Gigantic home attracts notice

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The idea was to create a home that uses very low energy, as well as having strong resistance to tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, fire, flood and insect damage, Pinkerton said.

According to the website -- [url=http://www.pensmore.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]www.pensmore.com[/url] -- the house "represents what we believe will be a practical application of new technologies to bring to life a modern version of the Jeffersonian ideal of the self-sufficient sustainable estate."

So the guy is building a plantation. Wonder if he has the slaves lined up or is that to wait until economic conditions get a little worse than they already are?

Cult house.

Compounds attract zombies.

lol

They are stockpiling for the BIG SHTF scenario.

I've been looking at this thing and am starting to realize it's not just a plantation, it's a freaking feudal castle.

Well, I wouldn't be surprised if we were dealing with the Dark Ages in the not too distant future.