--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "uns_tressor" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > I think I heard that here in Fairfield there are 400 > houses on > > > > > > the market. I don¹t know how many apartments for rent. I¹m > > > going > > > > > > to check. I imagine that around the entire country there > are > > > more > > > > > > than enough empty houses and apartments to accommodate all > the > > > > > > Katrina refugees. Seems to me some sort of government > funding > > > > > > should be set up to compensate the owners and landlords of > > > these > > > > > > houses and apartments, and people should be moved from the > > > > > > Astrodome and church basements. Any thoughts on this idea? > > > > > > > > > > It's not a bad idea. If something could be done to ease > > > > > the minds of the homeowners w.r.t. possible damage to their > > > > > homes, it might even wind up saving them money. It costs > > > > > far more to insure an empty home waiting to be sold than > > > > > a home that is occupied. > > > > > > > > These quantities are a start but not enough. Is there > > > > any vacant land that might be available? If so, how > > > > about a project based on new environmentally sensible > > > > methods like strawbale and rammed earth techniques? Viz: > > > > http://www.strawbale.com/ > > > > http://www.rammedearthworks.com/ > > > > Uns. > > > > > > I'm curious: are strawbale/rammed earth considered in-line with > > > sthpatyaveda? > > > > Do people who have clung to the roof of a house for > > three days and who are now sleeping on a camp bed in > > a football stadium give a tuppenny sh*t ? > > Uns. > > > Speak English, please. > > What the hell is "tuppeny shit"?
Prior to decimalisation in 1972, the pound was thoughtfully divided into twenty shillings, each shilling being divided into 12 pennies. Tuppence is two such pennies. To test your comprehension, if you have three pounds fiveteen shillings and fivepence in your pocket, and you need to divide this between seven friends, how much will each person receive, and how much will be left over? Uns. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
