Comments on: Dover’s Dreams Continue http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/07/22/dovers-dreams-continue/ The website of Robert Dover Fri, 18 May 2012 06:47:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-bleeding-edge hourly 1 By: RDover2 http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/07/22/dovers-dreams-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-3187 RDover2 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:17:26 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=1521#comment-3187 Hi Flannery. Engineers Without Boarders is exactly the group that I was going to work with and raise funds for using my own 501C3 called "Well Wish For The World". My idea has been to partner and raise funds to build a well, one village at a time in African communities which are desperate for water. I had even spoken with the head of EWB who was very supportive of my idea. So you see, Great Minds Think Alike. Many thanks! RD Hi Flannery.

Engineers Without Boarders is exactly the group that I was going to work with and raise funds for using my own 501C3 called “Well Wish For The World”.
My idea has been to partner and raise funds to build a well, one village at a time in African communities which are desperate for water.
I had even spoken with the head of EWB who was very supportive of my idea.

So you see, Great Minds Think Alike.

Many thanks!

RD

]]> By: Flannery http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/07/22/dovers-dreams-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-3185 Flannery Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:36:22 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=1521#comment-3185 Hey Robert, When it comes to circuits, I royally stink at it and usually zap myself, melt something, and a bit of a fire hazard. If you really are interested in the Africa type things, you could check out Engineers Without Borders. It's a similar idea to Doctor's Without Borders. You don't need to be an engineer or have a bunch of money and it's not tied to any religious organization. It's a huge help just to have more ready and willing people. A lot of the projects are paid for with donations, fund raising efforts, and grants. One of the other great things is that the big focus (at least for projects I was on) is on coming up with solutions that will have minimal or no maintenance cost, so you return and continue to see the work being beneficial to the community years after. Just thought I'd throw it out there since you mentioned it:) Hey Robert,

When it comes to circuits, I royally stink at it and usually zap myself, melt something, and a bit of a fire hazard. If you really are interested in the Africa type things, you could check out Engineers Without Borders. It’s a similar idea to Doctor’s Without Borders. You don’t need to be an engineer or have a bunch of money and it’s not tied to any religious organization. It’s a huge help just to have more ready and willing people. A lot of the projects are paid for with donations, fund raising efforts, and grants. One of the other great things is that the big focus (at least for projects I was on) is on coming up with solutions that will have minimal or no maintenance cost, so you return and continue to see the work being beneficial to the community years after.

Just thought I’d throw it out there since you mentioned it:)

]]> By: Sandra McGuire http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/07/22/dovers-dreams-continue/comment-page-1/#comment-3177 Sandra McGuire Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:04:13 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=1521#comment-3177 Robert, In parts of Ohio, we have a start to the light you're talking about already on traffic lights in some of our cities. There are little blue lights that start flashing when the emergency vehicle workers hit the switch for the next light along a major road. The lights then change all signals to red. Now, what we kind of need to go along with that is your idea for the lanes to be cleared so that the trucks can get to the intersection sometimes. And some way to indicate which direction the trucks will be traveling through the intersection (straight, left, or right). They also have them on the lights directly in front of the stations. That way, as soon as they hop in the vehicle, they can change the light and not loose any hearing cells by hitting the sirens when they're still in the bays. I'm not sure of the range of the communication systems from the truck to the light, but there have been times when I've seen the light start flashing before I heard the squads. I'll give a call to my brother, the fireman tonight and see if I can find out the range, who makes them, and what budget the purchase typically comes out of. Robert,
In parts of Ohio, we have a start to the light you’re talking about already on traffic lights in some of our cities. There are little blue lights that start flashing when the emergency vehicle workers hit the switch for the next light along a major road. The lights then change all signals to red. Now, what we kind of need to go along with that is your idea for the lanes to be cleared so that the trucks can get to the intersection sometimes. And some way to indicate which direction the trucks will be traveling through the intersection (straight, left, or right).

They also have them on the lights directly in front of the stations. That way, as soon as they hop in the vehicle, they can change the light and not loose any hearing cells by hitting the sirens when they’re still in the bays. I’m not sure of the range of the communication systems from the truck to the light, but there have been times when I’ve seen the light start flashing before I heard the squads. I’ll give a call to my brother, the fireman tonight and see if I can find out the range, who makes them, and what budget the purchase typically comes out of.

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