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Postby jeffbert » 8 years ago

My only dread is that its battery is not user replaceable; thus I will need to send it to the manufacturer when it needs replacing.
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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 7 years ago

I mentioned here once before that our backyard is private enough to allow for skinny dipping in the pool. Well, I was brushing the algae off the pool walls this morning when it really started to rain. I can't begin to describe how amazing it feels to be outside naked in a torrential rain (especially when you've been sweating from manual labor). Actually, if you are standing up, only your head and shoulders get wet (if the rain is falling vertically), so I sat down in a lounge chair and got totally soaked. It wasn't a thunderstorm, if I had heard any thunder, I'd have ran inside in a hurry!
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Postby jeffbert » 7 years ago

about 12 years ago, there was a hurricane that knocked out our electric power, & as we had a well, we were in bad shape for water, even for flushing. It was a very hard rain, and rather warm also. I took soap outside & showered the natural way. We then lived on 2 1/4 acres, Our nearest neighbor had no windows facing that part of our yard, it was very dark, & with the pouring rain, I could not see much more than 20 feet. It was late at night, and nobody was even awake to see me.

We were min the dark for at least 3 days. :cry:
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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 7 years ago

"jeffbert" wrote:about 12 years ago, there was a hurricane that knocked out our electric power, & as we had a well, we were in bad shape for water, even for flushing. It was a very hard rain, and rather warm also. I took soap outside & showered the natural way. We then lived on 2 1/4 acres, Our nearest neighbor had no windows facing that part of our yard, it was very dark, & with the pouring rain, I could not see much more than 20 feet. It was late at night, and nobody was even awake to see me.
We were min the dark for at least 3 days. :cry:


We are also on well water, but we do have a backup generator. After hurricane Wilma it ran for almost two weeks straight. We were able to get a delivery of propane before the end of the first week (the tank holds enough to run the generator constantly for about 6 days). I did have to shut it down every 100 hours or so (about equal to 6000 miles in a car) to change the oil and filter.

Couldn't run the A/C, but we did have the ceiling fans, lights, well water, and the food in the fridge didn't spoil. I had a propane stove to cook (generator didn't have enough power for the electric stove), and we could also use the microwave and toaster oven.

We also have a solar water heater (the pump for it runs off of a PV array).
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Postby jeffbert » 7 years ago

mY SISTER & brother-in-laW are getting solar panel on their roof, but they will pay nothing for them. On the bad side, during a power outage, they will still be in the dark, as the system is 'free' so as to use their home to earn $ for the company, & thus, the system will be hard-wired to the electric co.
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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 7 years ago

"jeffbert" wrote:mY SISTER & brother-in-laW are getting solar panel on their roof, but they will pay nothing for them. On the bad side, during a power outage, they will still be in the dark, as the system is 'free' so as to use their home to earn $ for the company, & thus, the system will be hard-wired to the electric co.


So they are NOT "off the grid". The power company is only "using" them to generate power and they (hopefully) get a reduction in their bills.

There are companies that will install solar on your house for free, you are off the grid for power that you self generate, the local utility buys back your excess power (from the solar company). You pay the solar power company only for the power you self generate at a lower cost per KWH than the local utility would charge you, you buy additional power (at night, etc) from the local utility.
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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 7 years ago

Since the beginning of spring I've gone back to wearing sandals all the time. (Luna Sandals, if you're curious). I don't think I've put a pair of socks into the laundry basket in over two months now. I've also discovered that I enjoy just going bare foot, at least around the house and in the back yard. (My wife insists that I wash my feet before going to bed!)
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Postby cybotron » 7 years ago

"jeffbert" wrote:about 12 years ago, there was a hurricane that knocked out our electric power, & as we had a well, we were in bad shape for water, even for flushing. It was a very hard rain, and rather warm also. I took soap outside & showered the natural way. We then lived on 2 1/4 acres, Our nearest neighbor had no windows facing that part of our yard, it was very dark, & with the pouring rain, I could not see much more than 20 feet. It was late at night, and nobody was even awake to see me.

We were min the dark for at least 3 days. :cry:

Gee! Well I hope you are situated to survive the raging hurricanes that are on the way. Maybe you will be out of it's area! :cry: :eek:
But it's gonna be really bad! Ok.
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Postby cybotron » 7 years ago

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Ok I confess. I'm from another dimension beyond time and space. And I use the DNA Helix as a transport vehicle. And I am into this plain of existence to invade the realm of matter! The more destruction of the world of men, the more girl I get in the end! For Love is all!
I am Eros!
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