Stormy Weather
A big storm hit us on Monday and as usual we lost power for a day and a 
half. This was the first big outage of the year and the first time using the generator for household use. (It's usually on site running power tools). We were able to run lights and microwave etc., as well as computers with high speed Internet, (only the necessities). We still burned some candles to supplement the lighting.... and Boo Radley, our kitty took it upon himself to be the candle extinguisher. His current lack of right side eyebrows is a testament to his success. The winds topped at about 100kph. It was a small reminder of the storm we had last December that left us without power of nearly a week. It's also the time of year that a chainsaw is standard equipment 
in the back of the truck. (We had to cut one tree off the road on the way to the construction site.) We drove to the site during the storm to see how the winds would effect the rain hitting the bale walls. There were a couple of tree casualties, (more fire wood), and just as Kari was commenting that the house location was actually quite well protected, another tree 
snapped off, and it was agreed that it was time to leave.
half. This was the first big outage of the year and the first time using the generator for household use. (It's usually on site running power tools). We were able to run lights and microwave etc., as well as computers with high speed Internet, (only the necessities). We still burned some candles to supplement the lighting.... and Boo Radley, our kitty took it upon himself to be the candle extinguisher. His current lack of right side eyebrows is a testament to his success. The winds topped at about 100kph. It was a small reminder of the storm we had last December that left us without power of nearly a week. It's also the time of year that a chainsaw is standard equipment 
in the back of the truck. (We had to cut one tree off the road on the way to the construction site.) We drove to the site during the storm to see how the winds would effect the rain hitting the bale walls. There were a couple of tree casualties, (more fire wood), and just as Kari was commenting that the house location was actually quite well protected, another tree 
snapped off, and it was agreed that it was time to leave.Straw Bale House Construction Update: It's getting rather cool to be staining, but the beams need a protective coat before being raised. The heaviest of the beams are now in place, (these were extremely heavy and had to lifted about eleven feet off the ground 
by three guys over fifty). A few quick pics were taken Wednesday showing the last portion of the floor joists being placed. The trusses have been pushed back a week because of weather and technical difficulties.... we'd like to have them dropped onto the second floor by the truss company, to save some grunt work.
by three guys over fifty). A few quick pics were taken Wednesday showing the last portion of the floor joists being placed. The trusses have been pushed back a week because of weather and technical difficulties.... we'd like to have them dropped onto the second floor by the truss company, to save some grunt work.
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