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Nothing to see here…Global Warming Expedition Foiled By Ice

This will be dismissed as an anomaly by those who believe in Global Warming, but enough of these anomalies and we will be wearing parkas from October to April. Posted on August 31, 2013 by John Hinderaker in Climate Global … Continue reading

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Life in the Shadow of Germany’s Green Energy Revolution

Germany seems to be moving toward Wind Energy in a big way and the personal economic fallout of those near the turbines leaves much to be desired. Low frequency noise, flickering shadows from turbine blades, and collapsed property values near … Continue reading

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Making a raised planter out of a horse feeder

The favorite way of using this kind of trough feeder as a planter is to build in a reservoir to hold a supply of water before putting in the potting soil. This gives you a planter which will require less … Continue reading

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Dealing with a balky Emergency Generator

We were snowed in for a few days and ice built up on the trees to the point where branches were snapping off and blocking the roads.

Here is a picture of our lane taken by Tom King as he and a chainsaw-wielding neighbor cleared their way to the main road.

Silverleaf

I was completing a backlog of Christmas framing projects when the power went out but I was not too concerned because I thought my emergency generator was ready to go and save the day. After all, I had started it every few weeks after the last storm and everything had been working perfectly.

I had purchased an extra spark plug in case it was needed and had three 5 gallon cans of gasoline in addition to a full tank on the generator. I felt that I was much better prepared than last year.

Little did I know.
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