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Wondering why he’s presenting from Malham Cove other than because it’s really nice there.

My friend has a property out in Puna and they built these little cabanas with kitchenettes. Just a block frame with wooden insets to mount the screen windows. They don't even have proper windows, just screening to keep the bugs out. If you can supply the labor could probably build one for 10k, 20k max. And you can buy land in that area for 10k an acre. You could be all in for 50k and have paid for the land, and done a small solar electric and watch catchment system.

Home Depot sells these 250sqft units for $50-70000CDN/ US$35-50K.

1. If you cut into it, it'll lose it's strength.
2. The metal means it has huge issues with condensation so it needs to be insulated in a particular way to make them safe long term.
3. It is almost always better to build a new structure instead.

Also, as you insulate from the inside, you risk moisture buildup inside the walls between the sheet metal and insulation.

I half built one with no building experience, I'm a welder so handy enough but never installed windows or any kitchen or bathroom stuff before, got it up to a semi liveable stage, tv, lights, kitchen, half a bathroom and lived in it for 2 years, even brought the baby home to it, Looking back, did the job, was pretty rough but got us where we needed to be

All that and when it's all said and done it still looks like a container.

Plenty people live out of containers on big island. It's about as good as it sounds.

I'd rather build a small cabin out of block and wood frame.

Neither of these things are of any concern if designed / executed properly.

Low natural height gets more fucky with duct work and other stuff typically run through ceilings. You have to insulate which eats into usable space (plus utilities, plumbing, etc.), if you go double wide to have more space, you have to reinforce it because otherwise it'll start to deflect as its lost its base shape.

If you're doing it to save money, all that stuff adds up real fast.

The creeks around Ipswich have PFAS signs on them because of this debacle. Good that they're suing but I doubt that it's enough to fix the damage and compensate victims.

dont go, night parrot

Would you like to impart some more widom?

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But greens have a habit of trying to ruck things. Like saying they won't support current CGT changes because it doesn't go far enough.

I'd be feeling like you. It must be really distressing.

Then what should we do with DuPont? Nuke them out of existence?

They are everywhere. There are so many dead or dying trees in many of our nature reserves, all showing the telltale signs of these lil fuckers.

It's super sad to see bug old trees devastated by them. 😭

It's almost like the incentive structure of capitalism is fucked up. It repeats this over and over and over

Good. They have permanently poisoned many groundwater systems around Australia with PFAs from fire-fighting foam at training bases, fire stations, airports, army/navy locations etc... All 'because money' selling propietary chemicals they knew were a) highly toxic, b) eco accumulative, C) very long-lived, and hid it for years. Their actions have caused detriment to many lives and ecosystems permanently.

I'd personally like to see the people who made these company decisions jailed, and the businesses fined to nonexistence. But this is something.

They made 25 billion in revenue globally last year so yeah they'll feel it if the full amount doesn't get reduced on appeal.

Is it a lot to this company or not?

That's really useful to know and share. Thank you.

Found it: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790905