George Steeves

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This site is being replaced with my new site:
 
This site has not been updated in several years now as it has been replaced with my new sites:
 
To see my new rural living site:
http://electricfarm.googlepages.com/home
 
For information related to stonework:
http://electricfarm.googlepages.com/stonework
 
For information relating to plants and planting:
http://http://electricfarm.googlepages.com/plantsabout
 
For information relating to C# programming see:
http://electriac.googlepages.com/home
 
 
 
 
Well I finally got fed up with MS Office Live which I used to build my web site.  I started to use Office Live when it was in beta development and I had hoped it would improve in time.  Instead of improving it kept getting worse.  I would contact MS ( in India ) and relate my problems and would receive profuse apologies with a boiler plate answers to unasked questions.   If MS is going to transfer their programming work to India they are in trouble as a company.

Google has recently created a new service similar to Office Live which allows anyone to create their own website.  I have only been a member for two days and I am saying syanora MS.  The editing and functionality of GooglePages is so good I have completely transferred all of my Office Live site to this new site in less than 16hrs of work.  I will retain my old site for a while and use it to redirect people to my new site as the old site has considerable prominence on the web.

To see my new site:
http://electricfarm.googlepages.com/home
 
Barn Raising

 

Yesterday 2007.02.20 the afternoon was punctuated by a load noise.  I dismissed this thinking it was snow falling off my roof until county workers knocked on my door and told me my barn had collapsed from the weight of the snow.   I have been thinking about repairing this building but the heights involved deterred me from initiating any plan.  Well it’s not nearly as high as it was.  After working all afternoon I was successful in clearing the debris from the road and driveway so it is no longer impeding traffic but I must deal with the mess in a more permanent manner.  

 

 

 

I am going to use this page to coordinate activities relating to this project.  I will keep this page updated as the project progresses.  For the most recent developments on this project check in here.

 

 

 

I am presently scheduling manpower and resources for Saturday the 24th.    My trucker can only work until 1pm so we will have to concentrate on the morning.

 

 

 

Plan:

 

Wood Export and burn

 

Asphalt Shingles bury in foundation hole

 

 

 

Present state of affairs: