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Technology Update
Dec. 15th, 2022 09:35 pmWe -- ok, I -- ended up making a Culver's run this evening to pick up food for the kids. Since my car was out on the driveway and covered in snow/sleet/whatever in a thin crust, I suggested that I wanted to take Gretchen's new van on this mission. She was fine with this, as long as it meant that she didn't have to go.
This gave me an opportunity to drive the van in functional hybrid mode for the first time, since it had been completely discharged on the trip home. It was interesting, but not really any different from having the gasoline engine running full time, which is mostly what I expected. But it was fun watching the little lights on the dash count down...
It's becoming apparent that I'm going to want to get a 240V charger once things sort out. Even sitting overnight won't put a full charge on the van unless it is an extremely long overnight. And what I see is that our overnights are not that long. :)
In other technology news, some time ago I bought a register fan for K's room with the intent of installing it there to improve the air circulation so that the room isn't freezing in winter. Then I couldn't get her to do it. But the weather recently turned cold and the fan was installed by K while I wasn't paying attention. I am told that the room is warmer now, so those of you who wanted to know if this would help can now know that the answer is "Yes".
This is probably a good thing, because the first gas bill of the almost-winter season arrived today and it was annoyingly high. Since it hasn't been that cold yet, I'm thinking that we are going to need to make sure that the doors stay closed, no matter what Ruby the Dog might prefer.
This gave me an opportunity to drive the van in functional hybrid mode for the first time, since it had been completely discharged on the trip home. It was interesting, but not really any different from having the gasoline engine running full time, which is mostly what I expected. But it was fun watching the little lights on the dash count down...
It's becoming apparent that I'm going to want to get a 240V charger once things sort out. Even sitting overnight won't put a full charge on the van unless it is an extremely long overnight. And what I see is that our overnights are not that long. :)
In other technology news, some time ago I bought a register fan for K's room with the intent of installing it there to improve the air circulation so that the room isn't freezing in winter. Then I couldn't get her to do it. But the weather recently turned cold and the fan was installed by K while I wasn't paying attention. I am told that the room is warmer now, so those of you who wanted to know if this would help can now know that the answer is "Yes".
This is probably a good thing, because the first gas bill of the almost-winter season arrived today and it was annoyingly high. Since it hasn't been that cold yet, I'm thinking that we are going to need to make sure that the doors stay closed, no matter what Ruby the Dog might prefer.