At 10:36 PM 8/6/1999 +0100, Brian of Wiggin wrote:
>Not sure what you mean by outhouse. It has a number of meanings in England.
>If you mean the restroom (one meaning) then I suppose solar power helps to
>biodegrade the output <g>. If you mean a shed (another meaning) then I am
>not quite sure what you could power by the sun in a shed. If you mean a
>greenhouse (yet another meaning) then the whole thing is solar powered by
>definition!
I have indoor plumbing... but the hot water (and in Winter, the house) is
heated by solar energy. It works real well. I have NEVER run out of hot
water, even if I was last in line to take a shower. Sometimes in the
Winter, after about 3 days of clouds, the natural gas backup system has to
take over, but that is pretty rare.
My father does, however, have a genuine outhouse, and all lighting in said
outhouse is solar (unless you bring a flashlight with you at night). He
also has some indoor plumbing, though.
>BTW He didn't appear to be particularly more affluent than yourself. In fact
>he seemed quite desirous of having a ride in our new hire car (but was
>probably very relieved that he did not when, later on, I fell fast asleep in
>his Jeep <g>).
I'm sure I was safer driving my Jeep than riding in a new rental car with a
sleeping driver! Chris seemed to enjoy the novelty of riding in a genuine
Jeep. By the way, I did repair my gear shift knob so that it didn't come
off so easily, after you left...
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Duane Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
...
>>...so MPJ lives purty high on the hog, ..eh? <BG>
No, I have no swine... but I do have a lot of birds. :-)
Michael Paul Johnson
aka Soaring Golden Eagle
PO Box 1151, Longmont CO 80502-1151, USA
Rocky Mountain outpost 207, New Creation Church
Jesus Christ is Lord!
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