Posted by Ron Rosenfeld on January 21, 2006, 11:59 pm
We live off-grid in an area where most are on the grid.
When people ask us why we are off the grid, I tell them that Bangor Hydro
wanted $40,000+ to hook up to the grid. So we decided to spend the money
on our off-grid system instead. We don't have any electric bills, or power
outages, etc.
Almost invariably, the next question is, "Do you sell electricity back to
Bangor Hydro?"
Duh!
Is this sort of question commonly posed to other off-gridders?
-- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)
Posted by Solar Flare on January 22, 2006, 12:41 am
That is the latest fad phrase and the dumb ones ask it.
I am sure we ask dumb questions to mechanics about our
cars too.
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> We live off-grid in an area where most are on the
grid.
> When people ask us why we are off the grid, I tell
them that Bangor Hydro
> wanted $40,000+ to hook up to the grid. So we
decided to spend the money
> on our off-grid system instead. We don't have any
electric bills, or power
> outages, etc.
> Almost invariably, the next question is, "Do you sell
electricity back to
> Bangor Hydro?"
> Duh!
> Is this sort of question commonly posed to other
off-gridders?
> -- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)
Posted by Pop on January 22, 2006, 10:34 am
: That is the latest fad phrase and the dumb ones ask it.
:
: I am sure we ask dumb questions to mechanics about our
: cars too.
Actually, the correct word is ignorant, not dumb. Ignorance is a
simple lack of knowledge and not the insult most people think it
is.
I think you'll often find such questions are also actually a
curiousity and interest in coming across someone that can
actually sell electricity back to the grid, as most everyone has
heard of, but never actually come across.
Pop
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: > We live off-grid in an area where most are on the
: grid.
: >
: > When people ask us why we are off the grid, I tell
: them that Bangor Hydro
: > wanted $40,000+ to hook up to the grid. So we
: decided to spend the money
: > on our off-grid system instead. We don't have any
: electric bills, or power
: > outages, etc.
: >
: > Almost invariably, the next question is, "Do you sell
: electricity back to
: > Bangor Hydro?"
: >
: > Duh!
: >
: > Is this sort of question commonly posed to other
: off-gridders?
: >
: >
: > -- ron (off the grid in Downeast Maine)
:
:
Posted by Derek Broughton on January 23, 2006, 8:49 am
Pop wrote:
>
> : That is the latest fad phrase and the dumb ones ask it.
> :
> : I am sure we ask dumb questions to mechanics about our
> : cars too.
>
> Actually, the correct word is ignorant, not dumb. Ignorance is a
> simple lack of knowledge and not the insult most people think it
> is.
No, ignorance would be not understanding what "off-grid" means. When
somebody tells you they didn't hook up to grid-power because of the cost,
but you then ask them if they sell their home-generated power back tot he
grid, that's plain dumb!
--
derek
Posted by Solar Flare on January 23, 2006, 7:19 pm
What is really "uninformed" is trying to nail down the
definitions of "ignorant vs. "dumb"...LOL
> Pop wrote:
> >
message
> > : That is the latest fad phrase and the dumb ones
ask it.
> > :
> > : I am sure we ask dumb questions to mechanics
about our
> > : cars too.
> >
> > Actually, the correct word is ignorant, not dumb.
Ignorance is a
> > simple lack of knowledge and not the insult most
people think it
> > is.
> No, ignorance would be not understanding what
"off-grid" means. When
> somebody tells you they didn't hook up to grid-power
because of the cost,
> but you then ask them if they sell their
home-generated power back tot he
> grid, that's plain dumb!
> --
> derek
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