Going off the grid - Page 2

SmokeSomeDoja · 11-14-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry

edit: SSD aren't you the guy who posts nonsensical bullshit in threads in an attempt to be funny?

Do I care if you want to live in the forest like some dirty neanderthal? No. But I will mock you for it.

arent you some dork from montana?

Canuck Wisdom · 11-14-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry

Yeah, Bearsy you are free to go live nude in the woods somewhere, or w/e the fuck you're tree hugging ron paul sucking ass was planning on doing.

Sounds heavenly.

Flamingnun · 11-14-2007, 09:28 AM

Meh, the more people that fuck off and live in the woods, the moar bandwidth i get on my dsl.

11-14-2007, 09:31 AM

I see nothing wrong with living away from people. Some can be rather hostile at times. Who wouldn't want to live out in nature growing your own stuff etc. I know I would.

Fresh air....hard work...keeping busy.

SmokeSomeDoja · 11-14-2007, 09:36 AM

sorry you feel that way...

Flamingnun · 11-14-2007, 09:37 AM

Maybe rough him up a little?

Jimmy Coonan · 11-14-2007, 09:39 AM

Going off the grid has nothing to do with living off the land, you can go off the grid anywhere. You're young Bearsy, you haven't started much of a paper trail yet so it's the perfect time.

Find a cash job, and rent a property from a landlord who doesn't mind cash. Or put it in a friend's name.

Just don't put your name on anything--no drivers' license, passport, property in your name, nothing. No job with a check means no IRS record.

11-14-2007, 09:42 AM

you're right.

being a hillbilly seems more fun.

SmokeSomeDoja · 11-14-2007, 09:43 AM

going off the grid typically means generating and using your own electricity. i.e., you dont rely on the power grid and coal or whatever else generated power plants. doesnt have anything to do with taxes or not being traceable. it can mean you generate your own food supply, but not necessarily.

Flamingnun · 11-14-2007, 09:47 AM

Also means you cant travel abroad, have healthcare, or anything else worthwhile.

SmokeSomeDoja · 11-14-2007, 09:48 AM

no, it doesnt. whered you get that idea from?

SmokeSomeDoja · 11-14-2007, 09:50 AM

the 'grid' in

'off-the-grid'

refers to the electrical grid.

so when you are 'off' (generally meaning not a part of) the 'grid,' you are not using electrical power from the grid.

11-14-2007, 09:53 AM

yeah i guess you'd have to do something for your health card.

Sell firewood.

I guess i think fire and wood is the answer to everything.

Canuck Wisdom · 11-14-2007, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by turmaline

I guess i think fire and wood is the answer to everything.

have my babies? I'll draw the water

Flamingnun · 11-14-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokeSomeDoja

no, it doesnt. whered you get that idea from?

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Originally Posted by lillarry518

Going off the grid has nothing to do with living off the land, you can go off the grid anywhere.

Just don't put your name on anything--no drivers' license, passport, property in your name, nothing. No job with a check means no IRS record.

Being "off the grid" in terms of not consuming electricity, isnt exactly a groundbreaking achievement by any means, is it?

The general idea i think of, when i head OTG is someone living anonymously, with no links to the evil masterplannerz that are the government.

But if thats what off the grid means, just dont pay your power bill, mission accomplished.

SmokeSomeDoja · 11-14-2007, 10:03 AM

you are in all likelihood consuming electricity, thats the thing. you generate it yourself. solar power, for example.

otg is not synonymous with that type of living (anonymous, etc.).

Canuck Wisdom · 11-14-2007, 10:12 AM

I always assume off the grid means taking yourself off of private or public energy grid and producing your own, presumably with renewable energy technology.

**Bearsy** · 11-14-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Canuck Wisdom

I always assume off the grid means taking yourself off of private or public energy grid and producing your own, presumably with renewable energy technology.

Exactly...

And I don't understand how I'm a "dirty hippie" cause I don't want to spend ridiculous amounts of money on energy that I could get myself.

(And not having to answer to the government would be ok too I guess)

Geeno · 11-14-2007, 11:34 AM

Don't forget sewers.

If you are off the power grid but still using the sewer system or a half assed septic tank (which the vast majority are), you're beat.

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Originally Posted by BearsysRevenge

Exactly...

And I don't understand how I'm a "dirty hippie" cause I don't want to spend ridiculous amounts of money on energy that I could get myself.

(And not having to answer to the government would be ok too I guess)

Youre being a dirty hippie because youre coming off as idealistic and not practical.

11-14-2007, 11:41 AM

who needs sewers! When you live near a spring??!!?

I'm being unrealistic for fun, but i actually have 100 acres available of forest with a natural drinkable spring.

11-14-2007, 09:28 AM	#23 (permalink)
Flamingnun Shpadoinkle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: roflmao Posts: 17,538 Thanks: 1,046 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,178 Posts	Meh, the more people that fuck off and live in the woods, the moar bandwidth i get on my dsl. __________________

11-14-2007, 09:31 AM	#24 (permalink)
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11-14-2007, 09:36 AM	#25 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 17,396 Thanks: 238 Thanked 445 Times in 279 Posts	sorry you feel that way... __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

11-14-2007, 09:37 AM	#26 (permalink)
Flamingnun Shpadoinkle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: roflmao Posts: 17,538 Thanks: 1,046 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,178 Posts	Maybe rough him up a little? __________________

11-14-2007, 09:43 AM	#29 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 17,396 Thanks: 238 Thanked 445 Times in 279 Posts	going off the grid typically means generating and using your own electricity. i.e., you dont rely on the power grid and coal or whatever else generated power plants. doesnt have anything to do with taxes or not being traceable. it can mean you generate your own food supply, but not necessarily. __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

11-14-2007, 09:42 AM	#28 (permalink)
turmaline Guest Posts: n/a	you're right. being a hillbilly seems more fun.

11-14-2007, 09:47 AM	#30 (permalink)
Flamingnun Shpadoinkle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: roflmao Posts: 17,538 Thanks: 1,046 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,178 Posts	Also means you cant travel abroad, have healthcare, or anything else worthwhile. __________________

11-14-2007, 09:48 AM	#31 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 17,396 Thanks: 238 Thanked 445 Times in 279 Posts	no, it doesnt. whered you get that idea from? __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

11-14-2007, 09:50 AM	#32 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 17,396 Thanks: 238 Thanked 445 Times in 279 Posts	the 'grid' in 'off-the-grid' refers to the electrical grid. so when you are 'off' (generally meaning not a part of) the 'grid,' you are not using electrical power from the grid. __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

11-14-2007, 09:53 AM	#33 (permalink)
turmaline Guest Posts: n/a	yeah i guess you'd have to do something for your health card. Sell firewood. I guess i think fire and wood is the answer to everything.

11-14-2007, 10:03 AM	#36 (permalink)
SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 17,396 Thanks: 238 Thanked 445 Times in 279 Posts	you are in all likelihood consuming electricity, thats the thing. you generate it yourself. solar power, for example. otg is not synonymous with that type of living (anonymous, etc.). __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

11-14-2007, 11:41 AM	#40 (permalink)
turmaline Guest Posts: n/a	who needs sewers! When you live near a spring??!!? I'm being unrealistic for fun, but i actually have 100 acres available of forest with a natural drinkable spring.

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