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inthearea.
What?
Noelectricity?
Ialmostdismissedtheideaimmediately.
Thepropertywasoffthegrid.
Itwasnotconnected
whatsoever
toany
utilities
—power,waterorsewer.
Powerwassuppliedbyawindturbineandsolarpanels.
Waterhadtobe
hauled
inandstoredintwotanks
located
ontheproperty.
Fortyacreswouldgiveusplentyofroomforallofouranimalsandgivemyhusbandandsonspacetoridetheir
ATVs.
Besides,whatbetterwayistheretobeemoreself-sustainable?
Aftergivingitsomethought,wedecidedto
putin
anoffer
andmovedinon
ThanksgivingDay.
Whenwefirstmovedtotheproperty,wedidsomeremodelingandstayedinourmotorhome.
Wewereconfrontedwithrealchallengesatthetime.
Thepowerkept
goingout,themainwaterlinetothehousebroke,
theplumbingbackedupintothefrontyard
andthegeneratordied.
Butthe
setbacks
justmadeusworkharder.
Weslowlygotthingsfixedandmovedintothehouseafter38daysinthe
RV.
Thenextchallengewasto
beefamiliarwith
yourpower
system,and
tolearnthe
insandouts
ofhaulingyourownwaterand
generating
yourownpower.
Ouroff-the-gridsystem
consistsof
eightsolarpanels(1,000watts)thataremountedonasuntrackerrack.
Wealsohaveawindturbinethatgenerates3,000wattsin24mphwinds.
Theenergygeneratedbythewindandsunisstoredin166vgolfcartbatteries.
Wealsohavetwo2,500-gallonabove-groundwatertanksanda250-gallonpropanetank.
Everyweekend,wehaultwo275-gallonwatertankstothenearbytownofYuccaandfillthemwithwater,whichwethenpumpintoourbigwatertanks.
Whilelivinghereforthepastfourmonthshasbeenabig
adjustment,therearemanybenefitstolivingoffthegrid.
Ithinkoneofthegreatestisteachingmykidstheimportanceofconservation.
Theyusedto
takewater,powerandgasforgranted.
Thefirstweekwewerehere,weusedalmost1,000gallonsofwater.
Withonlya5,000-gallonwatertank,itdidn’ttakethemlongtounderstandthatwehadtouselesswater.
Westartedtakingquickershowers,doingonlyfullloadsof
laundry,turningoffthewaterwhilebrushingourteethorshaving.
Over-consumptionisevenmoreclearlydemonstratedbyourelectricityusage.
WehaveadigitalreadoutofhowmanyvoltsofDCpowerwehavestoredinourbatteriesatanygiventime.
IfyouturnonalightortheTV,thenumbergoesdown.
Inordertoprotectthebatteries,thesystemissetuptoshuttheinverteroffifthevoltsgettoolow.
Thenthepowergoesout.
Whenwefirstmovedin,welostpoweralmostdaily.
Afterthishappensafewtimes,itbeesclearveryquicklyjusthowoftenyouwasteelectricity.
Everythingfromlightsandceilingfanstoputersandradioswereleftonwhentheywerenot
inuse.
Thecellphonechargerswere
pluggedinevenwhentheyweren’tcharginganything.
Allofthisusesunnecessarypower.
Wearesteadilylearningtobemore
diligent
withourpowerusage.
Inaddition,wearealsotryingtomakeotherchanges.
Theyincludereducingtheamountof
trash
wegenerateby
recycling
andposting,growingourown
organic
vegetables,andreusingandrepurposingthingsthatwewouldnormally
toss.
Wealsowanttoproduceourowneggsandgoat’smilkinthenearfuture.
Overall,goingoffthegridhasbeengreatforourfamily.
Wehavelearnedhowtoconservepowerandwaterandtoreally
appreciate
whattheearthgivestouseveryday.
Ihopethatoncemykidsmoveoutofthehouse,theywillkeepthehabitsthattheyhavelearnedbylivingoffthegrid.
Unit3
Ireceivedanemailfromareaderwhoasked,“Whydosomefriendshipsend,
nomatterhow
muchyouwantthemtolast?
〞
She
referredto
havingseenthequestioninoneofmyarticles,
Mystery
ofFriendship.
AsIwroteinit,Idon’tthinkeasyanswersexistastohowfriendshipsstart,whysometurnintolifetimeones,andwhysomeend.
AlthoughI’vetriedansweringthefirsttwoquestionsinotherarticles(ToHaveAFriend
and
BeAFriend),Istillgetsurprisedbyfriendshipsthatendureanddisillusionedbyonesthat
slipaway.
Evenso,I’lltrytooffersome
insights
hereastowhyfriendshipsend.
Mysimpleansweristhatfriendshipsendbecausethesituationsfriendsareinoreventhefriendsthemselveschange.
Othershavesimilaranswers.
First,thesituationsfriendsfacemaychange.
Thedecisiontorelocateforanewschoolorjob
cannothelpbut
affect
afriendship.
Likewise,ifafriendisinanaccident,developsanillness,orlosessomeoneclose,thesesituationscannothelpbutaffectafriendship.
