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Saturday, February 7, 2015
Recap of last week's posts 2/7/15
Breakdown by category:
this week last week
videos and movies 7 13
how to 6 11
sugar observation 7 2
energy 1 1
politics 6 10
misc 2 1
space 2 0
markets 2 1
Seinfeld 1 5
Basic Concepts 1 3
PHD 3 ...
Trying to shift back into the old pattern of finding solutions as opposed to conflict. But the events of the day keep dragging you back to the mud hole in order to rassle with that pig. In spite of the mud, the pig likes it.
Remember Tribes v Truth?
It's a post I did awhile back.
It just so happens that the lefty site called The Mahablog has done her own version. But she accuses the right of being guilty. What did you expect? Her tribe, meaning the left, is never wrong about anything...ever.
The biggest problem with the left is that they believe their own bravo sierra.
It just so happens that the lefty site called The Mahablog has done her own version. But she accuses the right of being guilty. What did you expect? Her tribe, meaning the left, is never wrong about anything...ever.
...at least 80 percent of most right-wing politics these days — the mythology of their tribe. It’s all about taking vicarious pride in being Christian, or American, or white, or whateverUh-huh. The left is pushing their racial agenda, but their tribe is never guilty of anything like racism. Nothing to see here. Move along.
The biggest problem with the left is that they believe their own bravo sierra.
Ben Shapiro: The First Amendment is Dead
A right isn't a right until it is asserted. Therefore, it has always been dead or alive depending upon which perspective you want to use.
Those who say it is dead must not want to assert it because to do so would be pointless if you're dead.
Those who say it is dead must not want to assert it because to do so would be pointless if you're dead.
UKRAINE: Putin's Ultimatum?
Free Republic
money quote from a comment:
comment:
Bingo on the gold backed ruble. The West is in a panic because that would be a threat to its smoke and mirrors economic policies.
Weakness invites aggression. Evidently, there's no adults in DC right now. Not good for us.
money quote from a comment:
There is an absolute fever in the West to cripple Russia, and it is beginning to look desperate. Might this panic arise from the threat of a gold-backed Ruble? Despite the devastating effect of sanctions on its currency, Russia has not sold one ounce of its gold, and continues (along with China) to be the largest buyer. We killed Muammar Gaddafi and bombed Libya back to the Stone Age within a year of Gaddafi's stated intent to mint a gold Dinar and to require gold payment for North African oil.[ emphasis added]
comment:
Bingo on the gold backed ruble. The West is in a panic because that would be a threat to its smoke and mirrors economic policies.
Weakness invites aggression. Evidently, there's no adults in DC right now. Not good for us.
Quadrangle construction details
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This post will go into the off-the-grid construction subseries.
As mentioned from the last post, I now cover some ground literally and figuratively with these details...
The quad got changed into a triad, with the fourth side being the canopy. So there's that. Here's a diagram of "da plan" for "da quad":
Update:
Looks like the quadrangle needs some adjusting. I have a video that informs me of this. There are bushes that are going to be in the way, so I have to move the quads around a bit to accomodate the bushes, cause I don't want to destroy the bushes.
Update:
Even more tweaking yields a 32x32 foot area. There's going to be a need for a lot of materials, unless I cut things down a bit.
Update:
Now for the costs. ( Clearing my throat)
For one 20 foot by 8 foot quonset
Need 5 cattle panels @ 19.99 each 100
Need 10 pallets @ ??.?? each 50
Need plastic sheets @ 50.00 approx. 50
Need 5 4x8 plywood @ 25.00 each 125
Need 4 more for doors 100
Hardware nails, screws, hinges , latches etc. 50
Total $475
There'll be two of these, plus one slightly smaller. Looks like about $1500 for all three. The numbers keep going up. But what did you expect?????
This post will go into the off-the-grid construction subseries.
As mentioned from the last post, I now cover some ground literally and figuratively with these details...
The quad got changed into a triad, with the fourth side being the canopy. So there's that. Here's a diagram of "da plan" for "da quad":
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| Plans and tentative materials list |
Update:
Looks like the quadrangle needs some adjusting. I have a video that informs me of this. There are bushes that are going to be in the way, so I have to move the quads around a bit to accomodate the bushes, cause I don't want to destroy the bushes.
