Edward Lye

I did a mental count:

one Lenovo (the only desktop)
one Lenovo Chromebook
one Raspberry PI 2 SBC
one Toshiba
two Sinclair Z88
four Thinkpads
one Lenovo
one HP
one NEC
and x number of DVD/Bluray/TV monitors that are presumably running a Linux SBC.

out of which due to battery/screen/power supply/keyboard issues, only 4 computers actually work.

We were in a happy place.

We grew this incredible thick, juicy and soft sugarcane(grass family) and
we bought this electric juicer but it eventually burnt out.

You get carbon sequestration, juice and bagasse as soil cover.
What's not to like?

Look at this:

Just make sure you get the VFD version.

Ours used an electric trick to get a 3-phase motor to run on single
phase. You will probably need an electrician to wire a 230V outlet.

He has a gas version.

Discard the bits with a reddish core - some kind of infection.

a word or two

light bulbs

Yesterday the bathroom light blew. It also tripped the circuit breaker.
These are from China. It's characteristic of this brand/source.
We bought their entire stock. You can't find these anymore.
I also have a stockpile of fluorescent lights/ballasts/starters.
EVERYTHING is now LED.

You see electronics repairmen on YouTube showing off their
test equipment built with incandescent bulbs.

Why? Because if your equipment has a short circuit, this lamp
in series will protect your house/fuse/circuit from tripping when you
investigate the fault.

So I asked a couple of them what we can do when there are
no more incandescent bulbs . . . silence.

I for one will probably look for a used hair dryer or toaster.

LEDs. Sounds like a great idea. With the best of intentions.
What could possibly go wrong?

don't fly on a plane

It's arriving. I just don't like the battery chemistry.

The Prius used NiMH. Now . . . ?

I use laundry powder in my washing machine. The effluent goes to
a clump of banana plants - - - for over a decade and they haven't
grown tendrils and learnt to walk.

For bathing and washing my hair, I use this soap.
No perfumes. No conditioners. No nonsense.

I have no complaints.

Whatever your handle, I always find it easier and less taxing
to ferry around if I hold it near the centre of gravity.