On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:32:26 -0000 (UTC), "Carol"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:

This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

Just hold the camera still next time.

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Bruce
<https://i.postimg.cc/zf7JhPvB/the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg>

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This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

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On 2/20/2025 5:32 PM, Carol wrote:

This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

You've mentioned having to use the fireplace due to the snow and cold.

At least the cat hasn't caught on fire. :)

Jill

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On Thu, 20 Feb 2025, Carol wrote:

This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

Very cute, excellent job! Please carry on! =)

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Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/20/2025 5:32 PM, Carol wrote:

This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

You've mentioned having to use the fireplace due to the snow and cold.

At least the cat hasn't caught on fire. :)

Jill

Yes on the heat. Heat pumps suck in 8F-24F which is what we had for 5
days. I even got an electric bill of 174$ (Aux heat). The fireplace
knocked it down a lot. Today with panels melted off I pulled 28.9 kwh
(more than we use in 24hours in winter) butfor 4 days, got none.

The seller was accurate BTW. He said 1/4 inch would just melt off but
at about 1 inch, it won't get much and over 1 inch, nothing. So 12
inches, had to wait to melt off and that was today.

Looked to me like you only got cold rain? The breakline kept shifting
about so wasn't sure if you didn't get a little to look pretty or not.

Naw, the cat is whiley enough to avoid getting close to the screen.

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On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 01:13:13 -0000 (UTC), "Carol"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/20/2025 5:32 PM, Carol wrote:

This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

You've mentioned having to use the fireplace due to the snow and cold.

At least the cat hasn't caught on fire. :)

Jill

Yes on the heat. Heat pumps suck in 8F-24F which is what we had for 5
days. I even got an electric bill of 174$ (Aux heat). The fireplace
knocked it down a lot. Today with panels melted off I pulled 28.9 kwh
(more than we use in 24hours in winter) butfor 4 days, got none.

The seller was accurate BTW. He said 1/4 inch would just melt off but
at about 1 inch, it won't get much and over 1 inch, nothing. So 12
inches, had to wait to melt off and that was today.

Looked to me like you only got cold rain? The breakline kept shifting
about so wasn't sure if you didn't get a little to look pretty or not.

Ok, keep us posted.

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Bruce
<https://i.postimg.cc/zf7JhPvB/the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg>

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On 2/23/2025 8:13 PM, Carol wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/20/2025 5:32 PM, Carol wrote:

This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

You've mentioned having to use the fireplace due to the snow and cold.

At least the cat hasn't caught on fire. :)

Jill

Yes on the heat. Heat pumps suck in 8F-24F which is what we had for 5
days. I even got an electric bill of 174$ (Aux heat). The fireplace
knocked it down a lot. Today with panels melted off I pulled 28.9 kwh
(more than we use in 24hours in winter) butfor 4 days, got none.

The seller was accurate BTW. He said 1/4 inch would just melt off but
at about 1 inch, it won't get much and over 1 inch, nothing. So 12
inches, had to wait to melt off and that was today.

Looked to me like you only got cold rain? The breakline kept shifting
about so wasn't sure if you didn't get a little to look pretty or not.

The temperatures here got down into the 20's at night for a few nights
but the rain had passed by then. It was just cold but warmed up into
the 40's during the day. Today it got up to 62F. Tomorrow it is
supposed to be in the 70's.

Naw, the cat is whiley enough to avoid getting close to the screen.

Most of them are smart enough to avoid that sort of thing. :)

Jill

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On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:17:20 -0000 (UTC), "Carol"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/23/2025 8:13 PM, Carol wrote:

The seller was accurate BTW. He said 1/4 inch would just melt off
but at about 1 inch, it won't get much and over 1 inch, nothing.
So 12 inches, had to wait to melt off and that was today.

Today hit 32kwh which is optimal solar output for this time of year
with shorter days.

Meantime, I've spent a lot more this year on birdseed.

Yeah, that tends to happen when your kWh reaches a certain level.

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Bruce
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Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/23/2025 8:13 PM, Carol wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:

On 2/20/2025 5:32 PM, Carol wrote:

This is my cat Luko (age 17) who has discovered Kittah heaven.

https://postimg.cc/vctw8d2T

https://postimg.cc/Y4nprw9Y

It's not that dusty BTW, the camera just picks it up that way.

You've mentioned having to use the fireplace due to the snow and
cold.

At least the cat hasn't caught on fire. :)

Jill

Yes on the heat. Heat pumps suck in 8F-24F which is what we had
for 5 days. I even got an electric bill of 174$ (Aux heat). The
fireplace knocked it down a lot. Today with panels melted off I
pulled 28.9 kwh (more than we use in 24hours in winter) butfor 4
days, got none.

The seller was accurate BTW. He said 1/4 inch would just melt off
but at about 1 inch, it won't get much and over 1 inch, nothing.
So 12 inches, had to wait to melt off and that was today.

Today hit 32kwh which is optimal solar output for this time of year
with shorter days.

Looked to me like you only got cold rain? The breakline kept
shifting about so wasn't sure if you didn't get a little to look
pretty or not.

The temperatures here got down into the 20's at night for a few
nights but the rain had passed by then. It was just cold but warmed
up into the 40's during the day. Today it got up to 62F. Tomorrow
it is supposed to be in the 70's.

Ah, Aux heat may have hit you at night but not in the day then. We are
out of it too now.

Naw, the cat is whiley enough to avoid getting close to the screen.

Most of them are smart enough to avoid that sort of thing. :)

Ayep!

Meantime, I've spent a lot more this year on birdseed.

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On 2/24/2025 10:17 PM, Carol wrote:

Jill McQuown wrote:

The temperatures here got down into the 20's at night for a few
nights but the rain had passed by then. It was just cold but warmed
up into the 40's during the day. Today it got up to 62F. Tomorrow
it is supposed to be in the 70's.

Ah, Aux heat may have hit you at night but not in the day then. We are
out of it too now.

Uh, no. I *never* set the thermostat to use what you call Aux heat.
That forces the heat pump to run constantly. It doesn't make them more efficient (or make the house any warmer) but it will certainly run up an electric bill lickety split!

My electric bills are rarely $174/month, not even at the height of
summer when the AC is running day & night.

Meantime, I've spent a lot more this year on birdseed.

I didn't, but the birds this far South can usually fend for themselves
year round. I do have a small galvanized covered bucket that holds
mixed wild bird seed in the garage. It only holds 10 lbs. of seed.
When Winter approaches I hang the feeder and use up the old seed and
refill the container with "fresh" seed. It definitely came in handy
when we got that freak 5 inches of snow and they couldn't find any food
on the ground. I also had to thaw out the frozen bird bath with hot tap
water so they'd have fresh water to drink.

Meanwhile, I always keep a mason jar filled with sugar water for the hummingbirds. I have at least two hummingbirds that do not migrate.
The first morning after it snowed, the nectar feeder looked a little
slushy but it didn't take long before the hummingbirds were right there sipping. :) I wonder if they got a "brain freeze", like they sipped a
slushy frozen drink too quickly. (kidding)

Jill

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