[davep]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tiberius', 'H')is picture looks just fine on my giant wide screen monitor. Is the traffic on this site so massive that one large picture will hog up all the remaining bandwidth?

[SurvivalLady]

I've been a long time reader and thought I'd finally jump in on the posting. You're all so full of great advice, I appreciate everything I read!

Survival Lady
www.survivallady.com

[Sixstrings]

Welcome aboard. Nice blog you have there.

[Narz]

Hi welcome, nice blog.

[Pops]

Hi Lady, looks like you have things to share as well.

Welcome.

[Ferretlover]

Welcome. Since you've been reading for a while, you probably have a good idea of how things work. If you have any questions, please ask any Moderator.

[Thralen]

Thralen...

[Concerned]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Thralen', 'T')hralen...

[Sixstrings]

Oh boy, another mouth to feed. When do we close the gates?

*joking* Welcome

[oildigger72]

Check out mine:

http://www.survivingrecession.com

(Maybe we can link up somehow.)

[jackrabbit]

Hello all, jackrabbit here. I'm interested in learning more about the decline of the petroleum age and where my plans fit in. I see changes coming, but don't know where we will fall between Business-As-Usual and the Zombie Apocalypse. I would very much like to be prepared to survive the worst, and there seems to be a ton of helpful info here about the basics as well as more philosophical discourse. I like it that folks are talking about this.

My interests: intentional community, permaculture, alternative economic systems, sustainable agriculture, decentralization of government and food/energy production, cradle to cradle... and the list goes on.

I am currently living and working in Richmond, VA. I am part of a group searching for land in West Virginia to found an intentional community where we hope to ride out the current decline and, hopefully, thrive in tomorrow's world. I will have more substantive material later on exactly how we hope to do that.

[vision-master]

Get back to me when it's time to 'move in'.

[vision-master]

the weight

[jackrabbit]

Thanks everyone for your replies. pstarr, I am on page with most of your ideas, but one thing confuses me...
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'G')et out of debt (or be prepared to be a nomad, living out of your car. Not the worst life.)

[Pops]

And to you rabbit.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jackrabbit', 'I') hear what you're saying about reinventing the wheel... but we have searched and searched for existing communities that suit our needs to no avail.

[Boris555]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'A')nd to you rabbit.$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jackrabbit', 'I') hear what you're saying about reinventing the wheel... but we have searched and searched for existing communities that suit our needs to no avail.

[Plugitup]

Hello! from Plugitup,

[Heineken]

Hello.

Is that all you're going to tell us about yourself?

[village1diot]

Well, I came up with a solution for my pool that, I think< is going to be something of interest to a lot of pool owners in the future.

I am going to use the existing hole to make a pond. But not just any typical pond. A pond that will pay for itself. I was looking at different types of filters for ponds when I came across a biological filter that consisted of gravel with some water plants. Earlier I was reading how you could combine "Hydroponics" and "Aquaculture" to create a self-sustaining system that grew enormous plants and healthy fish without the use of any chemicals. The plants clean the water and the fish feed the plants. This was being done with tanks for fish, grow beds for the plants, and a pump for water flow. I immediately started thinking of taking it to the next level. I have designed a system that will use the "Aquaponics" to convert my pool for fish and vegetable production. With an initial cost, there is very little cost to keep it maintained. Nothing but returns in the form of free food after that.

I will soon have a web page(or blog) that will show the process. I am still in the early stages and it's mostly just on paper as of now. I have done a few things such as create a smaller system to see how it works on a small scale, and I am amazed at the efficiency.

[Ferretlover]

I did not see anything noted about keeping the wild ducks and geese out...