[Pukin Dog]

I would not applaud this, as the goal of these hippies is ultimately to turn San Francisco into one big commune, while driving out Markets and Industry.

[Alia]

What you've said is NOT untrue, Pukin Dog.

But just the cost of buying or renting a house / apartment in the SF Bay Area can turn one into a SUPERB trader and 2nd hand shopper. I got my car fixed once through trading with a guy whose kids were having trouble with reading (I taught them to read really well). Etc. I could stretch a dollar like no-one's business....

I still say it's a lot more fun to shop!

This type of "underground" has been going on in San Francisco Bay Area for a lot longer than this Compact group. In my neighborhood we organized a co-op, so to speak: We knew who to borrow a 16ft ladder from. Who had the wheelbarrow, etc. We had annual meetings to discuss this stuff and of course, we had a superb Neighborhood Watch Program. ;>

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

That could be their goal, but not necessarily. When it's reasonable, being environmentally friendly isn't a bad thing.

[BlazingArizona]

I would not applaud this, as the goal of these hippies is ultimately to turn San Francisco into one big commune, while driving out Markets and Industry.

Besides, have the medical effects of depriving a woman of shopping for so long a time period been adequately documented?