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sunsaver
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Sunsaver here. So, this is my journal. I hear booing. What? Already! Come on people, i used to famous! Well, briefly, and that's a whole other story that i don't want to get into. Lets just say that i was an inventor, but i prefer to be anonymous these days. I also have enemies in the oil and gas industry because of my big mouth. They are and have been actively suppressing battery technologies that would let start up companies make electric cars that are practical, and allow solar power to dominate electricity production. I also am an active pusher of solar power, and i find every opportunity that i can to promote it's use. I do not sell anything.
Unless im in the middle of an alternative energy project, my life is pretty boring. I garden all day, drink vodka, cook a gourmet meal, then go to bed, in that order. I don't eat cookies, chips, candy, cakes, or anything from a box or a bag, or fast food. I sometimes do handyman jobs, but i used to own a successful construction company until the housing market crashed. I live alone, quite happily. I never remarried because im willing to try anything once. I have two cats that are good companions. Monkeygirl is my feline girlfriend. She follows me around the garden all day. We communicate very well. I think she understands about 100 words. Monkeygirl is more like a small dog than a cat. She smiles, frowns, and she's very expressive. She sleeps with me, and on cold mornings we "spoon".
Like the title say's, i live off-grid in suburbia. My little town is just like any other small city in America. I don't try to push people off-grid, but if i can do it on my $5,000 per year income, anybody can do it. I just buy a panel or battery whenever i can, and add them onto my system. I use solid state, encapsulated charge controllers that are stackable, and only cost about $50. The brand is called "Sunsaver", hence my username.
I also have a forest garden surrounding my home. If i a cut a tree i plant a tree. I have several permaculture beds, berry bushes, fruit and nut trees. Ive been working on this private garden of eden for 10 years. I have my own well, rainwater collection coming soon, solar power shed that feeds 120VAC to my 100 year old farm house, which i moved into a subdivision. I own the lot behind me all the way to the next street, so its almost an acre, mostly woods. There are alot of wild edibles in the woods, and sometimes some good mushrooms (don't eat mushrooms unless you are knowledgeable about them)
I use an icebox that i built and i love it. I also built a solar water heater that works great. I'm working on some ideas for geothermal and solar/absorption cooling, but no active projects at the moment. I wish i had documented my transition to off-grid. It wasn't always easy, but i'm glad i did it. My home is all paid off, and i have no bills except for some staple commodities like vodka! If i get drunk and want to rant, i'll come here to do it. If you are deep in love with the oil and gas industry, i will probably offend you frequently and deeply, so let me apologize now, while i'm sober.
That's all i got for now. Got alot of journels to read! See ya'll round!
Unless im in the middle of an alternative energy project, my life is pretty boring. I garden all day, drink vodka, cook a gourmet meal, then go to bed, in that order. I don't eat cookies, chips, candy, cakes, or anything from a box or a bag, or fast food. I sometimes do handyman jobs, but i used to own a successful construction company until the housing market crashed. I live alone, quite happily. I never remarried because im willing to try anything once. I have two cats that are good companions. Monkeygirl is my feline girlfriend. She follows me around the garden all day. We communicate very well. I think she understands about 100 words. Monkeygirl is more like a small dog than a cat. She smiles, frowns, and she's very expressive. She sleeps with me, and on cold mornings we "spoon".
Like the title say's, i live off-grid in suburbia. My little town is just like any other small city in America. I don't try to push people off-grid, but if i can do it on my $5,000 per year income, anybody can do it. I just buy a panel or battery whenever i can, and add them onto my system. I use solid state, encapsulated charge controllers that are stackable, and only cost about $50. The brand is called "Sunsaver", hence my username.
I also have a forest garden surrounding my home. If i a cut a tree i plant a tree. I have several permaculture beds, berry bushes, fruit and nut trees. Ive been working on this private garden of eden for 10 years. I have my own well, rainwater collection coming soon, solar power shed that feeds 120VAC to my 100 year old farm house, which i moved into a subdivision. I own the lot behind me all the way to the next street, so its almost an acre, mostly woods. There are alot of wild edibles in the woods, and sometimes some good mushrooms (don't eat mushrooms unless you are knowledgeable about them)
I use an icebox that i built and i love it. I also built a solar water heater that works great. I'm working on some ideas for geothermal and solar/absorption cooling, but no active projects at the moment. I wish i had documented my transition to off-grid. It wasn't always easy, but i'm glad i did it. My home is all paid off, and i have no bills except for some staple commodities like vodka! If i get drunk and want to rant, i'll come here to do it. If you are deep in love with the oil and gas industry, i will probably offend you frequently and deeply, so let me apologize now, while i'm sober.
That's all i got for now. Got alot of journels to read! See ya'll round!
Welcome, Sunsaver.
