Todd, you and I had a somewhat lengthy conversation here some months ago now.
About Bethel and Randolph Center (your bike trip; photo of your son in Floyd’s store).
I’m not here much (Mastodon).
They cost us maybe twice as much THEN as they would cost you NOW.
We felt it was worth it. They are Schott panels; they were made in the U.S. but no longer.
I cannot remember cost but I believe we broke even after 10-12 years and those years have flown by.
@swampudlian @drvolts
Just do it… now (pref with a small installer (the big ones can be evil).
We put a small array on our shed roof 14 years ago (just 2k) and it produces 50% of our household use.
No moving parts but electrons.
Photo: our small shed with 12 solar panels (and some blueberry bushes).
In the Randolph VT area we’ve been getting anywhere from 3-5 mail deliveries a week, even when notified that we’ve got mail.
Spoke with the PO; they are extremely short on staff and have been making a heroic effort to do the best they can - like delivering mail on a Sunday or in the evenings.
Whaddaya gonna do.
The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words.
Genocides do not start with mass murder. That's where they end up.
Genocides & other mass atrocity crimes begin with words - specifically, with powerful people dehumanizing a minority.
Once they are seen as less than human, anything is possible, even mass murder.
👉 You can speak out loudly today for the rights of others, or you can stay silent & wait for tomorrow, when your rights will be taken away too.
Thanks- this Mastodon tip sheet is the best I’ve seen!
Andrew Stroehlein