Man Member Posts: 2,644
    Just a 120,000? Pfffft, must only be with a few windows open. 
    Serving Northern Maine HVAC & Controls. I burn wood, it smells good!
    EdTheHeaterMan
  • GroundUp
    GroundUp Member Posts: 2,206
    I don't know about you folks, but I'm about at my wit's end with this crap. Covid, politics, 2020 in general can be over any day now
    kcopp
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,285
    GroundUp said:

    I don't know about you folks, but I'm about at my wit's end with this crap. Covid, politics, 2020 in general can be over any day now

    And why do you think I took the cowl, as they say?
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • GroundUp
    GroundUp Member Posts: 2,206
    Jamie Hall said:

    GroundUp said:

    I don't know about you folks, but I'm about at my wit's end with this crap. Covid, politics, 2020 in general can be over any day now

    And why do you think I took the cowl, as they say?
    Who are "they"? I'll be honest with you Jamie, I have no idea what you're talking about :#
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,492
    GroundUp said:

    Jamie Hall said:

    GroundUp said:

    I don't know about you folks, but I'm about at my wit's end with this crap. Covid, politics, 2020 in general can be over any day now

    And why do you think I took the cowl, as they say?
    Who are "they"? I'll be honest with you Jamie, I have no idea what you're talking about :#
    I knew what he meant- this explains it well:

    https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/101923-cowl
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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,865
    @GroundUp

    I agree. The worst thing to do for all of our mental health is to turn the news on. Covid fatigue
  • Solid_Fuel_Man
    Solid_Fuel_Man Member Posts: 2,644
    I was talking to some local Amish this summer. I asked if they knew, or had anyone in their community with COVID. His response "no we dont have TV"..... Not to make light of it, but that is a good explanation.....
    Serving Northern Maine HVAC & Controls. I burn wood, it smells good!
    GroundUp
  • SlamDunk
    SlamDunk Member Posts: 1,696
    edited November 2020
    My neighbor doesn't own a TV. He is retired from an analytical software company but he does not have a computer or an i-pad in his house. He gets the newspaper every day-that is his only connection to the world outside of our neighborhood.

    He is the most relaxed, drug-free, person I know.
    Solid_Fuel_Mankcopp
  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 3,821
    We don't have TV much either. I wholly recommend it.
  • MikeL_2
    MikeL_2 Member Posts: 516
         I don't mind the carry on & carry over. What's going on right now is important, and there are plenty of opportunities for learning. 
           Just like my work, there are fascinating causes & effects that need interpretation, consideration, & processing. The path to solutions can be repetitive, thought provoking, boring, arduous, and at times barely believable,
         I find that the exercise of my full range of emotion is beneficial, and the dynamics that give me pause and make me chuckle are especially enjoyable.
  • unclejohn
    unclejohn Member Posts: 1,833
    This guy knew about TV's. And what to do with them.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPwq0YoOy4g
    MikeL_2Zman
  • icy78
    icy78 Member Posts: 404
    Ha! I live in Amish country. They didnt believe in it. Our county just went purple cause of them. A lot of covid involved in their 2-300 people gatherings. A lot of recent deaths. A lot of denial still. A lot of others becoming infected cause of Amish activity.
    To their credit, many of them are singing a different song now that they got hit by it. (Telling their community to take it seriously)
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,725
    @DanHolohan has a story I like about "How did that boiler get so big" that includes "...sizing the boiler large enough to heat the house on the coldest day of the year with the windows open...and half as much larger for the husband...". I have told versions of it in many of the classes that I have taught over the years. I think if he can recover the original text (if any) and tell it the way he did in his Hydronid seminars I attended back in the 80s or 90s, it would be a great story for the "Dead Men Tails"

    He told a mini-version of the story in the "Making Steam Heat Efficient" webinar. I love those stories, Dan.

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • Erin Holohan Haskell
    Erin Holohan Haskell Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 2,356
    @EdTheHeaterMan, we're covering this on the next episode of Dead Men Tales. I'll post it on Tuesday.

    President
    HeatingHelp.com

    EdTheHeaterManmattmia2
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,725
    Erin Holohan Haskell said:

    @EdTheHeaterMan, we're covering this on the next episode of Dead Men Tales. I'll post it on Tuesday.

    To quote my daughter "you're the best" Erin!

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • Erin Holohan Haskell
    Erin Holohan Haskell Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 2,356
    Thanks, @EdTheHeaterMan. We also have a video that covers it here: https://heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/why-many-old-steam-heating-systems-are-oversized/

    President
    HeatingHelp.com

  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,843
    unclejohn said:

    This guy knew about TV's. And what to do with them.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPwq0YoOy4g

    I've been listening to Angel from Montgomery on repeat the last couple days.
    Steve Minnich
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,285
    Amen, brother.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England

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