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Location: in the moment ireland
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Location: in the moment ireland
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Hi out there!
me and a friend of mine had a nice idea recently.
we thought that it would be nice to start a circus community somewhere on this planet in a nice and warm country where we can live of the land and form a performance group , kind of like a trade community were everybody who lives there helps each other. it starts as an idea but i posted that in many forums all around the world and i got a few nice replies and ideas from the people out there and so i hope that all of you are interested and provide me with ideas on where and how that would be possible. i am not talking about an old-school hippie community no i talk about a modern 21st century community with web-cams summer-camps , sponsoring and performance groups who can practice and go on tour from there. so feel free to join me in the brainstorming and share your ideas with me and the rest who is involved in that already "who knows maybe we get the snowball rolling and we can make that dream real one day"
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Josh
Hi out there!
me and a friend of mine had a nice idea recently.
we thought that it would be nice to start a circus community somewhere on this planet in a nice and warm country where we can live of the land and form a performance group , kind of like a trade community were everybody who lives there helps each other. it starts as an idea but i posted that in many forums all around the world and i got a few nice replies and ideas from the people out there and so i hope that all of you are interested and provide me with ideas on where and how that would be possible. i am not talking about an old-school hippie community no i talk about a modern 21st century community with web-cams summer-camps , sponsoring and performance groups who can practice and go on tour from there. so feel free to join me in the brainstorming and share your ideas with me and the rest who is involved in that already "who knows maybe we get the snowball rolling and we can make that dream real one day"
Your fire addict
Josh
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Posted:
Sounds good but very vague so far... is there a time scale on this yet?
Sounds good but very vague so far... is there a time scale on this yet?
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Posted:
ohhh
sounds cool
i guess the best option would be to get the title deeds to an island or something would be cool
"spinner's fortress"
ohhh
sounds cool
i guess the best option would be to get the title deeds to an island or something
would be cool"spinner's fortress"
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Posted:
I've been toying with a very similar idea...
there is a similar concept already in existance, Zuvuya but it boarders on a "hippy" community.
the initial and difficult part would be to try and be as self sustaining as possible. Generating your own electricity, as well as a sufficient and potable water source.
if you're looking at "high tech" you'll have to set-up a server room, the idea is community. then you'll have to make decissions on what "online" facilities are offered, which would then lead onto ensuring that within the design of each building, provision is made for the offered facilities!
obviously before any of this can be initiated, linden has made a very good point. TITLE DEEDS!
I've been toying with a very similar idea...
there is a similar concept already in existance, Zuvuya but it boarders on a "hippy" community.
the initial and difficult part would be to try and be as self sustaining as possible. Generating your own electricity, as well as a sufficient and potable water source.
if you're looking at "high tech" you'll have to set-up a server room, the idea is community. then you'll have to make decissions on what "online" facilities are offered, which would then lead onto ensuring that within the design of each building, provision is made for the offered facilities!
obviously before any of this can be initiated, linden has made a very good point. TITLE DEEDS!
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Location: Liverpool, England
in a beautiful daze....
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Location: Liverpool, England
Posted:
Seems like a good idea in theory, but would be ridicuously hard to set up. However if it ever looks like working i'll be the first to join in, so long as its in a place without big spiders *shudders*
Seems like a good idea in theory, but would be ridicuously hard to set up. However if it ever looks like working i'll be the first to join in, so long as its in a place without big spiders *shudders*
Whatever happened to my green and pleasant land?
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Posted:
im with Aryth - no big spiders
i suppose as a long term project could work quite well
if you got the group of initial settlers together before and toured raising funds then started it could go well
self sustaining could be hard but the tech is there, as for the location that would be difficult
if you wanted self sustaining power somewhere sunny and preferable near strong running water (for hydro) it couldnt be very far frmo a major population centre to allow net access etc the UK has lots of location that could provide this but is expensive and lacks sun
mediteranien europe would be another option or US
id say the main issue would be the size of the community and its aims
im with Aryth - no big spiders
i suppose as a long term project could work quite well
if you got the group of initial settlers together before and toured raising funds then started it could go well
self sustaining could be hard but the tech is there, as for the location that would be difficult
if you wanted self sustaining power somewhere sunny and preferable near strong running water (for hydro) it couldnt be very far frmo a major population centre to allow net access etc the UK has lots of location that could provide this but is expensive and lacks sun
mediteranien europe would be another option or US
id say the main issue would be the size of the community and its aims
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Posted:
And what in the hell is wrong with a hippy commune?
