Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Well then, S/JJ, a justification of the mild (Vampire, as it`s labeled)consumption of electricity that was used, and Landlord approved, to boot.
How long have you left anything on by mistake?
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Hi Bill,
Well, actually my Friend, not be be contrary, but, this thread is the "How long have you left anything on by mistake" thread, and is not limited only to electric/electronic equipment.
The key element being "left on by mistake" and not left on for an extended time, on purpose
Hence my description of my gas grill left on full blast for 4 days, that amazingly didn't do a mini "China syndrome" and melt it's way through my deck
(For any of us here not old enough to have seen the movie)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_China_Syndrome
I left my EX on for close to ten years and that was a big mistake. Couldn't extinguish that raging fire no matter what I did and when I thought it was out, it would erupt unexpectedly and worse than before. Leaving the outside lights or a stove burner on for a weekend pales in comparison to that life changing experience.
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
I`ve had that BR disc movie for yrs. !Hi Bill,
Well, actually my Friend, not be be contrary, but, this thread is the "How long have you left anything on by mistake" thread, and is not limited only to electric/electronic equipment.
The key element being "left on by mistake" and not left on for an extended time, on purpose
Hence my description of my gas grill left on full blast for 4 days, that amazingly didn't do a mini "China syndrome" and melt it's way through my deck
(For any of us here not old enough to have seen the movie)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_China_Syndrome
Well one thing is certain, your natural gas fueled grill was ultra sterilized clean of all previous cooking residuals and additionally heat treated metal tempered to boot !
Blowed Fuse
ok ok ok….. It’s just a little pin prick
And preheated for the next bbq!
Oh man now my acts of stupidity are coming back to haunt me. Just remembered putting a frozen pizza in the oven (425 degrees) at about 1:00am after a night out. Of course I forgot about it. You should have heard my roommate in the morning when he opened the oven. A black charred disc was waiting ......
NO it wasn't last week!!!! about 1978.
Or getting up in the morning and there is a record still spinning with the arm still down....darn mind altering substances.
NO it wasn't last week!!!! about 1978.
Or getting up in the morning and there is a record still spinning with the arm still down....darn mind altering substances.
yrs ago my oldest boy was the last one out of the house we went somewhere and when we came home the front door wide open in January for probley atleast 4 hrs ! My wife thought some one broke in ! But I seen our cat and dog setting in the door way and no marks on the door I wasn’t to worried ! No harm but that did raise the gas bill a little ! Atleast the house got a good airing out !Ok, we've now got enough keywords in these two posts for me to fess up to mine........
I left a gas grill on........
FOR FOUR DAYS!!!!!!!!
But, how is that even possible you ask, wouldn't the propane bottle have run out long before that?????
Well yeah, it would have, except.....
The first house I bought had the gas grill on the back deck tied into the house's natural gas supply. On one Friday night I cooked two awesome steaks for the Mrs. and I and left the grill on to burn off the racks. Well, one thing led to another (Hey, I WAS young back then) and I completely forgot about the grill! It was the following Tuesday that I happened to walk past it and felt an odd blast of heat blow by me in the breeze. I thought, "That's odd, could the bright sunshine have heated it that much ,so that I was feeling the warmth as I walked past? And then it hit me..... The steaks on Friday, , , the burning off the racks, , , , the
Believe it or not I think I recall that it only added around $30 to that month's gas bill, but then gas was a whole lot cheaper back then.....
Doghouse
Super Member
Mostly, if you ever leave anything "on," you can see you have, because there may be a panel light, or a slight hum from the speakers.
I've had this for about ten years. They were around £3.5K.
If you leave it on, it will turn itself off after seven minutes. I often play it using earphones, that's the only sound you can hear.
The amplifier is in the base speaker. It has a separate switch. But you don't need if you're using the earphones.
But there is no indication that it is on anywhere. When I play it using the amplifier, on a few occasions, I've left it on when I've turned off the keyboard.
A few times it's been on for a couple of days before I've noticed, as it's completely silent.
You'd think something costing that much would have a indicator light on it to tell you when it was on.
I've had this for about ten years. They were around £3.5K.
If you leave it on, it will turn itself off after seven minutes. I often play it using earphones, that's the only sound you can hear.
The amplifier is in the base speaker. It has a separate switch. But you don't need if you're using the earphones.
But there is no indication that it is on anywhere. When I play it using the amplifier, on a few occasions, I've left it on when I've turned off the keyboard.
A few times it's been on for a couple of days before I've noticed, as it's completely silent.
You'd think something costing that much would have a indicator light on it to tell you when it was on.
Yes, I would expect it to have both a power indicator LED and auto shut off. All 3 of my BT speakers have both and they would have been a total of $720 (don't know how many Euros that is) had I not gotten the 2nd MB3 at a close out price. That model was replaced by the Megaboom 4. I got the last one Best Buy had.
jayvis
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If we're just talking about stereo equipment, I can't ever remember leaving anything on when I wasn't using it. Now, I don't even have to worry about it because all of the components shut off if they aren't used for 30 minutes. I have been known to leave the lights on in the garage or a closet overnight.
Bill S
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My friend did this after a night of drinking. He woke up to find the grill, also a Weber, had melted onto the deck and the deck was starting to burn up.I left a gas grill on........
FOR FOUR DAYS!!!!!!!!
My head doesn't have a power switch. It just keeps going 24/7 conjuring every obsurd thought that one brain can generate without any enhancements. Still, I love being me and maybe because no one else could handle being me.
So, did it burn off the racks? Assuming, so it was job done. Sometimes one has to rationalize.Ok, we've now got enough keywords in these two posts for me to fess up to mine........
I left a gas grill on........
FOR FOUR DAYS!!!!!!!!
But, how is that even possible you ask, wouldn't the propane bottle have run out long before that?????
Well yeah, it would have, except.....
The first house I bought had the gas grill on the back deck tied into the house's natural gas supply. On one Friday night I cooked two awesome steaks for the Mrs. and I and left the grill on to burn off the racks. Well, one thing led to another (Hey, I WAS young back then
Believe it or not I think I recall that it only added around $30 to that month's gas bill, but then gas was a whole lot cheaper back then.....
Hi Bill, I think I got lucky because it was hooked up to Natural gas VS Propane, had it been Propane perhaps mine would have melted also (if the tank didn't run out first)
PS, thanks Mike Judge, I can't even TYPE the word "Propane" without hearin it in Hank Hill's voice
Hi Spicer, oh yes. there wasn't a bit of anything but dried carbon left anywhere inside the grill, so yeah, it did accomplish the cleaning