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We need more stories like this. But more importantly more people like him.

by me_me_me 6y ago

dvtrn 6y ago
There are quite probably a LOT of people like him, at least I choose to believe there are.
- logicchop 6y ago
  Make sure there are by being one.
  - dvtrn 6y ago
    This is the idea.
- me_me_me 6y ago
  I was fortunate to have meet some :D The last paragraph with line about selling bridge :) it feels like i was seating there and heard them laugh together :D
spicymaki 6y ago
There are plenty of generous people out there. Unfortunately we spend most of our time idolizing greedy and selfish people. Kindness and generosity does not have high ratings.
tomcam 6y ago
I don’t know if this counts, but there is a place in Redmond, Washington that sells honey using roughly the same approach. They leave jars of honey worth up to $100 each on the shelf outside their barn wall with a locked cashbox and you just pay on the honor system.
- mtnGoat 6y ago
  i live in central washington, lots of fruit growers have unattended cash only fruit stands along the roads. its good for everyone; fresh as possible fruit for me, easy money for farmer. they usually have cameras and the community usually comes together to catch anyone screwing around.
  - superkuh 6y ago
    In the midwest this is done with corn stands.
- jelliclesfarm 6y ago
  a lot of small family farms have honor system. i used to let people come in for u-pick strawberries and fruit. also honey and during tomato season. until my insurance said that i cant do that and i will have to pay extra on the premium. even if i kept it hush hush, the homeless/drug addicts started moving in and trashing the place. it became a genuine liability risk. so i had to fence as much as i could and put up signs. didnt make a difference to the thieves. i have had a tractor, a trailer and multiple metal trellis systems and greenhouse building materials stolen anyways. but my honor system farm stand doesnt exist anymore. to even put up a farm stand, i have to get a special permit. the regulations are killing small farms.
littleninja 6y ago
Buy Nothing Project. If you want to practice opening your heart and focusing on what you have to give, I recommend this so much. (I lost touch when I deactivated my Facebook account but I’m happy to see they’re trying open source and a crowd funded social network called “soop”.) https://buynothingproject.org/about/ https://buynothingproject.org/about/

We need more stories like this. But more importantly more people like him.

dvtrn 6y ago

There are quite probably a LOT of people like him, at least I choose to believe there are.

logicchop 6y ago
Make sure there are by being one.
- dvtrn 6y ago
  This is the idea.
me_me_me 6y ago
I was fortunate to have meet some :D The last paragraph with line about selling bridge :) it feels like i was seating there and heard them laugh together :D

spicymaki 6y ago

There are plenty of generous people out there. Unfortunately we spend most of our time idolizing greedy and selfish people. Kindness and generosity does not have high ratings.

tomcam 6y ago

I don’t know if this counts, but there is a place in Redmond, Washington that sells honey using roughly the same approach. They leave jars of honey worth up to $100 each on the shelf outside their barn wall with a locked cashbox and you just pay on the honor system.

mtnGoat 6y ago
i live in central washington, lots of fruit growers have unattended cash only fruit stands along the roads. its good for everyone; fresh as possible fruit for me, easy money for farmer. they usually have cameras and the community usually comes together to catch anyone screwing around.
- superkuh 6y ago
  In the midwest this is done with corn stands.
jelliclesfarm 6y ago
a lot of small family farms have honor system. i used to let people come in for u-pick strawberries and fruit. also honey and during tomato season. until my insurance said that i cant do that and i will have to pay extra on the premium. even if i kept it hush hush, the homeless/drug addicts started moving in and trashing the place. it became a genuine liability risk. so i had to fence as much as i could and put up signs. didnt make a difference to the thieves. i have had a tractor, a trailer and multiple metal trellis systems and greenhouse building materials stolen anyways. but my honor system farm stand doesnt exist anymore. to even put up a farm stand, i have to get a special permit. the regulations are killing small farms.

littleninja 6y ago

Buy Nothing Project. If you want to practice opening your heart and focusing on what you have to give, I recommend this so much. (I lost touch when I deactivated my Facebook account but I’m happy to see they’re trying open source and a crowd funded social network called “soop”.) https://buynothingproject.org/about/ https://buynothingproject.org/about/