On Aug 6, 7:48*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Aug 6, 7:23*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:



I wonder how many of the kids just kept the fridges when they went
home? Collecting back the fridges musta been a PIA. Since the kids
went home on different days.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

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On Aug 5, 8:30 pm, Robert Neville wrote:

DerbyDad03 wrote:
I recently borrowed my son's roomate's mini-mini dorm sized fridge
for
use in a hotel room for a week. Compressor style. It froze a bottle
of
water (in the freezer section) overnight.

More years ago than I care to admit, I can recall the "mini-cool"
truck parked
in front of the dorm complex doing a land office business renting
1cf dorm
fridges off the tailgate for something like $25/semester. That was
when they
sold for over $200 new. Nowdays I've seen them for $50 new in the
August sales.

At that rate it would take them at least 4 years to recoup their $200,
excluding summers. More if you include maintenance, swaps for broken
unit, salary for the owner/employee, storage, gas, etc.

Doesn't sound like a very good business plan to me.

THey still rent at many schools. *Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. *Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

My daughter's college doesn't allow cooking the room. They allow
fridges but not microwaves.

It sucks, but it's an older dorm and the electrical load may be the
reason.

jamesgangnc wrote:

THey still rent at many schools. Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

Power was the problem at my school. They wouldn't allow the taller fridges
because the dorms weren't wired to support the draw.

On Aug 6, 9:48*am, Robert Neville wrote:
jamesgangnc wrote:
THey still rent at many schools. *Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. *Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

Power was the problem at my school. They wouldn't allow the taller fridges
because the dorms weren't wired to support the draw.

Surpisingly to me when we moved our daughter into U Miami (FL) they
had no restrictions. The freshman dorms are pretty old, built in the
60s, but I guess someone was thinking ahead when they planned the
electrical. They allowed any fridge and microwave in the 2 person and
single rooms.

On Aug 6, 10:22*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Aug 6, 9:48*am, Robert Neville wrote:

jamesgangnc wrote:
THey still rent at many schools. *Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. *Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

Power was the problem at my school. They wouldn't allow the taller fridges
because the dorms weren't wired to support the draw.

Surpisingly to me when we moved our daughter into U Miami (FL) they
had no restrictions. *The freshman dorms are pretty old, built in the
60s, but I guess someone was thinking ahead when they planned the
electrical. *They allowed any fridge and microwave in the 2 person and
single rooms.

Do they have a "recycling penalty"?

My daughter's school requires you to check in at the recycling at
least once every 2 weeks (or something like that) show your picture ID
and sign the log. If you don't, there is some type of fee added to
your bill.

You don't have to actually recycle anything, but you have to check in.

The theory is that if you have to stop by anyway, you might actually
recycle your plastics, paper, etc.

On Aug 6, 10:37*am, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Aug 6, 10:22*am, jamesgangnc wrote:





On Aug 6, 9:48*am, Robert Neville wrote:

jamesgangnc wrote:
THey still rent at many schools. *Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. *Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

Power was the problem at my school. They wouldn't allow the taller fridges
because the dorms weren't wired to support the draw.

Surpisingly to me when we moved our daughter into U Miami (FL) they
had no restrictions. *The freshman dorms are pretty old, built in the
60s, but I guess someone was thinking ahead when they planned the
electrical. *They allowed any fridge and microwave in the 2 person and
single rooms.

Do they have a "recycling penalty"?

My daughter's school requires you to check in at the recycling at
least once every 2 weeks (or something like that) show your picture ID
and sign the log. If you don't, there is some type of fee added to
your bill.

You don't have to actually recycle anything, but you have to check in.

The theory is that if you have to stop by anyway, you might actually
recycle your plastics, paper, etc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Nope. But the bill is pretty darn high to start with.

On Aug 6, 12:02*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Aug 6, 10:37*am, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Aug 6, 10:22*am, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Aug 6, 9:48*am, Robert Neville wrote:

jamesgangnc wrote:
THey still rent at many schools. *Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. *Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

Power was the problem at my school. They wouldn't allow the taller fridges
because the dorms weren't wired to support the draw.

Surpisingly to me when we moved our daughter into U Miami (FL) they
had no restrictions. *The freshman dorms are pretty old, built in the
60s, but I guess someone was thinking ahead when they planned the
electrical. *They allowed any fridge and microwave in the 2 person and
single rooms.

Do they have a "recycling penalty"?

My daughter's school requires you to check in at the recycling at
least once every 2 weeks (or something like that) show your picture ID
and sign the log. If you don't, there is some type of fee added to
your bill.

You don't have to actually recycle anything, but you have to check in.

The theory is that if you have to stop by anyway, you might actually
recycle your plastics, paper, etc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Nope. *But the bill is pretty darn high to start with.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"But the bill is pretty darn high to start with"

Times 2 in my case, times 3 next year.

# 3 is pretty darn smart so I'm hoping for some "assistance" from
schools that want her.

When I was in college, we also had the no-cook restriction. I'm not
sure if it was fire code, or how many circuits. I remember one time
when a section of the dorm went dark. The workers came out, and went
door to door, asking (in the dark) if we were cooking. I sense that
they have had main breakers overloaded before. Microwaves are probably
better than hot plates -- lower amps, and shorter cook times.

