tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post8579683912833510726..comments2024-01-20T20:11:51.589-07:00Comments on Telling Secrets: On and Off the GridMartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-8333563852350567802010-07-05T16:22:36.745-06:002010-07-05T16:22:36.745-06:00I love Jon H.'s story about when he and Lynda ...I love Jon H.'s story about when he and Lynda were in Central Asia and went to what had probably been in Intourist Hotel in Soviet days... and a bit weak on customer service. Their team sent them there as a bit of a treat, to celebrate their anniversary as I recall. Just after they arrived the power went out. They went down to the front desk to ask for a candle, and later - hope springs eternal - perhaps another candle, too? They brought the first one with them as a visual aid. Whoever was at the front desk took the candle, broke it in half and with a vicious gesture, handed it back. There, you demanding foreigner - two candles!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492242951732140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-41015936078622865312010-07-01T09:22:51.063-06:002010-07-01T09:22:51.063-06:00We started really using our solar roof on November...We started really using our solar roof on November 1, 2009. As of the end of May, 2010 we have generated a $235 credit with "the grid." the cost was about 10 percent of the value of the house.<br /><br />As to the mac, have you tried an Apple iPad? I find I can do almost everything (except perhaps typing a novel) that I would do on a laptop, and a whole lot more. Add a bluetooth keyboard for the heavy typing and it's a pretty complete computer. Starts at $500, $650 for full 3G internet connectivity most anywhere. And it only weighs a pound and a half. 10 hour battery life. Watch movies, read books, listen to music while you work.Dean Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433661598382632011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36770289.post-50695022487881472172010-06-30T16:32:47.630-06:002010-06-30T16:32:47.630-06:00Great perspective, Marti.
I'm also reminded o...Great perspective, Marti.<br /><br />I'm also reminded of when we were on our training course in Africa, we slept in a house with no electricity or running water for 3 weeks. Then we went to a luxury hotel for a few nights. When things weren't exactly perfect there, we screamed - having quickly forgotten from whence we came.paulmerrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555284589007691780noreply@blogger.com