[Cob] cob- peanuts in floors- paracrete

[howard at earthandstraw.com]

>Perhaps some don't intend to sound as aggressive or 
>negative or whatever.  Email is a pretty shallow communication medium.

I agree and have learned not to react so much to the style but only comment on the info/facts etc.
However, on other lists some people seem to hate my tone no matter what I say.  I think my tone, I assume all our tones, change with our mood at the time.  We should be forgiving of moods and reactions, perhaps, we're only human.


Howard Switzer, Architect
668 Hurricane Creek Road
Linden, TN 37096
931-589-6513
www.earthandstraw.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: drub 
  To: Charmaine Taylor 
  Cc: coblist at deatech.com 
  Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [Cob] cob- peanuts in floors- paracrete



  Hang in there Charmaine.  There are those of us who appreciate your 
  participation.  Please don't be one to flee.

  Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that the subtle conversation cues 
  are lost in email.  Perhaps some don't intend to sound as aggressive or 
  negative or whatever.  Email is a pretty shallow communication medium.

  All the best,
  David


  Charmaine Taylor wrote:
  > I often regret taking the time to provide answers to questions on this list.
  >  there really is a 'Jump up in your face' reaction to many people's  emails.
  >  for this reason I know people leave this list to find a place they can ask
  > a  question without   holier than thou responses.
  >  The moderator keeps the non cob stuff off the list.. but an occasional
  > question asking about materials use is now getting trashed.. I give up using
  > my time here
  >
  >  Tyn asked about peanuts used in a buried  foundation base.
  >  foam peanuts in clay or dirt for a sub floor I think, as insulation. I
  > mentioned using Gaia foam in my clay floor base..
  > when I mention a similar idea-as an example of what haas been DONE  I am
  > sure to be slammed  by  purists and "just guessing" people   ready to  point
  >  all the problems with someone else's ideas and designs.
  >
  >  EPS DUST when coated with cement may never burn.. I know the reason this
  >  man ( Tapasananda) created the mix for his  religious community  was to
  > save them from fires burning the houses down from the local forest..
  >
  > anyone stupid enough to stand around in any fire - even in COB, will die
  > from the smoke of other burning materials...  smoke inhalation is the
  > killer--  FROM fabric,   paper,   wood.  furniture, foutons, grass matts, .
  >   it's   not  the evil off gassing that gets tossed out.
  >
  >
  >
  >   

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