Goodbye America, Hello Mexico! (Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico)

“Would it be OK if we went for a short ride on the motorcycles?” Claudio asked me.  “Then we’ll get in the car and head over to immigration.”   OK? ... .  In the 80’s the pumps were converted to an electric system, rendering the old steam-powered engines ... furnace which heated water to power the engines [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:19:55

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Do You Have a Heat Pump?

“These are the times that try men’s heat pumps.” (Apologies to Thomas Paine) It’s 10 degrees outside: do you know where your heat pump is? ... pump you probably know about heat strips – little electric wires in your furnace that glow red hot, just like a toaster except on an massively larger scale, causing your electric meter to spin so fast [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:38:57

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