Bob... There's supposed to be some relationship between the size of your feet and, well, your watchamacallit. Size 11 wide isn't bad. LOL
On a less\more serious note... I, and I'm sure a few others at IHub would be interested in your progress with generating your own electricity. I'm off-grid at the cottage with a combination of deep-cell batteries (Wal-Mart), a 5000 watt inverter (e-Bay) and a solar panel and controller, to keep the batteries charged when we're not there. At home I haven't done anything yet, but we have a creek in a ravine behind the house that I'd like to tap into. Good luck with your damn dam project! LOL
P.S. Hope you got your back-hoe out.
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