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• Comment on John Bailo's answer…

  0 0 Good suggestion on the coils & freezers. One is defrosted, but I'll check the other (and all probably need coils checked).. Brian Pitts commented about 1 month ago

• Comment on protosaurus's answer…

  0 0 Thanks for the suggestion about checking the breakers one at a time. Perhaps there are really two problems here - a billing error PLUS increased wintertime consumption, making it seem more dramatic than normal...part of what's throwing me off is that we really haven't changed appliances/lifestyle much year after year (except for that space heater), so the big leap is really messing with my head... Brian Pitts commented about 1 month ago

• Comment on Russ Campbell, NWEBS's answer…

  0 0 Thanks for the suggestion about checking the meter daily - I'll start a log and check when I get home (mornings are a little too hectic to pull off)... Brian Pitts commented about 1 month ago

• Follow Following 1 Possible reasons for a spike in power usage? Brian Pitts asked in Home Fix & Maintain about 1 month ago 4 Answers by protosaurus, John Bailo , Russ Campbell, NWEBS…

• Follow Following 1 iPad/Laptop Connection Issues Brian Pitts asked in Tech Support 9 months ago

• Comment on HouseofClams's answer…

  0 0 We've been to a couple of parties at that pool - it's really great. Also, the Everett Children's Museum is really good too... Brian Pitts commented about 1 year ago

• Follow Following 1 Why have download speeds dropped on select sites? Brian Pitts asked in Tech Support about 1 year ago

• Follow Following 1 Store for sheet & strip styrene? Brian Pitts asked in Making Art/Crafting about 1 year ago

• Follow Following 1 Winterizing a fountain Brian Pitts asked in Other Gardening about 1 year ago 1 Answer by Sacrelicious…

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  I need some distraction!

  1 0 I don't recall it having a really strong focus on female characters, but Glen David Gold's Carter Beats the Devil is a pretty fun alt-history set at the point when theater & vaudeville was about to be eclipsed by television. You could also try Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog, which is a fun time-travel story about a pair of researchers stuck in the 19th century, trying to work their way through a drawing-room farce to untangle a knot in time...both of these are really pleasant ways to spend a few hour... Brian Pitts answered in Books & Writing about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 8 more answers »

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