002 Near the end of 2016 I began erecting a base upon my two axle trailer in our back yard . This was the start of building a " green house " wherein I could test and experiment with materials , including insulations , and observe what solar radiation through south facing windows would do if this were a home or office or manufacturing plant . Beginning spring 2017 as funding became available , I erected walls , added windows and doors plus a temporary roof . As fall approached the partial erection of a large solar thermal panel was added on the south wall . The structure box was aimed so that one side wall faced toward due south . Soon I realized that early morning solar rays were much weaker than those later in the day as the sun rose . I then moved the trailer so that the south wall faced 15 degrees to the west of due south . This allow...
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Why Autumns Run - Jan 29, 2018
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Autumns Run community for retired and senior folks on the North Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada . Why Autumns Run ? Because many of us are in the Autumn of our lives . Autumn is usually a nice season with nice scenery and weather most days . I tried posting information on various Facebook sites but quickly determined that posts quickly got over run by subsequent posts arriving from the many other facebook sites that I watch . Thus I will post updates and information on this site where they will sit until you look at them . I've been wanting to get this Community established for several years but there was always something in the way . None of us are getting any younger so we better get on with the plan . Already some that also wanted a safe community to live in have passed away or moved to Truro because there wasn't a local safe comfortable place to reside in . I'm approac...