Posted by Syd Cleo Torres on June 20, 1998 at 21:02:29:(posted 9446 days ago)Dear Roy & Merle,
Would be happy to have you consider joining us. Following is a post I put up today in several forums.
Best,
Syd Torres
In preparation for Y2K survival, we have been looking for land for several months. We are in San Antonio, TX and we have located a piece that we think will fit our needs and are ready to buy it. We still have room for 3-4 people in our group, which is mostly made of of people in 30-40 age range, middle class, new age and practical. There are other parcels of land adjoining ours that can be had for a reasonable price. The land is 2 mi. down a 5 mi. dirt road outside of a town of approx. 1,500, therefore, pretty remote. Part of the deal is that the seller will put a working well in place on each property, wherever the buyer directs, as part of the purchase price. Electricity is available, for as long as it lasts, and there is a creek .6 mi. away suitable for swimming. The land has plenty of trees on it for shade, wood and cover. The other landowners on all sides are ranches, 400-800 acres, so you can see no other homes from the land. The closest ones are actually 2 mi. away.
We are planning on selling shares for $5,000 per adult. What you get for your $5k is the right to park your trailer, camper, or whatever on the land for the duration, the use of the well, a share in the common garden, land for your own garden, if you wish. You will be expected to contribute to and have a right to use a common stockpile of food, tools, etc. We plan to use alternative power sources, either solar or wind, to pump the well. We also plan to build a "community center" which will include a slab with a roofed, screened area for eating and maybe sleeping in the summer, barbeque, and a root cellar.
Please no extremists, radicals, or religous right.
If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please respond by email. Thanks for your interest.