[Culturechat] Jim Kunstler link on urbansurvival.com

Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:32:05 EST

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http://www.urbansurvival.com/week.htm
Classic Kunstler
 Our friend Jim Kunstler has his 2005 predictions out at=20
http://www.kunstler.com/mags_diary12.html.=A0 Jim's view is always refreshin=
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world through similar eyes to our own - with the future of America in smalle=
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cities which are constructed in a walkable manner.=A0 Not that towns in Texa=
s are=20
particularly walkable (most have loops around them that would be a half day=20
hike) but they are small and there's plenty of land to put in gardens and so=
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forth.=A0
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 Something for you to ponder in 2005:=A0 If guys like Kunstler have moved to=
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smaller towns (under 100,000) and folks like us have bought small farm/ranch=
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places (13 acres or so) in rural areas and with reports that British Columbi=
a=20
mountain property up nearly 50% in a year, so you think there's maybe some=20
incentive to start seriously looking at places like www.unitedcountry.com=
=A0 and see=20
if there's maybe something you might want to invest in that will have potent=
ial=20
for appreciation even if gas goes to $10 a gallon?=A0=A0 We managed to buy o=
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plot sight unseen: http://www.independencejournal.com/buyfarm.htm thanks to=20=
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marvels of digital cameras, online topo maps and such.

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Classic Kunstler</I></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=
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 Our friend Jim Kunstler has his 2005 predictions out at</FONT><FONT COLOR=
=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2"><A HREF=3D"http=
://www.kunstler.com/mags_diary12.html"> http://www.kunstler.com/mags_diary12=
.html</A></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"=
 SIZE=3D"2">.=A0 Jim's view is always refreshing because he sees the world t=
hrough similar eyes to our own - with the future of America in smaller citie=
s which are constructed in a walkable manner.=A0 Not that towns in Texas are=
 particularly walkable (most have loops around them that would be a half day=
 hike) but they are small and there's plenty of land to put in gardens and s=
o forth.=A0<BR>
 =A0<BR>
 Something for you to ponder in 2005:=A0 If guys like Kunstler have moved to=
 smaller towns (under 100,000) and folks like us have bought small farm/ranc=
h places (13 acres or so) in rural areas and with reports that British Colum=
bia mountain property up nearly 50% in a year, so you think there's maybe so=
me incentive to start seriously looking at places like</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"=
#0000FF" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2"><A HREF=3D"http://w=
ww.unitedcountry.com"> www.unitedcountry.com</A></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#00000=
0" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2">=A0 and see if there's ma=
ybe something you might want to invest in that will have potential for appre=
ciation even if gas goes to $10 a gallon?=A0=A0 We managed to buy our plot s=
ight unseen:</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSER=
IF" SIZE=3D"2"><A HREF=3D"http://www.independencejournal.com/buyfarm.htm"> h=
ttp://www.independencejournal.com/buyfarm.htm</A></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000=
00" FACE=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2"> thanks to the marvels o=
f digital cameras, online topo maps and such.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000"=20=
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