Power distribution is rarely organized in parallel with municipal development so your proximity to "downtown" (and my location on the suburban/rural boundary) doesn't have much effect on the reliability of your power source as we both found out.
One thing that has helped me is that I was able to convince the electric utility that they would see a net benefit if they buried the overhead high voltage line that feeds my home and two neighbors since it was running through relatively inaccessible woods down a steep slope where tree limb damage was likely to occur and would be difficult to repair. It also turned out that the line was not on a platted easement. In any case my feed is now totally underground from the highway.
I would agree that most home buyers wouldn't put much value on a generator setup and many might view such an installation as evidence of a problem they'd rather avoid. The real value is being able to run your furnace in the winter and keeping the fridge/freezer running through a power failure.
You're just jealous of my fancy flightbag.Besides, since it's see-through I can find my red toenail polish quicker.
...and what shade of red would that be?
(Cue Carol Theiler...)
Absolutely.
Besides, since it's see-through I can find my red toenail polish quicker.
...and what shade of red would that be?
(Cue Carol Theiler...)
But, he was over 4" long.
You have a point. I'm looking forward to walking out the door and flying to meet you guys tomorrow.
Well, I suppose. I guess it's a good thing that we don't find big snakes in the house on 363 days of the year. Kinda like the glass is almost full.
I think it's a black rat snake. The other day Barb found a copperhead in her hangar (at her farm)...it's not the first time she found a copperhead there.
Yep, he broke Rule #2 and wouldn't leave the house when I gave him the chance.
We have snake skins in the attic, too. And that's near our bed, too.Yikes! I haven't had one on the stove at the farm.....I think the husband and I would have a talk. But we do have them living under the house, and once in a while we find a snake skin in the attic........and that's just a little too close to the bed. I do admit to feeling bad when I nailed one with a bush hog.....but the vultures loved their mid-day snack.
I don't want/like to kill them, but they break my rules.) and the bathroom. He had to be removed, too.
My dad used to say he had reached an accommodation with the family of skunks that lived under his deck -- they got cat food, he got protection.We have snake skins in the attic, too. And that's near our bed, too.
Thanks for asking.
We had two different tornado warnings for our farm today and I spent some time in the closet twice.
We are now under yet another one, so we'll head to the closet again shortly. I'm growing weary of these.
bulletin - eas activation requested
tornado warning
National Weather Service springfield mo
849 PM CDT tue jun 9 2009
the National Weather Service in springfield has issued a
* tornado warning for,
barton county in southwest missouri,
northern jasper county in southwest missouri,
southeastern crawford county in southeast kansas...
* until 945 PM CDT.
* at 847 PM CDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
tornado near pittsburg, moving east at 30 mph.
* the tornado will be near,
mindenmines by 900 PM CDT.
jasper and 6 miles south of lamar by 930 PM CDT.
golden city by 945 PM CDT.
the towns of nashville, oakton, lamar heights, boston and kenoma
are also in the path of this tornadic storm.
BTW, Boston is one mile north of us.
Well, I WAS on my iPhone checking the radar and texting from the closet. Tom was in the furnace room closet across the hall on his iPhone. We have so much fun on the farm.Thank you Stacey. Well, it sure has it's good moments and bad moments.
Sometimes there is too much drama with this weather. Things should settle down with the weather in a few weeks. It would be nice to have a basement at times like these.
That's not a good sign. A few years ago it went off all night long and we finally just ignored it. At 2:00 a.m. a tornado passed by here (on the ground...I have photos of the aftermath) 1/2 mile south of the house and we slept right through it and the NOAA radio blaring away.
