[Gathnet] The Solar system here at "Pilgrim Rest" is illustrated in an add on the web

[stuart gathman]

Dear Gathnetters,

I was talking to the people who installed my solar system this morning 
about a proposed system for Jim's house.  They said.... did you see you 
house in our web page?  Well,  I couldn't help but look it up when I got 
home and presto...  there it was at the following address.

http://www.hardysolar.com/solar-san-diego/solar-installation-spanish-tile.html

These people are neighbors of mine and also sold me my tractor years 
ago.  All of my business dealings with them have been very positive. 

BTW,  The system is working wonderfully.  During these very hot months.. 
Aug and Sept,  here in San Diego area I have had to use some grid power 
to keep the a/c's going expecially during evening hours.  I expect to 
off set this strongly in the winter and spring months as I never have 
had to use the a/c during these times.  We get a whole year to balance 
the use and giving of power to the grid so these bumps in the hot times 
are averaged out over the winter times.  In fact I am thinking of doing 
some electric space heaters during the winter to save on propane usage.

It is good to have Jim back home these last couple of weeks.  He had 
been traveling with the USS Makin Island from Mississippi to San Diego 
around the tip of South America, serving as a Lt. The ship is going to 
be commissioned in October here is San Diego which should be quite an 
event.  The ship is huge.  Sue and I went to meet it when it came in to 
port and as we were watching,  there was the ship's mast over the tree 
tops slowly coming into the carrier dock at North Island.  All of the 
hands who were not involved with the operation of the ship were standing 
at attention around the flight deck in their dress whites.  It was a 
beautiful sight.  As the ship docked,  there was my son dressed in 
Officer White directing the seamen to make fast the ship to the dock.  
They had a band playing and the captain was interviewed on the local TV 
just prior to landing.  All in all a spectacular time.  I enjoyed 
especially the homecoming joy demonstrated by crew members and their 
loved ones.  Dads seeing their little ones after a long absence,  Very 
long hugging and kissing between loved ones.  It was heart warming 
especially after listening to all the horrible news about the 
disintegration of families in this nation.

Love to you all,

der Altgrossvater