October 2011
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£25 Top up goes awry
Today I had one more example as to why one should NEVER get a contract mobile phone unless someone else is paying for it.
On Tuesday I ‘topped up’ my Three SIM with £25 credit. I then immediately ‘converted’ it into an All-In_One top up as I have done many times before (except with the lower £15 top up). My £25 all-in-one should have given me 500 minutes, 3,000 texts and...
August 2011
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Living off the land - how much land do you need?
Home Solar Power Discounts - One Block Off the Grid
http://1bog.org/blog/live-off-the-land-2/
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July 2011
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Downsize and live in hotels
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/fast_track/9526352.stm
Paul Carr lives entirely in hotels
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June 2011
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First Garden Harvest
Yesterday I had a small harvest of Contender snap beans or green beans as some know them.
Some were small and thin as you can tell from the photo.
Though some were thick and long. These are about the average length between 6” & 6 1/2” long.
The taste left me a bit disappointed when I took a sample bite ,raw from one of the tips. So I boiled them in a pan of water and...
May 2011
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A Tale of Two Threes
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Here is an example of those networks …
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E.U. Bans Herbal Remedy's (Not Surprised)
After 824,870 of people all over the world signed a petition on Avaaz to not outlaw herbal remedies the E.U. banned them anyway. It’s getting to be well beyond the point that those that hold governmental positions, and policy making, pay no mind to people they ‘protect’ and ‘serve’. Another example of corruption on a mega scale when a massive...
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Three mobile broadband prices up by 50%
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Three have suddenly started charging £3 for 500Mb - a 50% increase from the previous £2. Has the service got 50% better? 50% faster perhaps? Sadly no. Three’s broadband has not improved one jot in the three years...
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test blog - does it include photo
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March 2011
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Helpful Info
This morning a drawing was constructed of a pole bean/pea trellis.
Also a quick and handy chart was made for companion plants
This is all for now check back in a few days for more goodies!
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Oss Bank Inventory Pages
Tomato variety’s Oss Bank has thus far:
The list is growing
We will be adding more tomato variety’s as the year goes by and adding more diversity to the bank.
Also, total bean & cowpea inventory is almost complete. A few minor details left on the Inventory Page left to do like Days To Maturity (DTM), But should have that done in a few hours. Still working on the Plant...
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The Harvard MBA and the Mexican fisherman.
(as told by Edson Avila Torres)
A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
“Not very long,” answered the Mexican.
“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American.
The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs...
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Updating Grow Out List
For the past 5 hours I’ve been updating the Grow out list for Oss Bank.
As you can see the bank will be busy most of Spring & Summer to end of Fall growing, maintaining & preserving seed through the year. It really will be a busy time for me and the bank especially Spring with the plant sales. We are taking steps to preserve and distribute seeds and plants to those in need and what...
January 2011
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December 2010
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Future Seed Stock
Oss Bank has been in the motions of acquiring new seed stock for the 2011 growing period.
Steuben Yellow Eye Bean
Large Purple Kidney Bean
Indian Hemp AKA Indian Dog bane
Wild Quinine
Winter Green
Sweet Chocolate Bell Pepper
Flax
I have been in the last few days filling orders and packing them up for shipment. Just a little constipated at this time as the Bank is slowly running down on...
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Downsize your synthesizer - try this!
Synthesizer and sequencer combined. Click on the squares to make your own composition. Screenshot your compositions :)
Enjoy!
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November 2010
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Unexpected surprise in the mail today.
A gift from White Harvest Seed Company.
Two lots of Tar Heel Green Beans.
One dated 2006 and the other dated 2009.
From the reading about these beans they are an old heirloom. How old this particular variety is, is not known. We do know they came from North Carolina to Washington around the 1800’s. The family who moved from N.C. To Washington distributed these beans to a few people as it...
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From Three to T-Mobile 'broadband'...
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…out of the pan and into the fire
Using Skype had become near impossible using the Three dongle which has recently given up the ghost. A switch...
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Something cool...
Happened At Oss Bank Today.
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Lots of new members...
Lots of people are signing up and joining the site :) Most of them are in Russia and Poland it seems and are shy of leaving comments…so why join? ;)
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There are lies, damned lies...
...and broadband speed claims.
NB Three: You cannot have a Skype conversation with upload speeds like this.
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o2 drop out of the mobile broadband market
O2 drop out of the mobile broadband market by considerably downgrading the mobile broadband packages offered. The industry standard is 500Mb/day@£2 and £3Gb/month@£15. As you can see from the chart above from their website, o2 now only offers a paltry 200Mb/day and a meagre 2Gb for £15 - a whole Gb less than Three or Vodafone - who’s 3Gb is hardly generous to start with. The...
October 2010
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Wintersown.org
Around noon time I got the mail..
