10-04-2006, 09:31 PM
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Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
I mean completely off the grid... they grow their own food... generate their own power etc...
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10-07-2006, 10:54 PM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
I know the Amish community are still surviving.We still live that way in the villages back at home.
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10-07-2006, 11:02 PM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
lol very true... that actually just reminded me of the movie "The Village" anyone seen it? Basically it's a few dozen people who decided to cut them selves off from society.... bough a very large piece of land and used fear to make sure nobody left the village... interesting topic
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10-08-2006, 02:34 PM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
I once met a young lady who stayed in a community off-the-grid. Never really got to know her, though.
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10-10-2006, 10:41 AM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
I spent 3 years off the grid in guadamala when I was young with my sister and parents. It was weird, but very educational.
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10-10-2006, 11:11 AM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
wierd in what way?
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10-10-2006, 11:21 AM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
I guess it was just not the normal thing to do. My sister was my best friend, and I didn't really have very many friends. Although, it helped me brush up on my spanish. I guess I was a little resentfall back then, but now that I look on it, I learned so much, and have a nice different outlook.
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10-10-2006, 11:39 AM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
ahh so which part of it was wierd? living off the grid or living in guadamala? or both? |
10-10-2006, 11:44 AM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
i guess everything about it was a bit weird, or just different from what I was used to. I got used to it after a while.... then coming back to California was aslo weird.
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10-12-2006, 06:03 PM
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Re: Anyone know someone who is completely off the grid?
There's nothing weird about living off the grid...I think it's fun.It's just a different way/ style/type of living.
I did it when I was a child.
Bathroom outside...no roof mind you.....
When it rained, and we showered, it was rain and water from the tap, and our towels were under an umbrella to keep it dry.
Walked to school and played with the neighbours kids. Our friends were our neighbours, not some one on the website.
Had plantations, with vegies and root crops, we went fishing.It was fun, learnt a lot about life with those experiences.Had big family and still had a lot of love and things to share.
I think kids now days should go and stay some place like that,just to get a feel of what life is all about.
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