There is. I have no idea if the cable company would actually do this, probably a PITA for them and not a normal thing a customer service rep has to deal with 
Maybe I’m naive but I assume if you just close the account they’d either bill you for what you owe or refund any positive balance. 
Counterpoint: it’s a cable company
I think its about 93% your thought and 7% Pvn’s. Variance to the good side is Im in California so hopefully the consumer protection protects me, I mean that idiot who did this.
1 Like
I have had to do this with insurance payments. you just call and tell them to settle it. if not it eventually goes to the controller’s office but that can take years.
Man I’m learning my lesson—going to sign up for auto-pay everywhere I can.
Maybe I should have said “refund any positive balance minus administrative fees, disconnection fees, cancellation fees, and service interruption fees.”
1 Like
Anyone have any preferences for types of humidifier? Going to try and see if having a humid bedroom prevents my nose from getting so stuffed up when I sleep.
General handyperson question - my wife got her low tire light on a couple days ago, yesterday we realized there was a nail in the tire and it was dangerously low (we re-inflated it at a gas station but it was losing air at a decent pace), and today before she could leave to get it patched it was completely flat. Is it practical/worth it to have something like an air compressor at home for emergency situations like this? It would be great if we could just give it enough air to get her to the local tire place, at least if something like this happens again.
I have a tire pump in my trunk that plugs into cig lighter and works fine. Think it was like 30 bucks. Not sure the safety of driving on a known nail after that flat. I’ve always used just to keep tires at right pressure
2 Likes
I had a similar-ish episdoe a few months ago, where my light first came on for a tire that was a bit out of whack (like 36 → 30 psi) but not quite alarm bells level, at least per my level of car knowledge. When I re-inflated it and then the same tire was low again a day later I was like, ok yeah something’s wrong here, and took it to the tire place and they found a nail and patched it.
But yeah, obviously my wife’s tire is in a bit rougher shape now.
As a somewhat related tangent I also think there no shame in getting the AAA or whatever roadside assistance plan and just phoning it in if you get a flat/dead battery/whatever. Feel like a lot of people get injured or damage property doing whatever rare task around the house/car so I think fine to swallow pride and just call them. My check engine light came on 10 miles from home other day so I just said screw it I don’t want to take the tiny chance of breaking down on dangerous interstate and AAA towed it to shop for “free”.
1 Like
When did you purchase it? Last time I tried to find a good air pump both Amazon and all the auto parts chain stores were selling rebranded Chinese junk.
1 Like
I’m sure mine is Chinese junk and sounds on the verge of breaking whenever I rarely use it but it seems to get the job done
You can buy a little battery powered air compressor, keep it in your car or garage.
1 Like
I have one for exactly this purpose and I have used it a few times over the years. It cost $50 and saved me from having to get a tow a couple of times.
Anyone gone solar in here? I agreed to hear a pitch tomorrow for a potential solar installation (despite being in the pacific northwest and living amongst many tall douglas firs on our property and around us, we have a south-facing roof that gets very little obstruction itself). I am not an impulsive person, and I’m not one to fall for high pressure sales pitches, but I’m curious to hear about experiences from other people, what sold them, and what bullshit to be on guard for.
I can’t help you much. I did get solar in 2021, but it was with a new roof. So I got bids from the roofers and they included the solar with the roof in their bids. The reason I did that was so that they weren’t any warranty questions if something went wrong i.e. the roofer blaming the solar installers for a leak and vice versa. I’ve been pleased with the solar—no issues and my last 6 monthly electrical bills have been on average $20 (I’m in SoCal).
We’re getting a bid from a roofer who does solar, which was already my preference. It seems to be less common up here, though. At least what I see on yelp or the like is either roofers or solar. These folks came to us just by knocking on our door, which is normally a red flag, but being roofers who do solar, I agreed to hear their pitch.
I know there are web sites that can take your address and tell you all you need to know to make a good solar decision; expected generation, ROI timing, costs, etc. We built one 10 years ago when I worked at an energy start up in Boulder. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find one that doesn’t want email and phone number or I’d test one for you. The math is pretty straightforward once they know what your roof looks like and they use google earth to get a picture of your roof.