Exactly, it's like baking where perfect measures mean nothing without the right technique. Maybe that's why @jessicajohnson's perfect ratio can still fail if the hands-on work gets skipped.

Noticed my friend had constant shoulder pain from lifting. He was bench pressing with his elbows flared out. A trainer showed him to tuck them in, and now he's pain-free.

Wait, hold on, your daughter set it to 60 in the summer? That's like walking into a freezer! No wonder your bill went crazy. I thought 80 was bad, but 60 for AC has got to make the unit work itself to death.

@tarahart, you're right about the cost comparison, but there's another side. Most people don't know that surge protectors can wear out after taking a few hits. So even a good one might fail when a surge actually happens. That means your panel could still get fried if you never check or swap them out. It's not just the first cost, it's the need to keep up with them over time. This turns the "cheap fix" into something that needs real attention to work.

Your mileage may vary, but the river path worked for me on Blue Ridge last fall.