- Joined
- Feb 2, 2002
- Location
- Wheaton, IL
Time to Quit Folding.....
I'm sorry to have to do this, but seeing as how I have no way
to borg, and no way to do this otherwise....Here is my story.
Past two days my girlfriend is staying with me because she's
sick. I've been trying to keep her cool, keep her comfey, and
keep her hydrated.
At the same time I have 9 systems running here in my little
apartment. It's no small feat. I popped many a fuse before I
found out how many computers can run on each outlet, and
which outlets....FYI, it takes A LOT to power 20Ghz!! I can't
turn on the Coffee Maker without the lights dimming...I'm very
much at the ragged edge.
Add to that I had to turn the air conditioning on today to help
keep my girl comfey.
And to add insult to injury, my electric bill showed up in the mail.
For the past three months that I've been Folding, WITHOUT
Airconditioning or Heating, my electric bill has been around $90
a month....Hell, I can't even blame this on TV, it only gets turned
on to watch movies once or twice a week....
This happened to me two years ago when I managed to rocket
myself up to the top 10% of SETI, and as soon as summer came
around my bills went up, and my systems started going down.
This year I have plenty of stability, and actually LESS power usage
per Mhz (more efficient systems I guess), but it's just too much.
I'm afraid it's time for me to retire....
I've managed to make Top 100 Folders on our team (my first goal)
and I've managed to go Orange in the stats (my second goal),
I don't think I'll make my third and final goal of hitting top 30,
though I have broken into the top 50 recently.
Anywho, it was fun, and I'm glad the team that I helped name,
For_Those_We_Lost continues to rocket up the stats in my place....
I'm sorry to have to do this, but seeing as how I have no way
to borg, and no way to do this otherwise....Here is my story.
Past two days my girlfriend is staying with me because she's
sick. I've been trying to keep her cool, keep her comfey, and
keep her hydrated.
At the same time I have 9 systems running here in my little
apartment. It's no small feat. I popped many a fuse before I
found out how many computers can run on each outlet, and
which outlets....FYI, it takes A LOT to power 20Ghz!! I can't
turn on the Coffee Maker without the lights dimming...I'm very
much at the ragged edge.
Add to that I had to turn the air conditioning on today to help
keep my girl comfey.
And to add insult to injury, my electric bill showed up in the mail.
For the past three months that I've been Folding, WITHOUT
Airconditioning or Heating, my electric bill has been around $90
a month....Hell, I can't even blame this on TV, it only gets turned
on to watch movies once or twice a week....
This happened to me two years ago when I managed to rocket
myself up to the top 10% of SETI, and as soon as summer came
around my bills went up, and my systems started going down.
This year I have plenty of stability, and actually LESS power usage
per Mhz (more efficient systems I guess), but it's just too much.
I'm afraid it's time for me to retire....
I've managed to make Top 100 Folders on our team (my first goal)
and I've managed to go Orange in the stats (my second goal),
I don't think I'll make my third and final goal of hitting top 30,
though I have broken into the top 50 recently.
Anywho, it was fun, and I'm glad the team that I helped name,
For_Those_We_Lost continues to rocket up the stats in my place....
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