Text 38127, 91 rader
Skriven 2010-05-23 09:01:00 av Dave Drum (40840.cooking)
  Kommentar till text 38080 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Standards
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-=> RUTH HANSCHKA wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 ->  RH> That would be here!  The Boston/New York/DC corridor is pricey.
 ->  RH> It's cheaper here than in Boston or a New York suburb, but
 ->  RH> basements are standard everywhere but in senior housing
 ->  RH> complexes.

 -> Apparently not - you have two contrary examples right in your own
 -> backyard.

 RH> I said they were standard; I also said the houses weren't.  Are you
 RH> just getting into an argument, or trying, for the sake of arguing or do
 RH> you actually care about this?

The wonderful thing about standards is that there are so many of them. I am
trying to demonstrate to you, madam, that there are more ideas out there then
the very few with which you agree. Stupidity and narrow-mindedness exercise me
no matter where I encounter it. 
 
 ->  -> It typically costs 20% more to put a basement under a home than to
 ->  -> build it on a slab.

 ->  RH> On the other hand, if you're going to need to sell up in ten to
 ->  RH> twenty years the basement is a good investment.

 -> Unless it leaks, or the water table is so high that the "tight" basement
 -> causes the home to be muscled up out of the ground ... which I have seen.

 RH> There are some up the street that have been known to develop accidental
 RH> in-ground swimming pools.

My point exactly.

 RH> The problem is that there are plenty of
 RH> other building lots in town with fewer problems. Why on earth buy
 RH> those two? And that doesn't excuse the lack of a garage in New England.

You don't like it, don't buy it. It's none of your business otherwise, Ms.
Grundy
 
 -> Fortunately you don't have mine subsidence to deal with in your area.

 RH> Never seen it, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

I mis-doubt that there any mines in your vicinity.
http://tinyurl.com/hartford-mines
 
 -> Few people buy with an eye toward reselling. The days of "flip this
 -> house" are past.

 RH> The owners on these two are builders ... who darned well ought to know
 RH> better.

Wanna bet? They'll peddle their wares. Caveat Emptor not Caveat Vendor. 

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Sour Grapes
 Categories: Fruits, Dairy
      Yield: 6 servings

      1 lb Seedless green grapes;
           - removed from stems
    1/2 c  Sour cream
    1/4 c  Brown sugar

  A global dish particularly popular among the elderly.

  Mix the grapes and sour cream and chill in refrigerator for
  at least one hour. Serve in dessert dishes and sprinkle with
  the brown sugar.

  Serves 6

  From: http://www.culinaryartsblog.com

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