Construction Pix
More Pix
I took more pix, here they are:
This is Bob up on a scaffold that he made, he was putting up more panels of wood on the south side of the cabin, the scaffold is about 12 feet in the air.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Going to town…
02-27-08
Pizza night went very well, the dough I made rose very well, I love a happy dough! I used spaghetti sauce for the pizza sauce, I cooked some ground beef, I had some left over(cooked) deer sausage, but it smelled a little off, I set it outside well behind my cabin for the wild animals to …
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Let the Earth Keep You Comfy
What better way to go off grid and be cozy then to let the Earth’s own geothermal work for you.
Geothermal, GeoExchange, earth-coupled, ground-source, or water-source heat pumps are all use the constant temperature of the earth as the exchange medium instead of the outside air temperature. By doing that this system has a much higher efficiency (300%-600%) on cold …
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Revenge of the Eroding Village of Kivalina
The shrinking village of Kivalina, Alaska is suing 9 oil companies, 14 power companies, and one coal company for damage that has been caused by global warming to their island. This suit was filed Tuesday, Feb 26, in San Fransisco’s U.S. District Court on behalf of the city of Kivalina and it’s federally recognized tribe, Alaska Native village of …
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4×4s
Don’t blame cars, blame drivers
You can take them anywhere. You can live in them. They can earn you money dragging logs or whatever. 4×4s are an indispensable part of off-grid life for many of us. Ideally I would like a stretch Land Rover (as in stretch out and go to sleep), but I couldn’t afford it even if one did exist.
It’s fair to say that 4×4s don’t get the warmest of receptions in the green movement. They’ve been blamed for global warming. But, I’m willing to cut them some slack, even if the world’s hardcore tree-huggers aren’t.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Make Plans to Visit DC This April
Have you been thinking about visiting Washington DC to see the sites, enjoy the great entertainment, talk with your representatives, advocate for a better environment, or maybe just join in on some interesting events, then this April seems to be the time to do it.
The Alliance to Save Energy will be hosting its’ Great Energy …
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02-26-08
The month is almost gone, time goes by so fast here, it seems like we just got here and it also seems like we have always been here, I can’t say that I have forgotten my life before this, but it is fading. Before we moved here, I didn’t know how I would be able to …
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Obstacles - I love them
Stressed? Never!
It’s all been happening at Mission Improbable HQ since I last wrote.
First of all, I had an operation to fix a hernia. The operation itself went like a dream, probably because I was asleep at the time, other than attempting to talk to the French nurses in Italian when I woke up, and being somewhat confused by seeing double, the whole thing went without a hitch.
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Home Depot has Eco Options
Home Depot has Eco Optionsbrand that was introduced during their Do-It-Herself Workshop that I attended. The Smarter, Warmer, Eco-friendly Bathroom was the latest in their clinics designed to give women the knowledge they need to make their own home improvements.
Last night, Monday (Feb 25), I was lucky enough to attend the clinic. It was run by my local …
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