Cob: Re: cob/ thermalMass

[Bill&Julie]

Good points ,, Lootvit   Ya sure,, den,,, ( someting I picked up in
Montevideo Minnesota ) *smile*

Caves were my first LOVE, Carlsbad Caverens, NM ,1959.
And then came Straw Bales, barn work, IN ,1964
And then I found out about Ferro-Cement ,1974
And then came COB,, 2002
And now I got a wife,,,,,
Anybody want a wife?

Bill        * grins broadly, and hopes that she doen't see this *


----- Original Message -----
From: "*Lootvik*" <lootvik at usermail.com>
To: "Bill&Julie" <wbates at mn.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 10:55 AM
Subject: cob/ thermalMass


>
> >
> >
> >bill
> >Ps  I keep kicking the bee hive... and this is fun?????? ouch   ,,,  ouch
> >,,,
>
> Cobbers understand that all too well.  It's the newbies that are a bit
> incredulous.  Now what are you going to do about it?  Don't wait until
> you're too old and frail to discover; "what a fool I was, I shoulda built
> with bales when I was a youngun'.  But no, I had to do cob, to be the
coolest."
>
> If you're going to talk about null points, why not go all out.  Be
> _rational_.  Go ahead, expend the emotional energy.  Make the paradigm
> shift.  Strawbales are just as "earthy" as cob is.  Strawbalers are just
as
> nice as cobbers.  There's no "us versus them."  You'll still be part of
the
> greater brotherhood of greenbuilders on the fringe.
>
> Okay, I'm taking off my devil's advocate cap off now.  ;-)
> For myself, I'm eclectic.  I mix and match materials as they suit my
> circumstances.
>
> Cheers
> *Lootvik*
>