[Strawbale] Anti Cement Folks

[John Swearingen]

<.....politically and environmentally correct considerations..... DO NOT
[etc, etc]...MY CONSIDERATIONS [etc, etc]......

ahhh...well, i certainly agree that you don't have to consider such things,
and wouldn't want you to give them a moment's thought.  you probably should
carefully consider reality, though...and check to see if your brain is
hardening like cement....

<I will build with the materials I feel will serve me the best and that is
all there is to it.>
[emphasis added]

ahhhh, yes.  isn't that just the point, understanding what will serve us the
best?

John "Cement Head" Swearingen



On 5/7/07, Stone Tool <owly at ttc-cmc.net> wrote:
>
>         There is such a strong thread of anti-cement sentiment running
> through
> this group that I have reached the point where I question virtually all
> the shared "wisdom" about cement versus lime based stucco and plaster.
> On need only bring up cement to be attacked or at least corrected on the
> issue of what an undesirable material it is.
>
>         As a result of this I cannot believe any of what has been said
> about
> the relative merits of the two materials as being accurate and unclouded
> by prejudice.   This is a shame........   I had hoped at one time to get
> accurate and realistic information here and as things have developed I
> find that I must resort to other less biased sources for this kind of
> information.
>
>         Please think about this.........   I'm sure I am not the only one
> here
> who has arrived at this conclusion...... just the only one to say so.
> When you don't know what really is true and what is wishful thinking
> what do you believe..... who do you believe?   As I have said before the
> "carbon footprint", "embodied energy", and other politically and
> environmentally correct considerations .... DO NOT ENTER INTO MY
> DECISIONS ON CONSTRUCTION AT ALL.........  I will build with the
> materials I feel will serve me the best and that is all there is to it.
>
>         An analogy of what this environment feels like at times.... would
> be
> that of being in a crowd of Rush devotees...... It doesn't take long to
> put 2 and 2 together and realize that you are being fed total BS.......
>
>         That said there are plenty of good ideas and discussions here and
> aside
> from cement related stuff this group has been pretty useful.
>
>                                       H.W.
>
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John Swearingen
Skillful Means, Inc.
Design and Construction
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