I meant amorphous gel

Ian... good call... I removed the (+) protective cover for the picture, and did not make comment of the need to have one

"earthquake season"

Guess what?

A news media organization (I can't give their name, but their initials are C.B.S.) and an international relief services organization based in Washington DC that has a logo that looks like this + will be coming to visit me at home for an interview Friday for a piece they are doing on hurricane preparedness.

I'll give you guys the takeaway I plan to give them at the end of the interview (shhh...)

Buy extra toilet paper now, and stay off the damn roof, no matter how much you want to clear the stuff that fell on your house.




Yes, that's me, in an ambulance, with head trauma from being knocked out by a swinging 4" branch and hip damage from the resultant fall onto the only large rock in my front garden. I fell off my roof while trying to get to the holes a giant fallen tree had made there, mostly because I wanted it to stop raining in my house.

"They" say a picture is worth a thousand words.

I go with SLA / Gel - simple, generally works when you need it.

using solar water heaters can save you money but there are some units that you can readily buy if you don't become successful with making one.