Like the illusion of Wall Street, with its vast and powerful investment banks, now shuttered, China too is an illusion perpetuated by the Globalists that gave us the 15,000 mile Caesar salad, poisoned cat food and lead based paint on babies' pacifiers. Like the illusion that money would come from thin air to always push housing prices higher, China has spent a generation pursuing its illusion. Pursuing an unattainable dream to be like the West, while 6000 years of its carefully shepherded top soil blows into the sea.
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:17 am Post subject: Re: Boone Pickens seems to think 85MM Bbls/day is about it..
Revi wrote:
I just bought a small piece of land that has hydroelectric potential.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! _________________ "The world is changed... I feel it in the water... I feel it in the earth... I smell it in the air... Much that once was, is lost..." - Galadriel
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:18 am Post subject: Re: Boone Pickens seems to think 85MM Bbls/day is about it..
Microhydro,
The stream I bought has about 20 feet of head and I was thinking of putting in a crossflow turbine some time in the future. The Army Corps checked it out in the 80's and it's supposed to have about 600 kw potential.
I'm thinking that it is a good move, in that even if the world goes crazy it can always be used for it's original purpose. I could build a grist mill with an undershot wheel and maybe saw wood up too. If a miracle energy source shows up and energy is too cheap to meter I'll use it as a fishing spot.
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Boone Pickens seems to think 85MM Bbls/day is about it..
Revi wrote:
Microhydro,
The stream I bought has about 20 feet of head and I was thinking of putting in a crossflow turbine some time in the future. The Army Corps checked it out in the 80's and it's supposed to have about 600 kw potential.
I'm thinking that it is a good move, in that even if the world goes crazy it can always be used for it's original purpose. I could build a grist mill with an undershot wheel and maybe saw wood up too. If a miracle energy source shows up and energy is too cheap to meter I'll use it as a fishing spot.
Clean falling water is the ultimate asset, in the end, better than gold. Even if you don't get around to building a dam, the potential will increase the property's resale value. With 600kw, a lot of activities are possible, including a small metal forge. And even if you don't need the power, it is nice to have a pond. You can farm fresh water fish. For my part, I like the idea of keeping black swans and paradise shelducks - not for food, just for their beauty and companionship. I like the birds too much to eat them. _________________ "The world is changed... I feel it in the water... I feel it in the earth... I smell it in the air... Much that once was, is lost..." - Galadriel
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Boone Pickens seems to think 85MM Bbls/day is about it..
Thanks. It is a very nice stream, which has potential for a lot of things. I have a friend who is interested in doing Buddhist retreat and meditation there. It may even have some fish in it too!
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