My phone rang this morning.

[RWS]

My phone rang this morning.  That is usually trouble.  A guy down the road from me called about his solar system.  He had called a couple of times before and I told him I was too old to install, find someone else.  Well he did.  He got xxxxxx solar from Atlanta to put him in a grid tied system.  Well the Crisp County Power commission will not hook him up.  They keep coming up with additional requirements.  Looks like I will have to visit them as his consultant and see if they will comply with the law. 
While there he showed me a stack of solar panels he purchased extra.  I said " You know you can charge some batteries and have lights and well pump when the grid is down".  He said I know, but don't know how.  Will you show me?  So I now have another job which I don't mind.  When I drove in the driveway, this just wasn't just a house in the country.  First noticed was the pond.  Then the front and side pasture.  I later saw three cows.  The panels are on the shop roof and the well pump powers from the shop.  Stepping into the shop I started counting  6  freezers.  That was just the shop as I did not go in the house.  I had noticed the grape vines and garden spot on the way in.  To me this says "prepper".  Anyway I am going to help him power from solar the well pump, a string of lights and outlets for the freezers.  The system will be designed to be expanded because as you know Solar is addictive!

[RWS]

My work on this job so far is described with pictures under Power & Energy/system voltages going higher.

http://seprepnet.com/forum/index.php/topic,2564.0.html

[RWS]

My phone rang again this morning.  A lady called and wanted to ride by the mini farm and see the solar panels.  I told her they were not easily visible from the road.  I imagine I will have to get permission from the owner to take her bach in to see them.  She really is not a community member as she lives a ways off.  Her husband passed a year or so ago.  She now lives in a much too large house.  The house is on a paved hi-way near the interstate.  Exposed.  Her concern is for what might come in off the interstate.  She owns several farms, drives a tractor and manages farm hands.  Her husband was a business man in town.  She wants to move to a small cabin (to be built) way back off the road near a pond on one of her farms.  She is considering an off grid living life style.  I think we might be designing an off grid cabin soon.

[Nemo]

Dayum, you turning into a wanted man aren't ya?  With some reliable neighbors it seems.

Nemo

[RWS]

That is what stage 5 prepping involves.  I am trying to get as many community members to get solar powered wells.  Off grid cabins are even better.  In a small community there is no advertising needed.  My solar panels advertise themselves.  Those interested stop by and ask
I am encouraging those with ponds to stock & manage them in case.  Those with cattle we are preparing alternate pasturing facilities with some security. 
It is a slow daily trudge.......It's like infinity, you never get there but each little bit helps.