So the wood is here, the hubs are here and I've found a site to order the polycarbonate 8mm doublewall covering from. (That's the expensive part). On Monday the 6th a local contractor will meet me and we'll set up to move the small mountain of dirt that stands between us and a constructed grow dome.
http://advancegreenhouses.com/ is a good place to find polycarbonate sheets.
We're still trying to research and decide how to form the base for the greenhouse, I'm leaning towards a small knee wall from 2X6's with a door and airlock on the North side.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Time to build our first Geodesic dome.
For Crystal's birthday she got a kit for building a geodesic dome for a greenhouse. I searched long and hard for an affordable set of hubs to build this thing out of. The kit I settled on trying out a set from http://domeconnectors.com/xlarge.php . It's pretty cool, they offer several different sizes to work with. The instructions are fairly clear and we'll do a set of pics as we put it together.
In an interesting aside.... I was all ready to order a kit and then checked my local craigslist. As it turned out a town I was visiting contained a nice fella that was moving and had the exact kit (value $150) to give away for free. He had even printed a full set of color instructions. He got his kit from www.domeclimber.com
Following that I visited my local Home Depot and for 2X4's. Less than $300 later I had all the needed 2X4's. We're debating now about location and final covering material. I've found some sources for both shrink wrap plastic and double wall polycarbonate materials. The plastic is vastly less expensive but will shred out in just a few years. Other folks experiences point to 2 or 3 years.
We'll make this part of the blog and update as we move forward, right now we have a pile of 8' long 2X4's to cut up and a big old pile of plastic hubs.
In an interesting aside.... I was all ready to order a kit and then checked my local craigslist. As it turned out a town I was visiting contained a nice fella that was moving and had the exact kit (value $150) to give away for free. He had even printed a full set of color instructions. He got his kit from www.domeclimber.com
Following that I visited my local Home Depot and for 2X4's. Less than $300 later I had all the needed 2X4's. We're debating now about location and final covering material. I've found some sources for both shrink wrap plastic and double wall polycarbonate materials. The plastic is vastly less expensive but will shred out in just a few years. Other folks experiences point to 2 or 3 years.
We'll make this part of the blog and update as we move forward, right now we have a pile of 8' long 2X4's to cut up and a big old pile of plastic hubs.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
May vacation
It's the end of our hang-around-the-close-by vacation week. We've had a good time. Started out going to Denver for my monthly union meeting, then home for the night. Then we headed up to Crested Butte,CO for a couple nights. We wandered, ate good food, toured the Montanya Rum distillery there (Thanks to Renee for the great relaxed tour) and headed home for a couple nights. Then up to Orient Land Trust/Valley View Hot Springs for a couple nights in the RV. That was relaxing as always. It was a little rainy and chilly but the hot water cancels that. :D. Then home again for a couple nights to cook and chill and drink and pet the cats.
Today is the last day. We're still in bed and it's closing in on noon. We'll get up when we get hungry :D. Back to work tomorrow, but then we get a 3 day weekend. It's tough to complain about that.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Rock and roll
Saturday, April 18, 2015
New generator news to follow:
The Generac Eco Gen 15 KW generator is completely connected now. It took a month, and I was working almost 24/7. I sat and watched it sit there, laughing at me. It's so nice to have it finally hooked up and properly programed.
So now our new Eco Gen will turn on if the battery bank gets low, if a big load is applied or if the state of charge (SOC) falls below 60%. This should make it easier to travel and live a nice life that's more free of worry. I did it all myself. Insert proper pat on the back now.
I just cancelled a meeting that would have involved a lot of people that treat me like an equal and as if they like me. That's not a common occurrence in my home warehouse. My customers needed me due to a big storm storm. And the weather was shitty for a 250 mile drive. I've learned that putting ones self at risk for a meeting is really a bad way to approach life. Mostly I miss getting to hang with my friends. I don't have many close friends, and I find this group particularly wonderful. They recognize that I'm not the "norm" and love me anyway.
I dislike being torn, I'm quite certain they'll forgive me.
I'm hoping the over time slows down soon. I'd love to just chill. Retirement is less than 5 years off and there's a lot to do so it's hard to turn down the opportunity for extra funds but I want to make sure I don't ignore my family in the process.
Balancing acts. It's all balancing acts.
The Generac Eco Gen 15 KW generator is completely connected now. It took a month, and I was working almost 24/7. I sat and watched it sit there, laughing at me. It's so nice to have it finally hooked up and properly programed.
