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[drewmerc]

more i hear about America the more i think it's like some post industrial 3rd world country

[diabls]

The issue I use to have here, was whenever the house was built, the people who put in the sidewalk here... They evidently hammered some steel bars or wood into the ground to hold the frame for the sidewalk in place while pouring concrete... When they did such, they nicked the main cable running from the pole into the home, which over the years when it would rain, it would corrode the cable slowly. Finally one day, the cable split and sepearted so much that all of the power in the house went out. I found this probably after digging up the main cable from the pole all the way to the house, which then I found both sides of the cable under the sidewlak on each side had been nicked.

In short, don't be stupid, and also always call to find where cables and lines run in the ground before you dig or even hammer anything into the ground! (I've been through 2 fridges, an AC/heat system, and I can't even remember some of the other things in the 8 years I've lived here)

[torro32]

The issue I use to have here, was whenever the house was built, the people who put in the sidewalk here... They evidently hammered some steel bars or wood into the ground to hold the frame for the sidewalk in place while pouring concrete... When they did such, they nicked the main cable running from the pole into the home, which over the years when it would rain, it would corrode the cable slowly. Finally one day, the cable split and sepearted so much that all of the power in the house went out. I found this probably after digging up the main cable from the pole all the way to the house, which then I found both sides of the cable under the sidewlak on each side had been nicked.

In short, don't be stupid, and also always call to find where cables and lines run in the ground before you dig or even hammer anything into the ground! (I've been through 2 fridges, an AC/heat system, and I can't even remember some of the other things in the 8 years I've lived here)

mount solar panels on your roof and start to produce your own electricity. In Germany ppl do so, they also have to ability to sell the possible excess power to their electric company. I heard that the complete system costs including the mounting expenses can pay of after a year or two. And after that you are only making a profit. Todays technology solar panels life span including inverter is about 20 years.

[diabls]

At this time in my current situation (2 years or so) I really can't afford it.. I had thought about it for a long time. I know in the end it would save you tons of money, and even make some. But I barely get by each month right now, because I'm all about being green and recycling things.

[drewmerc]

mount solar panels on your roof and start to produce your own electricity. In Germany ppl do so, they also have to ability to sell the possible excess power to their electric company. I heard that the complete system costs including the mounting expenses can pay of after a year or two. And after that you are only making a profit. Todays technology solar panels life span including inverter is about 20 years.

funny that as that is what my new job is doing (part of a team the rewires council houses before they have solar panels installed)
also the reason i'm not here during the week much (lucky were i am this week i have good access)

you know i was feeling bad about my post industrial 3rd world comment but you guys don't even have free health care never mind free electricity (well government subsidised free electricity, damn i'm turning into a socialist commie)

[diabls]

We'd errr. They'd have free internet if you'd help some of the noobers out lol lol jk

btw, I got my 5101 online meowwww

[southernyankey1970]

NO SUCH THING AS FREE in the USA...It costs someone about 10 grand when you die here! lol


We're not a 3rd world country yet, but we will be very soon I'm afraid.

[diabls]

It was 9,827$ to bury my grandpa last month... and that was the "discount"

pfff, yeah right, discount huh

[ADDlCTlON]

free health care

who says we cant go to the county hospitals for free? and never pay the bills afterwards, it doesn't matter if u have 50k in bills they still have to admit you, lol


fuck i ran up 2k worth of hospitals bills in less than a month..... fuckin doctor misdiagnosed me 4 times....... finnally i came in and basically diagnosed myself and the doctor said oh yes thats what u have............FUCKIN IDIOTS


off topic but fuck the usa, it system is corrupt, technology is peaking out and once everyone runs out of new toys to buy maybe they will start opening their eyes to the real world problems

[OGT]

Yeah, off topic! I have a friend who is illegal in this country, and had an accident, the ambulance took him to the hospital and when he leaves, he didn't pay any penny... Goverment pays it everything...! (Hospital bill $28,000)