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(OT) Anyone like this house?
Jack Campin wrote:
It's a Victorian "cottage" in the town where John lives. I'm musing about possibly buying the place. http://nwa.mlxchange.com/DotNet/Pub/...27&s=NWA&t=NWA Looks wonderful but is there any public transport to the nearest town? From that house I could walk to town. Not that there is anything much in town. Tourist shops, mostly. I'd still have to drive to the grocery store... sorry! I had Springfield in mind - that's about 40 miles away. Sooner or later *everybody* gets too disabled to drive. What happens to you then? It's not an individual issue, it's societal. We just don't prioritize public transportation. So then it's lousy (unreliable, too infrequent, doesn't cover the area comprehensively, and in some cases, dirty and dangerous), and then people prefer not to ride it. Of course, a lot of people don't have a choice - they can't afford a car, so they have to put up with an underfunded system. However, a lot of disabled people can't even ride public transportation. They rely on paratransit, which provides door-to-door rides for a minimal fare. It's not very flexible, but at least it's a way to get around. A lot of places that don't have buses or subways still have paratransit - my mom lived in a part of Florida that had no bus service, and she got around with paratransit. In places like that, the people might well have been able to get around on mass transit, but there isn't any. -- Joyce Hi, this is the Sylvia stress reduction hotline. At the sound of the beep, repeat after me: "This week, let someone else strive for excellence." -- Nicole Hollander |
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(OT) Anyone like this house?
It's a Victorian "cottage" in the town where John lives. I'm musing
about possibly buying the place. http://nwa.mlxchange.com/DotNet/Pub/...27&s=NWA&t=NWA Looks wonderful but is there any public transport to the nearest town? From that house I could walk to town. Not that there is anything much in town. Tourist shops, mostly. I'd still have to drive to the grocery store... sorry! I had Springfield in mind - that's about 40 miles away. Springfield... Missouri? I just ramped down the scale in the map on that link and it looked like the nearest town of any size. Didn't take in whether it was in the same state. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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"Yowie" wrote in message ... On 11/06/2012 9:41 AM, jmcquown wrote: It's a Victorian "cottage" in the town where John lives. I'm musing about possibly buying the place. http://nwa.mlxchange.com/DotNet/Pub/...27&s=NWA&t=NWA Click on the photo of the house in the link to see more photos or to view the slideshow. Of course I'd have to sell my house first. (I'm working on that.) I'm just poking around to see what's available and this came up. What charm! I love the stained glass windows and the wonderful front porch. The master bedroom is downstairs with a full bath with a clawfoot tub. Oooh! I'd have a problem with the "stove" in the kitchen. It looks like a wood burning stove. I'm entranced by history and old homes but I'm not willing to compromise that much To my eyes, its very cutesy Americana. It looks almost cartoonish. But remember, this is a cultural thing. Our federation houses would probably look quite odd to you as well. Its not my cup of tea, but my opinion is worth diddly squat in this case. If you like it, feel you can live in it, and can afford it, I'd be delighted to hear that you are happy in it. Yowie I agree with everything you said. It looks like it's made out of wood too, and that would put me off it immediately unless I wanted to spend my life renewing the paint. Call me cynical but I think that is a not very old house built and decorated in what is thought to be "Victorian" style. No Victorian cottages are built of wood and look like that here. However, if you would like to live in it, Jill, go for it. You certainly need to get away from the HOA. Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Yowie" wrote in message ... On 11/06/2012 9:41 AM, jmcquown wrote: It's a Victorian "cottage" in the town where John lives. I'm musing about possibly buying the place. http://nwa.mlxchange.com/DotNet/Pub/...27&s=NWA&t=NWA Click on the photo of the house in the link to see more photos or to view the slideshow. Of course I'd have to sell my house first. (I'm working on that.) I'm just poking around to see what's available and this came up. What charm! I love the stained glass windows and the wonderful front porch. The master bedroom is downstairs with a full bath with a clawfoot tub. Oooh! I'd have a problem with the "stove" in the kitchen. It looks like a wood burning stove. I'm entranced by history and old homes but I'm not willing to compromise that much To my eyes, its very cutesy Americana. It looks almost cartoonish. But remember, this is a cultural thing. Our federation houses would probably look quite odd to you as well. Its not my cup of tea, but my opinion is worth diddly squat in this case. If you like it, feel you can live in it, and can afford it, I'd be