electricals and life and house stuff

[tielan]

Had electricians in to add 2 plugs and wire up the pump for the water tank, also to look over a lamp that hasn't been working.

I am freaking exhausted. Maybe I need to have more protein? I don't think I had much yesterday. An egg, a slice of proscuitto, a few slices of pepperoni, and a few mouthfuls of my sister's pork steak and lamb steaks.

I have noticed that I'm getting headaches after eating sweets - fruit jellies, covered in sugar. That's probably an indication that I should start cutting back.

Trying to work out what to do about the back porch and lighting. Currently fluorescent lights that come on and of are the go and I'd like someting a little softer, more moody. Something with which to sit out there in the summer evening and just chill. I mean, that would require actually having space on the back porch table which *laughs in Disorganised* but... Maybe?

I asked the electrician about solar porch lighting, but he admitted he doesn't know anything about it, largely because it would put him out of business. On one hand, I can see it not really being his thing, on the other...solar lighting isn't going to put electrical out of business. There's a space and a place for lighting that's flick-it-and-it's-on, and a space and a place for something a little softer, a little dreamier, and which doesn't have to be absolutely reliable.

Anyway, I put it out to my FB feed and we'll see if anyone gets back to me on it.

Oh, today was supposed to be WIP Wednesday for quilting. Forgot that, better go type something up.

Comments

[senmut]

I wish tradesmen would understand that better, about it not being an either or on all the things.

[tielan]

Tradies are sadly among the most resistant people to anything regarding change or adjustment. They do it ONE WAY. THEIR WAY. And they're not interested in learning anything else, even things that might come in useful going forward...

[novel_machinist]

Solar lighting outside is exactly what we plan on doing. We're on a hill, so when we get the roof redone, we're getting solar panels. There are lots of companies that specialize in it.

I feel you, I don't eat much sugar at all anymore. When I have too much I feel a bit bleh until I get something hardy in my stomach. Hope you are feeling better soon!

[tielan]

We have solar panels and really need to look at getting a solar battery that connects up and stores power, because right now we're putting energy back into the system but within a couple of years, the coal-focused Australian government will be looking at charging people who do that.

I was thinking of getting a string of lights that has its own panel attached to it.

[novel_machinist]

ugh, you're kidding me. Stuff like that really gets my back up. I hate being told what to do on my own dang property. I'm hoping that Ohio doesn't get any bright ideas, but we are using a lot more renewables as a state lately.

[tielan]

I don't mind regulations - within reason.

That said, this seems to be mostly a push from the coal companies who are currently supplying the majority of Australia's peakhour power, and it's working on the politicians (both sides, but most certainly the conservatives) who are DEEEEEEP in the pockets of Big Mining around here.

Nobody is saying we can do it all on solar, but we can do most of it on solar and less of it on coal which will save the lands from being all mined up. There are ways out of this, we just need the government to bloody listen...

I have FEELINGS about this! :)

[novel_machinist]

oh man. That's worrying. Some states are hyper into coal, but ours really can't be as we don't have the supply. We do however have vast solar and wind capabilities. Coal mining is a big deal in state's I've been from, tho. It's impossible to talk people out of it.

Yeah, it's a lot of feelings.