Strongest early news story ... Apollo 11. My parents got me out of bed to watch Neil & Buzz exit the LM and climb down to the surface of the moon.

Of course the shareholders and Wall Street's "desires" are more and more money ... not the care of people who are relying on the Insurance being sold by the companies.

If the BoD doesn't keep the stockholders and Wall Street happy, they end up loosing their seats and the investors force their own new BoD members into place to make sure their desires are first and foremost (again, look at CVSHealth's recent BoD changes).

Why stop the blame at the CEO? His job is to keep the Board of Directors happy and their job is to keep the stockholders/Wall Street happy. If he doesn't keep the BoD happy, he's out of a job (i.e.; Karen Lynch former CEO of CVSHealth).

Bumble Bee in Bumblebee AZ

Yes, my quad motor gen 1 R1T will do 0 to 60mph in 3.0 seconds. I did it twice and have since just driven it "normally". Just because I can drive it stupid, doesn't mean I do so.

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I know what you mean, been toasty here in southern New England this week. AC sure has been doing its job. But I'm not looking at heat pumps *just* for efficiency, but also to proactively replace a 22yo HVAC system while bringing home a regular paycheck to avoid replacement costs after retirement.

Boogers ... my t'stat is the Nest Gen 2 Learning (model 02a) ... not compatible with the Nest Power Connector = "consult with a Nest Pro." Well ... it IS 12yo. It may be time to upgrade that when I put in the heat pump.

Cool. Thanks! Off to do more reading/video watching. :)

I've seen that video, but think I'll rewatch it now.

Working to eliminate bills before retirement in a few years. Replaced appliances/windows/doors a few yrs ago. Added solar (13.44kW AC) last year, adding 27.2kWh batteries now. 22yo HVAC seems like last big hanging fruit.

Thank you. What data should I be looking for? I take advantage of schedules & geofencing to reduce summer cooling/winter heating when I'm away from home. Works fine. But the furnace, AC & t'stat are all well beyond any warranties. Want to replace while still working fulltime.

I currently have an old Gen 2 Nest (pre Google) with the Y1, W1, G & Rh wires. Most of the newer t'stats I've seen require a C wire & w/ a finished basement ceiling, that would be expensive to re-run the wiring.

I have been subscribing to your channel for years now.

Try muting " AI" and/or "AI "?

Well, now you've at least seen a picture of Bumble Bee. 😁

I love my R1T. My sister named it Bumble Bee when she first saw a picture of it. I've had it for 18 months now and love it better than I did the day it was delivered.