Update:
Even more tweaking yields a 32x32 foot area. There's going to be a need for a lot of materials, unless I cut things down a bit.
Update:
Now for the costs. ( Clearing my throat)
For one 20 foot by 8 foot quonset
Need 5 cattle panels @ 19.99 each 100
Need 10 pallets @ ??.?? each 50
Need plastic sheets @ 50.00 approx. 50
Need 5 4x8 plywood @ 25.00 each 125
Need 4 more for doors 100
Hardware nails, screws, hinges , latches etc. 50
Total $475
There'll be two of these, plus one slightly smaller. Looks like about $1500 for all three. The numbers keep going up. But what did you expect?????
Friday, February 6, 2015
Home again, 2/6/15
The batteries need charging up, ya'll. I'm feeling kinda drained.
Slow day today. It was a slow week. The money situation is not improving.
Okay, so now I'm considering moving again. If I move, I have to have a plan. The first part of that plan is to get something built out there. I can't just park on the land and expect to live there.
Today, I got an idea to go big. Instead of just a couple of these quonsets, let say I make a quadrangle of them, so that they will make an enclosed area inside. Why? I'd like to capture some water and I don't want to use expensive materials. Even cheap plastic can hold water as long as the wind doesn't get to it. At least that is what I'm thinking now.
The middle of the quadrangle will be reserved for capturing the water and using it as a chicken run. I'm thinking a 16 foot by 16 foot inner area for the chickens. That's 256 square feet.
Now, for every 100 square feet, the potential exists to collect
1 inch divided by 12 inches in a foot yields 0.083 feet. 100 square feet times this equals 8.3 cubic feet.
Let's go in increments of one tenth of an inch, so that's .83 cubic feet. Take that and multiply it times 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot yielding 6.23 gallons for every tenth inch of rain that falls on 100 square feet. The quadrangle itself is a structure with four walls that enclose 128 square feet apiece yielding 512 square feet.
Added to the open are inside the quadrangle gives 256 square feet plus the 512 square feet, which yields 768 square feet. Including my canopy and an extension to the quadrangle, and we are over 1000 square feet. That means a potential to collect 62 gallons of water for every tenth of an inch of rain. If it rains an inch, that's over 600 gallons. Usually, it will rain a fraction of an inch each month, and on rainy months, more than that. Which means that a structure this size could yield plenty of water for my purposes.
The details of the construction of the quadrangle may follow on future posts. Needless to say, there are a few details.
Slow day today. It was a slow week. The money situation is not improving.
Okay, so now I'm considering moving again. If I move, I have to have a plan. The first part of that plan is to get something built out there. I can't just park on the land and expect to live there.
Today, I got an idea to go big. Instead of just a couple of these quonsets, let say I make a quadrangle of them, so that they will make an enclosed area inside. Why? I'd like to capture some water and I don't want to use expensive materials. Even cheap plastic can hold water as long as the wind doesn't get to it. At least that is what I'm thinking now.
The middle of the quadrangle will be reserved for capturing the water and using it as a chicken run. I'm thinking a 16 foot by 16 foot inner area for the chickens. That's 256 square feet.
Now, for every 100 square feet, the potential exists to collect
1 inch divided by 12 inches in a foot yields 0.083 feet. 100 square feet times this equals 8.3 cubic feet.
Let's go in increments of one tenth of an inch, so that's .83 cubic feet. Take that and multiply it times 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot yielding 6.23 gallons for every tenth inch of rain that falls on 100 square feet. The quadrangle itself is a structure with four walls that enclose 128 square feet apiece yielding 512 square feet.
Added to the open are inside the quadrangle gives 256 square feet plus the 512 square feet, which yields 768 square feet. Including my canopy and an extension to the quadrangle, and we are over 1000 square feet. That means a potential to collect 62 gallons of water for every tenth of an inch of rain. If it rains an inch, that's over 600 gallons. Usually, it will rain a fraction of an inch each month, and on rainy months, more than that. Which means that a structure this size could yield plenty of water for my purposes.
The details of the construction of the quadrangle may follow on future posts. Needless to say, there are a few details.
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