And in my mail box was …
Like to thank Trudi D. of Wintersown.org for this fabulous collection of seeds.
You can visit Wintersown.org here.
Trudi will be added as a donor for the bank.
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15 Tobacco Packs added
Today I updated the seed list inventory database.
I was asked a question about the walking onions I had received. You’ll have to click the link to see it!
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Tomatoes grown in England now! AND up North! :o
Yes, I just saw some juicy red home-grown tomatoes on Magenta Freeman’s facebook page. Hopefully she will come here and blog about them…
Here’s a pic I stole earlier
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Inventory Added Oss Bank
10/22/2010 Oss Bank Inventory
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Superpowers series: Jury Power →
http://www.twilightzone.sevenrays.info/
Find the Secret Weapon against unjust/stupid laws right under your noses. James Cox explains all…
The show - with great unusual/rare tunes is on now and the interview starts in 50 minutes
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“There is little to admire and less to imitate in the people who are prominent in...”
– Eugene Peterson (via azspot)
I dont think you can fit all that on a paranoid parrot
(via trxfreely)
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“As we have evolved from a nation which read newspapers, books, and journals to a...”
– The Disputed Truth (via azspot)
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OSS has moved.
If your wondering what happened to Oss Bank it has moved to it’s own home, where it can stretch its legs and put it’s feet up.
New Oss Bank home
I’d like to thank Mr Down sizer Administrator himself - J.O.D. for the space allowed to run the Oss Bank page here.
I still plan on blogging here in the future.
Stay frosti!
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Getting out of Debt and dealing with debtors →
Getting out of Debt
http://www.twilightzone.sevenrays.info/
I am adding links tonight so check back! How to deal with debtors on the phone
With Daniel C. (NOT legal advice, just for entertainment purposes. )
James and I will be discussing with Daniel what we all want to do.
We’ll be discussing:
What is credit -
Types of debt:
Student Loans,
Credit cards,
Unsecured loans,...
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Gross - Twittering on the toilet: Britain's...
I am shocked that there are so many stock photos available of men sitting on the toilet with laptop! :o
This is one downsize I do NOT approve of! :( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
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Killing two birds with one stone
Germination and leaf humus test day one 10/5/2010
The local lawn care business in my town is offering leaf humus. I had got 2 ,1/2 pound sample bags at the county fair this year. I decided to see how well that would work as a seed starting mix. With that in mind I also decided to test the germination rate of 25 tomato seeds. If it works and tomato sprouts show with in 5 to 7 days, I’ll...
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Insurance, what Insurance?
We have previously discussed the fact that you don’t need to register your car and that to do so gives the State power to grab it. We have also discussed the Common Law Right To Travel - which crops up in the International Declaration of Human Rights - which states that you do not need a ‘permit’ or license to travel. A license cannot make that which is illegal, legal. Travelling with a...
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Two Items Aquired
Building up inventory…
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Tiny houses – small dwellings of every shape and... →
http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/tiny_houses.html
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/
http://www.tinytexashouses.com/
http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/
Thanks to Janet Beckham for these links :)
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September 2010
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Seedling pots from news papers
http://ossbank.blog.com/2010/09/29/newspaper-seedling-pots/
Check it out!
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Rules For Online Dating! →
Rule #1
Always ask for a photo.
Rule # 2
Always ask for more than one photo.
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Open Source Seed Bank
With the “boom” of growing your own food taking root (geddit?! Ed) lately. There has been numerous questions directed towards me as to where to get seeds that you can grow year after year with out having to buy them every season.
To those that have asked, here is your solution.
http://downsizers.info/index.php/open-source-seed-bank/
Whilst the stock is being built with trades &...
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Queued posts issue
staff:
Earlier today, some users who queue posts may have noticed those posts were not showing up as usual or that posts were prematurely published. Rest assured, no posts are gone, and we are in the process of restoring the list of queued posts for these users. Sorry for the trouble!
Tumblr FTW!
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Downsizing with Lisa Heine
Join James and I for a conversation with Lisa Heine, who has decluttered, discerned, discarded and downsized her way to a clear life. Lisa will be telling us how she managed to reduce her possessions, paperwork and pieces of junk to the barest minimum. This could get emotional! Interview on in a minute 11pm GMT+1 (London Time)
http://www.twilightzone.sevenrays.info/
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Downsizing with Lisa Heine -internet radio... →
Join James and I for a conversation with Lisa Heine, who has decluttered, discerned, discarded and downsized her way to a clear life.
Lisa will be telling us how she managed to reduce her possessions, paperwork and pieces of junk to the barest minimum. This could get emotional!
Radio show on now - some classic tracks and interview starts in 20 mins
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Alo-ha!
Hello Hawaii! :)
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