I'm an awfully tame $120.

~160 depending on "rock star"

MM what are you gonna buy with that fantasy football ship?

Happy 2016 everyone!! I haven't posted on 2+2 in what feels like forever. My whole time has been taken by the most joyful thing in my life. Hope you all are doing well, and I hope to get back into poker at some point

$250 if A.J. from the back street boys counts as a rock star

Ehrm.... You're doing good buddy. Keep it up.

I'm sure you're doing great as a dad, congrats! Cute kid.

between all my leagues i actually won ~$600 so i did the responsible and smart thing and invested










in a ps4 with star wars battlefront

$170 if you count Afroman as a rock star

I got arrested at a protest; otherwise I could be a $120.

Btw, if you watched The Making of a Murderer you've seen this guy. The resemblance may not be that strong, but reminded me of Lacky.

Great looking kid TBadr. Get on the treadmill, won't be long before you are going to need a ton of energy once the baby gets walking legs.

Yeah, Micro. I can see the Lacky resemblance. If he ever combed his hair that is...

too sober

Some chick where I got that from posted a $270. How YOU doin?

I wish, he looks like he makes more money than I do. Well, nevermind, being a lawyer doesn't sound fun.

Hey Jay:
What is your take on the current battle in Nevada between solar users (& providers) vs. NVE? (

$220 but only if you count Billie Joe Armstrong as a rock star.

I didn't know about it, but it seems to super suck and residential solar is leaving Nevada. It's one thing to change the rules going forward, but they are changing the rules for existing solar customers (adding fees and not allowing net-metering).

It will serve NV Energy right if they delay wider solar adoption until off-grid pricing < utility costs and people just bypass net-metering and disconnect entirely.

SolarCity is one of the companies pulling out of NV. Hawaii made changes to their net metering program (still, just for future customers) and now SolarCity is offering offgrid systems there. Electricity rates are higher in Hawaii, so it works there first, but decentralized power spreading.

And for all the non-solar customers in Nevada who are upset about solar customers using power-lines, well, they use it to lend you power when it's needed the most. I hope you build a big expensive power plant and have it ready just in time for no one to need it because they're all offgrid solar.

Ok, maybe I'm ranting a little, but NV Energy seems to have taken just about the most anti-solar position in the country at the moment.

micro, without getting too into other politics, how are all the candidates on their solar stances? i know nothing about solar issues so im just curious who you see as the most pro and anti solar candidates

The lefties are pretty uniform in support, though I think the more corporate lefties like Clinton tend to move money more towards corporate investments/utility solar than power to the people people like Bernie. Bernie has specifically called the Nevada Public Utilities decision absurd.

The righties split on solar and I don't know about the presidential candidates. Some righties like McCain or our previous California Governator have been big solar supporters.

Ok, a little googling shows a solar website graded the candidates.

Jeb!: C
Chris Christie: A (not surprising - solar has been big in NJ)
Ted Cruz: F
Rand Paul: C
Marco Rubio: C

Hillary: A
Bernie: A
Jim Webb: F

I guess Trump wasn't officially in the race or something at that point, but I think he's probably an F.

Thanks!

From what I am seeing, that should be a reality within the next couple of months. I am both excited and terrified.

Any general thoughts on the Tesla batteries coming out and what that will mean for consumers? (i.e. people with professionally installed solar panels )

thats what i thought, which is why i was curious.

also funny that theres a list of candidates out there that has jim webb but not trump.

Of course Tesla didn't invent the battery, and they weren't even the first with a slick package for a battery back up system, but hopefully they get the market going.

I don't think that the Tesla battery will just be able to be slapped onto an existing system.

There are ways to convert a grid tied system to a hybrid system.

I am keeping my eye on this market because it's really a luxury to have backup power here in Cali. That makes it different than solar in general, which is installed to save money. The difference to me being: margins are bigger for luxuries.

Hmm, only just found this new thread.. :-s

I'm the "goody two shoes" of this thread wrt that Suzzer list: $80

Hmm $210. There's still time!

Happy 2016 all.