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Feb 14Liked by J. P. Bruce

Hi JP I was on traitor to the combine and it's excellent well done , But but there is nowhere to leave a comment or as you requested some suggestions of exiting the trap of the combine. Now not being tec savie ffs how do ye spell savie , I may have missed something. You know I think it could turn into a helpline for people wanting to opt out of the combine but don't have a qlue "ffs" how to go about it.

Great idea and as you know all ready I'm a big fan of thew Steward.

Maybe you could a new article on " God is waiting on us " if you get my drift.

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Thanks Richard. I hope to get the first post up on Traitor to the Combine next week. My reason for announcing it now is to encourage people to sign up in the meantime so that they get the email.

You have sussed out the intent behind the new blog. I dont have all the answers, just a few experiences that I will be writing about. So I am hoping for a lot of interaction with readers about the practicalities.

I am not ruling out further episodes of The Steward. For one thing, that arrow won't last very long before it becomes mulch!

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Ah ok I taught it was up and running. I think it is a great idea JP and I have a few experiences too so I hope I will be able to contribute some useful ideas. Of course it will be a child who picks up the arrow while out on adventures in the woods . I look forward to the next episodes.

Enjoy your day JP.

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Maybe I was that child? If so I didn't pick it up. See pp 81-2 of Into the Memory Hole. (The original blog is gone.)

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It's spelt "tech savvy", I looked it up Richard. It comes from the French verb "savoir" = to know, I remember that from school. It's hard to ignore the combine when you're depending on it. If only we could live quietly in the country with clean water and food from your glasshouse. BTW the strawberries are coming into season over here, they're coming from the Sierra Nevada and I'm enjoying them on the morning oats. A big tray is around four euro at the moment

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Feb 14Liked by J. P. Bruce

Thanks for that Fionnuala spell check had no idea what I was trying to spell but either did the combines Algorithm hahaha. The strawberries in Feb is great at best I will have some in May from the glasshouse. Yes it is not an easy task to exit the combine , but one way I think is to speak the truth, because I gave up communication with most people because I noticed been honest was like lying to them , I lost most of my work by doing this but in hindsight I very glad I did. Enjoy your fresh fruit Lady.

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Feb 13Liked by J. P. Bruce

You're quite right JP. We're all traitors to the Combine. I never thought of it like that. Looking forward to seeing how this goes

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I will check that out. Ah we are still a child at heart !!.

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