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Jul 19 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
At current prices it costs me $4.10/day to run my A/C all day & night (Upstate NY). $2.74 running it only the hottest parts of the day (my usual unless nighttime temperatures or humidity necessitates running it all night). $127 max to run it all month.
We have a very unstable income; on level billing we'll pay for unpredicted overages over the winter so Today Crisses is setting Later Crisses up for ouch bills this winter. We use fans as much as possible.
Our spreadsheet translating Watts (or amps * 120 volts for US outlets) times minutes divided by 60 = KWH so we can figure out costs. We update current charges, it spits out costs. A 84W fan is costing $0.41/day for comparison. #ActuallyAutistic Spreadsheet in Apple Numbers showing 3 tables: 1 for various
(We made the spreadsheet due to an argument with our landlord that our chest freezer was blowing circuits, which is laughable. At the time the electric space heaters cost $6/day per heater, taking up nearly the whole circuit.)

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at 10AM EDT the House select subcommittee will be hearing about #LongCOVID here's a direct YouTube link for the hearing. 1 hour 45 mins from now.



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What do Jung's Archetypes, illuminated manuscripts, passing notes in class, and Abe Lincoln have to do with young plural & DID systems making videos on TikTok? Stick around, and try to laugh along with us…

#pluralgang #dissociadid #DIDchat #DIDOSDD
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We want to talk about role models. Break that idea down and think about it…role models aren't meant to be perfect people. There are no perfect people. Investing too much in role models is a sign of issues on the raving fan end of the equation.
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It becomes a toxic energy exchange between the adorers and the adored.

As both ends are flawed people, the chances these stories end tragically is very real. The adored, raised up on their pedestal, has enormous performance pressure.
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It looks like the majority of the experts surveyed recommend spending significant time repairing the therapeutic relationship. What EXACTLY is going on during therapy sessions that this becomes one of the major focuses of therapy?
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