delighted to hear that you are happy in it. Yowie I agree with everything you said. It looks like it's made out of wood too, and that would put me off it immediately unless I wanted to spend my life renewing the paint. My current house is made out of wood. And yes, it requires paint. Inside and out Call me cynical but I think that is a not very old house built and decorated in what is thought to be "Victorian" style. No Victorian cottages are built of wood and look like that here. It was built in 1900. And it's not in England What was built during the Victorian era in the US were houses called "painted ladies". They were houses built of wood and decorated with lots of trim and colourful paint. I won't be buying this house. John went to look at it. As charming as it appears, there are structural problems. Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... What was built during the Victorian era in the US were houses called "painted ladies". They were houses built of wood and decorated with lots of trim and colourful paint. I won't be buying this house. John went to look at it. As charming as it appears, there are structural problems. Good. Buy a house made of bricks, not wood. Tweed Jill |
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(OT) Anyone like this house?
It's a Victorian "cottage" in the town where John lives. I'm musing
about possibly buying the place. http://nwa.mlxchange.com/DotNet/Pub/...27&s=NWA&t=NWA Call me cynical but I think that is a not very old house built and decorated in what is thought to be "Victorian" style. No Victorian cottages are built of wood and look like that here. There are in other places. I've lived in houses of that age and a similar style in New Zealand. I'd find that house just perfect if it was in a convenient location (except I agree with everybody else that some of that decor has to die). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... What was built during the Victorian era in the US were houses called "painted ladies". They were houses built of wood and decorated with lots of trim and colourful paint. I won't be buying this house. John went to look at it. As charming as it appears, there are structural problems. Good. Buy a house made of bricks, not wood. Tweed LOL! If there's an earthquake, a brick house will be nothing but a pile of bricks. And yes, there can be earthquakes anywhere. Just because they aren't common in a location, or it has been decades since there has been one, doesn't mean they can't happen. I once knew some people who lived in Southern California. After a major earthquake, they moved somewhere (I think it was in Colorado) where there hadn't been an earthquake in over 100 years, specifically for that reason. Two weeks after they moved, there was an earthquake where they moved. Besides, she has the right to live in any kind of house she wants. She doesn't need your approval. Joy |
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I won't be buying this house. John went to look at it. As charming as
it appears, there are structural problems. Good. Buy a house made of bricks, not wood. LOL! If there's an earthquake, a brick house will be nothing but a pile of bricks. And yes, there can be earthquakes anywhere. Just because they aren't common in a location, or it has been decades since there has been one, doesn't mean they can't happen. I grew up in a wooden house in NZ, and went through a tremor big enough that it might well have cracked a brick one (the house just rocked like a boat). Structural brick was illegal, and for good reason; look what happened to older brick buildings in Christchurch, like the Cathedral. Arkansas is part of the region most affected by the New Madrid earthquakes, the most damaging in the history of the US. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak.../1811-1812.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake I would NOT like to be inside a brick building for a repeat of that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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jmcquown wrote: "Joy" wrote in message I don't see it as being claustrophobic, no. The rooms look pretty spacious to me. The master bedroom & bath are on the main floor, which is important to me. I do realize I'm not going to be able to climb stairs when/if I'm 80. Don't be too sure of that! I live in a senior retirement residence, and we have a couple of residents over 100 who are still climbing stairs quite often. (Although there ARE elevators for those who prefer not.) |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Call me cynical but I think that is a not very old house built and decorated in what is thought to be "Victorian" style. No Victorian cottages are built of wood and look like that here. But they are here - lots of them. San Francisco is full of buildings that look a lot like that (but bigger - they're mostly apartment buildings). These kinds of houses are all over the country. Many are protected by historical societies. However, 100+ years probably doesn't seem very old to you. -- Joyce Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer |
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