My Solar Man...

My hubby Frank is absolutely dead set on getting off the grid. He's been reading up on going solar for the past 20 years. He has been gathering material (junk) for his projects for the past 12 years. He's a hoarder....he could of been on Oprah's hoarder show. Luckily we have a barn...an empty, run down barn which holds most of his material (junk).

A couple of years back he had decided to build a dish to harness energy. Not having disposable income for this project was only a little hurdle...he decided to ask people who had monstrous satellite dishes he if still wanted them. Of course they did not want them and were thrilled that someone actually wanted it. So Frank and his friend found two huge dishes and brought them home....nice.....

So now in the middle of my backyard beside my patio set is this huge satellite dish ready for action. Actually it looked like it would easily blind any pilot flying overhead....I was sure of this as one day on the way home from town i was nearly blinded myself from the glare of our dish. We live out in the boonies....there was big talk in town about the flashes being seen on our concession.

Trying to fine tune the dish was something else. The regular parlor trick was showing how he could burn wood with it.

I started to drink that summer... my mojitos became legendary!

Then my luck started to change....a very large gust of wind knocked the solar monster to the ground....nearly missing us.

So Solar Frank to dismantle the dish...for now.....and return it to the barn.....

on to the windmill!