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KeithBC wrote:I said 'dibber' because it'll make most people scratch their heads.

Come to think of it, if you had a title page with just "A girl and her dibber" and a picture of one, you might get way more traffic than you bargained for!

I said 'dibber' because it'll make most people scratch their heads.

Turning off the water will stop the leak, but it means you have no water. That's a problem. I can't advice you on landlord-tenant law, especially since I don't live in the same country as you, but in any reasonable jurisdiction, you could call a plumber and send the bill on to the landlord. A plumbi...

It seems a good application, which can be used to transmit the sun light in to the house. However, I'm not sure if the efficiency is acceptable. As the material of the tube is not like fiber, diffuse reflectance will happen on the internal side of tube. I have seen these in use, and the efficiency ...

If you rent, you are committed to having an income forever to pay it. If you buy, you are committed to having an income to pay the mortgage, but mortgages eventually get paid off, and then you are home free. For being self-sufficient, owning is definitely better. The only issue is that it's an uphil...

And that is the secret of self sufficiency - being part of a community where everyone can chip in with skills to make the whole group have enough of the essentials of life. WOW! I totally love this sentiment! It expresses beautifully what I think of when I think of "self-sufficiency." I d...

Could you tell me more about your solar-powered pump? Which pump do you have, what panels, whether it's battery or direct, throughput, etc.. By the sounds of things, your soaker hoses are higher than the water outlet? My soaker hoses are actually downhill from two of the tanks, but the total head i...

Hi, Kally. I am just across the water from you on Denman Island. *waves* I hope you are surviving the heat and dry weather!

We are trying to get our garden set up for growing most of our own food. Problem is, we get almost no rain in the summer, and our well doesn't produce enough water for the garden. On the other hand, we get lots of rain in the winter, so rainwater collection and storage is a no-brainer. I've got 2500...

Hi, folks. I have been searching for a self-sufficiency-type forum without much success until now. This looks like a nice place. :) I live on a small island off the west coast of Canada. My wife and I have 6 acres, with a garden for veggies and a woodlot for firewood. I telecommute to work two days ...