Be a post whore!

[Sundae]

We don't really have McMansions here.
In my town I mean - I know cities witha larg complement of fottballers hav them!

Which isn't to say we don't have some bloody ugly houses.
It seems so peculiar to me that architects actually study and train and get expensive qualifications. I mean I get that they have to learn about supporting walls and all that - but couldn't that be done by computer now? Seems to me that the majority of architects must be bored to death churning out identical ugly buildings.

Not referring to the house above.
It's not where I would want to live but it has definite appeal.

My immediate dream would give me a 2 bed ex council flat on the Elmhurst Road.
Sadly, I'd still need to buy it outright (£112k) in order to afford to live there.

My ideal is a house in Bierton which has a gorgeous curved wall, huge windows (on private grounds with an electric gate) and so much space I think I'd have to have a Dwellar come and live with me to fill the place with noise. I'd have a carpenter come and build a whole cat room for Diz with tunnels, perches, hidey-holes and ramps.

Sigh.

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by Sundae

<snip>
Sigh.

It fills a small book with 20+ more verses, but you get the idea...

Vagabond's House by Don Blanding

When I have a house . . . as I sometime may . . .
I'll suit my fancy in every way.
I'll fill it with things that have caught my eye
In drifting from Iceland to Molokai.
It won't be correct or in period style,
But . . . oh, I've thought for a long, long while
Of all the corners and all the nooks,
Of all the bookshelves and all the books,
The great big table, the deep soft chairs,
And the Chinese rug at the foot of the stairs
(It's an old, old rug from far Chow Wan
That a Chinese princess once walked on).

My house will stand on the side of a hill
By a slow, broad river, deep and still,
With a tall lone pine on guard nearby
Where the birds can sing and the storm winds cry.
A flagstone walk, with lazy curves,
Will lead to the door where a Pan's head serves
As a knocker there, like a vibrant drum,
To let me know that a friend has come,
And the door will squeak as I swing it wide
To welcome you to the cheer inside.

For I’ll have good friends who can sit and chat
Or simply sit, when it comes to that,
By the fireplace where the fir logs blaze
And the smoke rolls up in a weaving haze.
I’ll want a woodbox, scarred and rough
For leaves and bark and odorous stuff,
Like resinous knots and cones and gums,
To toss on the flames when winter comes.
And I hope a cricket will stay around,
For I love it’s creaky lonesome sound.

<snip>

[infinite monkey]

The intro to Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, by Bruce Stringbean, is horrible. He sounds like Tommy Chong.

Why does he suck so bad?

[infinite monkey]

That's lovely, lamp. Thanks for picking up on my interest in old homes in this thread, about 10 posts ago. Thanks!

[Sundae]

That does sound like us, Lamp.
Castles in the air are for the lucky ones. IM and I are simply looking for bricks & mortar. Although hers have a castle flavour.

FTR - I am not posting carelessly, or drunk.
I only realised tonight that this keyboard is knacked. That's a technical term.
In order to type correctly I have to hit each key quite hard. Even the space bar. Not condusive to my way of typing. It won't bother Mum who touch types and learned on a heavy old typewriter - she naturally hammers the keys. And Dad is hunt and peck if he types at all.

Argh. I hate this already - typing in slo-mo and hurting my fingers leaves no room to think.

[DanaC]

Oh bollox, mine too Sundae.

Sometimes I have to go and edit posts because, like all the fucking 't's are missing. Or none of the spacebar presses have registered and it's just onelongrunofwordswithnospaces...

I really should buy another. Or, ye know...maybe clean this one.

[infinite monkey]

You could EAT off my keyboard at home.

I've spilled foodstuffs and drinks all over it for quite some time. Also, you could probably roll a joint AND a cigarette from whatever is underneath the keys.

(Did I type that out loud?)

[Sundae]

In that case I will swap with you Shawnee (good luck getting it through Customs though!)

Maybe ours is just due a clean.
We don't eat up here but Diz is a serious problem re keyboard interaction.

Cleaning tips please?!

[infinite monkey]

Diz eats EVERYTHING! He eated everything!

[Sundae]

Everything inappropriate

The fact his hairs are all over the computer desk and therefore the keyboard are not a good deal.

Catspank.

[infinite monkey]

I still have cat hair from Taj and Gaines...

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Cleaning tips please?!

http://www.firebox.com/product/2243/Cyber-Clean

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Seems to me that the majority of architects must be bored to death churning out identical ugly buildings.

Many of them would be happy to be so bored, as the churning-out process has made it a dying field and left a huge number of them (about 20% IIRC) unemployed.

[monster]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I was on my way to C-bus and passing through a town that has a number of beautiful old homes along the main drag.

I see a for sale sign. I see the house it's in front of. I want it. I want it badly.

(Of course I still want my log home in the wooded country, too)

I want to get it win I win* the lottery and have enough cash for what is probably high heating and cooling costs and upkeep.

But it's a castle! Look at it! Would you look at that?

http://www.homefinder.com/OH/Urbana/..._524_Scioto_St

*win I win, typo...i'm keeping it. It's sure to be prophetic.

$265K???? has to be in a godawful school disctrict or something. I want it too, but my sprogs need a good ejumacation. perhaps we can go halvsies in another 10 years and breed cats and stash hobos there together........ it'd be fricking awesome at Halloween.....we'd give them meddling kids stories to tell their grandchildren.....

[monster]

Hebe has started saving.......