Our “close to home” principle has allowed us to do a lot that I don’t think we could have pulled off if we had to drive much to get there, but since we are on the outskirts of a medium sized town and most of us live really close to the facility, we live pretty normal lives but we’re still in position If SHTF.
Maybe you have the same cluster of members but just in a more rural setting?
It’s been months since I’ve even had a chance to check by here.
Clair, sorry for the blackout, but since Jan 1st, we have been running a 6 month full (well actually only about 15% of our projected capacity of about 340) occupancy simulation to try to verify that we could function for years if needed….short answer, we maybe could have muddled through for years and been sustainable, but we discovered MAJOR issues including energy, education, security, food rotation, pets, bugs, and cell phones. Most have or will move home this week so the drop in stress for me is palpable! I think besides the other issues, I personally need to come up with a way to let go of some of the stress – I’m a mellow guy, but I’ve aged a couple years in the last 6 months.
Previously we have had 14 full time residents, but for the last 6 months we have had 49, including many children and teens who were helping with this simulation. We were looking for weaknesses in our governance, air handling, energy and solar capacity, hydroponics, food consumption, and supplies using 49 as a planning multiplier. We were also looking at bottlenecks for restroom usage etc. and boy did we find them!
After some sleep, I’ll give you a break-down of what went wrong, how we fixed stuff, and what went right!
Maybe you have the same cluster of members but just in a more rural setting?
It’s been months since I’ve even had a chance to check by here.
Clair, sorry for the blackout, but since Jan 1st, we have been running a 6 month full (well actually only about 15% of our projected capacity of about 340) occupancy simulation to try to verify that we could function for years if needed….short answer, we maybe could have muddled through for years and been sustainable, but we discovered MAJOR issues including energy, education, security, food rotation, pets, bugs, and cell phones. Most have or will move home this week so the drop in stress for me is palpable! I think besides the other issues, I personally need to come up with a way to let go of some of the stress – I’m a mellow guy, but I’ve aged a couple years in the last 6 months.
Previously we have had 14 full time residents, but for the last 6 months we have had 49, including many children and teens who were helping with this simulation. We were looking for weaknesses in our governance, air handling, energy and solar capacity, hydroponics, food consumption, and supplies using 49 as a planning multiplier. We were also looking at bottlenecks for restroom usage etc. and boy did we find them!
After some sleep, I’ll give you a break-down of what went wrong, how we fixed stuff, and what went right!