Ruth - We have a customer who stops in about once a month. Last year, he completed construction of his straw bale house with solar panels and a wind mill. The part that amazes me is that he built a fireplace in it, too. I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll really ignite the spark. - Pam Ruth Barton wrote: >Deb, You ain't gonna believe this, I didn't, but I have actually seen one >of these weird houses. Our youngest son met this kid in school who lived >WAY out in the boonies. One day he went there to visit. On the way home >he told us there was a house down the road, ie: goat track, from Eric's >house that was built out of firewood. We told him he was nuts, nobody >builds houses out of firewood. The next time we went to pick him up there >we said we wanted to see this house SOOOOOO we drove even further down the >goat track and, sure enough, there's this house, built just like the one in >the picture. BUT, we still didn't believe it at first, we thought it was >stone till we stopped and took a really close look. Damnedest thing I ever >did see. I sure didn't think there were any others. Of course we also >have the fella who built his house out of straw bales. "I'll huff and I'll >puff and I'll blow your house down !!!!!!" Ruth > > >At 8:25 PM -0400 4/19/06, deb Bledsoe wrote: > > -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>