Progress

Have approval of permits with one actually in hand ready to on the post. Emil says he'll get the post hole digger out tomorrow and slap that baby up on a post. Demolition will hopefully start on Friday. Finally!

Had a productive meeting of the "brain trust": John, Susan, Jimmy, Emil and me. We discussed the possibility of a rainwater collection system that could be in an underground or above ground cistern like device that could provide all or most of the water needed for flushing toilets in the house. It can be connected to City water so if they run low they fill with city water when needed.

We also discussed again the use of solar for water heating of house water and perhaps the pool and spa. Also, LED lights in the home that can significantly reduce electricity needed to power lights. Photovoltaics may still be too expensive on the front end to make it worth the effort...but we are going to investigate it one more time before deciding. We're trying to get as green as possible without spending money that we won't see back for two decades.

Tomorrow we go to the bank to notarize some paperwork and open an account for the project at Wachovia. That way i can pay them by simply transfering money from my account to theirs online. Also, will meet with the LED light guy and gosh...someone else...I'm forgetting who. It's been a long day...but productive.