Posted inHouse Stuff Life Stuff Solar Power
Load Center Change out
With all the new changes around the place, as well as the Solar Power projects moving forward, it was just time to replace the Load Center in the house. For…
Posted inSolar Power Tech Treehugger Stuff
Tracker #1 is ALIVE!
Well, not completely. I've got it set up in the front yard (it wont be there when its done) and its lacking wire, but its proof I could build one…
Posted inSolar Power Treehugger Stuff
A New Record for my solar power system
So what does this mean? This means that my solar power system was creating 11amps of 120V power, sending it to my house to be used. What does it really…
Posted inLife Stuff
The Return of the Muppets!
The Jim Henson-created characters may be on their way back thanks to a new Disney Film. In the movie, written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and writer Jason Segel, the…
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Solar Hot Water has arrived at the Patton House!
So now that the rains have stopped, and my ark has come to rest, I am able to finally get this solar hot water heater project complete. Enter Brad from…
Posted inHumor Just plain weird Life Stuff
Pistol-packing woman, 85, forces intruder to call 911
POINT MARION, Pa. — An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him…
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All about fish!
Top 10 Most Sustainable Fish To Eat Arctic Char (farmed) Yeah! Good salmon and rainbow trout substitute here kids. And the land-based, closed system farming methods don’t strain the marine…
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Tracking the Tracker’s status
Well, its almost done, at least proto1 is almost done. By this time next week I hope to have it set up to see if my drawings produced a usable…
Posted inCars Life Stuff Money
The price to insure cars
10 Most-Expensive Cars to Insure The 10 vehicles that account for the highest dollar amount of losses for insurance companies (starting with the most expensive) are: 1. Cadillac Escalade EXT…