Re: The Gilmartin Waterwheel

On Jul 16, 6:51 pm, John Larkin
<jjlar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:15:38 GMT, Rich Grise <r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:55:41 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:31:44 -0000, da...@xxxxxxxxx (David DiGiacomo)
John Larkin Wrote:

My wife thinks I should build a windmill on the roof, to make
electricity, because it gets breezey around here now and then.

Unfortunately I don't think your lot is large enough to do this legally
(not many in SF are)... of course, maybe no one would notice.

I sorta think they might.

I'd look into a turnstile-type windmill, and see what kind of regulations
there are about putting stuff like TV antennas on your roof. ;-)

How about replacing the cross on Mt. Davidson with a windmill?

A windmill to commerate the Armenian genocide? I don't recall it being
very windy up there anyhow.

What I really want is a well in the back yard.

Is there anyplace left in the USA where it's still legal to dig a well?

My dad has a well and a septic system, nicely spaced. Everybody in
Folsom, LA has a well. So does my brother-in-law in western Mass.
Charlemont, Mass has public sewage but no public water supply.



How about a septic tank and cesspool/drain field? I bet you could plant
some pretty rich crops on top of a drain field. ;-)

Septic tanks with drain fields are still common in various burbs.
There are lots of places with no public plumbing at all.

John

for the windmill idea.. there is a video at the top of this page that
shows a wind turbine from australia that is actually going into
production. it sits on on the ridge of the house and picks up wind as
it picks up the speed near the top of the roof slope.

http://thelastgasstation.typepad.com/index/energy_new_technologies_green_automobiles.html

also, vertical shafts are getting kind of popular now, and they are
much smaller, less obtrusive.. etc.


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