PHOTOS: Cars full of refugees from the Fort McMurray Wildfire flee the flames on May 3, 2016. (Wikipedia) Below: Premier Rachel Notley, then Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee, and Opposition leader Brian Jean. Today is the anniversary of the moment one year ago when the Fort McMurray Wildfire tore through
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A Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny House Project – Trailer Design CRITICAL IMPORTANCE (Part One)
My current job, it is not mentally demanding and it allows me time to think through problems and find different solutions. This often means that a design I figured out the day before goes in the filing cabinet and a new modified design or a entire ne…
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny House Project – Trailer Design CRITICAL IMPORTANCE (Part One)
My current job, it is not mentally demanding and it allows me time to think through problems and find different solutions. This often means that a design I figured out the day before goes in the filing cabinet and a new modified design or a entire new design is born
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny House Project – Trailer Design CRITICAL IMPORTANCE (Part One)
My current job, it is not mentally demanding and it allows me time to think through problems and find different solutions. This often means that a design I figured out the day before goes in the filing cabinet and a new modified design or a entire ne…
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny Home Project – Minimum Requires For Going Off Grid
PLANNING FOR THE PLAN
Well not without a plan and money.
Going to a Tiny Home and living off grid is a little more complex than going camping for a weekend or even camping for week. It is basically "I’m going camping forever, but still want all the nice things we enjoy in our technological society"
So my plan is to build a initial, quick and inexpensive Tiny Home in early spring of 2016 or
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny Home Project – Minimum Requires For Going Off Grid
PLANNING FOR THE PLAN Well not without a plan and money. Going to a Tiny Home and living off grid is a little more complex than going camping for a weekend or even camping for week. It is basically “I’m going camping forever, but still want all the nice things
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny Home Project – Minimum Requires For Going Off Grid
PLANNING FOR THE PLAN
Well not without a plan and money.
Going to a Tiny Home and living off grid is a little more complex than going camping for a weekend or even camping for week. It is basically "I’m going camping forever, but still want all the nice things we enjoy in our technological society"
So my plan is to build a initial, quick and inexpensive Tiny Home in early spring of 2016 or
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny Home Project – The General Plan
Many people are looking at tiny homes. This solution is not for everyone and it requires a good deal planning and prep-work. One of the very first things you need to do is down size. I mean down size with a vengeance!!! I have already accomplis…
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny Home Project – The General Plan
Many people are looking at tiny homes. This solution is not for everyone and it requires a good deal planning and prep-work. One of the very first things you need to do is down size. I mean down size with a vengeance!!! I have already accomplished over the course of
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – The Tiny Home Project – The General Plan
Many people are looking at tiny homes. This solution is not for everyone and it requires a good deal planning and prep-work. One of the very first things you need to do is down size. I mean down size with a vengeance!!! I have already accomplis…
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – Rechargable Battery Packs
In my first article about Going Green – Transportation I touched on Electropeds/Electro-Peds and the battery requirements and costs. That was on November 22nd. The thing that was burning my butt was the cost, a 48volt, 1500 Watt – 20Ah battery pa…
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – Rechargable Battery Packs
In my first article about Going Green – Transportation I touched on Electropeds/Electro-Peds and the battery requirements and costs. That was on November 22nd. The thing that was burning my butt was the cost, a 48volt, 1500 Watt – 20Ah battery pack that uses Lithium-Manganese based chemistry was expensive ($850.00
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – Rechargable Battery Packs
In my first article about Going Green – Transportation I touched on Electropeds/Electro-Peds and the battery requirements and costs. That was on November 22nd. The thing that was burning my butt was the cost, a 48volt, 1500 Watt – 20Ah battery pa…
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: E-FLAP #000010 – Joshua Attempts Science/Science, Again
Well Joshua is back with his second installment of "How Conservatives Can Reclaim Science", and still no science. When I first read Joshua’s second article I didn’t think much of it, for he had very little to say about science. Then after a second, more careful reading, I realized I was mistaken and there is much to dissect. So what can we learn from his second installment? Well we find out
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: E-FLAP #000010 – Joshua Attempts Science/Science, Again
Well Joshua is back with his second installment of “How Conservatives Can Reclaim Science”, and still no science. When I first read Joshua’s second article I didn’t think much of it, for he had very little to say about science. Then after a second, more careful reading, I realized I
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: E-FLAP #000010 – Joshua Attempts Science/Science, Again
Well Joshua is back with his second installment of "How Conservatives Can Reclaim Science", and still no science. When I first read Joshua’s second article I didn’t think much of it, for he had very little to say about science. Then after a second, more careful reading, I realized I was mistaken and there is much to dissect. So what can we learn from his second installment? Well we find out
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – Transportation
Back in 2014 I gave up my car. It was mainly due to very limited cash flow, but also desire to be more eco-friendly. While I was still living in Toronto, getting around was not an issue. Public transit, cycling and walking worked just fine, and in many case it
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – Transportation
Back in 2014 I gave up my car. It was mainly due to very limited cash flow, but also desire to be more eco-friendly. While I was still living in Toronto, getting around was not an issue. Public transit, cycling and walking worked just fine, and in …
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Going Green – Transportation
Back in 2014 I gave up my car. It was mainly due to very limited cash flow, but also desire to be more eco-friendly. While I was still living in Toronto, getting around was not an issue. Public transit, cycling and walking worked just fine, and in …
Continue readingcartoon life: Technology: ups and downs
I scooped this from someone’s Tumblr post, and lost the link. Credit is due. But anyway, I thought that that remarkable downturn in civilian and military deaths was interesting. Technology and medical advances are responsible. More and more victims survive and survive with wounds, damage and handicaps where previously
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