The March Hare: Summer 2007 Issue 53

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Cover Page • Gaining Perspective • Liat Silverman's Bio • Status Report • Nature Corner • A Poem • Hopper's Index

Hopper's Index

by Tony

• Number of people living at DR in 1997: 7
• Number of people living at DR in 2007: 39

• Number of residences on DR land in 1997: 0
• Number of residences including common spaces on DR land in 2007: 16

• Number of those buildings that include straw as insulation: 11
• Number of buildings that have been sold to a new member between 1997 and 2007: 5

• Number of people living in rented trailers across the road in 1997: 7
• Maximum number using the trailers as common space during last ten years: 30

Joe, Maggie, Brendan, Liberty

• Square feet of living space per person in 1997: 240
• Square feet per person in 2007 including common spaces: 262

• Solar Panel wattage in 1997: 150
• Solar Panel wattage in 2007: 12,334

• Wattage of wind power in 1997: 300
• Wattage in 2007: 1800

• Solar Hot water panels at DR in 1997: 20
• Solar hot water panels at DR in 2007: 21
• Number of those installed: 1

Rachel and Kalen

• Cubic feet of fridge space per capita in 1997: 1.7
• Cubic feet of fridge space per capita in 2007: 1.7

• Children at DR in 1997: 1
• Children at DR in 2007: 9
• Number of those children born at DR: 3

• Number of computers at DR in 1997: 2
• Number of computers in 2007: 27

• Internet Bandwidth in 1997: 112Kb per second
• Internet Bandwidth in 2007: 3750Kb per second

• Phone lines in 1997: 2
• Phone lines in 2007: 12

• Average age of adults in 1997 and 2007 respectively: 25, 35
• Average years at DR for adults currently at DR as of 2007: 3.3
• Average for adults excluding those arriving in 2007: 5.0

Jeffrey, Cecil, Jennifer

• Shower facilities at DR in 1997 and 2007 respectively: 2, 7
• Number of those showers in 2007 that are outdoor showers: 2

• Total gallons of cistern capacity (underground water storage): 24,000

• Most common names among residents and members over last 10 years: Jennifer (4), Rachel (3), Tony (3)

• Number of current members or residents who previously lived in Missouri: 1
• Number who previously lived in New York or New Jersey: 12
• Number of former rabbits (including interns) known to be living in Portland, OR: 7

Nicole takes a breather

• Number of commitment ceremonies/weddings at DR in last 10 years: 6
• Number of those in 2006: 3

• Number of people per motor vehicles at DR in 1997: 7
• Number in 2007: 19

• Number of vehicles owned by DRVC over the last 10 years: 7
• Number sold not to a junk yard: 1

Milkweed mercantile construction progress - November 2007

Cover Page • Gaining Perspective • Liat Silverman's Bio • Status Report • Nature Corner • A Poem • Hopper's Index

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