Well, this thread seems to have jumped the tracks and should be headed for the ash can any time now....
I agree with Cast, the purpose of this forum is not to point out that someone is currently doing without or lacking something. The purpose is to point out alternative and possibly better ways to achieve things like heat for your home and water, reducing your gas and electric bill. Also, to do these things with a varied investment in time and money for equipment. That way, people (rich, middle class, poor, ...) can stretch what they do have and possibly obtain some of the other things they would otherwise have to do without to supply their basic necessities.
Winston, pardon me if I sound like kind of a smart a$$, but sometimes I just have to get things right in my head, so I'm sure we're on the same page. You sound like a 20 something (?), educated (?), working poor / lower middle class (?), with a computer and an internet connection but no refrigerator or water heater (?), who is harboring an illegal immigrant (?). I just want to be sure that I understand where your perspective and comments are coming from.
Just what are you suggesting with your comments. If the purpose and advice of this web site is mis-directed, where would it be on target? What would you see as the proper direction or goals of our discussions?
So far I have seen a large number of people become less dependent on electricity and natural gas or LP for heat and hot water. I have received good advice on how to better insulate my home and further lower my energy usage and bills. I have received tips on how to more efficiently burn the wood that I acquire and better ways to cut the cost of my wood supply. There have been discussions on alternative 'green' methods of construction, which will help those people become more self sufficient, allowing them to stretch their budget farther. Forum members have posted countless other ideas for each other to save money on the gear that is necessary to scrounge and process wood. If this forum isn't about people helping people be less dependent on traditional sources of energy and get more for their money, I'm not sure what it's about.
Sure, we have our off topic discussions also, but it's all in good fun and still promotes an exchange of ideas. In fact this thread was started by a member who is excited about the amount of money he is currently saving on his gas and electric bills as a result of his switching to wood heat and a number of other energy saving ideas he got right here. I'm sure he is able to do things with the money he is saving that he would not have been otherwise able to do.
Sorry if this turned into some what of a rant. If I misunderstood your point, I apologize. If I did, please elaborate.
I agree with Cast, the purpose of this forum is not to point out that someone is currently doing without or lacking something. The purpose is to point out alternative and possibly better ways to achieve things like heat for your home and water, reducing your gas and electric bill. Also, to do these things with a varied investment in time and money for equipment. That way, people (rich, middle class, poor, ...) can stretch what they do have and possibly obtain some of the other things they would otherwise have to do without to supply their basic necessities.
Winston, pardon me if I sound like kind of a smart a$$, but sometimes I just have to get things right in my head, so I'm sure we're on the same page. You sound like a 20 something (?), educated (?), working poor / lower middle class (?), with a computer and an internet connection but no refrigerator or water heater (?), who is harboring an illegal immigrant (?). I just want to be sure that I understand where your perspective and comments are coming from.
Just what are you suggesting with your comments. If the purpose and advice of this web site is mis-directed, where would it be on target? What would you see as the proper direction or goals of our discussions?
So far I have seen a large number of people become less dependent on electricity and natural gas or LP for heat and hot water. I have received good advice on how to better insulate my home and further lower my energy usage and bills. I have received tips on how to more efficiently burn the wood that I acquire and better ways to cut the cost of my wood supply. There have been discussions on alternative 'green' methods of construction, which will help those people become more self sufficient, allowing them to stretch their budget farther. Forum members have posted countless other ideas for each other to save money on the gear that is necessary to scrounge and process wood. If this forum isn't about people helping people be less dependent on traditional sources of energy and get more for their money, I'm not sure what it's about.
Sure, we have our off topic discussions also, but it's all in good fun and still promotes an exchange of ideas. In fact this thread was started by a member who is excited about the amount of money he is currently saving on his gas and electric bills as a result of his switching to wood heat and a number of other energy saving ideas he got right here. I'm sure he is able to do things with the money he is saving that he would not have been otherwise able to do.
Sorry if this turned into some what of a rant. If I misunderstood your point, I apologize. If I did, please elaborate.