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[CityHermit!]

52 minutes ago, Marblehead said:

Yeah, life is going to go on with or without you.  You might just as well join in the fun.  We actually talk about real life a lot here.

 

 

Good point, I should post more.

[CityHermit!]

Thanks again to all for the warm welcome

[thelerner]

I knew a city hermit, great guy.  One peculiar but very daoist thing he did was keep the heat and electricity off in his apartment all year.  He got ambient heat from floor and above so it wasn't too bad.  No lights, so when the sun went down it was dark.  He did it that way to be closer to nature. 

[Marblehead]

What was that novel?  It was a required reading for me way back when.

 

"Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

 

You reminded me.

 

[rene]

45 minutes ago, thelerner said:

I knew a city hermit, great guy.  One peculiar but very daoist thing he did was keep the heat and electricity off in his apartment all year.  He got ambient heat from floor and above so it wasn't too bad.  No lights, so when the sun went down it was dark.  He did it that way to be closer to nature. 

 

🌲 been there done that, loved it.

 

Do you by chance recall how he cooked, or heated water, if he did? Raw foods & cool baths were my way - and a small candle burner for tea. 🌹

[cheya]

Hard core, Rene! 
I lived for years without electricity, but we had a wood stove and buckets.

So we fetched water and heated it with wood...But that still sounds like a piece of cake compared to living in town without electricity or heat!

 

then again, in town there's always Starbucks...  

[Marblehead]

Chopped wood and carried water.  That sounds familiar.

 

[thelerner]

2 hours ago, rene said:

 

🌲 been there done that, loved it.

 

Do you by chance recall how he cooked, or heated water, if he did? Raw foods & cool baths were my way - and a small candle burner for tea. 🌹

Respect.   Don't remember how he cooked,  I met him at an anniversary party for the IMU (Inner Metamorphosis University) which hosted Full Moon Meditations.  I remember him being big on Himalayan salt.  I assume he kept things simple but practical. 

[CityHermit!]

Interesting idea, I should give it a try.

[rene]

9 minutes ago, CityHermit! said:

Interesting idea, I should give it a try.

 

Late 80's, major summer storm took power out for 2 weeks, quick adaptation, sucked at first... but after a few days I found simpler, gentler ways of doing things and the peace & quiet was wonderful.

 

So much so - that when the electricity suddenly flashed back on, the noise of the fridge, all the lights, the TV blaring, the clocks & microwave beeping - it felt like an invasion. I walked over to the breaker box & shut off the main. (-:

 

Lived without electricity by choice for the next few months, while looking for a place with a woodstove...so I could live this way through winter, also.

 

Not having power bills are also a plus, lol. Best of luck!

[Limahong]

4 hours ago, rene said:

Not having power bills are also a plus, lol.

 

Hi rene,

 

Also less chance of being electrocuted, unless you like to play in the storm.

Being electrocuted is definitely a minus.

But - minus x minus = plus.

So how were you connected to TDB then?

 

- LimA

Edited September 27, 2017 by Limahong
Correct errors.

[rene]

22 minutes ago, Limahong said:

 

Hi rene,

 

Also less chance of being electrocuted, unless you like to play in the storm.

Being electrocuted is definitely a minus.

But - minus x minus = plus.

So how were you connected to TDB then?

 

- LimA

 

Hi LimA,

 

In the late 80s, only spiritually 😇

 

Now, I just use the Force. And Verizon 🎭

 

Much energy flows through me - my phone battery stays charged while I'm holding it. ⚡

 

I also have a magnetic personality.🌠

 

🙋‍

[Limahong]

16 hours ago, rene said:

In the late 80s, only spiritually.

 

Now, I just use the Force. And Verizon.

 

Much energy flows through me - my phone battery stays charged while I'm holding it. 

 

I also have a magnetic personality.

 

Hi rene,

 

Now besides spiritually, what else?

 

In the late 80s, you were forced to use AT&T?

 

Wow. Can I hold your hands? What is your frequency?

 

I see - so you attract iron, even the rusty ones. Very versatile.

My personality only a little bit better. I attract only silver and gold.

 

 

 

- LimA

Edited September 27, 2017 by Limahong
Correct errors.

[rene]

59 minutes ago, Limahong said:

 

Hi rene,

 

Now besides spiritually, what else?

In the late 80s, you were forced to use AT&T?

 

In the late 80s, there were only proto-daobums.

 

59 minutes ago, Limahong said:

Wow. Can I hold your hands? What is your frequency?

 

All frequencies at the same time...and you are already holding my hands! Do you really not know this??

 

59 minutes ago, Limahong said:

 

I see - so you attract iron, even the rusty ones. Very versatile.

My personality only a little bit better. I attract only silver and gold.

 

 

 

- LimA

 

I like that we each have our own ways and thanks for the video! Too bad the man chasing her didn't trust enough, lol, but such always seems to be the case when searching for what isn't lost in the first place!

 

Time to go stack wood, winter supply almost in. Yay!

[Limahong]

41 minutes ago, rene said:

I like that we each have our own ways

 

Hi rene.

 

Yes. variety the spice of life. Each life a road less traveled.

 

41 minutes ago, rene said:

... the video! Too bad the man chasing her didn't trust enough, lol ...

 

He got her in the end - I like to believe. She tried to play 'hard to get'.

 

41 minutes ago, rene said:

... but such always seems to be the case when searching for what isn't lost in the first place!

 

For a guy it can be tiring and frustrating. Sometimes chasing after $$$ is easier. Or chasing for the ball as in soccer, rugby ...

 

How about searching for our souls?

 

41 minutes ago, rene said:

Time to go stack wood, winter supply almost in. Yay!

 

Lucky for me - I don't have to chop wood. It is always summer in Singapore. Boring!

 

Good night.

 

- LimA