Solar Home Progress

Sept 2010

Finished Mounting Panels

Improved Panel Mounting (from back)

Stainless Steel Nuts, Bolts and washers to prevent corrosion.

Thanks for all the advice!!!

Stainless Washer between frame (aluminum) and bracket (Galvanized) to inhibit half-cell reaction

8 foot ground rod pounded in by hand

Wiring is Next. 200’ cable run to house

Pallet Forks make awesome saw horses/Work bench/Coffee holder

The ongoing oil/nat gas exploration

• These two strange vehicles trudging through roads and woods.

• The orange sign reads “explosives”

• The top vehicle has drilling rig which drills down 20ft to set an explosive charge

They drilled in many places

Helicopter picks up and delivers blasting equipment

I got in for some closups

Every day brings something special

Built overhead storage in shed

Pallet forks get the heavy load up to the correct level, then human power slides load from forks onto loft.

Designed to take pallets as “flooring”

No mosquitoes• I’ve been astonished by the lack of mosquitoes.

• JG tells me that Dragon flies are the natural predator for mosquitoes.

• I’ve got billions of Dragon Files

• They typically hover overhead; almost as if they are curious about what's going on. I suppose I’m being used as bait for their dinner.

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