Sailaway, I must thank you again for providing that excellent summary of the basic math of oil usage. It has really helped to better understand t...

Betwixt, That is Bea-utiful! I can't think of a more elegant solution!

Yup, and for me, I just love seeing where I am on a map, in realtime! It makes me more than willing to just take off on a road that looks interesting....

Anybody know or have a sense of: - what did USVI give to them to entice them to come here? - where their facility would be located? - how muc...

David, You're obviously a very bright and thoughtful young man. I am very impressed with your resourcefulness; your ability to grasp the scope of...

Echogirl, One problem that I ran into on my last trip (last August): - Hertz is at the airport - we did not rent with Hertz - our flight in...

Hi echogirl, Great questions. I lived in Africa for a few years when I was younger so I was already used to the idea of driving on the left. But ...

OK, great, so the lore has more fuel.... So, Captain Sid (aka "Vicious") Farber, in his trusty Sopwith Camel was escaping enemy fire over the oce...

John, What an article! And I thought the civil war history, washington political intrigue and CIA spy scandals of my northern Virginia were interest...

Wow! That is very cool! I don't know about the rest of you, but I kind of like the idea of having a Contessa on the island.... it adds a little more ...

SailAway, Thank you for reminding us abut Watt... I think you captured the essence of that period of energy policy beautifully. I can't think of any...

rotorhead, Great pics of the Contessa's castle. I've stared at that place from the beaches below for hours (it seems) trying to imagine what it looks ...

I hate getting pulled into these topics... but I can't stop myself... let's try this... Ariesaca, David: - most people here are just trying to h...

And the most sunniest of solstices back to you! Although it sounds like everyone is wishing for rain these days...

The increasing cost of oil has certainly piqued my interest in the whole "need for energy" issue: - I can certainly see ways to optimize the way I ...

aschultz, By putting steel over the liquid, do you eliminate the periodic need to redo the liquid? Else, do you periodically have to remove the stee...

Thanks SunOrSki, I'm just trying to add my 2 cents. I agree - these forums are an excellent way of sharing information. BTW, my wife feels sorry for y...

OK, so much for the speaker idea... I did a little research: - bats talk and listen in the 25kHz to 120 kHz range - that's right... that's WAY a...

Hi Juanita, I'm dying to hear what your brother-in-law's colleague says... any news? In some areas of the world hawks attack/eat bats. I don...

Wow, $150/yard is MUCH better than the $500/yard I was reading during BongoBongo period of time. Yup, a 24" foundation ought to last for a few thousan...

aschultz, yes it seems like your 20 ft of level land made a huge difference...your solution seems pretty well suited. How close are you to completion?...

aschultz, you sound very sane, so I'm assuming that your building experience is going better than most... so, how has it been? I see what you're ...

What a cool topic! I'm trying to imagine this discussion ever coming up in Virginia..... ahhh, USVI. Someone should put this one in a book!

IslandJoan, Yup, root systems can cause major problems. They usually have to go to drip line at least, so, yes I have to watch out. It will be inter...