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From: Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: OT- Cat warming onraised hearth
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:15:33 -0500
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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