Comments on: Another Day — Gone http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/ Rational Life Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:51:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Peter Hentges http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-280 Peter Hentges Fri, 11 May 2007 07:47:10 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-280 Sounds like you would make good use of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterruptible_power_supply" rel="nofollow">a UPS unit</a> if power failures are a semi-regular thing. Maybe paired with some sort of solar unit. Or maybe that's me dreaming my off-grid dreams again. :) In any case, Dream Weaver does sound like a marvelous horse for a writer. Sounds like you would make good use of a UPS unit if power failures are a semi-regular thing. Maybe paired with some sort of solar unit.

Or maybe that’s me dreaming my off-grid dreams again. :)

In any case, Dream Weaver does sound like a marvelous horse for a writer.

]]> By: Melinda http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-281 Melinda Fri, 11 May 2007 15:27:01 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-281 We looked into solar when we built the house, but to power the entire house would have cost around $40,000.00, and when we talked to architects who use the systems they said the current panels used in the U.S. need to be replaced just about the time you've finally paid off the initial outlay. Carl thinks the Siemens panels that are being used in Germany might be the answer, but I don't know if they are for sale in this country yet. Their life span is supposed to be 20 years. I will go and look at the UPS unit link you provided. Usually we only get power outages during our big thunderstorms, and yesterday was bright and clear. The wind wasn't even blowing. And keep dreaming those dreams. I'd love to be off the grid. Up on my cliff wind power would also be really viable. We looked into solar when we built the house, but to power the entire house would have cost around $40,000.00, and when we talked to architects who use the systems they said the current panels used in the U.S. need to be replaced just about the time you’ve finally paid off the initial outlay. Carl thinks the Siemens panels that are being used in Germany might be the answer, but I don’t know if they are for sale in this country yet. Their life span is supposed to be 20 years.

I will go and look at the UPS unit link you provided. Usually we only get power outages during our big thunderstorms, and yesterday was bright and clear. The wind wasn’t even blowing.

And keep dreaming those dreams. I’d love to be off the grid. Up on my cliff wind power would also be really viable.

]]> By: Steve Stirling http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-304 Steve Stirling Sun, 13 May 2007 03:10:05 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-304 Everybody in Bangalore had their own backup power unit. Of course, the grid went off at _least_ once every day. Everybody in Bangalore had their own backup power unit. Of course, the grid went off at _least_ once every day.

]]> By: Steve Stirling http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-305 Steve Stirling Sun, 13 May 2007 03:12:03 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-305 BTW, did you see "Fracture"? BTW, did you see “Fracture”?

]]> By: Melinda http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-306 Melinda Sun, 13 May 2007 05:02:40 +0000 http://www.melindasnodgrass.com/musings/2007/05/10/another-day-gone/#comment-306 I haven't seen FRACTURE. Waas it good? I like Hopkins, but it looked like he was playing Hannibal again. I haven’t seen FRACTURE. Waas it good? I like Hopkins, but it looked like he was playing Hannibal again.

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