crws's Account Talk

I bought a 45 member toxic portfolio back in the middle to late 2008 and I don't plan to sell a single one. As a matter of pride I'll be adding to my positions because I can afford to be reckless.

remember the small people... ;)
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CRWS,

I am watching the Damn Yankees play baseball and what do I hear during a Coors commercial.

Me thinks I hear a riff from 'Sister Ray'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQpJQpqUu0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQpJQpqUu0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350">
by the Velvet Underground.

For those out of the know, that 'song' is a tape of a drug party with a base and guitar riff flowing through.

Me thinks there are some laughing musicians out there:p
 
CRWS,

I am watching the Damn Yankees play baseball and what do I hear during a Coors commercial.

Me thinks I hear a riff from 'Sister Ray'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNQpJQpqUu0
by the Velvet Underground.

For those out of the know, that 'song' is a tape of a drug party with a base and guitar riff flowing through.

Me thinks there are some laughing musicians out there:p

Nice! Have never listened to them- now I must investigate.
How's it going down there in Kalifornia?
Got your 25 sq ft all staked out?
 
Nice! Have never listened to them- now I must investigate.
How's it going down there in Kalifornia?
Got your 25 sq ft all staked out?

Never listened to 'The Velvet Underground'? You are going to love em. One of the sickest (in all ways possible) is the song that follows 'Sister Ray' - ie. 'Venus in Furs'.

Actually, I'm thinking about using the 70 sq ft of my silly patio cover as a solar array. The newest SunSolar panels produce 250W/hr of actual usable power. They are about 3.5ft x 5ft. Just four panels will safely give me 5.5KWh of electricity per day in sunny San Diego. That will get me out of the grasping hand of Kaleforea mandated tiered rates.:). There is another high quality panel manufacturer (I think Sanyo) that allows light to pass through (and collects the reflected light as well). That might be just the ticket.
 
Never listened to 'The Velvet Underground'? You are going to love em. One of the sickest (in all ways possible) is the song that follows 'Sister Ray' - ie. 'Venus in Furs'.

Actually, I'm thinking about using the 70 sq ft of my silly patio cover as a solar array. The newest SunSolar panels produce 250W/hr of actual usable power. They are about 3.5ft x 5ft. Just four panels will safely give me 5.5KWh of electricity per day in sunny San Diego. That will get me out of the grasping hand of Kaleforea mandated tiered rates.:). There is another high quality panel manufacturer (I think Sanyo) that allows light to pass through (and collects the reflected light as well). That might be just the ticket.

The ads in this area tout 80% covered by renewable energy tax credits!
Although I have not verified that...
I am in the final stages of modifying our solar hot water system to use our 80% gas furnace waste heat for water heating, after a successful trial run last year.
I am adding another set of copper coils and swapping out the galvanized flue for a stainless one.
Overnight heating of the house to 68f, with the outside temp at 40f nominal brought 50g of water to between 100 - 110f.
I expect the efficiency of the additional coils to bring it up to 120f +/-, eliminating the need for hot water electricity during the late fall and winter months.
That will leave about 2, at most 3 months of the year where we need supplemental energy for hot watta.
I'll post some pics.
Let me know what you find out about install costs.
In our specific location and house geometry orientation our next best alternative is wind.
http://www.windenergy.com/products/products.htm

http://www.airbreeze.com/?q=land
 
The ads in this area tout 80% covered by renewable energy tax credits!
Although I have not verified that...
I am in the final stages of modifying our solar hot water system to use our 80% gas furnace waste heat for water heating, after a successful trial run last year.
I am adding another set of copper coils and swapping out the galvanized flue for a stainless one.
Overnight heating of the house to 68f, with the outside temp at 40f nominal brought 50g of water to between 100 - 110f.
I expect the efficiency of the additional coils to bring it up to 120f +/-, eliminating the need for hot water electricity during the late fall and winter months.
That will leave about 2, at most 3 months of the year where we need supplemental energy for hot watta.
I'll post some pics.
Let me know what you find out about install costs.
In our specific location and house geometry orientation our next best alternative is wind.
http://www.windenergy.com/products/products.htm

http://www.airbreeze.com/?q=land

In progress:
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-next- red rtv and rivets for the seam, pipe seals at exits, 5" - 4" reducer flaps, and a condensate drain fitting.
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It will replace the temporary section of flue after additional connections are made to the supply and return piping.
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