Free Electricity - It is No Fairy Tale!

One day the Sun looked down and saw that Mr. And Mrs. Brown were looking at a piece of paper and crying. The baby was crying too.

The Sun asked the wind, "Why is the Brown family crying?"

"I don't know," said the wind, "but I will find out."

Suddenly a draft of air swept in through the open window and lifted the paper right out of Mr. Brown's hands and swept it far up into the atmosphere and away.

"Let me have it!" said the Sun excitedly.

"No," said the wind, "your hot breath will cause it to burn. I will read it to you."

"It is a letter from the- IF YOU GOT NO MONEY- WE GOT NO POWER COMPANY," said the Wind.

"it says, Dear Mr. and Mrs Brown. Unless you pay your outstanding overdue bill immediately your electricity will be cut off at the end the week."

"That is terrible," said the Sun, "people should not be dependent upon unnatural means to warm their homes and provide them with lighting!"

"I know," responded the Wind, "I have been whistling through their back yards for a very long time, drying their clothes for them, flying their kites and propelling their sail boats across the waters and they think that is all I am good for. Why, I can provide them with power of their own."

"Ha," said the Sun, "so can I. I keep telling them but they don't seem to get the message."

Then the Sun in a loud voice called out to all mankind and said,

"WHY HAVE YOU WAITED UNTIL THE SUPPLY OF FOSSIL FUELS IS NEARLY DEPLETED?"

Mrs. Brown stopped crying and asked her husband,

"Did you hear something? It sounded like a voice from far away."

"No," he replied," it was just some thunder in the distance."

Frustrated, the Sun bellowed,

"WHY DO YOU NOT LISTEN TO ME? I HAVE BEEN CALLING TO YOU ALL DOWN THROUGH THE AGES. I AM HERE,... READY TO RIPEN YOUR CROPS ...COOK YOUR FOOD AND WARM YOUR MILK FOR THE BABY AND GIVE YOU LIGHT. AND YOU HAVE IGNORED ME."

At that moment a boy on a bicycle dropped a printed notice through the Brown's door mail slot.

As Mr. Brown moved to automatically toss it in the waste basket the headline caught his attention. It read:

ARE YOU TIRED OF PAYING ELECTRICITY BILLS?

"Listen to this," he said excitedly to Mrs. Brown, "it says here that we can make our own power!" "Really?" she replied, "how?"

"It seems by making our own solar panels." said Mr. Brown reading from the advertisement.

"But that would cost an arm and a leg!" she protested.

"Well, it used to apparently. But now there are DO-IT -YOURSELF -INSTRUCTION -BOOKS and a person can make a solar panel for around $200 or less."

He went on, "It says here that it is quite easy to do and does not require special expertise. The plans are available from several companies."

"Wow! ....but there must be other costs?"

"Yes, you also have to buy batteries for storage. But once the system is up and running there are no more expenses. We would receive no more electricity bills. Just imagine that! It even says that if you produce surplus power the electricity company will buy it from you."

"That sounds way too good to be true," she said, "if it is that easy why isn't everybody doing it?"

"Because having it professionally installed used to be too expensive. But now with step by step DO-IT-YOURSELF plans it is within the reach of anyone."

"That is just fantastic!" said the ecstatic Mrs. Brown. "Let's send for the details."

She reached for the phone.

"Who are you calling?" He asked.

"The- IF YOU GOT NO MONEY WE GOT NO POWER COMPANY," she said, "I'm going to tell them that we got no money and they can keep their power."

Way up on high the Sun wiped his brow and sighed in relief,

"Well, thank goodness my message got through this time."

"Congratulations!" said the Wind.

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Betty Locke and husband, operated a successful hobby farm for many years, with the goal of achieving complete self sufficiency,focusing on producing top quality organic food for the family. She was intrigued by the prospect of independent electricity but the cost was prohibitive. Now, with DO IT YOURSELF instructions, independent energy is no longer beyond the average grasp. For further info please visit http://betty-locke.com