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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 01:47 AM Original message |
Woman Lives Contently In Her 84 Sq.Ft. Home Made From Recycled Products |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. she might be on to something there |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. I'm pretty sure she is.... |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. Tiny houses, and the plans to make them, the pics are great! |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thank you for that link!!! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
49. Also must-see: Hobbit home... |
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Terri S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Wow! I want a Hobbit House! |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. You shouldn't have waited- a house that awesome needs -NO- excuse to be posted! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #61 |
89. lol! Noted. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
75. Whoa Bloo.... |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:03 AM Response to Reply #49 |
97. That structure looks similar to a Yurt |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. This woman is brilliant! This is the CONCEPT every American........ |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. So much of our lives are lived in redundant space |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
6. She's camping in her friend's back yard. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. I admire her too! |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:57 PM Original message |
And where does she crap? |
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AnotherDreamWeaver (917 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
60. Toilet is shown in video |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
46. And where does she crap? |
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Greenboy (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Like a bear in the woods ?? :-) |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
7. Thanks DeSwiss for your great thread, one of the very best for our times!! |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I second that "thank you" |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. You're welcome!!! |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:59 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I've been working in affordable housing development.... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. Ditto |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. that shack doesn't appear to be hooked up to any utilities, |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. You could always collect rain water or melt snow then store it......... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. uhh no -- try to live through a hard winter with an outhouse |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Certainly gives us an appreciation for our ancestor's way of life. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
41. Here ya go: Envirolet composting toilet.... |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. Thanks for the info in_cog_ni_to. Looks like a great system....... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
44. no kidding! But there HAS to be some updating |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. Agreed. These are times when I believe the more self sufficient you can be the better off......... |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I grew up that way. |
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senseandsensibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
51. Wow. |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #51 |
91. I'm not sure of the sturdy stuff part. |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
62. Thiis is how my wife grew up (in Maine also) |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:11 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Not all small homes are like hers.... |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I had to chuckle at the Enesti -- it's the size of my house now lol |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Enesti is my second fav... |
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B2G (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
43. $35,000 for a 75 SQFT house? |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Agree, that's too expensive |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
76. While not all the costs for construction are the same... |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Watch the video at the link - she has a gas stove for cooking - |
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pop goes the weasel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
21. small is good |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 04:54 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I've thought about building one in the back yard, too - |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:03 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. I've got a 22 year-old living with me.... |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:00 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Those homes all look very interesting. |
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pop goes the weasel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 01:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. like one you have or one you want? n/t |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
77. One I'd want.... |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 04:43 AM Response to Original message |
22. here's some more resources about small houses . . . |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:06 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Love these link! |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:19 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. you're quite welcome . . . the small house movement has interested me for some time . . . |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
25. here's a link to a small house library at amazon.com |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Thanks again. |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
27. very cool ! |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I was thinking the same thing... |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:56 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. looking into my crystal ball... |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
32. I wanted a better look at her house, so I |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Looking at the clip it seemed very roomie... |
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Th1onein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
36. I've got a little house like that. |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. That's my dream... |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. Ever since I watched Trapper John MD when I was a kid |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #64 |
78. The "Titanic". Of course. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #36 |
67. In looking at these homes... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:13 AM Response to Reply #36 |
98. Gee. I wish I had THIRTY -TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS to avoid hotel rooms |
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Th1onein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #98 |
99. I bought it for several reasons.... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
38. Here's a fun site too.. Housing, clothing, etc. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
79. Warning: site may crash some browsers. nt |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. My heart's set on buying one of these some day. They're so cute and I could easily live in any one |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. I've been looking at these myself |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
40. I LOVE her house! It's very cute! It's so cool that she built it entirely from recycled materials! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. You know we have thousands of these homes |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. I like it |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
68. Three words... |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
54. HUGE problem. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. She's American. Not a problem. |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
101. Based on some of the responses to my comment. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #54 |
69. That's the only thing I'm concerned about.... |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #69 |
81. Be creative, already. Put books in plastic lidded tubs and store them under the house.... |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. Of course!!! |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #81 |
100. You miss my point |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
84. An Eastern European once told me: |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #54 |
92. At the library? |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #92 |
93. Good idea |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
102. I only have two small shelves of books. |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
55. Great idea. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
70. Considering where we seem to be headed.... |
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Summer93 (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
63. Great Discussion |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. Exactly!!! |
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AnotherDreamWeaver (917 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
65. Back in the early 70's |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:37 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. You're welcome!!! |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
66. ive got a 500 square foot trailer |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. ROFL!!! |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. its ok, I can't afford a cat |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
80. Our garage is so filled with "non-cars" you could barely fit a sheet of paper, SIDEWAYS |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #80 |
88. I won't EVEN go there.... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. shoes take up less space than TABLESAWS and bin of tools |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
74. Neat post-K&R.nt |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
82. Okay, I've seen too many posts about throwing your stuff away. PLEASE take it to a thrift store... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. Yea, my wife will go buy the stuff and then when she is not looking I throw it away |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
83. I've seen some pretty amazing gypsy caravans too. Link below. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:18 AM Response to Reply #83 |
94. Cute! n/t |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:19 AM Response to Reply #83 |
95. I think you mean plenty of windows and curtains... |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
96. The Unabomber's shack looked just like that |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
103. Cool! |
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