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I’m building an off grid compound in the Ozark Mountains.

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We found a hidden high flow spring on our off grid 11 acre property in the Ozark Mountains.

[RAW EGG NATIONALIST @Babygravy9]

Honestly, turn the entire world into one giant data centre if this is the kind of content get in return.

[Sarah Gallagher @sgallz_]

In 1990, Dolly Parton went on vacation in Ireland.

She walked into a local pub in County Kerry and delivered a flawless performance of Coat of Many Colors.

A heart of pure gold who made people smile across oceans.

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Will a battery powered 20” chainsaw live up to the hype?

[thiago @iamthimartins]

QUE PORRA É ESSA QUE EU ACABEI DE VER?!

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@worldofcrap Yea but its good. Who cares

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

I needed to move a sofa.

I mentioned this to an American. He said, "You know anybody with a truck?"

I did not know anybody with a truck.

He looked at me with real concern. Not pity. Concern. The way you look at a man who has told you he does not have a name.

"You gotta know somebody with a truck."

I asked how one acquires such a person.

He said, "You just do."

This is the third time I have received that answer in this country. It is the answer to everything here. You just do. There is no process. There is only the eventual fact of having.

He said, "Ask Kevin."

I do not know a Kevin. He said Kevin like I should. He said it the way you say a shared uncle.

I met Kevin four days later. Kevin owns a truck. Kevin does not own a truck for himself. Nobody owns a truck for themselves. Kevin owns a truck for a fifteen mile radius.

Inside I said: THIS MAN HAS TAKEN A VOW. HE DID NOT ANNOUNCE IT. HE SIMPLY PURCHASED A BED AND ACCEPTED THE CONSEQUENCES.

Kevin arrived on Saturday. He brought the truck. He also brought a second man.

I had not asked for a second man.

The second man's name is Tony. Tony came because Kevin came. Tony did not know me. Tony did not ask what we were moving. Tony brought gloves.

They moved the sofa in eleven minutes.

I offered them money. Both of them laughed at the same time, which felt rehearsed and was not.

I asked what I owed them.

Kevin said, "Buy the pizza."

That is the price. That is the entire economy. The truck costs one pizza and the pizza is not negotiable and the pizza is also not expensive and everyone knows what size.

Inside I said: THE FEE IS FIXED ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION AND WAS SET BY NO ONE.

We ate on the floor because the sofa was against the wall and none of us wanted to be the first to sit on it.

Tony told me his daughter plays soccer. I asked if she is good. He said, "She's aggressive."

I still think about that.

Three weeks later, Kevin texted me.

"You free Sunday? Helping Tony move a fridge."

He did not ask if I wanted to. He informed me of a fridge.

Inside I said: I HAVE BEEN CALLED UP. I DID NOT ENLIST. THE PAPERS WERE FILED ON MY BEHALF.

I went. I moved the fridge. I have no truck. I contributed only arms.

Afterward, a man I had never met asked me if I knew anybody with a truck.

I said, "Yeah, I got a guy."

I have a guy.

I am somebody's guy now, too. Tony has told two people about me.

He describes me as "the guy who's strong for his size."

I have never been prouder of a sentence in my life.

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How NOT to do spray foam insulation…

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Was 12 volt better for this 1600 w 24 volt zolar system? I have 10 12v batteries in series. So 500ah….

Poke holes please….

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Sub on yt

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You can just do things. We got a container and were building an off grid container house with zero experience… mistakes incoming!

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Shipping container comes tomorrow. Getting things ready to go…

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Crude but effective rain water harvesting…

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We cut down the metal roof and installed drip edge. We're getting ready for rain water collection. little guy was there to.

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Update on the off grid compound build.

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Follow our journey building out an 11 acre off grid compound in the Ozark Mountains

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We're Building an 11 Acre Off-Grid Compound in the Ozark Mountains https://t.co/JR5lZDqv98

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