Beautiful photo! Makes me miss my home state of IL. Never thought I'd say that, lol, but when I go back to visit family, I like the flat and open scenery. It's relaxing, like I can breathe. You can take the girl out of the Midwest, but you can't take the Midwest out of the girl. Ha! If it weren't so unbearably cold in the winter, I'd move back.
Nice! We also use a flashlight (torch) set on a counter-top. I've found that a white styrofoam coffee cup over the flashlight lens makes a nice soft area light - good for reading or playing cards at the kitchen table.We are in the “running water” crowd. Mainly ‘cuz we wanted our toilets to flush. A shower would’ve helped, too.
Our living room during a 5-day outage when the junction box of our whole-home genny fried, disconnecting us from the power grid during a 20°F week of winter. We had to “wait for parts”.
I would have fallen in the "pessimist" category as our basement floods during the snowmelt/rainy season. The generator saved my bacon. But! I've got lots of pruned trees and some beautiful ice photos.
Heat or Running Water? Easy!! Mrs Smoke needs water for her various feminine functions and tasks regardless of the season - hot, cold or in between. I'd figure some way to heat the house in chilly weather or we'd sit in the basement rather than braise in the heat. (FWIW, I added a 30,000 BTU blue-flame natural gas heater in the basement that heats the whole house.) Our current residence is Mrs Smoke's childhood home; her father would hang blankets in the doorways and heat the kitchen with the natural gas range/oven during prolonged power outages.
Nowadays with solar chargers and LED lights, it's easy to illuminate tasks or a room. Failing those, we've got kerosene lamps and lamp oil stashed in the basement.
We are in the “running water” crowd. Mainly ‘cuz we wanted our toilets to flush. A shower would’ve helped, too.
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Post 86In a van down by the RIVER!.
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2 inch/50 mm black angel hair on the dash, doors and throughout? Check.
Whaaaat? One of my neighbors is a recently hired teacher (he retired, but not really) and he teaches at the local high schools, part time. I’ll have to ask him what he knows.
Really nice. Only one year though?It doesn't really count as a "where do you live" entry, but Mrs Smoke and I lived in the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse from 1982 to 1983. We lived in the keeper's side - mirrored in the opposite side of the tower from this view (the assistant keeper's side). The small white dormer near the tower was the bathroom - when we got a winter storm from the east (off Lake Huron) the pipes would freeze and the water in the toilet would skim over with ice! We've got lots of good memories. You'll find more photos and info here info if you need a rabbit hole.
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Yep, only one year. My buddy and his wife lived there for several years before we did. It was owned by the county and Bob's dad was a county commissioner - the county sheriff lived there prior to my buddy.
At least it was for a season.
That..is..sharp. Whoever painted that deserves an award. That is thee ultimate hippy van. Blasting Deep Purples Speed king or Flight of the rat..maybe fireballs the mule. Stop me I'm getting carried away.
Wow, that's gorgeous! Are the beaches crowded? Water warm enough to get in without a wetsuit in the summer? (Gulf stream?) Is there a surfing culture there?
