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onecloud's avatar

i used to, (in the 1980's), own a solar oven like yours , designed and built by Joe Friesen who lives in Saskatchewan . he and i took his design on a tour of sun festivals through some of the new england states in 1987.

is yours, of your own design? just asking

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Al Christie's avatar

Yes and no. I got the idea from some magazine - maybe it was mother Earth News. Then I made it from my design, but probably subconsciously remembering what I had previously read about.

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onecloud's avatar

the gold fish are able to escape from your pond into the environment.

southern Ontario is trying to isolate them from regional lakes after they have already gotten into several large natural ponds and swamps from consumer release into back yard creeks..

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Al Christie's avatar

I don't see how. I made that pond by digging the hole, lining it with pond liner. It's filled by the overflow of rainwater from my cistern. The overflow runs down into the woods.

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onecloud's avatar

is that path through the woods a creek?

i don't really care. i like gold fish. i was only sharing information i saw on a news segment from the weather station in ontario

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Larry E Whittington's avatar

Thought, time and effort put to good use. Our neighbor's tall fir trees are a natural "air-conditioner" in the summer, but unfortunately it also works in the winter the same way.

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