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Good eats at Gillespie Field
Went Sunday and we had a nice breakfast. I had Chorizo and eggs and my buddy enjoyed her eggs Florentine with country potatoes. Lot's of private aviation activity but no old war planes on this visit.— May 7, 2018 5:58 p.m.
Good eats at Gillespie Field
I am thinking of trying it this weekend. Have always wanted to go there but keep putting it off. My dad owned aircraft and hanging around a municipal airport will bring back some memories. Thanks for the nice story Ed.— May 3, 2018 8:22 p.m.
Grandpa Irwin’s TV money
"...Jacobs is spending her own money, using her political committee to which she has so far given $1.07 million, to buy 237 spots for $112,800..." Did she earn that million dollars working as an intern in the beltway? She is not spending her own money, she is spending grandpas money. Do any Jacobs work or serve on the Qualcomm board anymore? No. I think they are all just shareholders now because the other shareholders discharged the poor management. There is a reason they were kicked out of their own company and there is a reason there won't be any Jacobs in politics either.— May 2, 2018 11:09 a.m.
BofI Federal has ties to Jared Kushner
I do almost everything online anymore. Pay bills, order parts, goods, even food. I manage stocks, and banking online. I hardly ever go to a bank unless I have to for notary services or something. It all depends on the individual and their comfort zone, so I respect all concerns people have about online security and privacy. My last career was a computer programmer, five of those years at Costco. I am comfortable with Internet transactions and take the necessary precautions. Online banking is safer than using an ATM card where the thieves often use mechanical devices or cameras to steal passwords and account data.— May 2, 2018 11 a.m.
Sara Jacobs, 29, runs for Congress
Of course, you dumb f**k. The Washington Post was the first to report the Watergate Affair. Don't reply with stupid comments when you don't know history.— May 1, 2018 10:53 p.m.
Sara Jacobs, 29, runs for Congress
I really should not dignify your remark. But you just made a comment that by any comparison would be just as nasty as what I said about the trust fund baby that is the subject of this “story.” I have college degrees. I also have opinions, dark humor and try to digest the everyday kaleidoscope of reality. We all have ideas, biases, interpretations, messages we want to share and messages we don’t want to hear. The richness of sharing emotions and feelings is what makes us all a greater society. Shaming is a new phenomenon in social media. You may not agree with me, but at least the last time I looked, I have a right to say what I feel. And so do you. As stupid as you make yourself sound.— May 1, 2018 9:38 p.m.
Sara Jacobs, 29, runs for Congress
It is not hate speech. It is payback for calling Doug Applegate a “crusty old Marine.” If she thinks it’s okay to call an officer and gentleman such a personal attack, then she sets herself up to be treated in like. There is nothing anti-Semitic or misogynic in my comment or intention. You are reading that into it, projecting it. If you don’t like a comment on The Reader, then flag it.— May 1, 2018 7:54 p.m.
Times zooms in on San Diego in utility fight
Costco is retrofitting all their warehouses with solar, skylights and replacing HPS lamps (high pressure sodium) with LED lights. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2018/m…— May 1, 2018 7:18 p.m.
BofI Federal has ties to Jared Kushner
Don, I didn't know that. I am surprised I didn't do more research when I signed up. They service car loans, savings and investment accounts. I just found them to be the offering the best rates on CD's. If they are FDIC insured, then I am comfortable.— May 1, 2018 7:11 p.m.
Solar picks up after 2017 dip
I installed solar in 2015 and have not paid for electricity since. I send enough power to the grid during most days that I cancel out what I use in the evening/night. SDG&E also adds a $200 a year credit to my account for owning an electric car. I suppose if I had a larger home and family I would use more, but my situation is low power consumption. Moved and no longer own a backyard pool, which are energy hogs. I’m grandfathered in (somewhat, for a while) in the standard energy rates and not time-of-use. When the recent letter was sent out to solar owners to pick a plan, I used chat to make sure I was not going to TOU and kept a copy of the online conversation. Since the “true-up” (the time you and SDG&E figure who owes who) is once a year, I don’t pay too much attention to the bill. But the last time I looked at the bill I saw what I think is a new fee; “minimum charge adjustment” of $9.54 My system is a 7.5KW system. I have read some stories in The Reader where solar professionals say the system will pay itself off in 3 to 6 years. In my case, the system will take about 9 years to pay for itself. But I also don’t know what rate increases or curve-balls for solar users SDG&E has planned for the future. I have looked at the Tesla Powerwall and at about $7000 to buy and install, I think it would take at least 25 to 30 years to pay for itself. I simply have no use to store power since I have not been paying for any electric under the current rate structure and things would have to change quit a lot in the future to justify the investment. However, one thing to bear in mind is that after about 20 years, the solar panels are producing about 10% of what they did when they were newly installed. After 25 years, they are just large bricks on the roof. So the system degradation has to be factored in and a plan put in place to replace the panels find yourself back in SDG&E full service. Since SDG&E has to approve new systems and upgrades to existing systems, I feel they will use the update and upgrade requests as opportunities to bring customers into the new rate structure and time-of-use. That’s what will happen when old systems are replaced they will probably not be able to keep their grandfathered rate status.— May 1, 2018 6:17 p.m.