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Jan 12, 2021Liked by Charles Mandel

That table..I could play with it for hours...so interesting to look at the rankings for each category, and how they relate to the other categories.Nic e to see Washington State being #2 - its a beautiful place, and Wyoming being cheapest, yet falling well down the list overall. We spent two full days driving through Wyoming, it's vast, and largely empty, but saw wild horses, which made up for the hours of beautiful monotony.

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It's a pretty cool listing, I thought. I didn't realize you'd driven through the states. I'd love to see Wyoming. Thanks for reading, John.

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Really enjoyed the versatility of your post and really understand the desire people have to get more independent..... the only problem I see....even if people would really get more into living off the grid (no matter which way you want to define it), self-sustainability, survivalism, etc...where would they all go?

Could you imagine even a small city like Halifax becoming only half the size because people wander off and start to develop the outskirts and rural areas?

Is this going to benefit all or is the life you and I are living only as good as it is because most people only dream about doing it? ....just a thought I often have.

Oh and btw....yes, I do know "Into the Woods" :-)

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Thank you, Manuela. I see off-grid in cities working different than rurally, which is something I hope to address in a later post.

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