13 મે, 2012

86-year-old man living on an island with 120 giant tortoises.



"I don't know what kind of nerve, ferocity and stubbornness got 86-year-old Brendon Grimshaw to buy an island in the Indian Ocean, replant it with 16,000 trees, grasses and then lure a bunch of giant tortoises... to live with him...."
આમના દ્વારા પોસ્ટ કરેલા Ann Althouse પર 7:41 AM
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Wince કહ્યું...

Knowing what you really want and then finding it is rare. His contentment shows.

13/5/12 08:05 AM
Jaske કહ્યું...

Why is this 1% Satan spawn allowed to waste hoarded community resources on his own vision?

13/5/12 08:28 AM
Calypso Facto કહ્યું...

While "Julia" sold her soul to dreary government dependency, Brendon went off and created something with his own money and hard work. Good on him.

Too bad we discourage this kind of independence and entrepreneurship in Europe and the US these days. And when will this evil capitalist repatriate his offshore earnings so Britain can tax them?!?

13/5/12 08:44 AM
અજ્ઞાત કહ્યું...

While "Julia" sold her soul to dreary government dependency....

You underestimate the power of dissatisfaction that comes of dependency.

Julia will soon demand from the government her right to her own island with tortoises, and this guy's island will be taken to make it all fair.

13/5/12 08:50 AM
edutcher કહ્યું...

He wanted to walk with the tortoises before the death panels had him sleeping with the fishes.

13/5/12 09:17 AM
Ann Althouse કહ્યું...

If you don't like him, don't worry. It's the Maldives. He'll be under water soon in the global warming rise of the seas.

13/5/12 09:34 AM
Ignorance is Bliss કહ્યું...

The Maldives? Aren't they off the coast of Argentina?

13/5/12 09:47 AM
Michael કહ્યું...

Not the Maldives, Professor, the Seychelles. It is a National Park.

13/5/12 10:09 AM
wyo sis કહ્યું...

What a remarkable man. I think the surmise that he would be hard to live with is true. He doesn't seem to be a man who would much care what other people think.
I'm glad his island is being preserved. I'd hate to think all his hard work would be undone. Somewhere there's a person with the passion and skills to keep the island going. The problem will be finding that person. I hope the search has already started.

13/5/12 10:11 AM
FleetUSA કહ્યું...

Amazing. thanks for posting this.

13/5/12 11:05 AM
Roger J. કહ્યું...

Am impessed by this guy--moe power to him-I obviouly knows what he wants in life--I wish him every success.

13/5/12 11:09 AM
Joe કહ્યું...

Paradise for the introverted.

13/5/12 01:21 PM

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