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9/ I am sure from time to time I am making a suboptimal decision. And in those cases, advice would be good.
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10/ but 99.9% of the time, the advice is not "I also wired up an alt energy system and learned the hard way that X", but is instead >
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11/ For 15 years I've been wanting to do what you are actually doing. And in the process, I read four articles in Backwoods Home magazine.
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12/ ...so let me tell you what I vaguely remember from an article 8 years ago using different technologies than you are using."
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13/ I tend to research more than 99% of people. So when I say "this is how I am doing my fencing", I don't need folks to say "X is cheaper"
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14/ Because I have already created a spreadsheet showing 6 different fencing options, priced each one out both by the linear foot and by the
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15/ number of corners, so total price is aX + bY and then have a second spreadsheet that looks at each of my pastures, calculates vs aX + bY
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16/ I also look at costs, benefits using multiple different criteria. Availability of spare parts. Lifespan. Ease of delegation to farmhands
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17/ having run firms for 15 years the latter is particularly important to me. My backup energy system, for example, is a bunch of choices
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18/ based on price of components on ebay, expandability, multi-firm sourcing of parts, capacity to deal w solar upgrade, etc.
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19/ resale value, aesthetics, etc also come into play.
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