I am always on the lookout for interesting stories that major news outlets missed. I bet that none of you have heard of the town of Twain Harte, California. The town sits near Yosemite National Park. Its population is roughly 2,226. It is named in honor of two famous 19th Century authors who lived in the area-Mark Twain and Bret Harte.
One of my swim friends and her husband
fell in love with the town. Some years ago, they bought a dilapidated house in
the town and went to work on renovating it and bringing it back to life. It has
been a labor of love full of all sorts of challenges and unexpected expenses.
They recently made an amazing discovery
about California law. Sometime in the past, Texas suffered a spell of
record-breaking cold. The electricity grid collapsed in part. Natural gas
deliveries were disrupted. Sadly, some people froze to death.
California authorities took note of this
tragedy. They passed a new law. Any home, townhouse, condominium, or apartment
built in California is now required to have two heating systems. In that
manner, if one heating system fails there is a backup. My friend installed a
wood-burning stove as her backup heating system. Elena and I have already followed
this new law. We have the main central heating system. We have a natural gas
heating system in the master bedroom fireplace. We also have electric space
heaters filled with oil as the third backup system.
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