Where to move? - Page 5

 
Thinking about Morris’s advise I ran a TMY2 report and kicked out
these potential places, the only real surprises where Goodland,
Boston, & Billings although Boston’s out the running. The Goodland &
Billings surprise is enough to make me setup a TMY3 run to see if
there’s anything else I’m missing? I’ll run that tonight.

At least at the end of the day, I’ll have town names to find local
news-papers.

Curbie

City        State    e-Rate    Tmax    Tmin    Tavg    H70    C78
GDD5086    WS    Savg
Goodland    KS    $0.07    100    -6    50    7799    100
2495        12    198
Boston        MA    $0.16    91    5    50    7407    91
2097        12    163
Billings        MT    $0.07    102    -19    47    8722
102    1532        11    172
Grand Island    NE    $0.06    100    -13    49    7910    100
2554        11    185
Norfolk        NE    $0.06    102    -26    48    8358    102
2249        12    179
Pierre        SD    $0.07    113    -26    47    8788    113
1816        11    176
Rapid City    SD    $0.07    98    -17    46    8997    98
1620        12    178
Sioux Falls    SD    $0.07    105    -22    45    9460    105
1502        11    171

Tmax = maximum yearly tererature in °F
Tmin = minimum yearly tererature in °F
Tavg = average yearly tempetature in °F {Between 40 And 50}
H70 = 70°F heating degree days
C78 = 78°F cooling degree days
GDD5086 = Growing Degree Days 50°F base, 86°F cap. °F (food I
want to grow)
WS = Average wind speed in miles per hour (Battelle Class 3-4)

  Ran TMY3, and numbers are really pointing to that corridor between NE
& SD, now to run FIPS data for their counties, the cities within those
counties, than give that list a spider to what local papers it will
turn-up on the web.

Curbie


State    Place            Tmax    Tmin    Tavg    H70    C78
GDD5086    WSI
CO    Akron Washington AP    98    -3    50    7607    98
2556        11
IA    Ottumwa Industrial AP    98    -15    49    8195    98
2107        11
IA    Sioux City AP    1    02    -17    48    8317    102
2186        11
IA    Storm Lake        93    -10    48    8505    93
1885        11
IL    Central Illinois Rg    96    -21    50    7606    96
2308        11
MT    Billings Logan Int'l AP    98    -10    48    8370    98
1790        11
NE    Ainsworth Municipal    100    -22    50    7696    100
2500        11
NE    Alliance Municipal    100    -26    47    8625    100
2323        11
NE    Broken Bow Muni    98    -21    48    8314    98    2185
11
NE    Grand Island Regio    102    -15    49    8129    102
2473        11
NE    Kearney Muni (awos)    102    -17    50    7854    102
2471        11
NE    Norfolk Karl Stefan AP    102    -21    48    8430    102
2218        11
NE    O`neill/baker Field    104    -21    46    9244    104
1580        12
NE    Sidney Municipal Ap    102    -15    47    8527    102
1991        11
NY    Buffalo Niagara Intl AP    89    -3    48    8274    89
1529        11
OH    Burke Lakefront        100    1    50    7584    100
1998        12
PA    Erie International AP    91    8    48    8059    91
1627        11
SD    Pierre Municipal AP    105    -30    47    8610    105
1976        11
SD    Rapid City Regional AP    100    -19    47    8819    100
1835        12
SD    Sioux Falls Foss Field    96    -22    45    9261    96
1565        11
WY    Casper Natrona Co AP    98    -19    45    9105    98
1604        12

 Just got the following "post" form AT&T:

"Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be
offering access to the Usenet netnews service.  If you wish to
continue
reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party
vendors.

Posted only internally to AT&T Usenet Servers."

Apparently one of the ways they're getting their customers for pay for
AT&T's recent acquisition of Bellsouth is charging the same money for
less service by dropping newsgroups. Their "less (for us) is more"
(for AT&T) business model will get me to drop their service.

I'll try to get out here again when I get moved and situated, Thanks
for all your help!

Curbie

 

Yeah, funny how all of usenet seems to be 'internal' to AT&T.  Or they've
let their servers go spread it all over.

TimeWarner did this a few months back.  The big ISP's are scared they might
actually promote the sharing of ideas and social networking without facebook
or something.

daestrom

 daestrom,


I got that post from "this" group alt.energy.homepower and since
no-one else can see the post, it means AT&T is not propagating their
"cutting of services, while not cutting cost of services" (price
increase) to other servers. Also, they done it such a way as to not
let customers know who aren't using newsgroups right now, of the cut
in service (or price increase), all while keeping any complaints
posted this message on their servers (bit-bucket) which they'll
un-plug in a month.

Wonder how much of their customer's money AT&T spent figuring out the
best way to screw their customers out of more money?

Sorry about the rant, I'm just so tried of paying more and more to get
less and less.

Curbie