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BettsBerm -- Documentation of the construction of our bermed home and ramblings about our life in the foothills of Maine.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Splashing the SOTU...
Last evening was the 2011 State of the Union Address, give by President Barack Obama.
It was followed by two rebuttals - the regular response from the main party not in power and one by a representative of the Tea Party.
I thought it would be interesting to analyze their thoughts through their words - make your own conclusions.
The State of the Union
The GOP response, Congressman Paul Ryan from Janesville, Wisconsin
The Tea Party Response, Michele Bachmann from Minnesota's 6th District
Technorati Tags: SOTU, Obama, Bachmann, Paul_Ryan
It was followed by two rebuttals - the regular response from the main party not in power and one by a representative of the Tea Party.
I thought it would be interesting to analyze their thoughts through their words - make your own conclusions.
The State of the Union
The GOP response, Congressman Paul Ryan from Janesville, Wisconsin
The Tea Party Response, Michele Bachmann from Minnesota's 6th District
Technorati Tags: SOTU, Obama, Bachmann, Paul_RyanFriday, January 21, 2011
Bring on the Snow
Other than the snow in the face when it is windy - either need a cab or "not blow in the wind" - this is a better winter for snow removal.
We have had several storms and they are saying temps below 0 the next few days. Another storm forecast for mid-week. The blower in action:
We do have a truck being delivered soon - and will put a plow on it for next winter (probably). Stay tuned.
We have had several storms and they are saying temps below 0 the next few days. Another storm forecast for mid-week. The blower in action:
We do have a truck being delivered soon - and will put a plow on it for next winter (probably). Stay tuned.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Difficult early winter
We accidentally left the stove open last night (dampers that is) and it really cooled off which reminded me what a difficult early winter it has been to keep the house in the 70's. The problem has been lack of any sunshine! If we can get even a few hours of sun every couple of days, things warm up nicely - but we have had many consecutive days of "drear". Our solution has been to run the radiant heat in the bathroom zone a couple of hours a day (in the evening so that it is comfortable for my morning shower). On the days that we had stiff winds and temps in the teens (and lower), we also ran the portable electric radiator in our bedroom. This combination works well for everyone except Milos - he spends the nights trying to find the coldest tile to sleep on and gets quite aggravated with warm floors.
We could probably survive without the extra degrees - but just getting too old and like my temps to be at least 67-70.
Today, we had sun! and the house came right up to near 80. Hoping that trend continues.
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