CPP
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It sure is. They sell Lobsta on the side of the roads like we in Fl sell Shrimp. I remember twins for $9.95 and these were freaking huge.
Go Figure... Tubes
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It sure is. They sell Lobsta on the side of the roads like we in Fl sell Shrimp. I remember twins for $9.95 and these were freaking huge.
Agreed, we did the traditional 'ocean side bake' this past August. While I like Lobster, I'll take Maryland blue crab first and foremost.........
Mr Peabody
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We don't open our windows as much anymore, allergens and humidity, plus I don't like getting cold at night and not wanting to get out of the bed, LOL. Our HVAC has a setting to where I can set a minimum and maximum temp and it will keep me in the zone. Temps can vary a lot in 24 hours in the Midwest.
atmasphere
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If you're dealing with heat from an amp, a simple way to move it is to have vents in the ceiling above the amp or amps. A bit of dryer ductwork and a slow speed fan can send it outside. A customer of ours does this in his home in Guatemala. He doesn't like air conditioning and has our biggest amps, the MA-3. You can sit in his listening room day in and day out and it doesn't get uncomfortable. Cheaper and quieter than air conditioning... You might still use air but at least it isn't fighting the heat of the amps.
Or you could go with class D and be done with that whole heat thing.
Or you could go with class D and be done with that whole heat thing.
brad225
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Thanks for the suggestion on venting to the outside.
I don't have an issue with cooling the room. When we added on a new master bedroom another AC system was added for that room and my listening room.
It is a 2 zone system with separate thermostats and dampers to control the temperature in each room.
When I did the calculations with our AC company I needed 1 Ton of cold air just to offset the vacuum tubes I was running.
When my amps were rebuilt and they changed from 6550s to KT120s the heat in the room from the amps dropped by about 60%.
I was surprised there was that much difference.
My original comment for the thread was just that, it was ironic that I needed to run the AC and the heat in the house at the same time because of the number of tubes.
I wonder why Florida is such a popular place to live - particularly to retire to!
I used to visit the US every winter about this time of year and stopped a few days in New York - weather OK, then to Los Angeles and travelled the western states by car for 3 weeks or so - beautiful weather, and then a few days in Miami. Even in winter you go into a corner shop and they ask you to shut the door quickly - to keep the cold in!
The temperature and humidity mean that, even walking along Miracle Mile is uncomfortable and it's a relief to get indoors where huge quantities of energy are expended to get rid of the energy (heat) from inside! And this is mid-winter - I dread to think what Florida is like in summer. What a strange country where hundreds of thousands of people choose to live in an area that until relatively recently (before Flagler built his railroad), was swampland inhabited mainly by creature better adapted to high temperatures and humidity (and for that matter hurricanes) than Man!
CPP
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I wonder why Florida is such a popular place to live - particularly to retire to!
I used to visit the US every winter about this time of year and stopped a few days in New York - weather OK, then to Los Angeles and travelled the western states by car for 3 weeks or so - beautiful weather, and then a few days in Florida. Even in winter you go into a corner shop and they ask you to shut the door quickly - to keep the cold in!
The temperature and humidity mean that, even walking on streets is uncomfortable and it's a relief to get indoors where huge quantities of energy are expended to get rid of the energy (heat) from inside! And this is mid-winter - I dread to think what Florida is like in summer. What a strange country where hundreds of thousands of people choose to live in an area that until relatively recently (before Flagler built his railroad), was swampland inhabited mainly by creature better adapted to high temperatures and humidity (and for that matter hurricanes) than Man!
As someone that has lived in Fl pretty much my whole adult life of 71 years, many seniors choose to retire in Florida solely based on tax reasons. That is because Florida is one of the only states that does not tax social security, income, investments, pensions, 401(k)s, inheritances, or estates. Not to mention if you like the outdoors, attractions and all sports ( besides hunting) are played 12 months out of the year. The weather, like the UK, you get used to what you have.
a.wayne
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I wonder why Florida is such a popular place to live - particularly to retire to!
I used to visit the US every winter about this time of year and stopped a few days in New York - weather OK, then to Los Angeles and travelled the western states by car for 3 weeks or so - beautiful weather, and then a few days in Miami. Even in winter you go into a corner shop and they ask you to shut the door quickly - to keep the cold in!
The temperature and humidity mean that, even walking along Miracle Mile is uncomfortable and it's a relief to get indoors where huge quantities of energy are expended to get rid of the energy (heat) from inside! And this is mid-winter - I dread to think what Florida is like in summer. What a strange country where hundreds of thousands of people choose to live in an area that until relatively recently (before Flagler built his railroad), was swampland inhabited mainly by creature better adapted to high temperatures and humidity (and for that matter hurricanes) than Man!
Says the Guy living in the UK :roflmao:
CPP
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Quiet. We want them to think it’s still swampy with lots of animals that will kill them, so no one will move here.
Oh yes. We need to keep everything quite, as there are too many living here already
. I think I read somewhere there are 400,000 Brits living in Fla permanently or temporarily, according to the Florida Association of British Business.
CPP
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Still a big developed swamp and its growth is not slowing down.
Well to be honest, the whole state is growing like crazy. Cut those trees down and plant concrete seems to be the direction its going.
Randy Myers
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I am kind of liking the central US so far. I lived East (Upstate NY), and West Coast (Central Coast of California), but Wichita seems pretty nice. Big enough to get you most everything (except for a good audio store... I mean 700,000 population should have a good audio store???... not even a Best Buy Magnolia store... WTH), but traffic is so much better... health care is about as good as you can get... people are friendly, easy to find your way around... can get anywhere in Wichita in 15-20 minutes... Acoustic Sounds is only a ONE HOUR DRIVE.... woot woot!!! Cost of living is pretty good (gas prices are very nice compared to Cali) other than property taxes are surprisingly high.
CPP
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Have you had to experience any of those twirly things ( tornado's)
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CPP
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We were in the 70s earlier in the week tonight below freezing. Brrrrrrrr.
Time to build a fire and make Smores with grand niece and nephew. Then, send them home all hopped up on sugar.anic:
And, their parents with some wine in them.
Oh yes, grandkids, nice to have them visit for a few days, but nicer to send them back to their parents.
, hum!, come to think of it, that's the same thing our grandparents said about us 
Brad, I wasn't even 5 at the time so not even a Kodak 'brownie' did I have then, I suspect somewhere in the archives my parents and grandparents snapped a few. Good Lord knows what ever happened to them. I remember staying at the Edgewater beach Motel and eating at the 'Sand Dollar Restaurant' in St Pete