Christopher Weeks

Matt McSpadden wrote:Fiber should have little to no energy radiation that I am aware of.

That's what I thought too, since it's just a beam of light passing down a glass(ish) rod. I know that fiber is sometimes used to replace copper for people with EM sensitivities, but I don't know the details. This is fascinating.

Any chance that they sprayed something harmful to plants, not in order to harm the plants but just as part of the installation? Like, I don't know, a lubricant or weatherproofing or something? (x-posted with the above suggesting a similar idea.)

Trace, is it just this year or year after year?

I've gotten a disappointingly small harvest after planting apples, this is my third year with apples being produced, but I think there are something like 14 apples on eight trees that ought to be mature enough to produce fruit and another ~80 that are still too small. I had more last year. But the apples that are made, are pretty and yummy, so I think we're seeing different issues.

Sky is lovely — a bazillion stars with a few wisps of cloud and lightning far to the west. But no aurora. :(

Prediction is for 51% cloud cover at 0300 when I wake up. I'll check, but probably won't have good seeing.

Right now when you're reading this, if you look straight up, what do you see?

Drywall ceiling that we haven't torn out yet even though I've been here for five years. an old can-light that's disconnected from the electric supply. A paper and masking-tape patch in the drywall where the electrician made an access cut out to power the toilet in the room overhead. A rolled up tube of vinyl material sticking out from a shelf behind me.

Those links are both great! The video is pretty feel-good and seems like a fun community-building event. From the NPR article, I especially liked seeing this:

On low, the crock pot uses about 125 watts, which for a month costs about $20

That's pretty cheap, though I've always done it by reheating each day.

And a reminder of another thread where we talked about it: https://permies.com/t/204592/Perpetual-stew-friends

Great work everyone! Keep it up and congrats!

I was delaying on my ticket because there were high chances that a family obligation would interrupt and that has come to pass. So I'll have to miss this, but I look forward to hearing highlights from those who attend!