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Last update: 25 August 2006 Critical Mass To develop more projects to share with you and run this website, I need funds. By donating even a small amount, you can get the ball rolling. You can also support this site when making your amazon purchases through these links at no extra cost to yourself. amazon.co.uk UK amazon.com USA amazon.de Germany |
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Your ResourceYes, this is for you, even though I am so cheeky as to ask for, ahem, donations.. Love it or hate it, we can't live without money in the so-called civilized world, however self-reliant we are. I need it too, and whilst I spend time working for it elsewhere, I can't devote time to this website. Wouldn't you rather I worked for your benefit? I hope I can convince you that it is in your and everyone's interest to keep websites like this one going. It is your resource. It may help you solve some problem, you may even save a lot of money by using some of the information or be in some way inspired. Maybe you don't want to follow any of the ideas, but you know that for everyone else who follows the resource saving ones, there is a little less impact on the planet, and that, ultimately, is to your advantage too. It is false economy to ignore the 'donate' button. A dollar/pound or two won't brake the bank now, will it? Whatever you can afford, it all helps. If enough people donate, it will make a difference to me, and then I can not only pay for the hosting, and devote time to writing good content for this site, it will also free up more time to devote to developing more useful things to write about. Just a few clicks if you have a paypal account. Quite painless really. Without supporters like yourself, the doors of this site may have to close, padlocks put in place, bolts driven home. Thonk. What you may loose out onTake a quick look below at what stuff you might be loosing out on if the doors close on this site. Much of that material is very hard to come by, some is unique, because I came up with the idea, at least on how to do it more cheaply, more easily or better, or whatever. In all sections there will be information on my own system and also a brief introduction to other systems and ideas, which I just haven't tried out, and ideas I have come up with, but have not tried out, and give as inspiration for you to experiment with. There might even be some ideas which some enterprising soul may want to commercialize. Please do (with the exception of my own commercial products, which are copyrighted and hopefully will be part of my income source). Some of the material won't be unique, some will only be links, but I have gathered together a lot of links, again, some great, unique, hard to find material, grouped them, and written a brief introduction for your convenience. Of course you have search engines at your command as well, but do you know what to ask for? Do you know about solar composters, rocket stoves for space heating or a stove top generator this company is developing?You can, of course, be the knight or lady in shining armor galloping to the rescue, credit card drawn, closing in, not to slay a dragon or buy a packet of Rothmans , just a thin piece of plastic and a secure link to stop the door from slamming shut. And then you and me in partnership doing our bit to save the world. What an opportunity! Don't miss out on it. You've made it this far, you were brave enough to click the link to this page. With your help the information can increase and remain accessible for everyone, including yourself. Really great value. Do you have any idea how much a ticket to the Center for Alternative Technology costs? Not a lot of change from a tenner. Access for one day. That's it. And dare I say, less inspiring than this type of website (open all hours). Some visitors have even commented to me that they feel overwhelmed by the large scale displays, unsuitable for domestic scale emulation. I don't want to knock their valuable work, but if you want real practical solutions, the little guy/gal walking the talk, and tinkering in the shed is likely to be of more use to you, and you don't even have to travel to gain the benefit. The making of a websiteI have scoured the net for useful links and information, spent up to 18 hours a day coding for this website, and got downright dirty in the workshop, not to mention frustrated when things didn't work, but spent more time figuring out solutions, so that you don't have to. Yeap its about you. I gain some benefit from developing things, but certainly not from spending all that time coding, nor from spending a small fortune on hosting. The ads will hardly cover costs, and I don't want to use them more than I have to, even if they are targeted to content.There is a fabulous website on my links list, similar to mine, but with a lot more content. The link is still there, but the website is gone. What a pity. As a web mistress and someone living and experimenting with self-reliant living, I can well imagine what happened. They couldn't afford to keep the website going. Another website has a fair amount of very useful DIY sheets, and a long list of future projects. Many futures have come and gone since they last updated the site. Probably bogged down with earning money elsewhere. I would like to work for you. My wages to you are very low, because there is no limit to how many people can 'employ' my skills. What a dream employment/employee relationship. The more employers I have, the more benefit you get from your shared employee. However, there is a critical mass. If I don't have enough employers to cover my costs , then this website may also be going...going.... Material still to come (your help permitting)I am dying to take photos and write the details, my fingers are itching, my tools are waiting, the pen is dancing with wild anticipation. All I need is the time to devote to it, and the clarity of mind to think through ideas, unencumbered by the need to earn a living elsewhere and the stress of low funds. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Future proofingMost of us will probably have to become survivalists when the shit hits the fan, eh, I mean when the oil runs low, or in other scenarios, and we don't take action now to avert disaster and plan for a peaceful power-down..
Free and easy way to support JOTWIf money is tight for you too, but you buy tings from amamzon it does not even have to cost you any more than an extra mouse click to support this site. Any purchases you make by linking from this site (not just books featured here), will earn me a small percentage. The price is still the same for you. To purchase featured books please click on the individual book links. You can further bolster support by returning to my site from amazon, as one of the main search engines ranks sites by the amount of traffic coming from other sites, especially high-ranking sites like amazon. By helping others to find this site you are also helping to spread the message.Now this may run contrary to good business practice, but I do not wish to encourage anyone to purchase anything, as, more importantly, it goes against my environmental convictions to promote the sale of goods. If you can not borrow any of the books and still wish to purchase, I would, however, appreciate the support. Thank you. There is one other way:bracing yourself?And here the promised link to one of my money and resource saving ideas:cold vacuum-sealing recycled or new jars to preserve food. The jars can also be used to preserve seed for longer, keep matches or anything else small enough to fit into a jar, dry. There is a commercial pump available for sealing jars (link also supplied), but its a little more expensive than the one I suggest, and can't seal small necked bottles lacking a screw top. I will also show you how to make valves for jars for next to nothing (compared to the very expensive commercial ones), with materials you probably have in the house right now. |
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