https://nitter.1d4.us/guardiannews/status/1662090600269910017
They're only being given away to non-profit entities that will keep them publicly available.
No free apartments.
Genuinely was my first thought. Become a lighthouse keeper in an age where lighthouses aren't even necessary. Sounds rad tbh
Here's a fun fact. What's the US state with the most lighthouses ?
Hint: It's not Maine or California
spoiler
It's Michigan
Makes sense. I think people who've never lived near the Great Lakes don't appreciate how rough they can be. They're not your little calm shallow recreational lakes where you can see the opposite shore. They're massive freshwater seas with frequently deadly weather. Even the ships have to be specially designed to handle the lakes.
That song was living in my head rent-free when I did a cross-country 3000Km move in a rented van with old summer tires during november. I was driving along the northern shore of Lake Superior during an especially bad storm. Seeing Superior's massive grey waves under oppressive grey skies is something I'll never forget.
Sounds like a terrible idea to rely solely on GPS for ship harbour navigation which can go down temporarily or permanently but hey
surely everything on the water will have 100% functional GPS at all times in future
thoughts of the utterly deranged
Ok I looked into this. Here is the link to the lighthouses available to individuals. Two of them are expensive, two of them say the starting bid is 10k.
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How much does that mean they'll actually end up being, roughly? Maybe I should buy a lighthouse. Sounds cheaper than renting lmao
Register a non-profit to get a free one instead of paying as individual, run a crowdfunding campaign to fund renovations, hire tour guide for lighthouse, live in adjacent building. No money out of pocket if crowdfunding covers moving expenses as well.
I figured they'd probably want to see that I have an existing nonprofit that's capable of handling a lighthouse, surely? Can I really just register the Give Me a Lighthouse Foundation and then worry about how to actually maintain a lighthouse after they give me the key?
Could finesse a nice grant proposal extolling how lighthouse preservation is your passion. There is a grant for $15k-$75k for the FY2023 Historic Preservation Fund through the National Park Service that would get you started if awarded. Set up a website with creative commons pictures of lighthouses how you have been working up to this project for a decade.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347545From the link you posted:
any eligible entity with an interest in acquiring the light station must 1) submit a letter of interest to GSA and 2) submit a copy of the letter to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) of the state in which the light station is located. Letters of interest must include:
- Name of the light station property
- Name of the eligible entity
- Point of contact, title, address, phone number(s), and email of the eligible entity
- Nonprofit corporations, educational agencies, and community development organizations must provide a copy of their state-certified articles of incorporation
Write a good enough sounding proposal with a .org domain name for a newly setup non-profit entity with a plausible name and you're in.
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Listen if I become a lighthouse keeper I might have to retire this account because it'd be too easy to figure out who I am
Solution: we all get lighthouses and start like a long range commune.
I don't want to be crammed into a lighthouse with all of you. We would have like 10 "the lighthouse" events a day.
True, with only 5 available lighthouses doxxing would be a concern.
My posts this time next year:
"I sure am enjoying all this fresh non-salty air right now as i post from nowhere near any lighthouses"
Register a non-profit. Get dozens. Put leftists in all of them. Organise a lighthouse strike when they're most needed.
Because GPS receivers never go on the fritz and small boats definitely all have them
I'm acting like lighthouses are useful maritime safety infrastructure and closing them because of technology is short-sighted.
It's night, your phone died in the rain, you're huddled over a laminated chart with a flashlight trying to figure out where the hell you are. A lighthouse is going to be a welcome visual marker, much easier to see than channel guide lights, especially if there's chop. I have been in this exact situation
