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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    Sorry you can't handle the truth.
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    You may regret it when your home owners insurance premium arrives , or worse, when your cancellation notice comes instead. I warned everyone this was going to happen and now its gone "off scale" due to all the fires and the massive increase in crime. The crime index went ballistic right after...
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    No power = no lights, AC, Water.. No flush makes some go ballistic
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    Siding, what to choose?

    Nice building but i think its not wise to put more money in ANY building in CA. Just got my insurance bill and I'm outta here for good.
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    Posting now from very rural location using verizon net service (cell phone). Slow but steady and light years ahead of Hughes and other satellites.
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    YIKES! Surprise Visitor....

    you need a shotgun rack for your creeper. Maybe a creeper creep-out?
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    I'm done shopping at Harbor Freight

    Thats a new one. Know they have been getting strange about returns of late. Maybe lagging sales? Go online and complain. An email like yours could really hurt them/
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    I understand its way more than just wiring. I know on most grid connected systems solar will shut down the very instant grid power is not detected or doesn't match requirements. As you probably already know this is done to prevent serious accidents and fires resulting from sending power out to...
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    You may, There are many like me, we are the fading americans and our future is uncertain.
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    I remove the mistletoe from my tall oak trees with a 12 gauge and number 6 shot. Its kind of a christmas thing/statement and one of the few things you can do with lead shot in the PRK, Ironically i have a good supply of russian shotshells marked "MADE IN USSR". :D
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    Gunfire is a normal occurrence but has been diminished greatly due to .22 prices. Most shots are vermin control and target practice. Some poaching.
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    Ours was short as house was a) built and positioned for max solar b) KWH cost may exceed .75/kwh soon. c) more than 300+ days of sun d) system size was carefully engineered d) Tax credits were at max. Results are NO bills since installation even running ac, well pump and pool. Previous ones...
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    Most "solar" systems operate by feeding into the grid during the day and pulling power out at night or whenever the solar capacity of the system is exceeded. PGE charges for the grid connection. The fee covers the normal cost of delivering power but not the power itself. The old fee (4.50/mo)...
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    I don't do business with any local store that doesn't have a "greeter" dog or two. A good local rural store of any kind will also be known as the RRMC. (rurl rumor control center).
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    Moving to the country, any words of wisdom?

    Sometimes local hardware stores can be a "gouger." I found some of the smaller stores like ace and nicer privately owned reasonable. Even better is ordering stuff from Lowes and either ship for free or like $50 for huge deliveries. IMHO homo depot falls on its face with online orders and...
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