tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post4899651562075017749..comments2023-05-26T13:53:35.562+01:00Comments on energyarks blog: What's an EnergyArk? (v1: 7th July 2009)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-64537840576396363772009-09-18T01:02:35.929+01:002009-09-18T01:02:35.929+01:00Weather warning: temperatures may go up as well as...Weather warning: temperatures may go up as well as down. You may lose your home if you are unable to keep up with the temperature :o) I'm at 900m, the Sierra Nevada above me is at 3,000m. Nothing is guaranteed I suppose.John Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329332900615239274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-34673451886521776342009-09-18T00:56:35.210+01:002009-09-18T00:56:35.210+01:00Just in case anyone thinks I may be be being a lit...Just in case anyone thinks I may be be being a little flippant about this see <a href="http://vicki-bray.blogspot.com/2009/09/last-time-i-wrote-anything-wed-been-out.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> or <a href="http://www.vickibray.com/Pictures/?id=DSCN0948w.JPG&lang=en" rel="nofollow">here</a>John Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329332900615239274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-13072457809894005512009-09-18T00:52:14.930+01:002009-09-18T00:52:14.930+01:00I think your last three sentences are key consider...I think your last three sentences are key considerations. I just wonder if global warming will cause the Sahara to extend north of the Med--but in any case within a few years there can be expected to be much reduced population further north such that a secondary relocation would not be quite so difficult. You might want to check out Monbiot's article this week about the idea that global warming might be delayed by a decade or two of cooling, and reckon plans accordingly!<br /><br />"Mule-aware"....I hope to team up sometime with others who have that qualification. Of course a rural uk household without a car is all but unthinkable.Robin P Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395391589008969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-62931183183054243242009-09-18T00:43:51.559+01:002009-09-18T00:43:51.559+01:00Robin,
Yes there are tourists passing by (hikers,...Robin,<br /><br />Yes there are tourists passing by (hikers, horse-riders, mountain-bikers). There are even coach trips around the area as it was the last bastion of the Moors in Spain and still has the look about it. But most of the locals have little dealings with it. <br /><br />As for "peak-aware" then most don't have a car so it's a bit like asking whether you are "mule-aware".John Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329332900615239274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-11040534955788924222009-09-18T00:30:58.282+01:002009-09-18T00:30:58.282+01:00Not in the UK I'm afraid! See my blogger prof...Not in the UK I'm afraid! See my blogger profile for more info.<br /><br />I got out of the system six years ago now and have a couple of acres in Spain. At the time I didn't even know about peak oil - but I was definitely uneasy about the long-term economic viability of the UK.<br /><br />I rarely go back to the UK nowadays but when I do it's like Groundhog Day! The same people are sat at the same bar-stools complaining about the same things as they were before I left. I normally get comments like "it's alright for you" as If I'd won a lottery or something. The option to change is open to all as far as I am concerned - if you are really determined.<br /><br />In a way I suppose I have kind of won a lottery. Today, myself and my wife have far more practical skills than we ever had before. Additionally, we are part of a community which industrialisation has pretty much bi-passed. Without cars and electricity, this area is only going back 50 years. And up until then it had supported itself for centuries.John Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329332900615239274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-64434864351008501592009-09-18T00:20:50.393+01:002009-09-18T00:20:50.393+01:00Congratulations John. I guess some conscious and o...Congratulations John. I guess some conscious and or unconscious wisdom has contributed to that situation. One thing I'm wondering is the nature of the other people in the local community -- how "peak-aware", prepared, skilled etc they are. And how it compares with just about any small village in the uk, where most of the residents would be commuters or depending on the tourist industry as guesthouses etc.Robin P Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395391589008969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-55584124996944062852009-09-18T00:04:47.844+01:002009-09-18T00:04:47.844+01:00Strangely enough, I already live in a place that ...Strangely enough, I already live in a place that meets all the criteria. That's good - I won't need to relocate!John Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329332900615239274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-23635498948644890492009-08-03T15:44:17.949+01:002009-08-03T15:44:17.949+01:00It's not that I'm not at liberty to say. ...It's not that I'm not at liberty to say. Just that it may be wise to be discreet about details of energyark-type projects. Websites such as this can be read by anyone and everyone anywhere, and some readers may be not interested in joining but only interested in coming along someday to rob, parasitise or otherwise abuse us. My email address is on this page (above right if you couldn't find it here before). An energyark can't work by website alone!Robin P Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395391589008969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-65022440946599155022009-08-03T15:22:26.419+01:002009-08-03T15:22:26.419+01:00Um,... where in Portugal? If your not at liberty t...Um,... where in Portugal? If your not at liberty to say where exactly, then maybe just where about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-75340967027760258312009-07-13T09:23:08.116+01:002009-07-13T09:23:08.116+01:00I'm not satisfied that there are any projects ...I'm not satisfied that there are any projects which fully satisfy that list. There is one in Portugal and another in Mexico, but in both cases they appear to be too questionably close to existing towns and also invite to membership only people to immigrate to buy property which could result in a shortage of "working-class" people. "Middle-class" people might perhaps be less enduring and overcome with tedium if they have to work at manual activities for huge amounts of time.Robin P Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395391589008969720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-519424503777525095.post-61201262324466730072009-07-12T22:48:43.353+01:002009-07-12T22:48:43.353+01:00I'm curious which projects you think satisfy t...I'm curious which projects you think satisfy these criteria already?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172073587383859800noreply@blogger.com