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Thanks! We were able to bury a body in the hole before back filling with dirt thus saving polluting the lake from another steel barrel.

You bet!

I'm so glad you were inspired. There are tons of retired Navy Seals and Special Forces guys who live quietly among you. Probably a neighbor you never really noticed, mowing his lawn on Saturdays, drinking a lemonade. When SHTF they will find you. My son does not drink or smoke, no drugs. He doesn't need a gun. He will just take yours. He is certified Krav Maga, which the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) hand to hand combat training. He has not found a girl that even comes close, YET, I keep hoping. What a grandchild they might bring.

I don't think they are targeting me personally. They go door to door. My house is one of hundreds in a new housing tract in Kingman, AZ, and a perfect target to many sales people. They can cover a lot of territory in a short amount of time. They seem to be above respect or honor. I have a "NO SOLICITING" sign on my door which they ignore. I know they see the sign because I can hear them joke and mock it, since my cameras have microphones. My neighbors have chased them away screaming in frustration while they laugh. On my cameras, I have seen other sales people see my sign and walk away. It seems to be solar salesmen who are the rudest violators. One of my neighbors has his roof full of solar panels yet they knock on his door wanting to sell him solar panels. These people are not the "sharpest tools in the shed", as the saying goes. We don't even answer the door anymore. But it makes the dogs bark as they claw up our front door, and wake up the baby. Neighbors just text each other if there is something of importance. So I ask you, why are they messing with me?

Much appreciated!

Thank you!

While I can talk your ear off of how rewarding it is , it is not easy. We have reached the point of giving up so many times, but stayed with it. A group effort, for sure,

@@arizonaeric9598 agree. It's not easy.

Beautiful music.

TH-cam Audio Library copyright free music. Got tired of using free music from creators who a year later would change the copyright and TH-cam would delete from my video.

Without a doubt. But since i am not selling, I just pay more property taxes.

You bet! More on the way.

Your are welcome. A friend passed away and we bought it from his family. It is a Weatherking with the loft area and was surprisingly easy to move. Sorry I don't know much more than that.

Yes. Gene Brown. Lucky to have so much water so easy. We can pump 3000 gallons without slowing down. 1500 feet is long way down there. I think Meadviews wells are 700 feet

You flew a Cinestar? Seriously? Do you know how rare that is? Nobody would even know what you are talking about, yet they watch movies everyday that have low altitude scenes shot from a "lawnmower sized" Cinestar drone under 400 feet AGL where helicopters cannot legally fly. You seem to have done everything! Try flying one with a 15lb RED camera above Beyonce snd JayZ, at night with 25mph gusts. They said it was my no crash/safety record that got me the job. No damage, no one hurt, drone/camera a little dusty, and got all the shots they asked of me. Even though I was pushed by the directors beyond my better judgment, I managed to keep my reputation and safety record intact because I was a better pilot than videographer.. Unlike today's Hollywood drone pilots who were lifelong videographers who turned instantly into drone pilots with drones that fly themselves. No need to a be "pilot". I have such a friend that was flying for one of those "Shark Reality" shows and when weather got nasty he became afraid, could not control his drone, panicked, and hit the "return to home" button. The drone did exactly as it was programmed to do and landed exactly from the place it took off. The only problem was the boat had drifted 100 feet away from where he took off and he watched his $50k rig sink into the ocean. I was flying gas powered RC helicopters 40 years ago and actually learned how to fly before cameras ever came on the scene. I can fly a drone manually with it's computer controls turned off. I learned back then, how not to crash. A crash meant money that I did not have and that was a powerful motivator. That does not seem to be factor nowadays.. I got paid $5k per day. One of the days I didn't even fly, just waited shootin the breeze with the crew and extras. There were at least a 100 hired people for this one music video. Most at the catering truck getting free food. th-cam.com/video/uYZNywrSFqY/w-d-xo.html

@@arizonaeric9598 It’s pathetic what’s become of the industry, your return to home incident is a perfect example of the loss of common sense and more importantly the complete lack of any of the real background into what is keeping your quadcopter in the air…. The various little things that all needed to be in alignment, every hole needed to be lined up like slices of Swiss cheese in order for you to have a flight without the new firmware you just loaded into your Naza, Wookong etc…. Say those words to a “drone pilot” today and they just look at you with a blank stare, ask them about Freefly Systems or any of the other awesome stuff we played with and again blank stares..

