Judy T. suggested this: Peak Oil and Apocalypse Then [1]
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Reader John G. mentioned a South Carolina proposal to criminalize hidden compartments in cars [2]. Yikes! Talk about a legislative solution to a non-existent problem. Whatever happened to “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects…”?
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G.G. sent us a curious story about the owner of a “nail house” [3] in China’s Wuhan Province: China’s Wuhan Nail House Owner Fights Forced Demolition with Home-Made Cannon [4]. From the photos, his “block house” architecture leaves a lot to be desired. (A variation on a Fujian Tulou [5] would be more robust).