http://containerist.com A blog about shipping container homes and other green ideas. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:39:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://containerist.com/?p=655 http://containerist.com/?p=655#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:24:08 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=655 Pack your bags, devotees… the small forum contained within Containerist.com will shut down soon because it is very lacking in features and functionality. Alas… the launch of my newest site is official. I am still tweaking it here and there, but I think it’s stable enough to open for business. What exactly is it about? [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=655 0 http://containerist.com/?p=647 http://containerist.com/?p=647#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:26:44 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=647 Soon after the quake in Haiti a contribution of $50 was made from my direction to help those poor souls. That minuscule donation went to the Red Cross and in total the organization received about a half a billion dollars from concerned people and organizations. They have spent over $150 million of it. That’s a [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=647 2 http://containerist.com/?p=621 http://containerist.com/?p=621#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:58:17 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=621 Well guess what? It happened again. Another quake felt here in southern California. I was out enjoying my afternoon yesterday in Temecula, California and then it hit… The ground started swaying and it got stronger, lasting about 45 seconds. I didn’t panic, although my girlfriend did (heh heh). We were indoors and got the hell [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=621 0 http://containerist.com/?p=603 http://containerist.com/?p=603#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:05:52 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=603 If any of you have been wondering what I have been up to, you are about to find out. I have been working on a book project this past month or so. It’s a trade paperback guidebook called No Building Codes. It will help the average owner-builder find the last remaining places in the United [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=603 1 http://containerist.com/?p=599 http://containerist.com/?p=599#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:28:58 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=599 I woke up this morning to an email from an “M” stating that my site didn’t have any link or article pointing to their site. I checked out the link in the email and to my surprise,  an amazing structure revealed itself in 3/10ths of a second (thanks DSL). My hazy morning eyes sprung wide. [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=599 1 http://containerist.com/?p=592 http://containerist.com/?p=592#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:15:36 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=592 I think I may have found a sort of Shangri-La for those of us dreaming of doing anything we want with a piece of property–building what the heck we want without kissing the asses of the building department to push an idea through. Oh yes… This is a really good find I am going to [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=592 5 http://containerist.com/?p=576 http://containerist.com/?p=576#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:22:20 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=576 I want  to emphasize again as I had first done in my other post about Haiti that I am saddened by the events that have befallen the people there. It’s a tragedy. I really hope things smooth out for the citizens of Haiti; with prospects of “normal” life and a discernible recovery happening in the [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=576 2 http://containerist.com/?p=572 http://containerist.com/?p=572#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:28:57 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=572 I wish I could take credit for being the original containerist, but there have been many before myself with the concept. Our ancestors have been using any and all materials available since the dawn of time to keep them sheltered from sun, snow, rain and cold. They lived in tree trunks, hollowed out bushes, holes [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=572 2 http://containerist.com/?p=568 http://containerist.com/?p=568#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:11:24 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=568 I like technology and mechanical marvels. We have come a long way since Henry Ford developed a way to mass-produce mechanical parts for automobiles, as well as the assembly of cars themselves. Humans are so innovative and come up with some amazing things. Who knows what the next hundred years will bring. I was picturing [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=568 4 http://containerist.com/?p=553 http://containerist.com/?p=553#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:47:20 +0000 Terry http://containerist.com/?p=553 Ever wake up on any random Monday from an inadequate slumber, hittin’ snooze just a tad harder than last Friday, full-bladdered, and think to yourself: Geez, this sucks!? The daily grind… The same ol’ same ol’… Asking yourself: “Is this it? Is this really what my life is about?” Not being able to distinguish January [...]]]> http://containerist.com/?feed=rss2&p=553 9