Micro-Hydro at last……an 11 year odyssey
After eleven years of permitting, I finally received a FERC waiver and a special use permit from the USFS and so began construction this fall on my micro-hydro project. This entire project construction took just two weeks. Briefly, the paperwork was identical to that...
Summer Rain–Summer Projects (and pies)
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade the old adage goes–so when Covid hit, it’s time to make pies. I don’t care what our orange-headed Buffoon-in-Chief says, I think these pies will ward off anything bad. With a generous dollop of whipped...
2020 Summer Rain–Part II
OK–we’ve broken all records here in SE for rain. In August alone, I recorded 21″ at the South Kupreanof Yacht Club. So here’s the summer’s summary: On one of the few clear days, I went fishing again–caught two fish–a...
Why I Don’t Fly–Constantinople and Covid
Flying back from Vietnam in 1965, our C-130 Hercules blew an inboard engine sending part of the compressor ring through the port light shown just aft of the propeller. You can see holes on both sides of the engine cowling. The top of the fuel pod was...