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Before and After pics small siding repair project in the StLouis Hills Neighborhood.

Siding work3 Oct Pat Long from St. Louis Hills
Scott's Contracting did a great siding job at our house. Honest and reliable if anyone is looking.

Nextdoor Princeton Heights works best when all your neighbors are members. Help out by inviting your neighbors to join 

Ferguson Stories- Locals part 2

Its only fitting to start this new Ferguson Stories from the Locals Web Page with the Young Gentleman who courageously stands up and speaks at the Town Hall Meeting!

The Ferguson Youth are 'Hip' to the Politics as usual and Demand Change!

The Solution is to get involved in the Political Process by Voting: for someone that represents your views and issues!  

This guy gets it! Do YOU? VOTE!

Help us find & support candidates to change these numbers n our communities. Donate @… http://t.co/bvWOLaNOUZ
— BEN BROADNAX (@NAXQUE) September 24, 2014

http://t.co/ssejWZVNWX 2 donate 2 educate our hoods on rights & Voting. No Vote, same stuff will occur, get involved know the candidates.
— BEN BROADNAX (@NAXQUE) September 24, 2014

When I left off on the Ferguson and Stories from the Locals the Grand Jury has been summoned and is in the process of determining what went on and will have an answer in October sometime.  Couple of my thoughts on this and what has transpired as of late.

• I do not feel that a Grand Jury from this area will or can be un-biased.
• The Protesters continue to show their disapproval of the entire process by staging I-70 closures and continued Protests in front of the Ferguson PD Building.

New Michael Brown shooting witnesses describe scene

From Randi Kaye, CNN

updated 8:28 AM EDT, Thu September 11, 2014

How and When-Ferguson PD Cover Up Started

StLouis Local Shaun King +Shaun King exposes the #Ferguson Cover Up mere minutes after the shooting of #MikeBrown.

You don't have to have a law degree to understand the implications of how the Ferguson PD is attempting to protect the Rogue Policeman Darren Wilson.

In Part 1: #Ferguson Stories and Videos from the StLouis Locals  I posted a Youtube video of Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on the Ferguson Shooting.  I now want the readers to understand a little bit on how the backwards policies and now the:

Failed Actions-TOP Missouri Officials Under Scrutiny

@ShaunKing presents a bevy of information to make you think twice about the official statements regarding the Michael Brown shooting and the motivations behind the consistently inconsistent information coming out of Missouri. Find and Follow Him on Twitter https://twitter.com/ShaunKing

Ferguson is breaking laws, codes, standards, precedent, & more in covering up for Darren Wilson. READ & SHARE https://t.co/eJaDze5qEo
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 1, 2014

Here's some of the latest news that developed in the past couple of days on the Ferguson Grand Jury:

If prosecutors conclude a member of grand jury is discussing the case w/anyone they could be forced to start all over http://t.co/SA5RWpnPp9
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) October 1, 2014

Possible #Ferguson Grand Jury #misconduct in the case of #DarrenWilson killing #MikeBrown Juror impropriety? Maybe? pic.twitter.com/ntM9bSSDPc
— Vicki M (@nubian_1) October 1, 2014

@nubian_1 "How can they meet only 1 day a week and stay impartial?" #GrandJury #Ferguson
— Scotty (@StLHandyMan) October 2, 2014

No joke. In an analysis of who vocally supports Darren Wilson on Twitter, the most used word in their bio is...wait for it... Christian.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 2, 2014

Today's #Ferguson Protester Newsletter is here http://eepurl.com/4L01L ! Sign up at http://thisisthemovement.org 

Today's #Ferguson Protester Newsletter is here http://t.co/N3oL4lp6O5! Sign up at http://t.co/cNovtxA5mY
— ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) October 2, 2014

See more of the Ferguson Stories and Videos from the Locals Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6  




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Solar Deals-Make Solar Affordable Now

If you have ever thought a clean energy solar system was out of your league and price range. Check out the Solar Products from one of my solar suppliers that proves this isn't true any longer- message 8/28/14  - 

Solar and Wind  Deals- Solar is Affordable NOW

 Scotty Adds: 

• Bulk pricing discounts for container loads of solar panels.  (get your StLouis neighbors to join and reduce your solar costs for labor, permitting, and materials-can equal up to 30% savings of the total costs) 

• Pay attention to the location as shipping will factor in on the final costs for your clean energy project.

• Here in St Louis I've noticed quite a few of the solar panels installed around the city are the little 250w panels.  

• Before you take the advice of someone peddling older model solar panels-compare the "output to cost" of a higher wattage panel or even a Large Format 72 cell panel with over 300w of power.  

• Since roof space is limited on many buildings it only makes sense to install the highest wattage of panel that you can afford giving you more bang for your buck-with less hardware, labor, and materials to buy. 

My First Solar Car! :)

ALL the following equipment is NEW, never used UNLESS otherwise noted.