Why does it have to be on an island? It doesnt have to be isolated... It might all end up like "The Beach" if you go at it that way... just start up a normal commune
Easy
And what in the hell is wrong with a hippy commune?
Why does it have to be on an island? It doesnt have to be isolated... It might all end up like "The Beach" if you go at it that way... just start up a normal commune
Easy The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
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Posted:
but i wanna live on an island :P cost would be cool though -lotsa beach
maybe we can take over the campsite at falmouth and turn that into a commune?
but i wanna live on an island :P cost would be cool though -lotsa beach
maybe we can take over the campsite at falmouth and turn that into a commune?
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What, and have the Daily Mail call us gypsies?
no way
What, and have the Daily Mail call us gypsies?
no way
The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
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Posted:
who cares about the daily mail anyway
when i say take over i mean buy fool
who cares about the daily mail anyway
when i say take over i mean buy fool
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Location: Liverpool, England
Posted:
yeah man, we can be hippy gypsies, why the devil not??? however remember what else they found on the beach, it couldn't be to bad!!!!
yeah man, we can be hippy gypsies, why the devil not??? however remember what else they found on the beach, it couldn't be to bad!!!!
Whatever happened to my green and pleasant land?
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Posted:
lol ill take your word for it Aryth having never seen the beach (or read the book)
lol ill take your word for it Aryth having never seen the beach (or read the book)
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Posted:
Big weed crops
Big weed crops
The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
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Posted:
A mixture of solar power, small wind turbines and hydroelectric turbines (catching rainwater on it's way down a guttering pipe) would be the way forward for power.
Go for geothermal for heating - you don't have to go deep underground to find temperatures that are warm in winter and cool in summer.
It'd be a hell of a lot of effort to be self sufficient, but it's doable.
The main problem would be internal politics - it wouldn't take much at the start to wind people up, it'd have to be expected that a number of people would get angry enough to leave. Obviously it might not happen, but better to be prepared and have it a nice surprise when everyone gets on with no problems
A mixture of solar power, small wind turbines and hydroelectric turbines (catching rainwater on it's way down a guttering pipe) would be the way forward for power.
Go for geothermal for heating - you don't have to go deep underground to find temperatures that are warm in winter and cool in summer.
It'd be a hell of a lot of effort to be self sufficient, but it's doable.
The main problem would be internal politics - it wouldn't take much at the start to wind people up, it'd have to be expected that a number of people would get angry enough to leave. Obviously it might not happen, but better to be prepared and have it a nice surprise when everyone gets on with no problems
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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Location: in the moment ireland
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Location: in the moment ireland
Posted:
Wow thanks for the great response on that as i said it is an open idea and i need all of you to help me with your ideas and dreams and the snowball is rolling since a few month already and people all over the world are interested in the project. i know it is going to be a hard start but if we get people with different skills together and if we start small ..... i think over the next years it is possible to get somthing up and running
Wow thanks for the great response on that as i said it is an open idea and i need all of you to help me with your ideas and dreams and the snowball is rolling since a few month already and people all over the world are interested in the project. i know it is going to be a hard start but if we get people with different skills together and if we start small ..... i think over the next years it is possible to get somthing up and running
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Posted:
how about everyone moving to the scilly isles
how about everyone moving to the scilly isles
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im up for it!
im up for it!
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Posted:
great ideas...
cole. x
great ideas...
cole. x
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Location: in the moment ireland
11 posts
Location: in the moment ireland
Posted:
hey cool there are more people out there who have the same dream..... so lets work together and do it
hey cool there are more people out there who have the same dream..... so lets work together and do it
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