My brother Edward circulated some links to pages regarding the use Earth Tubes to heat/cool. After checking out the concept I was enthusiastic about trying it on a campground building we are sprucing up this winter season. I did a bit more research and found out about the concept of "Thermal Tubes" and incorporated them into my idea of how we could install a system. Using the "Thermal Tubes" no electricity or fans would be required to move the air through the system. The hotter the weather, the more air would be drawn through the tubes and into the earth for cooling. I made measurements, and some rough calculations, and some drawings. The idea, however, was shot down due to the lack of a good option for "tubing." We would need to find a durable, waterproof, inexpensive tube that could be buried up to 10 feet. A system like the one I outlined would require in excess of 250 feet of tubing. I believe that my design would pay off over the long run, however, since everything is experimental and since most of the choices were educated guesses, and the cost of any type of available tubing was prohibitive, it was a bit too risky for me to be able to convince my three brother/partners to go on board with. I am posting my ideas so that perhaps someone else will have an opportunity to acquire the materials and location to try it out. I have also made a .pdf of the drawing available.
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
Due to a clerical error, that a California government office has delayed correcting, I may be forced to file for disability.
I know you would not want anything you are associated with to be run in a way that has caused this situation.
I have been told by the California DMV that due to a clerical error (no fault of mine), I may not be able to receive a corrected vehicle title, and thus be unable to sell my car, for up to a year.
I have recently been diagnosed with a disabling illness, and I'm struggling to stay productive and stay off disability. However, if I am unable to sell my car, I may have no choice.
Approximately 1 year ago I purchased a 2006 Honda Civic from a student who needed to return to China and who could not afford to keep up payments.
Apparently, a typographical error was made by someone at either the DMV or the DMV operations at AAA (where I registered as the new owner), and the new title that was generated showed the mileage to be 130,000 miles (rather than 13,000 miles).
I started the correction process in August, and have been told that it could take over 90 days. This process included taking the vehicle to a DMV office for inspection to verify that it had not been tampered with. Today, now that it is over 90 days, I was told at the DMV in Fullerton California, that the correction to my title could take over a year!
I understand the reason for this delay is to assure that nothing was done to alter the mileage. However, since:
· the car was purchased from a dealer by the student (I bought it from) only a few months earlier, with only a few thousand miles on it.
· I have no criminal record.
· The previous owner has no criminal record.
· The vehicle has been inspected by the DMV
When I talk to relatives in other states, they have never heard of something like this taking 90 days (let alone a year) to correct.
My family lives in Michigan. In August my widower father had a stroke that partially disabled him, I had been staying with him on and off over the past year since my mother passed away, to give his caregiver a break (dad has Alzheimer’s). The year before that I traveled back at every opportunity to visit with my mother who was dying of terminal cancer. Over these two years I have become nearly bedridden with an illness (that was just diagnosed in October).
My time with my parents, and my illness sapped my income and even though at the time I purchased the car I was able to afford it, I am no longer able to keep it.
However, due to this typographical error, I am unable to sell the car and this virtually new car has been parked in my driveway under a cover depreciating several thousand dollars while I wait for this title correction.
I would appreciate anything you could do to help.
Regards,
Frank Rogala