• 125 kw of Trina 280w poly panels sitting in Honolulu Hawaii, MAKE OFFER! 
• AEI 333 kw 480 volt 3 phase inverter, MAKE OFFER! 
• 1 Megawatt of Beida-Solar 230w panels, sitting in California....MAKE OFFER! 
• Qty. 5000, LED 'Par 38' lights, 12 watts each 650 lumens ("60 watt equivalent") soft white, UL listed, ...MAKE OFFER! 
• 150 Sunpower 327w, T5 panels, pre-owned (but only installed for 9 months)...MAKE OFFER on entire lot! 
• ET Solar 285w poly panels, 74 cents a watt for entire lot of 200 kw. 
• Lightway Solar 285w poly panels, NON-UL for EXPORT ONLY, 56 cents a watt! East coast. 
• Used Kyocera 120 watt panels, 37 cents a watt, minimum 4 pallets order (100 panels). Sitting in California. 
• 750 kw of Grape Solar 235w panels, available on TERMS of NET 2 YEARS!! Call for details! 
• 1.7 Megawatts of TRINA Solar 245w poly panels, 67 cents a watt for all, or minimum 40' container loads. Sitting in California. 
• Qty. 299, TRINA SMART (Tigo on board) 250w poly panels with built-in panel-level monitoring system, 97 cents/w OR BEST OFFER for ALL!! Works with almost any inverter! Ask for details. 
• Solartec 250w mono panels, truckload sitting in Texas, 69 cents a watt. ALSO have 300w poly & 310w mono for similar pricing, depending on qty. 
• GCL 245w panels, 67 cents a watt pallet qty. Sitting in PA. 
• Trina Solar 285w & 290w poly panels, 76 cents a watt pallets, 74 cents/w for 100 kw+ qty. 
• Topoint 225w poly panels, 57 cents a watt pallets! 
• Top Solar 180w mono panels, 76 panels left, 57 cents a watt. 
• Qty. 50, Prostar AGM 12Volt 200AH maintenance-free deep-cycle batteries for off-grid power, $280 each or best offer takes all! 
• Qty. 5000, LED 'Par 38' light bulbs, 12 watts each 650 lumens ("60 watt equivalent") soft white, UL listed, ...MAKE OFFER! 
• 50 kw WIND TURBINES, grid-tie 60 hz 3-phase, factory list = $50k each....sell both for $69k or $35k each! NEW, Full warranty. Towers not included. Sitting in California. 

Here in St Louis I've noticed quite a few of the solar panels installed around the city are the little 250w panels.  

Before you take the advice of someone peddling older model solar panels-compare the "output to cost" of a higher wattage panel or even a Large Format 72 cell panel with over 300w of power.  

Since roof space is limited on many buildings it only makes sense to install the highest wattage of panel that you can afford giving you more bang for your buck with less hardware to buy. 

Watch Out for those slick talking salesman that put profits before value.

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StL Most Requested Safe Room Features

What Features are in your Safe Room?  

Has been brought up in my dealing with clients while talking about a safe room for personal safety from extreme events.

Here's some of the things that I found most commonly mentioned:

Toilet, Water, Fridge, Kitchen, Built-ins, First Aid Station, Phone, CB, Internet, Tools, Weapons, Books, Computer, Radio, Power Supply, Food Pantry, Lights...

Luckily with today's advancements in the Building Industry you can have all these in your Safe Room.  I'll share a few of my thoughts and build notes on how to incorporate any and all of the above features mentioned above starting with my favorites the Solar Energy Power Supply and Water.

Water is the Must Have in Every Safe Room

               
                 Most any plumber can route a line into your safe room but what if the local water utilities supply can't meet the needs and you have NO Water better have a backup plan of:  Water Collection, Water Storage, Water Re-Use-all common elements for supplying clean water to a safe room.

Solar Energy Power Supply with Battery Bank for Emergency Scenarios

NewPower Emergency Battery Bank System

                 

                   Since we are in the Safe Room from some extreme event and there may or maynot be a roof on your home.  The Stand Alone Solar Panels mounted in your backyard will prove a wise investment for supplying the power needed for functional living.

Stand Alone Solar Array not attached to Home

                    If there is still a roof on your home and the Solar Panels mounted there will just be adding to the needed power of the Safe Room.  Keeping the batteries at Full operating power! 

                    Another option is a generator that is tied into your battery that also works in conjunction with your solar panels such as this NewPower System that incorporates a Generac generators-

• 8000 Watt stand-by generator
• Runs on LP or NG
• Designed for quiet operation
• Recharges batteries in Power Center when required
• Automatic self-test weekly

All of the above functions are handled seemlessly at the Power Center

Safe Room NewPower System Power Center Control Point

Here is additional information in the form of a google document on the NewPower System for Emergency Power Failures


We will be covering Waste Management in the next addition to Safe Room Features.  Part of the Safe Room Blog Posts 1 and 2.

Here's some suggestions via Twitter

@StLHandyMan Mine,water/food canned, can opener, toilet +paper, power supply refrig.Pantry Lights+flashlights,air exchanger, wife,etc.Hunter
— Hunter (@grayfoxx007) September 3, 2014

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