Plans everywhere, ambition... but lacking the important ingredient.

All the plans in the world, but not the capital to at least start things.

I've been looking over land prices nearby - I am living on a small acreage, but something larger would suffice, particularly for building an underground shelter. Above could be any number of things - I have been thinking crossbow & archery course, small training facility, a few other things spring to mind.

A lot that could be self-sustaining, but it's the initial purchase of land - and I'd want at least 40 acres, preferably 100, to do it on - and that takes money.

Any wildly rich people interested in funding for their own survival?

The Man

           And The Lord walked with him in his garden. The man showed The Lord all the plants that grew within. The Lord laughed, as he knew all that the man showed him, for the Lord knew all plants that grew, all the insects and birds that came into the garden.

            He said unto The Lord, "Many claim to obey Your Word, yet they seek only to destroy your gift. I cannot lie, I have not worshipped you, but I have tended this small garden. I have sown, I have reaped. I have cut down old trees, I have planted anew. Am I to be punished because I did not believe, when I have protected your gift, without want of reward?"

           The Lord looked at him and replied, "Not all who denied me are My enemy. There amongst my children those who knelt before me, and those who spurned me. And then there were a small few who saw what I brought, who sought to protect My garden, and all that grew within, and wanted not of the war which brewed."




A little translation work I've been trying to do....

Ragnarok Proofing...

One of the things that is taking up a lot of research time is the concept of Ragnarok Proofing - quite simply, making things able to last:
      a) catastrophes of as wide a variety as possible
      b) time.

Of course, making things to last a long time is difficult - the trick to Roman cement has only just been discovered, many centuries after it was last used - but has lasted all that time, even in marine environments. Compare that with (as previously mentioned) modern cement, which would likely not be left in one century, particularly if it comes into contact with water.

The other factor, that people don't necessarily remember is:
      c) can be replicated, and not left secret.

I've been spending my time amassing a library, as some others, but is that library of much use if it is predicated on there being certain machinery still working? Having lots of books on computer chips is great - but if those chips are no longer available, say a hundred years down the track, are your descendants going to find those books worth worrying about (and that's if those books last that long)?

You really do need a community in order to last the years...

On a related note, I think I've come up with a possible process for creating ice PSHTF, just using wind power. Of course, making a proof of concept version is going to be a pain... I need to find a reliable source of funding for such technologies, I really do...