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people look at this and call it a Mad

people look at this and call it a Mad Max compound

Max compound

Max compound what the heck these people live like

what the heck these people live like

what the heck these people live like this and a bunch of dirty hippies that

this and a bunch of dirty hippies that

this and a bunch of dirty hippies that don’t know how to clean up the land wow

don’t know how to clean up the land wow

don’t know how to clean up the land wow it’s weird they call it trashy world is

it’s weird they call it trashy world is

it’s weird they call it trashy world is not going to build weird houses but you

not going to build weird houses but you

not going to build weird houses but you know I’m not gonna argue with him and

know I’m not gonna argue with him and

know I’m not gonna argue with him and like like I’m not going to argue with

like like I’m not going to argue with

like like I’m not going to argue with the people dancing on the top level of

the people dancing on the top level of

the people dancing on the top level of the Titanic before the iceberg crash if

the Titanic before the iceberg crash if

the Titanic before the iceberg crash if people don’t see disasters in their

people don’t see disasters in their

people don’t see disasters in their horizon you can’t convince them of that

horizon you can’t convince them of that

horizon you can’t convince them of that they’re gonna have to see it on their

they’re gonna have to see it on their

they’re gonna have to see it on their own and I’m just making life rafts right

own and I’m just making life rafts right

own and I’m just making life rafts right nut

imagine living in a home that cost you

imagine living in a home that cost you nothing baku imagine building this home

nothing baku imagine building this home

nothing baku imagine building this home yourself imagine no utility bills

yourself imagine no utility bills

yourself imagine no utility bills imagine earthships an Earthship is a

imagine earthships an Earthship is a

imagine earthships an Earthship is a passive seller home made out of natural

passive seller home made out of natural

passive seller home made out of natural and recycled materials the major

and recycled materials the major

and recycled materials the major building component of an Earthship has

building component of an Earthship has

building component of an Earthship has used automobile tires and earthships

used automobile tires and earthships

used automobile tires and earthships power is generated by the Sun and wind

power is generated by the Sun and wind

power is generated by the Sun and wind rain and snow is caught on the roof and

rain and snow is caught on the roof and

rain and snow is caught on the roof and funneled into a sister heat comes from

funneled into a sister heat comes from

funneled into a sister heat comes from the sky water comes from this guy sewage

the sky water comes from this guy sewage

the sky water comes from this guy sewage can go back into biology I mean we don’t

