Wrapping it up.

By Mike Jastrzebski

I’m trying to wrap up my final edit of Stranded Naked Blues and I’m having a little problem with something that doesn’t affect most writers. You see, it’s cloudy today and the solar panels just don’t keep up with the electrical output when the sun is hiding. This means that I have to run the generator for at least 3 hours so that the batteries will charge enough to fill our energy needs for the day.

It’s a small generator, a Honda 2000, and it’s relatively quiet, but it’s still there. I have it mounted on top of the cabin and even with headphones on and my favorite oldies playing on my iPod the generator is distracting. You see, it’s not just the noise, it’s the vibration. The door to my wood heater rattles, the tea kettle on top of the stove rattles, in fact just about anyplace where two metallic items touch rattles, and let’s not talk about the vibration that seems to run up my body to my head.

I guess what I’m trying to get at, is that those of you who wish you could trade places and live on the hook should think about what you’re asking for. This isn’t a bad thing, but remember that there are always trade offs.

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