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Category Archives: Simpler Lifestyle
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.
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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Posted in Country Living, Simpler Lifestyle
Tagged chainsaw, Emergency generator, emergency preparedness
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We Appreciate Simple Pleasures in Hard Times
It's 18 degrees outside and the wind is picking up, so the chill factor is probably 8 degrees. The weather in Floyd today is brisk.
Fortunately, we decided a long time ago that we would install one of those new-fangled wood burning stoves with an outside air feed. Our medium-sized wood stove keeps our 1650 sq ft house comfortably warm with no other heat sources except for tiny bathroom heaters in the remote ends of the house.
Our 3 1/2 acre property supplies enough oak firewood that we do not expect to need any other fuel source for the next four years. Our winter fuel costs include chainsaw parts, gasoline, and bar oil but not much more.
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Tagged Floyd Va, oak firewood, wood stove
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How much technology is enough?
Having been a designer of high-tech things for many years, I never thought I would find myself looking at the possibility of limiting the amount of technology I am willing to accept in my daily life. Technology applied to your … Continue reading
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A good day to be working at home
Here in our corner of Floyd, Virginia, we are enjoying this last day of November from our vantage point near the woodstove. It has been raining and freezing all night. As you can see from the weather map, we will … Continue reading