When the Power Goes out....

Last night about 10pm we were watching a New TV show and then we had Blackness.... That's right no lights. Well there was lightening outside, however the whole neighborhood was in totally darkness. Our neighbor has a whole house generator but, because of the surges it did not work. Some other neighbors have generators, none of them seem to be working. I wondered Why? Anyhow we have a generator and hubby went to start it up, I ran the lines and we hooked up the power to some things. Daughter kept us apprised on the numbers out and restored from her computer info. We finished watching our show. We were the only house lite in the Neighborhood! We saw folks in the dark frantically trying to find their problem.

Many years ago, about 1999, we purchased a gas generator. it was during the time of the new millennium. Everyone was afraid the power companies and network would go down, due to the year change. It was believed that computers, which we have become accustom to, would not be able to make that date change. So folks started buying the generators and hording gas. Needless to say none of that happened.We went right into the New age with no Power or computer glitches.
One year we had a Hurricane hit and was out of power for a week. We used the Generator and did okay in this household. A few time we have had power outage and it has come in handy.
This is one reason we would love to be solar power self sufficient. having a solar generator backup who be ideal. There are some new technologies in play that will make that more feasible for the standard home. We are looking forward to installing that some day. Until then Our Gas one will have to do.
What do you do during Power outages?

Blogging Etiquette

Blogging etiquette can be tricky. Learning to blog in this bloggers world can be a challenge. I have only been at it for about 2 years. Have made some mistakes and folks angry. Have trusted in some things I should not have. Being careful not to post things that would offend folks but, at the same time being me can be mindbogglingly.

I started a Series called Got Evidence, this was to give the evidence I found on a subject. Note it is not to promote my opinion on the subject. Sometimes I just want to know the facts. Guess I should have been a detective, after all my Grandfather was one and I must have it in my blood. As a teen I always wanted to know Why, on just about everything. Oh yes I was a most difficult teen. In my Wiser years I am still the same, always searching for the Whys and Hows. Recently some medical problems have enter the family life. Knowing the facts before going the the doctors are a must. However Posting the Facts on a blog can cause reactions that one was not anticipating.

Back to the Etiquette's of blogging. Somewhere there has to be a List or for a better term an Etiquette book on blogging. Oh there are many bloggers who post their view of what blog Etiquette should be. There are suggestions on commenting, writing article, visiting bloggers, using other folks material and giving credit, emailing, returning visit on those comments, How to spam or not to Spam, you name it it is cover on some folks blogs. They are trying to help Blogger get along in this World of the internet blogs.

Trying to make it easier to visit and manage a blog with out offending fellow bloggers is harder then one can fathom . I would imagine there are also Seminars to attend, and videos to view on Bloggers rules. However are they all on the same path? You see there doesn't seen to be a blogger Etiquette Book or rules that transcends across the Bloggerworld International. Seems to me that anything goes in the bloggers mind set.

Yes each blogger is an individual that created their own blog to suit their needs. Some are not in the taste of certain surfers, while others are very popular in the World of Bloggers. Can there really be Rules of Etiquette for Bloggers around the world? I really do not know that answer. One thing that is important to me is that I respect the visitors to my blogs and that they respect my views. In a way it just like the real world... some folks are friends and some are acquaintances. Some stop by with a mission and some just to say Hi. There are the ones who follow silently and some that are very boastful. Let's not forget the ones who are in this for the money, trying to make a penny and leaving that link to a special item you might want to purchase. How do we handle those folks? Let's call them Solicitors, who know the ones who rings your doorbell.

If I had to make a list for Blogger Etiquette is would be..........
Well I think I will save that for a Got Evidence Post. Need to do more research before I can make an educated decision. Until then I will try my best to use some sort of Etiquette that will be within my moral compass.

Going Green together- Monthly Updates.

Mr sun has been nice to us so far this summer.This stats are:
Our lifetime production (since November16/09) = 4,539 Kilowatt hours
Month production (from June2 -July1) was 798 Kilowatt hours
Our reduced Carbon imprint since the start= 7,533
Emission Reduced Equivalent to:
1.Driving a standard size car 7459 Miles.
2. planting 84 seeding trees.

We did well with the cloth shopping bags. However a few time the Plastic ones snuck by. We recycle them when that happens. Paper bags are used from big grocery days and we do reuse them and recycle them. All the paper bag that are received are recycle paper.

Our Rain barrels are full and being used for Our door Plants, bird baths and topping off fountains when needed.

We decided to only run the pool during the Morning hours when Mr sun is up. that will save on Energy consumption.

Our last energy bill was still under 200.00 and that was great! We will see now the the pool is opened how the bill will be next month.
Still looking into Solar water heating, will keep you informed on that project. We are thinking some time next year. Hopefully by then our state will approve selling RECs(Renewable Energy Credits) in State.

We received our first RECs check last week. It was for 320.00 for approx.two months, November and December 2009. Since the start of the solar Life.

Today is another hot day and Mr Sun will be shinning all day. We are making a difference as a family.

Aloha Friday

It's Friday.. Where did the week ago! There was so many things to do this week around this house. We are having a Fourth of July Family Get together. Opening the Pool was Number one on the list. Cleaning up the yard, Straightening the house, Planing the menu, shopping for the food, and Finding the American Flag.
Among all of this we have Therapy appointments, Dentist appointments, Doctor appointments and let's squeeze in Bathing suit shopping! Oh I am totally ready to relax!!!
So this bring me to Aloha Friday, A day to take it easy and get ready for a fun weekend. Kailani over at An Island life invites all to celebrate this Friday with her. It's easy all you do is Post a simple question ( Nothing to hard )and link up at her site (Blue link above) or just surf to other players and answer their question.

Okay? So here is your Question:

Did you see a movie this week?

Hubby and I went to see Knight and Day. It was a great relief from the hectic life at the home-front. We really like the movie. Daughter saw Toy Story with boyfriend. They said it was good. Daughter and I would love to see Eclipse soon. I hear it is better then to other New Moon and Twilight.

This link will only be open for the weekend. Feel free to leave your weekend link here. The only rule I have is NO SPAM. I will delete it immediately! Have a great weekend and Happy Fourth of July, America!!!!