Windmill Homes in the Ozarks

This windmill is starting to look real inviting to live in -- plenty of space to live inside and the bonus is that the entire home functions as a generator. What a pleasant village it would be with all the residents living in windmills. We are due to move this year and if we are lucky we might find a windmill to live in.

Sixty years ago such a home in America would be considered eccentric.But as the price of electricity goes up even further, such homes would be considered very desirable. Yes, I want to live in a windmill,American-style.

This is a photo of a 240-year old windmill in Holland.

Windmill Homes in the Ozarks

How Vulnerable is Your Home to Blackouts

I would like very much to have my own source of electrical energy for several reasons: One, I'd save enough money to call the savings a second income. Two, I could relax, knowing I would not have my access to electrical energy cut off as this Great Depression II loams forward.

Books and videos are coming out that will show the average man and woman how to create some of your own electricity with wind -- potentially cutting your electric bill by 80%. The thought of not having access to the Internet due to lack of electricity terrifies me -- my life is now online, my photos, my blogs, my websites, my business.

If I no longer had access to electricity, thus did not have accesss to the Internet, I would be helpless. It is almost as if my life has become virtual and without access to my virtual life, all that would be left would be my body. What are your thoughts regarding this statement?

How Vulnerable is Your Home to Blackouts

Electricity in England in 1930s

Here is a glimpse into the 1930s to 1950s in England.

1930s English Kitchen: cooker, fridge, iron, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, ceiling light and fire.

1930s English Sitting Room: fire, toaster, ceiling light, lamp, radio, television, kettle.

1950s English Kitchen: washing machine, cooker, kettle, food mixer, transistor radio, fridge, coffee percolator, spin dryer, dishwasher, toaster, ceiling light.

1950s English Sitting Room: ceiling and wall lamps, telephone, radiogram (a combined radio and record player), hairdryer, sewing machine, vacuum cleaner, fire, television.

The number of homes in England without electricity in 1939 was 33%. By 1955 the number of homes with electricity had risen to 88%.

Electricity in England in 1930s