Path: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.2602:f977:0:1::2!not-for-mail From: Ted Heise Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Suspension losses Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:03:44 -0000 (UTC) Organization: My own, such as it is Message-ID: References: <7ee2ojpq2b75m6gsd5svace02b19qassrk@4ax.com> <4419oj9p6p9ft33ad1c8p9gv1vt73ogtnp@4ax.com> <67gaojdl7qhg63omrrgnhie2pbhv1ms6eb@4ax.com> Injection-Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:03:44 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader2.panix.com; posting-host="2602:f977:0:1::2"; logging-data="13939"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (NetBSD) Bytes: 2228 Lines: 23 On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:13:57 -0800, Jeff Liebermann wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:58:35 -0500, Frank Krygowski > wrote: > >On 1/13/2025 12:06 PM, Wolfgang Strobl wrote: > >> You, as a person, don't need or consume heat. Somewhat > >> simplified, you need a certain range of temperatures. In the > >> ideal case, you don't need any additional energy, because > >> your body already produces heat. A little bit of isolation, > >> perhaps provided by that very blanket, might be sufficient. > > > >And, I suppose, we could do away with all home heating, and > >just wear very heavy clothing all winter. But I don't know of > >anyone doing that. > > I'm currently doing something similar to save firewood, which > costs about $500/cord delivered. Oh my gosh, that's outrageous! A buddy and I cut firewood for a living in Flagstaff one summer. We charged $30 for a cord of pine (cut, split, delivered and stacked), Oak was $40. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA