Today I am travellin over the surface wearing my Self Sustainable System (to save time) to Grindelwald.
When I get there I am planning to appropriate a large snow making machine that I will take to a big hill above Bern and plug it in. This will act as a test to see how many machines we will need to cover Bern in snow and ice 24 hours a day.
Since my arrival in Bern I have made some good progress with the development of our new community. Over the last few days I have already appropriated some old cellars below the shops in the center of Bern and I have persuaded the owners to turn them into safe underground shelters and join me in my plans to go below.
I have also been urgently working on the River Aare and need more people to help me. Whilst travelling on the surface briefly I noticed that there are people swimming in one of the most dangerous, fast flowing and untrustworthy rivers I have ever seen, these people are out of control, we must sort out the river ASAP. Thus I have begun filling it up with whatever I have found as below.
Good progress fillin in the Aare
I have also realised that there is lot of work to do transporting all the fish and other water animals from the Aare to secure storage in the zoological gardens - so far yesterday I managed to pickup one fish - I really need some more help here and also moving all the other animals - otherwise I might have to activate plan B.
The fish I moved to secure storage yesterday
Also I have begun the process of moving some buildings underground and I have been working on digging a trench below the Paul Klee Center - when complete the whole of the Paul Klee Center will go into the trench and we can turf over the surface nicely.
Workshop Event: Finally tomorrow I will be giving demonstrations and workshops on how to move safely below Bern and create our new future between 13:00 and 14:00 at my base near the Paul Klee center do come along as I think it will be a very positive event, see you there,
MFB
I have recently arrived in Bern after a long journey underground. I have traveled here all the way from London’s Thames Gateway where I have built an underground community and adopted a simple and sustainable way of life.
I have been sickened by the dangers and unknowns that I have discovered since surfacing in Bern.
There are fountains and rivers that could at any time overflow (e.g. the river Aare), there are animals that are dangerous and cannot be trusted (e.g. bears) and there are plants that I haven’t planted myself.
We need to start working on a plan that will allow us to wind back the clock to a simpler, safer, happier time, to the time of the ice, the time of the glaciers that once shaped your land.
In order to get back there, I have devised a detailed plan for building a new, safe, underground community here in Bern that will begin in a field near the Paul Klee Centre. I will show you how to create safe underground shelters utilising waste materials that are available to everyone.
Moving underground is our only hope in these times of exception and uncertainty.
Once we have all moved down there, then it will be time to think about repurposing the surface. This will initially involve removing all dangers such as fountains, houses, rivers and un-trustworthy animals. After this we will bring the ice and snow back to the surface by utilising snow making machines, ice machines, fridges and anything else that we can lay our hands on. This will refresh and rejuvenate the surface.
I have also started to design a selection of safe animals (such as a new bear for Bern) that can be built using simple materials and then released back on the surface. I am encouraging everyone to get involved and make designs for their own safe creatures (please email them to me).
Remember it’s going to take us a VERY long time to repurpose the surface back to how it used to be so I am asking you to all join me TODAY, leave your old life behind, grab a spade and start digging your new future.
THE ONLY WAY IS DOWN
Man From Below, 29th July, 2008
For more detailed information please come and visit my shelter next to the Paul Klee Centre in Bern or download my informational fact sheet Download Factsheet .
This map outlines my plan for the new underground community here in Bern
