Author: fyl
PV Solar Up and Running
I recently installed a PV solar grid-tie system in my house in Guatemala City. I posted the basics on https://gringo2gt.com. Here are the details.
Grid-tie [...]
From L.A. to L.A. Part 1
I grew up in Los Angeles California and have been living in Latin America for the last 22 years. That should explain the title. This is the first in a series [...]
El Duraznito Part 2
Looking south in the morning
The escrituras for the land were ready so I made trip two to the finca today. The plan was to try to fix a few things and [...]
El Duraznito
For you Gringos, that's "The Little Peach". It's the name of what is being called a little farm. At a little over 2000 square meters I would call it a house [...]
Why the Saveiro?
It's a strange combination of characteristics. Here is a list:
I don't want a non-electric car but electrics are not ready for prime time in Guatemala [...]
What Electric Vehicle to Buy
Living in Guatemala, there are no choices today and the only one in the short-term is apparently a Volvo. That's the reason I bought a "temporary" gas [...]
New Family Member
On Monday we added a new family member, a VW Saveiro extended cab pickup. If you have never heard of it it is probably because you are in the U.S. VW has [...]
We’re Moving
Fylz is not going away or being replaced. What is changing is the hosting for the site. I am posting this as a warning at there will some time when this blog [...]
Are Electric Vehicles a Disaster?
I continually hear all the reasons freeing us up from using petroleum is a disaster. Last night (in coast-to-coast-am) I heard another "electric vehicles are [...]
Oh So Much Has Happened
No, I have not been lost. I have just been posting a lot of stuff in a lot of places. I now realize the error of my ways so let me get you up to date. Well, [...]