Greta Gustava Martela / Kjel Anderson & Nina Chaubal / Niraj Chaubal - Stole $350k+ from Trans Lifeline, kill count of 2+ from negligence, Founders of Sisterwood/La Zorra.

[Charles Morgenstern]

There's also the whole issue of any solar cells they put up are going to end up covered in sand.

Even if they were to intimidate someone into sweeping the panels, how scratch-resistant are they? There would have to be some degradation over time as a result of daily contact with an abrasive like sand.

 

[AnOminous]

Even if they were to intimidate someone into sweeping the panels, how scratch-resistant are they? There would have to be some degradation over time as a result of daily contact with an abrasive like sand.

That's not even counting the sand in the stink-ditches of these utterly male faggots.

 

[BlueArmedDevil]

That's not even counting the sand in the stink-ditches of these utterly male faggots.

But that's everywhere they go

 

[:thinking:]

But that's everywhere they go

They don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like here.

 

[unclestryker]

Yeah when you treat trans as a fashion statement you tend to get that.

and this is coming from medical professionals no less. Not every kid that says they are trans or gender nonconforming is going to be like that in ten years.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politi...doctors-are-right-be-cautious-about-childhood

Just because you want to grow up to be a dinosaur when you grow up, doesn't mean you still want to be one when you do.

 

[andr0id psycho sho(ker]

That would be sensible, but "sensible" is not an adjective I'd use to describe Greta or Nina. They clearly just saw this land going cheap in the middle of nowhere and bought it without thinking it through. They're every salesperson's dream customer.

EDIT: Wait, no they aren't, they pick fights with every customer service person they encounter. What I mean is, they're pretty gullible when it comes to putting money down.

your first statement is true with just one word change. They're every crooked salesperson's dream customer since they are very gullible when it comes to putting money down

 

[Chaton_Mort]

Even if they were to intimidate someone into sweeping the panels, how scratch-resistant are they? There would have to be some degradation over time as a result of daily contact with an abrasive like sand.

Here's an in-depth answer. TL;DR = Not terribly scratch resistant, but mild abrasion from a dust storm won't be a dealbreaker. However, they'll need to 1) position the panels at a degree that won't be conducive to significant dust accumulation and 2) clean the panels after every storm or suffer a loss of performance. It seems like a vacuum would do the trick, followed by spraying and wiping down.

Solar panels are used a lot in similar environments, so they clearly can work even with the weather challenges.

 

[Charles Morgenstern]

So all it will take is a group of notoriously unreliable and unstable people to plan ahead, anticipate problems, and maintain the status quo. Stranger things have happened.

 

[Optimus Prime]

So all it will take is a group of notoriously unreliable and unstable people to plan ahead, anticipate problems, and maintain the status quo. Stranger things have happened.

The ironic thing is that they can't actually use the social capital they so intricately fixate on gathering online. A society of people whose only worth in the eyes of others is how oppressed they make themselves look.

 

[ADN_VIII]

It strikes me that they may destroy the solar panels if they clean them by just spraying water on them during the day. My parents had to replace a few panels the first time they cleaned them because they didn't realize how damn hot the things get, even in temperate weather. If they're out in a desert, the only safe time to clean the panels would be in the middle of the night when they've cooled off.

Considering how unfathomably idiotic these two are, I can definitely see them inadvertently destroying their solar panels.

 

[Owlflaps]

To think, these idiots think they can mine bitcoin with just solar power.

 

[Chan the Wizard]

Do you think they invested in fire extinguishers?
One errant cigarette butt and the contents of their trailer home would be quickly engulfed.

 

[Chaton_Mort]

Do you think they invested in fire extinguishers?

Oh I doubt it. That seems like something they'd purchase once the necessity is made clear (i.e. something catches fire).

Spoiler: Off-topic fire extinguisher praising

A fire extinguisher is the perfect housewarming gift, btw. Someone I know made that their go-to present after the house next to his almost burned down. You will be astounded how many of your friends don't have one in their kitchen once you start to take notice.

 

[AnOminous]

Here's an in-depth answer. TL;DR = Not terribly scratch resistant, but mild abrasion from a dust storm won't be a dealbreaker.

Right, but continual, long-term abrasion over months of inattention and lazy maintenance would be. The performance will slowly degrade into nonexistence over time.

 

[unclestryker]

Nina you shouldn't lecture people about segregation, when you advocate for the same thing.

Spoiler: Sound Familiar?

Oh shut up, your just pissed that the cali scotus sided with the bakers.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/456268/christian-baker-case-verdict-california-narrow-win

Which may have an impact on this.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ase-may-be-influenced-by-past-litigation.html

 

[PT 404]

So...

This is pretty cute since it's February and the weather in the Mojave is quite pleasant.

Now, fast forward to the end of July. It's 10PM, and it's still about 95 degrees outside.

I have a feeling all pretense of green living will disappear in a cloud of air conditioners and obnoxious cheap generators instantly.

 

[Von Wolf Demon]

As far as that battery bank is concerned, I hope they have a way of venting the hydrogen gases produced by those storage batteries. You never want to run these things in enclosed environments.

LOL... no, they don't. It's hard to tell from the snip of their battery bank picture, so I went back to Nina's original pic and it looks like the floor is the shipping container floor, not some separate outbuilding. They just put the whole thing on a shelf and run cables to it from the solar and wind. And close the door and run their lights at night. Or they are still using the propane tank for that.

One would think that the building inspectors might want to see permits for all this shit they are building? Looks to me like they are racking up code violations with every project they take on.

 

[Kosher Dill]

I have a feeling all pretense of green living will disappear in a cloud of air conditioners and obnoxious cheap generators instantly.

Which would actually be the most normal thing about this whole project. Most "off the grid" projects that survive long-term end up Robinson Crusoe-ing all the comforts of suburbia back onto their homestead.

By the way, I think we should make a private forum for discussing the many deathtraps of Troontown. They're probably reading here and taking basic safety precautions.

 

[ColtWalker1847]

By the way, I think we should make a private forum for discussing the many deathtraps of Troontown. They're probably reading here and taking basic safety precautions.

We are not ruining the experiment by pointing out stuff that could kill them. Troons that are dead in shipping containers in the desert is a lot less funny that ones that are alive.

 

[PT 404]

Which would actually be the most normal thing about this whole project. Most "off the grid" projects that survive long-term end up Robinson Crusoe-ing all the comforts of suburbia back onto their homestead.

By the way, I think we should make a private forum for discussing the many deathtraps of Troontown. They're probably reading here and taking basic safety precautions.

We haven't even begun discussing the real logistical issues that they are sure to face.

We all know water is one of the big ones. I don't think they, or we, even have any idea of how big of a problem it can be for them. The first issue is drinking water. For even a few people, water for just sustaining human life in that environment is a logistical nightmare. Since the consensus is that they do not have an on-site source of water, there's a large strike. Past that, you also have to factor in the amount of water it takes to grow weed and produce, as they would like to do. The way I see it, unless you have many tankers worth of water coming daily, good fucking luck.

And that's just the barest of bones way of addressing the water problem they will have shortly.