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       The water turbine plant is doing OK. The jury rig I did earlier (the problem is a bad bearing, I think) is making enough electricity to power my 4.8 cu. ft. freezer that maintains all my “important” things, like a very long shelf life. Right now it does run 24/7/365, which is good enough for me. And hopefully, it is EMP proof, too. Needless to say, this is not simple engineering like you and I have been exposed to.  Rather it is a combination of engineering and mother nature. Call it systems engineering, with a long delay factor to build in to see what happens. As the old saying goes, patience is a virtue, at least in the electric plant’s case.

Now right now it is weather dependent, too.  So the more it rains, the more electricity it makes.

Now the design intent was to run off of the springs. Well the 4th and highest spring is coming on line like the last century, and will flow for the next six months until the water table drops and waits for the next winter recharge. So I should be OK for the next six months, hopefully.

In the meantime, I have a backup to that plant, and it is called solar power. In that area, I am doing OK, too. The Hemlocks is not that good a solar place, but I have to deal with what I am presented.

Of course, as a Marine, I am also rehearsing living without electricity. It is a pain in the tail, but slowly but surely I am proving to myself I can do if I have to. That goodness for pain pills. Splitting wood the old fashioned way makes me sore.

Since it is will be warm today, I may go down to do an upgrade...once a male always a male, even in old age. Plan B is just to leave well enough alone for now. After all even warmer weather is due.

Right now I am inclining towards Plan B, especially since tomorrow is forecast to be full of rain and storms.