Heat

Just hanging out at home on NY eve with a movie and a pint of bourbon. Not enough money to go out, no urge to deal with DWI checkpoints or stupid drunk people. Not to mention the low here tonight is 5 degrees F.

Since I had no work, picked up my daughter this afternoon. Got a few fireworks and some finger foods. Had our own little party here. Then dropped her off at her mother's. Ex said she's actually going to do more fireworks with her. First time she's done that. Glad to see it. No matter what, with the way cold sets off her asthma, don't want her out in it for long.

With temperature dropping down so low, I've been thinking a lot about heat. Cannot help but think that there is some technology for generating heat which is quite viable for widespread use which has been underestimated, under researched and under utilized. Of course, there are organic methods of generating heat. A large compost heap can generate as much as 160 degrees for some time. Pipes run through such a pile can deliver heated air or water to a residence. This may be true of methane piles as well but I haven't attempted that..yet. (There are big safety issues to be considered on that one.) Have to keep looking into it.