Note to Billings Forge, Re: Branding

Center for Community at Billings Forge - http://www.centerforcommunity.org/

Billings Forge Community Works - http://www.billingsforgeworks.org/

The Workshops at Billings Forge - http://workshops.billingsforgeworks.org/

The Studio at Billings Forge - http://studio.billingsforgeworks.org/

The Kitchen at Billings Forge - http://www.thekitchencatering.org/

Farmer's Market at Billings Forge - http://www.hartfordfarmersmarket.org/

Firebox Restaurant - http://www.fireboxrestaurant.com/

Billings Forge Apartments - http://billingsforgeapts.com/ (admittedly a placeholder site)

There is a lot going on down there on Broad Street - but it seems like energy, communication, etc. are a bit scattered. I had a hard time deciding which website to link to in my previous post. Take a lesson from Real Art Ways (cinema, visual arts, spoken word, community outreach, social events, music, all coming from one entity and accessible on one website) - brand yourself. Set up one website, one path for communications. You can target marketing or outreach, slice and dice your email communications, fund-raising lists and organization internally - but give us one unified face, and we'll be a lot less confused and more likely to come on down!

Question and Answer: Frigidaire Dehumidifer

Model Number: FDL50S1

Subject: Dehumidifer Cycling

Message: Is there any way to increase the device hysterisis? My dehumidifier seems to cycle on/off a lot (under 5 minutes) - just a little annoying and I am concerned about motor and component life with all this switching. I would prefer it turned on, ran for a longer period, then switched off for a longer period. The device seems to be working fine. It's set on Low Fan speed and 50% RH. Just seems to bounce up and down through the RH set level pretty quickly...

Alternately, I may install a timer so that the device runs just at night (and presumably, for longer periods since the humidity will have crept up), unless you have other ideas.....

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Response: Thank you for taking the time to contact us at Frigidaire. There is no way
to change the way the unit cycles, but the component are designed to work. After cycled off at the desired room relative humidity a dehumidifier could cycle about every 3 to 4 minutes on then 3 to 4 minutes off depending on the room's relative humidity and rate of humid air infiltration. A unit could run longer if there was higher moisture infiltration into the room.

Please let us know if you need any further information or assistance. Thank you for choosing Frigidaire products for your home.

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Good: Quick response

Not So Good: Not the answer I wanted (I hoped for some toggle in the software to increase the run time or something). Looks like I will be installing a timer or something to keep the dehumidifier off when I am working.

Interesting: Slight off-kilter English, but pretty decent technical response.

Inappropriate Yoga Guy

Youtube video here

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer here

Thankfully, not much of that goes on at our studio.....

Random Road Musings

A couple of puddle jumpers - from Cleveland to Detroit and from Detroit to Grand Rapids. I probably should have driven....for all the hurry up and wait associated with air travel. That being said, Northwest Airlines, and Detroit Metro, have been downright civil so far.

Staying at the Airport Marriott in Cleveland ($159 rack rate) but then you do not get free breakfast / coffee in the morning, free wifi, or free parking even. Sheesh. No wonder I am a low budget hotel kinda girl - I just freaking hate paying for all these stupid things that the moderately priced properties throw in for free. And while I am at it, can I grouse about paying close to $100 to rent a minivan for 18 hours because that's all they had on the lot. Next time, I book cars for all my travel and then cancel them if I need to.....just to lock in a lower rate.....

On the plus side, the veggie wrap at National Coney Island in Detroit Metro (right across from Gate A23) is pretty rockin and is miles ahead of the McMeal I was considering.

And Boingo works out pretty well for me as well - even though I need to buy it, I can log in from Cleveland AND Detroit for my pound of flesh. Not so bad. I had some web stuff to upload this morning; it's pretty cool to be able to keep up with the little things while I travel.

Yoga Action Squad

Tip of the mat....er...hat.....to Kerri from Real Hartford for this one.

I laughed until I stopped. Actually, the cat makes me laugh most of all (also the fact that when confronting evildoers they do yoga postures, complete with gentle teacherly admonishments to keep one aligned.

I'm going to yoga hell, I just know it.

The First Rule of Net Abuse

Don't target lawyers (or lawyers to be)

Part of my own "keep my head low" philosophy about certain parts of my life is fear of this sort of thing.... (the net abuse, not the lawsuit)