So now our new Eco Gen will turn on if the battery bank gets low, if a big load is applied or if the state of charge (SOC) falls below 60%. This should make it easier to travel and live a nice life that's more free of worry. I did it all myself. Insert proper pat on the back now.
I just cancelled a meeting that would have involved a lot of people that treat me like an equal and as if they like me. That's not a common occurrence in my home warehouse. My customers needed me due to a big storm storm. And the weather was shitty for a 250 mile drive. I've learned that putting ones self at risk for a meeting is really a bad way to approach life. Mostly I miss getting to hang with my friends. I don't have many close friends, and I find this group particularly wonderful. They recognize that I'm not the "norm" and love me anyway.
I dislike being torn, I'm quite certain they'll forgive me.
I'm hoping the over time slows down soon. I'd love to just chill. Retirement is less than 5 years off and there's a lot to do so it's hard to turn down the opportunity for extra funds but I want to make sure I don't ignore my family in the process.
Balancing acts. It's all balancing acts.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Signs
I have never been in a relationship that I just didn't know the person I was involved with. My mind is reeling right now. I keep asking myself what the signs were that I could have seen. Why would a person I loved just go off the deep end so completely. What will I do different in the future? What could I have done differently? How can I be sure my next friend or lover isn't completely nuts? I guess there is no way to screen out the secretly seething angry person. No way to back away slowly when somebody doesn't show you their true self. It truly does break my heart to look back knowing I gave them a good chunk of it. What can ya do? Just get busy living I guess. Moving on.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Losing a friend.
This past weekend, I lost a friend. Not to death but distrust. He's been going through a lot lately. He's hurting and angry. He turned his anger on me. I didn't do anything wrong. When he showed his anger, I tried to assuage it with the truth of the situation as I saw it. I apologized for hurting him unintentionally. I begged him to believe and understand me. I threw myself at his feet. I drove 3 and a half hours to go see him and try to make things right. On the trip, I broke my new car. I took my only free day to see him.
What I received in return was more anger. He screamed an inch from my face. He grabbed me by the shoulders and threw me out of his way. He threatened to take me to the police or to file a complaint. I begged him to give me five minutes, but he told me that he didn't owe me five minutes. The whole confrontation took minutes. At the end, I said, you're on your own.
As I process this situation, I have to recognize that I didn't know this man as I thought I did. I didn't know that he could be so closed off. I didn't know that loving him didn't entitle me to five minutes of his time. He said before, "Come by ANYTIME" but it was a lie, just like everything else. He wanted complete control of the situation. He refused to share any of the responsibility. I would be shocked if I ever heard from him again, since he is so right.
When I am with somebody, as friends or lovers, I have a responsibility to them. To love them, and to hear them, but I should get the same in return. I get to make mistakes. EVEN IF I DON'T PERCEIVE THAT I MADE A MISTAKE. I should get to fumble through life and figure things out. Ask for forgiveness and understand what I did wrong.
And I am OVER people who are unwilling to admit when they are wrong. I am OVER IT. What is it with people who are so damn pig headed that they can't apologize or communicate. TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. I would LOVE to be a mind reader, but I'm not. I never promised NOT to love people. I never promised not to communicate with people. As a complete aside, I never promised not to love SEX with the people I love.
What I received in return was more anger. He screamed an inch from my face. He grabbed me by the shoulders and threw me out of his way. He threatened to take me to the police or to file a complaint. I begged him to give me five minutes, but he told me that he didn't owe me five minutes. The whole confrontation took minutes. At the end, I said, you're on your own.
As I process this situation, I have to recognize that I didn't know this man as I thought I did. I didn't know that he could be so closed off. I didn't know that loving him didn't entitle me to five minutes of his time. He said before, "Come by ANYTIME" but it was a lie, just like everything else. He wanted complete control of the situation. He refused to share any of the responsibility. I would be shocked if I ever heard from him again, since he is so right.
When I am with somebody, as friends or lovers, I have a responsibility to them. To love them, and to hear them, but I should get the same in return. I get to make mistakes. EVEN IF I DON'T PERCEIVE THAT I MADE A MISTAKE. I should get to fumble through life and figure things out. Ask for forgiveness and understand what I did wrong.
And I am OVER people who are unwilling to admit when they are wrong. I am OVER IT. What is it with people who are so damn pig headed that they can't apologize or communicate. TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. I would LOVE to be a mind reader, but I'm not. I never promised NOT to love people. I never promised not to communicate with people. As a complete aside, I never promised not to love SEX with the people I love.
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