Posted on 01/14/2020 7:04:47 PM PST by nickcarraway
Green activist John Cossham, 52, on how he earns very little so he can live a low-carbon lifestyle
Name: John Cossham Age: 52 Income: £10,000 Occupation: Entertainer and ecology educator
Im an enthusiastic green activist and I earn very little so I can live a low-carbon lifestyle. Thats the way I like it; I dont want much money, because people who earn a lot have a high carbon footprint. This green lifestyle saves my family about £10,000 a year on utilities, food and travel compared to the average family of four. But thats not the reason I do it.
Im proud to make between £3,000 and £4,000 a year gigging as a childrens entertainer called Professor Fiddlesticks, riding a unicycle and juggling. I also give talks on climate change and other green subjects, plus I sell compost, do gardening and bike trailer removals, which adds up to about £2,000 a year.
I live with my wife, Gill, who works full time as an unpaid carer, and two adult children. We bought our house outright after Gills mother died, with help from my dad. As a family, we get a working tax credit of £367 a month.
Im a freegan, which means I get food from bins, from foraging, or from my garden. Im largely vegan, but eat dairy if I find it thrown away. The most unexpected thing I found in a bin was a bottle of champagne. I buy unsold fruit and veg for a penny a bag from a local food shop and get four loaves of yesterdays bread for £1 from the local bakers.
We spend about £100 a week on basics such as rice and pasta. I occasionally have a coffee or pint out, but we never go to restaurants or get takeaways.
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Does he pay his income taxes?
Does he pay his property taxes?
Does he pay his healthcare taxes?
Does he...?
I was young and creative.
I'm always up for a challenge, but nowadays, I think I'd give it a pass.
Well, aren’t you just so special.
Loser
Occupation: Bum
Yummy. Hard pass on being invited over for supper.
How often does
He Get
Food Poisoning?
.
Sick Freak.
Ha ha.
CO2 is bad ?
Then Why do I need CO2 generators for my green houses ?
Ag advisors recommend 2-4 times the natural concentration of CO2 for increased plant production.....
https://www.johnsongas.com/industrial/CO2Gen.asp
Another California fornicate Green Scam ?
He said how much he earns, his wife has a job, they get over 3,000 in tax credits every year
Wow... did not add the word fornicate in my post. Spell check google
A proud parasite he is.
Dear John, (I’ve always wanted to do that)
What if we all followed your tune. Who would be left to hire you to juggle and ride your unicycle? Who would have the money to frequent the stores that you can forage through for FREE food? Who would work to pay the taxes that pave the roads for Mr. Fiddlestick’s unicycle adventures?
Live however you want, pal, but carbon footprint is a nothing burger invented to feed the top 1%.
He not need roads, it is a 4 wheel drive unicycle.
I know you don’t post very much, Nick, but someday you should learn to post pics that fit the page.
Have you done a cost study of your generators vs refillable 20 lb bottles of CO2?
Oh garbage dump oh garbage dump
Why are you called a garbage dump
Oh garbage dump oh garbage dump
Why are you called a garbage dump
You could feed the world with my garbage dump
You could feed the world with my garbage dump
You could feed the world with my garbage dump
That sums it up in one big lump
When you’re livin’ on the road
And you think sometimes you’re starvin’
Get on off that trip my friend
Just get in them cans and start carvin’
Oh garbage dump my garbage dump
Why are you called my garbage dump
Oh garbage dump my garbage dump
Why are you called my garbage dump
TALK:
There’s a market basket an’ a A&P
I don’t care if de box boys are starin’ at me
I don’t even care who wins de war
SING:
I’ll be in dem cans behind my favorite store
Garbage dump oh garbage dump
Why are you called a garbage dump
Garbage dump oh garbage dump
TALK:
I claim all these garbage dumps
In the name of
SING:
(The garbage pickers of America)
(The garbage pickers of America)
(The garbage pickers of America)
TALK:
Oh but it smells
Oh pew ... yeow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GC2ubGjkiM
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