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Getting back in the swing of things!

12/7/2015

 
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Things are gearing up again! Thanks to some much nicer weather, we are charging forward again.
All the exterior walls on the main floor are insulated, more drywall in place and the siding is all planned out and being installed.

My favorite aspect this week, well I'll save that for last ;-)




Inside we now have the drywall that is designed to support tile installed in the kitchen.  I'd describe where the tile is going, but the picture does a better job of it than I ever could.
Also, the ceiling drywall is complete throughout the upper floor!
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The drywall for the garage is also complete!

For most, the garage may not be a source of that much excitement.
For me though, it is a very fun part of the house.
No, I'm not going to build a man-cave in there.

In the garage we will have our electric cars.
Due to the efficiency of the cars, we can produce as much electricity as both our house and cars use on an annual basis with our solar panels.  We could never do this with less efficient cars.

In addition to efficiency, they are also very safe.  Unlike standard cars with an internal combustion engine, electric cars emit no toxic gases while running.
We have no concerns over Carbon Monoxide poisoning as our cars produce no carbon monoxide.  We can preheat the car as needed in a closed garage without concern.


On the far left of the second picture you can see the sub panel for the garage.  This will power a pair of 40 Amp outlets (among others) which we will use for the cars each evening.  Every morning we will wake up to a full "tank".
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Sometimes I can go a bit overboard with my appreciation of electric cars (they are just so much fun to drive!).  
I am always happy to answer questions anyone may have.  I generally will jump at any chance to share my personal experiences driving electric for the past five years, or any of the knowledge I have picked up.
Occasionally, I even get stopped in a parking lot, even a gas station (I was stopping to get a drink).

I've met and spoken with all sorts of people.  Car enthusiasts, performance fans, environmentally concerned people, kids, people for whom national security is their number one concern.

Just the other day a curious onlooker was checking out our LEAF sitting in the driveway when we arrived home after visiting our future home.
He seemed a bit shy, wasn't kicking the tires much, but certainly was paying close attention to the fenders and bumper!
This was a first though, and I'm not sure how well I did as they rather flew off in a huff.
No turkeys nor LEAFS were harmed in this video

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    Mark really doesn't like to talk about himself, the house is much more interesting.

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