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Jim Rosenau (jmr@btw.com)
Wed, 19 Mar 97 10:08:00 PST

Bill Christensen,

I really like your analysis of the state of Straw Bale. I've heard too
much bunk from the starry-eyed ones, but still value the spirit they
bring. There is an understandably strong emotional appeal to creating
one's own shelter with simple tools and materials. It's not that
different from the desire to grown vegetables in the back yard. It's what
humans have been doing for millennia.

But whenever I hear about a new building system, I remember how Ken Kern
died.

Jim Rosenau
Books That Work

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