I don’t remember. I bought it at Kohls about 10 years ago. I, fairly recently, ordered from Wayfair a twin bed sized one for my camper.
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I have an Ecobee, too. I don’t know how to set it remotely but I do talk to it from time to time just to be friendly. I figure if it hears me chatting with the Instant Pot it’s likely to get jealous and the last thing I need is a thermostat going rogue on me, especially with summer coming up. No way.
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You have a right to worry, that’s the one agency whose powers were broadened by Trump.
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The best thing about a smart thermostat is that it will switch between heat and cooling automatically (like your car) which old school thermostats do not. This can be important in Texas when the temperature can drop 30 degrees on a whim when you’re not home but your pets are.
The other cool thing about smart thermostats is that you can have multiple remote sensors, so you can dictate which room’s temperature is the one driving the system. My office is the hottest room in the house, so I have the thermostat key off that during weekdays so that I am not sweltering and not trying to guess the setting needed at the thermostat to keep it comfortable.
Mine is a Honeywell because it’s Apple Home compatible. It’s thoroughly adequate and comes with one remote sensor in the box to get started. There may well be better ones out there that don’t play nice with Apple shit.
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The Department of Mattress Tag Inspectors doubled the number of agents. Mind your p’s and q’s, buster.
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First?
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Yep, it was delicious
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…and scissors!!
NTTAWWT
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Emu is delicious. Who gnu?
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Gary Gnu?
I don’t know if I’ve had emu, but I’ve had ostrich. I assume emu is similar. Tasty, and leaner and better for you than beef.
Like tall chicken.
Indeed, it’s pretty much the same.
Ostrich and emu are red meat. Even more red than beef.
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Wild Emus in Texas
In Texas, wild emus can be found roaming in certain areas, particularly in South Texas, as a result of the emu farming boom in the early 2000s. Ranchers who could no longer afford to keep the birds released them into the wild, leading to sightings of these large, flightless birds in various parts of the state.
Emus are not native to Texas and are classified as exotic fowl, meaning they are not protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. On private property, there are no restrictions on hunting emus, though they cannot be hunted on public lands without specific permits.
Emus were once seen as a potential low-fat meat source, but the market for emu products never took off as expected, leading to the current situation where many emus are now feral.
Emus are known for their large size, reaching up to 5.7 feet in height, and can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, making encounters with them on roads potentially dangerous.
Texas remains the state with the largest emu population in the United States, but the industry has faced significant challenges and many emu farms have closed down.
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When the “emu ranching boom” went south, there were a ton of ranchers who would hire you to come out and shoot them. They were somewhat tame, but still out in the pasture running around, and it was pretty much like shooting a wall…you couldn’t really miss
I’ve got good gnus and bad gnus…
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Bad gnus first please…
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On Monday I took out my Nests and installed Ecobees. I wasn’t unhappy with the Nest but the Ecobee 1) offers quite a bit more fine-grained control if you want or need it, 2) integrates natively with Apple/HomeKit (Nest requires workarounds), and 3) isn’t subject to Google’s whims. The only thing I haven’t figured out yet is that the house is staying a little more humid now but I’m still dialing in the settings.