We seem to have a lot in common. I was a wild west drone cowboy building them from parts long before you could buy them at your local Best Buy store. I just bought a DJI foldable backpack drone and while it very cool, it's s bit intimidating because it's smarter than me. Back in 1970's it took me nearly a year to pass the "periot" test where you have to fly a helicopter nose in, flying circles around yourself, maintaining a constant altitude height and distance 4 times in a single flight. Now I can just push a button and this drone does it better than i could while I sit in a chair and drink my sugar-free lemonade. Here is a video of my first flights up at the ranch. th-cam.com/video/Nc6ItsIgYKE/w-d-xo.html

Thanks for the suggestion. Been there, done that. I made water buckets with spinning bottles and peanut butter bait, and while I did get some, they learned fast and then avoided the buckets. th-cam.com/video/C7jNozM_R7g/w-d-xo.html see at 6:40 in the video. We have some cats up there now and that has worked the best so far.

Thanks 👍

Or RC nerd.

Thank you. In a coming episode we install solar power to well so we dont have to fire up 240 volt generator anymore.

Been there and done that. Bullhead is very hot compared. Even on our hottest days, at 5000 ft elevation, as soon as the sun goes behind the mountain peak it cools off like an Alpine climate. Thanks for watching!

@@arizonaeric9598 I was trying to give you a clue who I was from ACCD

Now that would be a short list, but now my head hurts from waking up this old brain. On the river from ACCD? Ok, I'll bite. George Mayer?

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for that wonderful memory of our first meet on the lake and the compliments! We loved hanging out with you and your family. Miss you too. Come visit while we can still launch and my boat is running LOL!

Thanks for sharing your story. Yes, odd that even boat mechanics use the aftermarket pumps found on ebay with googd success and no one even mentioned OEM. One guy said the pump was originally designed for the smaller 5.7 but Volvo decided to put it on the 7.4 knowing it would be marginal. However, my problem was not marginal. There was no water at all.

Well spoken my friend....

Sorry, but it's been 8 years and I only have what is in the video.

Glad you liked it! A video on solar powered well pump coming soon.

In the past, RV's just needed current registration. You can still do that but limited to two weeks per year. Now we had to get a county permit, legal septic and inspection. All that coming in the next video.

Yes they do and it is their job. However, in our dry climate it took over 20 years for it to become half used up.

Thank you so much!

I would do the test and make sure the anode is doing it's job. When I was looking, it seemed the copper sulfate probes were affordable online.

Thank you. At a meeting last year (that I did not film), when Justin was "acting superintendent", he said there would be no more improvements to South Cove concrete ramp period. I plan to launch as much as possible before they close the dirt ramp to trailer launching entirely as water level drops. Here is a video I made of one of the meetings at MCA in case you did not see th-cam.com/video/T8c6Id4GjPo/w-d-xo.html

@@arizonaeric9598 yeah I know they can’t extend the ramp any further. But they could smooth out the dirt they have at the end of the ramp before the water level goes above it. It looks like the right side of the ramp has eroded away from rain water going down the ramp. There use to be more dirt passed the ramp. Well hopefully the water can keep rising like it did last year🤞🏻🤞🏻

I don't know. Maybe you can bring that up at the Park Service meeting 3/7/2024 at 12:30p at the MCA following the COM meeting.

Thanks for that offer! Part 5 in progress, Solar powered well, Starlink and more.

Good one! I ok if I'm sitting in the lake with a cold beer LOL

Glad it was helpful!

25 years

Illness has delayed things but we are working on the solar powered well.

Thanks!

Thanks! There are more episodes listed in the comments section should you care to see them.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks! The dielectric fitting info and webpage are in the video if you watch it carefully. The anode was the last one from a local company going out of business. I dont think we will ever see that price ever again.

I think you nailed it.

There are water pressure tunnelers but you have to backfill. Or you sawcut the concrete. I have sawcut after thoughts many times. It's not that big of a deal as it sounds. There is always a way

Thanks. It was not easy but doable.

Very observant. Hinges are offset to make the gate rise as it opens

Thank you. I just noticed you wrote it in your commentary on the video as well which I missed the first time 👍

Yes, recently. Funny how health, finances, etc, mess with your life and plans.

@@arizonaeric9598 It certainly does. Glad to hear you're still moving forward.

All the info you have asked for is in the video at 9:29, including the Home Depot part number, manufacturer part number and the POS fitting type. Please check there.

@@arizonaeric9598 Thank you very much.

Thanks!

Excellent! Very encouraging.

Are you having a well dug? Only thing holding me mack from Williams

Wells were already there at about 370 ft 12 to 15 GPM. I pulled the 240 volt pump from one well and replaced with a pump that will run solar. 30 to 300 volts AC or DC. Two panels runs it full until the float switch turns it off. Nice not having to run the generator, one less thing to do. That will be in the next episode, coming soon I hope.

I have found that happens when there is a restriction. A new installation may just need some adjustment as to the limit switches. If the gate opens or closes too far and hits the resistance protection it will act like that. I had to fuss with mine to get it right. Good luck!

Funny. The only time I found Bud Light useful was when someone left a few cans behind. I used them for target practice.