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There are several things involved here, in my mind, and it may take me a  
while to sort them out,
I guess, in the long run, I want to...see things ...slow down.
Minimize. Simplify.
I will be glad when we run out of oil. Not just us, but the whole  world.  
One thing mankind has been cursed with is ego. Other creatures don't suffer  
from ego. Their aggressive posturings are for purposes of procreation. We do 
it  most times for one-upsmanship. 
I think we're running ahead of ourselves, and need to back up a step and  
take a good hard look.
As wonderful as modern technology is (for example, the way we're  
communicating now), there's something in me that yearns to be closely 
connected  to 
trees, and stone, and soil, and water and campfires. Let the technology  keep 
on 
going, but the oil thing has become an all-consuming passion, and is  eating 
us 
alive. 
I am kind of The Chef of the Silver Valley, but the best meals I've ever  
cooked have been over a hole in the desert sand - if you asked my grown kids  
today, they wouldn't mention the numerous Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners 
at  
home, they'd remember instead those Sunday breakfasts with bacon and chorizo  
w/eggs and and refried beans and tortillas and potatoes, and the aroma of  
coffee waking everybody up
There was no grousing about cellphones not working or computers being  booted 
off line, or blow dryers malfunctioning. It was a brand new day. No  
technology allowed.
I started to get 'back to the land' in the 70's. But didn't follow through,  
much to my regret. 
There's always hope.
Sandy
Mid-Mojave 
 
 
In a message dated 10/5/2008 5:35:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
don.bowen AT earthlink.net writes:

> So  if you wanted to be a sort of Amish Jack Kerouac, it makes much more
>  sense to pocure (build, rig, modify) a vehicle specifically for draft 
>  animals rather than drag around several tons of useless metal

I went to  an interesting pioneer show yesterday.  They had displays of all
sorts  of crafts, antique tractors and engines, mountain men, etc.  The  owner
of the property likes to build and restore wagons.  I watched  while they put
a tire on a wheel, see my journal for pictures.

I  spent some time speaking with some people and the subject got off on  the
Amish.  There is an Amish community north west of here near  Seymour.  There
is a large tool store there, much like Harbor Freight  with the same sort and
quality of tools.  The Amish frequent the  store, there is a hitching post in
front.  It was mentioned that many  Amish buggies and wagons parked there are
using fiberglass for the bodies  and frame for the light weight.

In regards to traveling by horse drawn  wagon, US 80 runs through Seymour.
The Amish use the shoulder for their  wagons and buggies while.  There have
been some horrific accidents as  cars doing 70 hit buggies doing under 10.

Don Bowen   KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

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