My life in a Thai village
Building and living in a Thailand village
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From there I followed this link and decided to build a chicken ark.
I had never heard of these things before, but we have a couple of brooders and this seemed like a good thing to do.
Basically it is a chicken coop on wheels. Move it from place to place in the garden allowing the chickens to roost, rest, poop, play, and eat underneath, and then move it on to another spot.
While I have no experience with it yet, it seems like a good idea for adding fertilizer to the garden and clearing bugs from it as well.
I had a couple of very old and decrepit wheels from a country moto-bike trailer. I took off the tires leaving just the rims. I figured I am not talking about revolutions per minute, but revolutions per week so these should be ok.
These were used, with bamboo spacers and copper wire 'nuts', on a piece of rebar we had laying around. The rebar was nylon 'tie wrapped' to the frame. So, as long as we use it sparingly and slowly, the wheels should last as long as the frame. I figure 1 - 2 years and then replace it, or forget it.
We live in a small rural village. Dimensioned lumber is not available here. Any kind of squared wood is generally difficult to find locally. For small projects such as this, bamboo is king. All other materials, except the wire, was stuff just laying around the place not being used. So my total cost was about 400 Baht. ($12 US) for the wire.
The frame is made from fresh cut bamboo. I chose smaller diameter pieces of bamboo since this is meant to remain light enough to wheel about the yard. I was able to use almost all of it's length by using even the smaller portions for struts and braces. We have a couple of bunches of bamboo growing on our property so I was able to cut my own and strip it for use.
The joints are made with bamboo 'tie wraps', nylon 'tie wraps', nails, wire, or a combination of the above.
In Thailand there is a technique for twisting bamboo strips in such a way that they form a nailess join. I am unable to twist the bamboo strips this way. Maybe it's a cultural thing. They do to make a secure and near instantaneous bamboo 'tie wrap', but I can't do it, so I make do with a combination of methods.
And I am not very skilled at building things so I am often happy enough if it just holds together regardless of how it was done. This project reflects those attributes. If I thought 'crazy glue' would have worked, I'd have used that.
I had wanted to use the Thai palm frond roofing, but the blue cover was available for use. There wasn't any of the palm frond roofing available when I started the project, and aside from being a poor builder I am an impatient builder, so blue plastic roofing it is.
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This required 10 meters of small mesh wire. The wire goes right down to the ground to prevent birds from escaping. Whether it lasts long remains to be seen, but it makes for a good prototype.
Time will tell if it is worth doing, but I think so.
A Euthanasia Clinic would provide a place where a Compassionate Law could be implemented allowing people to choose the time, place, and manner of their own death while in the company and companionship of their friends, family, and loved ones.
What's wrong with that?
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And if there is nothing wrong with that why isn't it allowed?
A Compassionate Law
Those about whom we care the most may be subject to legal prosecution if they choose to be with us when we need them most.
A dying person does not need the additional worry that their manner of death might cause felony charges to be brought against their loved ones.
A Compassionate Law would make it possible for a person to be in close physical contact with the dying at the time of death and not be subject to legal prosecution afterwards.
A Euthanasia Clinic
would be a place which would be morally defensible, legally acceptable, and compatible with a Compassionate Law.
A p
lace where people could be together at the time of death and know that they would absolutely not be subject to criminal prosecution afterwards.A Euthanasia Clinic would provide a place where a Compassionate Law could be implemented.
What's wrong with that?
Here is an image from a referenced web site.
Here is an image from the video, Soylent Green, showing a Euthanasia Clinic of the future.
Each shows a man contemplating his own death.
Each is able to choose the time, place, and manner of their own death, but only one will be allowed to die with dignity.
Compassionate care and a Euthanasia Clinic.
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