
Last night I was flipping through an old Wired magazine and saw a RadioShack ad. You may or may not know the series, technical projects with references to things you have never heard of. This one intrigued me – make a rainwater collection system that by solar power pumps the water to a tank that by its location (up high) creates a pressurized tank for watering your garden, washing the car, etc.. I probably won’t make it, but the possibility prompted me to ponder, where would I work on such a thing or ask others for help if I wanted to? There is the interwebs of course, but one thing I have learned while I have been associated with the Adult School in town is that the web is a weak substitute for face to face instruction or a personal community to…