Lots of truth and thought provoking messages. For instance that bull of his he is paying for to service one or two cows a year, he never mentioned what happens if someone gets seriously hurt by one of those big animals . That would be a huge impact . Also if your bull gets sick you pay through the n...

I just bought three I gave as christmas presents but please count me in .
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And you think I need a hug because ? You read my post and thought I needed a hug? Really ?
I am now removing myself from the conversation.

I find myself distancing myself from people now , being particular and no doubt peculiar in my antisocial behaviour.

My culinery bay is hardy outdoors to at least minus 10 c , mine is planted in the ground outside but this is coastal BC

I brought my bears lime and basil inside , I probably should have set up and brought more in side . Both my friends with indoor Meyers lemons are harvesting their lemons now and making me so jealous.

I'd bone up on the sins of mass industrial production that meets our consumer demands and I'd take them on a tour through a big chain grocery store giving the low down on what, and how, food product ( and other consumer goods from personal care sundries to pharmaceuticals ) get on thier own plate , ...

I don't think we can predict what exactly will happen with earthquakes or volcanoes like Yellowstone . There has been more seismic reactions these last few years accredited to the oceanic plate becoming heavier as the ice melt occurs in the polar regions and the North American plate lightening as th...

cernnunos5 do you know how they determine the level they will meet in engineering? It is NOT to withstand the most probable worst case, say the 1700 Cascadia superquake was a 9.0 or better and the larger Alaska quakes were 9.0 I believe so an 8.2 to a 8.6 to a 9.0 is not unreasonable to happen at so...

OttawaLoneWolf there is an active Transition Town movement with get togethers in Vancouver and most cognizant of peak oil and such are aware of issues surrounding us. Most participants will be on the prepper scale . http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/about-peak-oil Also most permaculture types as w...