Doesafriendshipneedtoendbecauseofthesechanges?
No,butit’llrequireadjustmentsthatoneorbothfriendsmightnotbewillingtomake.
Second,thefriendsthemselvesmaychange.
Asignificantreasonthatfriendshipsoftenendwhenfriendsare
apart
foran
extended
periodoftime(forsummercamp,college,etc.)isthatoneorbothofthefriendschange.
Ithinkithurtslesswhenbothfriendschange,
becausethenthebreakupismoreoften
mutual
andsobothfriendsgetclosurebybothdecidingtoletgoandmoveforwardintheirliveswithouteachother.
What
tends
tohurtmostiswhenjustonefriendchanges.
Onefriendmightchangesocialcircles,bee
involved
innewsocialorganizations,startto
date,getapet,or
takeon
someother
venture
that
consumes
moretimeand
passion.
Again,afriendshipcanendurethesechanges,unlessoneorbothofthefriendsforsomereasondecidenotto
invest
thetimeandenergyinvolvedintheadjustmentperiod.
(Forexample,onefriendmightforgettheimportanceofthefriendship
dueto
thehighofhavinganewpetormightfeelthatthechangeisimpossibleto
overe
whenonegetsmarriedbuttheotherisstillsingle.)
Inthissituation,breakupsmaynotbemutualandsooneorbothfriendsfeel
betrayed
endupwith
bittermemoriesaboutwhatwasapreciousfriendshiptothem.
Thereareotherreasonswhyfriendshipsend.
Forexample,
asmuchas
twopeoplemightwantafriendshipto
survive,oneorbothofthemmightunintentionally
neglect
Friendshipisoftenparedtoaflowergarden.
Well,ifflowersdon’tget
exposed
regularlyenoughtosunlightanddon’tgetwateredenough,flowerswillwitherandevendie.
Thesame
appliesto
friendship.
Ifweekafterweekpasseswhereplansaremadetospendtimetogetherbutareneverhonored,perhapsduetotakingafriendshipforgranted,
eventuallyeventheclosestoffriendshipsmay
cease
to
haveareasontoexist.
Conflictscanalsocausetheendoffriendships.
Iftheflowerisafledglingplant,oneblowmightdestroyitjustassometimesrelativelyyoungfriendshipsaren’tstrongenoughtoenduremuchconflict.
Eventhoseamazingclosefriendships,
wherefriendsloveusnomatterwhatourfaultsare,
needcare
whenitesto
conflicts.
Sure,ifa
flourishing
flowergetssteppedon,itmight
revive
onitsown.
Moreover,ifitgetsalittleextraspecialcare,it’llprobably
bounceback
asifithadn’teverbeen
injured.
Atthesametime,ifaflowergetsrepeatedlytrampledon,it’llprobablyeventuallybreak.
Especiallythefriendshipsthat
havebeenaround
foralongtimecanendurestorms,andevenbeestrongerforthem,butmostfriendshipshavebreakingpoints.
Nevertheless,whilewecanrarelypredictattheoutsetwhichoneswilllast,mostfriendshipsdoenrichusforhowevershortorlongthey’reapartofourlives.
Unit4
Inthesleepinessattheendofalibrarynap,Iwasn’tsurewhereIwas.
I
stretchedout
myarmtoreachforahumanbeing,butwhatI
grabbed
wasausedcopyof
TheOdyssey,thebookaboutgoinghome.
Myheartached.
Itwas2a.m.
Thelibrary,
floodedwith
whitefluorescentlightandsmellingofmustybooksandsweatysneakers,waseerilyquiet.
Myreadingsseemedendless.
Ihadbeenadmittedintoathree-course,yearlongfreshman
program
calledDirectedStudies,
dubbed
Directed
Suicide
byYalies.
Itwassupposedtointroduceusto“thesplendorsofWesterncivilization,〞inthewordsofthe
catalog,byforce-feedingthecanonsofphilosophy,literatureandhistory.
IwantedverymuchtostudytheWesterncanon,becauseIknewnothingaboutit.
Yes,McDonald’sadsandMadonnaposterswereplasteredonShanghaistreets,butfewWesternideas
filtered
through.
WehadbeeninformedofKarlMarx’shabitofsittingatthesame
spot
intheBritishLibrary,
forinstance,buthadreadnoneofhis
original
words.
Westerncivilizationwasdifferent,
mysterious
andthus
alluring.
Besides,becauseIlongedtobeacceptedhere,I
yearned
tounderstandAmericansociety.
Whatbetterwayto
prehend
itthantostudytheveryideasonwhichitisbased?
Butat2a.m.,I
wastiredof
themall:
Homer,Virgil,HerodotusandPlato.
Theirwordsweredullandthepresentationsdifficulttofollow.
TheprofessorsheredonotteachinthesamewaythatteachersinChinado.
StudyinghumanitiesinChinameans
memorizing
allthe“correct,〞standard
interpretations
givenduringlectures.
Here,professorsask
provocative
questionsandletthestudentsargue,researchandwritepapersontheiro
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