Using surplus water to turn a turbine, now that's an idea! Our ground here is too flat to make that work. Sounds like you have a very sensible setup there. I am currently working on a design for solar heating my workshop and eventually the new barn when it is built. The idea of using what we have all around us for free seems to make a lot of sense to me. I think we as humans got away from that because gas, oil, electricity and natural gas was very cheap and plentiful at first and was also more convenient than doing it yourself. I prefer independence myself and that means I'll pay with labor instead of paying with my pocketbook. Seems society has become one where the easy way is the preferred way. I do not believe that easy living is good living, I like to see the fruits of my labor at the end of the day, much like the old timers who built the buildings that were the original topic of this thread. Gives me a very satisfied feeling, more so than hiring someone to do it!
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