Anyhow, I'm sure they don't want anyone "cooking the room". Got a
smile from that.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"DerbyDad03"
wrote in message news:29878fed-1506-4e68-bd35-

My daughter's college doesn't allow cooking the room. They allow
fridges but not microwaves.

It sucks, but it's an older dorm and the electrical load may be the
reason.

Papers, please! And they bristle when we call them Nazis.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"DerbyDad03"
wrote in message
...

Do they have a "recycling penalty"?

My daughter's school requires you to check in at the recycling at
least once every 2 weeks (or something like that) show your picture ID
and sign the log. If you don't, there is some type of fee added to
your bill.

You don't have to actually recycle anything, but you have to check in.

The theory is that if you have to stop by anyway, you might actually
recycle your plastics, paper, etc.

On Aug 6, 12:36*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Aug 6, 12:02*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:





On Aug 6, 10:37*am, DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Aug 6, 10:22*am, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Aug 6, 9:48*am, Robert Neville wrote:

jamesgangnc wrote:
THey still rent at many schools. *Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. *Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

Power was the problem at my school. They wouldn't allow the taller fridges
because the dorms weren't wired to support the draw.

Surpisingly to me when we moved our daughter into U Miami (FL) they
had no restrictions. *The freshman dorms are pretty old, built in the
60s, but I guess someone was thinking ahead when they planned the
electrical. *They allowed any fridge and microwave in the 2 person and
single rooms.

Do they have a "recycling penalty"?

My daughter's school requires you to check in at the recycling at
least once every 2 weeks (or something like that) show your picture ID
and sign the log. If you don't, there is some type of fee added to
your bill.

You don't have to actually recycle anything, but you have to check in..

The theory is that if you have to stop by anyway, you might actually
recycle your plastics, paper, etc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Nope. *But the bill is pretty darn high to start with.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"But the bill is pretty darn high to start with"

Times 2 in my case, times 3 next year.

# 3 is pretty darn smart so I'm hoping for some "assistance" from
schools that want her.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I dunno, I think U of M is pretty close to 3 times the state schools
around here in NC.

On Aug 6, 2:38*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Aug 6, 12:36*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Aug 6, 12:02*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Aug 6, 10:37*am, DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Aug 6, 10:22*am, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Aug 6, 9:48*am, Robert Neville wrote:

jamesgangnc wrote:
THey still rent at many schools. *Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. *Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

Power was the problem at my school. They wouldn't allow the taller fridges
because the dorms weren't wired to support the draw.

Surpisingly to me when we moved our daughter into U Miami (FL) they
had no restrictions. *The freshman dorms are pretty old, built in the
60s, but I guess someone was thinking ahead when they planned the
electrical. *They allowed any fridge and microwave in the 2 person and
single rooms.

Do they have a "recycling penalty"?

My daughter's school requires you to check in at the recycling at
least once every 2 weeks (or something like that) show your picture ID
and sign the log. If you don't, there is some type of fee added to
your bill.

You don't have to actually recycle anything, but you have to check in.

The theory is that if you have to stop by anyway, you might actually
recycle your plastics, paper, etc.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Nope. *But the bill is pretty darn high to start with.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"But the bill is pretty darn high to start with"

Times 2 in my case, times 3 next year.

# 3 is pretty darn smart so I'm hoping for some "assistance" from
schools that want her.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I dunno, I think U of M is pretty close to 3 times the state schools
around here in NC.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Good point.

Currently I'm talking about 1 state and 1 private.

At least the private is the 2nd half of a 2 + 2 transfer from a
community college, so we're only looking at 2 years of "ouch" - and he
is getting some help based on his academic and other credentials.

Still, it's no where near painless.

wrote:
You can stack 2 peltier coolers to get 80 degrees difference, 3 for
120... that is good for operation upside down or any direction, even
good for zero gravity. Down on earth staying upright it's a lot cheaper
to use the old fangled compressor systems.

Are there any consumer available stacked peltier coolers?

I don't know? Maybe a search will help?

DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Aug 6, 7:48 am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Aug 6, 7:23 am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:



I wonder how many of the kids just kept the fridges when they went
home? Collecting back the fridges musta been a PIA. Since the kids
went home on different days.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
...
On Aug 5, 8:30 pm, Robert Neville wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:
I recently borrowed my son's roomate's mini-mini dorm sized fridge
for
use in a hotel room for a week. Compressor style. It froze a bottle
of
water (in the freezer section) overnight.
More years ago than I care to admit, I can recall the "mini-cool"
truck parked
in front of the dorm complex doing a land office business renting
1cf dorm
fridges off the tailgate for something like $25/semester. That was
when they
sold for over $200 new. Nowdays I've seen them for $50 new in the
August sales.
At that rate it would take them at least 4 years to recoup their $200,
excluding summers. More if you include maintenance, swaps for broken
unit, salary for the owner/employee, storage, gas, etc.
Doesn't sound like a very good business plan to me.
THey still rent at many schools. Some schools require you to get
their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that
the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. Keeps the load
on their over used dorm electrical system down.

My daughter's college doesn't allow cooking the room. They allow
fridges but not microwaves.

It sucks, but it's an older dorm and the electrical load may be the
reason.
No, it is because college kids are idiots, especially when drunk.
Fridges seldom start fires.

--
aem sends...