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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 01:37 AM Original message |
Living off the grid |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. welcome to DU |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 01:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. well that all depends |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds like a great life. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 01:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. it is a great life! |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 02:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Darn. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 02:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. you can use a sat phone, but not internet |
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EmperorHasNoClothes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 02:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Absolutely. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 02:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. GO TO BED |
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patch1234 (109 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 04:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. anybody could go off-grid with a big enuf diesel generator |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I only run it for an hour or two a day |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Don't worry, you were clear enough. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. welcome to DU, cbayer |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. and thanks for the welcome! |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. My brother and his lady live "off-the-grid" |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. cheers to them |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. I finally got back to you...cbayer. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-28-08 11:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. femrap! thanks for finding me |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-03-08 05:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. I'm thinking straw bale in Northern California, they work well even in the rain. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. I want to retire to the Midwest (where it RAINS) and live in a very humble |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. i'm with you about the rain! |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. Nifty! What's your solar power system like? |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Solar and wind |
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skids (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-29-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. small wind stuff here: |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Great stuff - thanks for the links |
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FREEWILL56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 01:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Welcome to DU. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 02:27 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. You are right |
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FREEWILL56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-31-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. What you are probably refering to is called |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-02-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Great information |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
23. Welcome to DU, cbayer. Welcome to the E/E forum. |
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cbayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-30-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks for the welcome |
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