03-08-2015, 07:59 AM
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Originally posted by Punatic007
As I've written in other threads, when first building a few decades ago, in zone 2, the building inspector suggested a double ridge beam, screwed together to easily move the house in 2 pieces. We once collectively knew where we were, then something drastically changed with the building boom. Never ending HPM suburban 3 bedroom kit homes seemed to have been breeding on their own, popping up everywhere like a bad strain of mildew. It was so bizarre, yeah so much for living light on the land, and honoring Tutu Pele, or in other words if you don't know Pele....having the common sense not to get too materialistic or big on the edge of an active volcano.
Now we have all this chaos, people thinking they came to Disneyland, mortgages in tow. No, this is a place to live and tread lightly, not get too attached or materialistic, and be deeply grateful for everyday of being able to afford what would cost millions for a single small empty lot anywhere else comparable in the world without an active volcano. For so long Pele was our best friend, keeping the developers and bourgeois at bay, perhaps sanity and respect are returning to her sacred ground.
Live and let live man. You go your way and I'll go mine. You tread lightly, I'll stomp around!