Beau Dodson

April 17, 2009: Installing solar pipe - nice day!

  Beautiful day - best day we have had so far this spring.  One of the few 70 degree days we have had this spring.  It has been chilly!  See map from yesterday.  BRRRR - for April.  Dry today - for once.  More rain is moving into the region, however, from the west/southwest.  We may see 1/2-1" between now and Monday.  Just what we don’t need.

  Spent the entire day at the farm - fixed some weather instruments - pulled some wires - got everything ready for the rain.  We met Jason Hart, from MAAPS, at 11:30 AM.  He brought the pipe for the solar panels.  It is talled and bigger than I imaged!  They concreted it into the ground this afternoon.

  I am pretty sure I got a little bit of sunburn today - not much shade up on top of the hill! 

  Qwest called and it looks like they may have the internet up and running in a couple of weeks.  We shall see.  They did deliver the router today - so it appears we are looking good for internet. 

  The guys put the floor down in the kids play-room today.  Perhaps by the end of next week the whole house will be in the dry?  If we can get some good weather then that could very well be the case.  We shall see - it is moving right along, though.  Next up will be plumbing and electrical.  A couple of weeks until they do that.

  I have finals in the coming days - ton of studying to do - homework - study guides.  :) 

  Some photos from today…

 

THe guys were hard at work today - putting the floor in the kids playroom.

 

 

Joe took this photo from on top of the lift

 

Way up high :)  Anemometer.

 

Joe took this photo - Bobby lifted him up with the lift.

 

 

 

 

 

Looking west - southwest

 

We found this date on the old cistern over where grandmother’s house used to be.  Says "1943"

 

Jason Hark and Joe (another Joe from St Louis) - moving the solar pipe

 

 

 

Bobby and Joe bringing the big pipe for the solar panels

 

Solar company - MAAPS

 

Time to dig the hole for the pole

 

 

Digging the hole for the pipe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pipe for the solar panels

 

 

Bobby bringing the pipe for the solar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jason with the pipe in the ground

 

Here comes the concrete

 

Bringing in the concrete

 

Concrete is ready to pour

 

 

 

Pouring the concrete for the solar panel pipe

 

 

 

Finished product

 

Solar hot water heater arrives

 

Here come the solar hot water heater

 

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