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did i mention we love our new (sustainable off-grid) house? it actually works the way we designed it: it doesn’t need much heating in winter (the wood heater is enough) and no cooling in summer – solar passive indeed. the photovoltaic system is mostly bored; that may change when we trade up to an electric…
that is one of the most important rules in fast skiff sailing: the flatter the boat, the more effective sail area, the faster the boat. this is why the fast skiffs generally have at least one person out on the wire: to use the weight to counterbalance the power of the sail, and make the…
200 mm in 12 hours, or in other words: a third of st helens’ average annual precipitation in half a day. this is what that looks like on the rain radar: and this is what that looks like on our property: a meter deep washout. we got quite lucky: the road itself didn’t take damage,…
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mattighofen is a small rural community in upper austria, not too far away from where i was born & grew up. it seems surprisingly remote, given how densely populated austria is on the whole, and it isn’t really connected to any of the main arteries that cross the country. arriving there, it appears no more…
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with the bridge covered, there was only one thing missing: a hand rail. at least on one side. actually, one side would be perfectly fine. luckily i had thought ahead and left little stubs so i would be able to use to attach the hand rail to. the main consideration was to ensure that it…
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a bridge really needs strong foundations (check: granite) and a tough structure (got that, pretty strong timber), but it also requires a surface – otherwise crossing it because a little tedious. i admit the structure is probably not really bal 29 fire rated, but with a fire rated surface it should still be fairly safe.…