can go back into biology I mean we don’t

can go back into biology I mean we don’t need all these systems that men have

need all these systems that men have

need all these systems that men have created

the first beer can house was made in

the first beer can house was made in 1972 and I found myself fresh out of

1972 and I found myself fresh out of

1972 and I found myself fresh out of architectural school and I just said

architectural school and I just said

architectural school and I just said well hell we build out of trees but we

well hell we build out of trees but we

well hell we build out of trees but we don’t want to get rid of them and we

don’t want to get rid of them and we

don’t want to get rid of them and we want to get rid of garbage why don’t we

want to get rid of garbage why don’t we

want to get rid of garbage why don’t we try to build out of garbage it started

try to build out of garbage it started

try to build out of garbage it started to be kind of a contrived effort to

to be kind of a contrived effort to

to be kind of a contrived effort to recycle and has ended up the best way I

recycle and has ended up the best way I

recycle and has ended up the best way I know of to be able to regardless of

know of to be able to regardless of

know of to be able to regardless of recycling hey China Senna

recycling hey China Senna

recycling hey China Senna hey you idiot I’m so sick of recycling

hey you idiot I’m so sick of recycling

hey you idiot I’m so sick of recycling and sustainable and green and organic

and sustainable and green and organic

and sustainable and green and organic their rhetoric things you know this is

their rhetoric things you know this is

their rhetoric things you know this is just my opinion but I mean so many

just my opinion but I mean so many

just my opinion but I mean so many people are so righteous why do you use

people are so righteous why do you use

people are so righteous why do you use concrete why you use oil-based products

concrete why you use oil-based products

concrete why you use oil-based products who cares I’ll use anything I can even

who cares I’ll use anything I can even

who cares I’ll use anything I can even if it’s my mother’s down jacket I’ll use

if it’s my mother’s down jacket I’ll use

if it’s my mother’s down jacket I’ll use anything to make buildings that show

anything to make buildings that show

anything to make buildings that show people that they don’t need

people that they don’t need

people that they don’t need infrastructure

the community set up to have about 130

the community set up to have about 130 homes and there’s probably 65 out there

homes and there’s probably 65 out there

homes and there’s probably 65 out there ah the gonna work yes perfectly we moved

ah the gonna work yes perfectly we moved

ah the gonna work yes perfectly we moved in in 97 end of 97 the airship had been

in in 97 end of 97 the airship had been

in in 97 end of 97 the airship had been started when my partner and I bought it

started when my partner and I bought it

started when my partner and I bought it and then we started building from there

and then we started building from there

and then we started building from there I really had no idea what we were

I really had no idea what we were

I really had no idea what we were getting into um I had seen his books and

getting into um I had seen his books and

getting into um I had seen his books and I thought they were just absurd and I

I thought they were just absurd and I

I thought they were just absurd and I thought we’d be living in the stack of

thought we’d be living in the stack of

thought we’d be living in the stack of tires and I ended up living in a stack

tires and I ended up living in a stack

tires and I ended up living in a stack of tires and you know showing you me

of tires and you know showing you me

of tires and you know showing you me after living in a RV freezing to death

after living in a RV freezing to death

after living in a RV freezing to death you know we thought we were friggin

you know we thought we were friggin

you know we thought we were friggin homeless for a while with no job no home

homeless for a while with no job no home

homeless for a while with no job no home none of this was happening and then we

none of this was happening and then we

none of this was happening and then we ended up with this it was like heaven

I love living here I like that you have

I love living here I like that you have to be very conscious living in an

to be very conscious living in an

to be very conscious living in an Earthship conscious of what the Sun is

Earthship conscious of what the Sun is

Earthship conscious of what the Sun is doing conscious of the weather

doing conscious of the weather

doing conscious of the weather my sister is full right now but you’re

my sister is full right now but you’re

my sister is full right now but you’re conservative you don’t take a half an

conservative you don’t take a half an

conservative you don’t take a half an hour shower the planter is in my home I

hour shower the planter is in my home I

hour shower the planter is in my home I live with my plants um I love that I had

live with my plants um I love that I had

live with my plants um I love that I had a friend many years ago who when I told

a friend many years ago who when I told

a friend many years ago who when I told her about the Earthship she said man

her about the Earthship she said man

her about the Earthship she said man there’s just no curb appeal and I’ve

there’s just no curb appeal and I’ve

there’s just no curb appeal and I’ve overheard them at bars saying oh yeah

overheard them at bars saying oh yeah

overheard them at bars saying oh yeah the earthships those gopher people oh

the earthships those gopher people oh

the earthships those gopher people oh yeah those people they live in gopher

yeah those people they live in gopher

yeah those people they live in gopher homes it’s like yeah over here it is

homes it’s like yeah over here it is

homes it’s like yeah over here it is I think tradition and culture you know

I think tradition and culture you know

I think tradition and culture you know are nice they should be in magazines on

are nice they should be in magazines on

are nice they should be in magazines on coffee table books but they shouldn’t be

coffee table books but they shouldn’t be

coffee table books but they shouldn’t be in our way of evolution and they are

in our way of evolution and they are

in our way of evolution and they are tradition and culture are two of our

tradition and culture are two of our

tradition and culture are two of our biggest enemies in my opinion they stop

biggest enemies in my opinion they stop

biggest enemies in my opinion they stop us from evolving

we’re not evolving fast enough roaches

we’re not evolving fast enough roaches and bacteria they’re evolving very fast

and bacteria they’re evolving very fast

and bacteria they’re evolving very fast you know the movement that we need to

you know the movement that we need to

you know the movement that we need to make on this planet in my opinion is not

make on this planet in my opinion is not

make on this planet in my opinion is not going to go fast enough if we’re trying

going to go fast enough if we’re trying

going to go fast enough if we’re trying to be palatable but then again you have

to be palatable but then again you have

to be palatable but then again you have to be palatable where people are not

to be palatable where people are not

to be palatable where people are not going to do it it was long and slow for

going to do it it was long and slow for

going to do it it was long and slow for me to understand that what I like other

me to understand that what I like other

me to understand that what I like other people didn’t like really whether this

people didn’t like really whether this

people didn’t like really whether this product named this brand earthships

product named this brand earthships

product named this brand earthships lives or dies is not really that

lives or dies is not really that

lives or dies is not really that important I think the concept of

important I think the concept of

important I think the concept of encountering phenomena of the planet for

encountering phenomena of the planet for

encountering phenomena of the planet for deriving sustenance is going to catch on

deriving sustenance is going to catch on

deriving sustenance is going to catch on I think people are smart enough to

I think people are smart enough to

I think people are smart enough to realize that it’s very artistic I’m I’m

realize that it’s very artistic I’m I’m

realize that it’s very artistic I’m I’m quite impressed it seemed very

quite impressed it seemed very

quite impressed it seemed very comfortable but you know like inside

comfortable but you know like inside

comfortable but you know like inside you’re reusing rather than recycles it’s

you’re reusing rather than recycles it’s

you’re reusing rather than recycles it’s amazing you don’t have to do the whole

amazing you don’t have to do the whole

amazing you don’t have to do the whole thing it seems it would catch on because

thing it seems it would catch on because

thing it seems it would catch on because things get more desperate Scotto

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