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admin · Site Admin Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 227

Someone who shall remain nameless raised this question in another thread . Seems worthy of discussion Wink

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we need more people to say something .

admin · Site Admin Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 227

I am not sure what prompted that question . This forum was set up to create a usefull network of friendly people who have an interest in doing their own thing over here in Ireland where the rules , techniques , customs etc may require a rather different approach than you would find recommended on a UK based "self-sufficiency" sort of forum . There is no collective agenda other than that . But perhaps we have been taken over Shocked

I know that our membership includes characters ranging from prison warden to those who are actively trying to avoid members of that occupation ! From animal rights activists to those who would set a dog on wild bunnies . Each to his own . Let healthy debate continue Wink

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blowin · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:16 am Post subject:

Now that I am out of the rat race I wouldn't go back to it ( and they wouldn't have me back anyway ) BUT I could not have afforded to be where I am now unless I had spent all those years in a job which didn't contribute anything to the meaning of life but did pay the mortgage .
With the benefit of hindsight what do you advise your kids to do ? Go for happiness in relative poverty right from the start or get off their backsides and graft for a while then go for happiness in a little less poverty ? That is a tricky question .
As for the establishment , it is necessary unless we join a tribe with a lot of guns or an unlimited supply of happy pills . But as for the self-serving hypocritical gits who occupy much of the establishment .... that is a different question Evil or Very Mad

joker · Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Location: ROI

You , the person who said "yes" , I think you are a subversive influence -- I have your ISP number from the webtracker ------ Cool

joker · Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Location: ROI

I am in favour of the rat race . See the b*ggers run when I put the dog in the shed .

quarryman · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 417 Location: Sligo

Guest · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject:

i only asked question to see how many live bods out there using site not to start web war

quarryman · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 417 Location: Sligo

No I think we should have a good "discussion".

Anyone who, by their own choice, moved away from cities, large towns etc. and bought themselves a "bit" of land to grow their own and keep animals must be having a bit of the two fingers towards "society". Myself, I got tired of being in "the rat race", a mortgage slave and no quality of life. We had lots of money but little else.

I would never go back.

blowin · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:29 pm Post subject:

i really wanted to see how many live ones i am new to this game but i meet a number of people who i can imagine use this site and fitting some part of my query i personally understand why we have what we have but despair that lots of bods are happy not to rock the boat i am a farmer i like principal of EU but i have yoted no the last three times