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Folks, on a personal note:
After 3 weeks of living in town and working at least 40 hours a week. I am going back home. This means I will be here rarely. As still no power, nor internet at my little neighborhood in the forest. What I am planning to do, is save up all those nice link posts, and when I do get into town dump them all at once. I will still be working two days a week, and will stay in town that one night.
This also means that Magazine day will change from Friday to Sunday.
2.
For all the new people, I live way out on the edge of the Willamette National Forest, in central Oregon. The fires were very bad this year. My place escaped the flames, by about 10 miles. Power will be off for quite a while, and we have no idea if we can re-run coax, or fiber, up the hill for internet. Yes satellite is an option, and we are looking into it.
Everyone is healthy and in good sprits. The kids go into town twice a week, to connect.
We have 2 satellite phones, for emergences.
3.
We now have three generators running intermittently, One for the well pump, and refrigeration, and freezers. One for general use, and lighting. One to run 3 inline water heaters, for hot showers, and such. Almost luxury. Gas use is a lot less than I would have assumed. But this is not sustainable, we still are dependent on electrical mains.
The solar panels have been taken off the well and ISP system and are being used for charging and such.
@corlin If you'd like, I can ask in some of the WISP operator groups if there's anyone operating in the area that can feasibly get you internet. It's rarely impressive internet, but it's most often internet that is available when wires cant reach.
@corlin Posted. Will update if anyone replies.
WISPA lists the nearest operator as Viser Internet Service in Aumsville, but not all WISPs are WISPA members.
@corlin
Thanks for update. I’ll be thinking of you and your community and I wish you all well. I’ll look forward when you can do the postings. 👍
Hang in there.
Doesn't sound all bad, from this remove. I'm sure some of this is a serious PITA, but some of it might just turn out to be a silver lining.
Take care, and while we'll miss seeing you more often, we will be looking forward to when we do see you 😊
Be safe, and I'm sorry to hear things have impacted you so heavily.
@corlin Take care...we look forward to your updates and are keeping you and yours in our collective CoSo heart. Hugs from Texas.
4.
Again, I won't be online most of the time.
So I will see you all on Sundays, and Mondays. (the days I am in town).
BTW. We are still keeping strict isolation protocols. All shopping is done one person at a time, and full decontamination done. We actually look forward to this as we now have a large drive in tent. And lots of PPE. The general sense of community has benefited by this.
(Next link and magazine dump 10/25/2020)
Be kind to each other.
"We Be The Humans"
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