, May 31, 2010 11:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Of course, it's entirely possible someone decided to cut the holes and
didn't bother to tell any of those responsible for the structural
integrity of the building they were going to do so. Every organiz
But you had best hope none of the shingle granules are loose or it is
like ball bearings.
Yep! (No granules on our cedar barn roof, but a loose shingle
was a wild ride... The uninsulated 220V power lines to the well
pump would break your fall to the ground though.)
-- Jim
_
Let's not get started and the industry of education academics, I'll
got on all day.
Sadly, this is not limited to education, either -- most businesses
suffer from all the administrative (read high paid large bonus)
people being MBAs, the most useless pseudo-academic endeavour known
to man
much.
G
Randy
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Well, on the other hand, there is a superintendent that
to even be
considered (screened) for an administrative position required three years
classroom experience and a master's degree.
Dan
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From: LarryT
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Date: Monday, May 31, 2010, 1:59 PM
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That's odd, as most school systems require 2-3 years classroom experience
for administration positions. The ones I've worked for did
Dan
--- On Mon, 5/31/10, LarryT wrote:
From: LarryT
Su
: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
> Shingling a roof like that is not easy. My garage has a 91/2 in 12
> pitch and you cannot really stand on it.
Rubber-soled tennis shoes will do it. Has to be rubber, not
one of the ubiquitous plastic composites. Or maybe something
exotic like a rock climbin
That's odd, as most school systems require 2-3 years classroom experience for
administration positions. The ones I've worked for did
Dan
--- On Mon, 5/31/10, LarryT wrote:
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Date: Monday, Ma
ay, May 31, 2010 11:45 AM
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Of course, it's entirely possible someone decided to cut the holes and
didn't bother to tell any of those responsible for the structural
integrity of the building they were going to do so.
Of course, it's entirely possible someone decided to cut the holes
and didn't bother to tell any of those responsible for the structural
integrity of the building they were going to do so. Every
organization I've been a part of has at least one person who simply
cannot breathe if they don'
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Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:46 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks ho
John R. wrote: "Who signed off on those drawings? Wile E. Coyote (Sooper Genius)
perchance?"
The Engineer is blaming the contractor, the contractor is blaming the engineer,
everyone is blaming the architect. We are lucky, we represent the school
system. All we know is somebody screwed up big t
I am sure that there are more than a few of us who have thoughts
regarding the implementation of selective breeding resulting from the
combination of human nature and policies enacted by the unwitting...
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On May 31,
Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Walt, who beleives that there is no such thing as "ID10T proof"
The efforts to idiot proof everything just help to selectively breed a superior
strain of idiots.
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On May 31, 2010 1:47 AM, "John Reames" wrote:
Yep, we say that checking to see if a [single mode fiber] strand is lit by
looking into it is the sort of mistake you can only make twice
I remember my parents having an old litton unit with one of those
"stirrers" in the top...
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On May 30, 2010, at 1:07, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Our DualWave has a spinning antenna that's mounted in the top of the
cookin
Speaking of standing waves, there is some d...@home science experiment/
instruction that uses a uWave oven to calculate the speed of light...
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On May 30, 2010, at 0:38, Fmiser wrote:
Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Did I men
Was the repair plate made from a bit of fender or a bit of exhaust
system? :)
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On May 30, 2010, at 0:38, Fmiser wrote:
Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Did I mention I hate turntable microwaves? Yeah, I hate em...
Hmm. I f
Yep, we say that checking to see if a [single mode fiber] strand is
lit by looking into it is the sort of mistake you can only make twice...
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On May 29, 2010, at 22:19, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Yep, takes a few KW of e
> MG wrote:
> I hope you used some old Mercedes body sheet metal for that.
> After all turnabout is fair play.
*chuckle*
I was actually thinking about that as I cut up the VCR case I
salvaged about 10 years ago.
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I hope you used some old Mercedes body sheet metal for that.
After all turnabout is fair play.
Manfred
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 23:38:55 -0500
From: Fmiser
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house now microwaves
My Panasonic with a direct drive turntable is about to turn 18
years old. Use multiple
Our DualWave has a spinning antenna that's mounted in the top of the cooking
cavity (takes up an inch or so of verticle height) to get rid of the
standing wave issue, and it throws from under the plate/mug/dish as well as
the side. Very even cooking, even big dishes like a lasagna reheat. It also
a
> Walt Zarnoch wrote:
> Did I mention I hate turntable microwaves? Yeah, I hate em...
Hmm. I find they heat with fewer hot spots from the standing
waves.
My Panasonic with a direct drive turntable is about to turn 18
years old. Use multiple times every day. The only problem with
it is the oven
So on some fairly unrelated tangent, I once got to tour the VLF facility
that is out in the middle of BF Nebraska. The antenna is like a mile
high, and it was down for maintenance, so we got to go down into the
room in the base where all the RF energy is created, or something (I
have no clue a
Yep, takes a few KW of energy in a tuned enclosure to get it right, or some
tard sitting in front of a TX dish if urban legends are to be beleived :p
In all honesty, most forms of RF com are safer than driving, you usualy have
more of a shock hazard from coming in contact with the antennas/feedlin
puns...
On May 29, 2010 8:28 PM, "WILTON" wrote:
BTW, 'brought it home in the bomb bay of a B-52.
Wilton
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Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house now
It would be more correct to say that water (in things) tends to absorb
rf energy I'm the 2.4 to 2.5 GHz frequency range, thereby increasing
the average entropy of the water and what it is in.
You need a decent size rf energy supply to really practically use this
effect, so a few -17dBm sour
Don't mention hot topic... that store is a waste of lease space...
On May 29, 2010 9:37 PM, "Kevin Kraly" wrote:
What a hot topic (or off topic) this one has become! :-)
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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What a hot topic (or off topic) this one has become! :-)
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> I purchased an Amana Radarange at Base Exchange ...
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Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house now microwaves
I purchased an Amana Radarange at Base Exchang
I purchased an Amana Radarange at Base Exchange on Guam in 1972; 'still
working nicely when I gave it away 22 years later.
Wilton
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Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 6:36 PM
Subject: R
We've got an 84 or 85 vintage GE DualWave microwave, my parents got it the
year they were married and it's been resurected at least twice since.
(Resoldered control board & conformal coated it, and a replacement HV
transformer due to arc-over. The lightbulb died this year when we moved it
to the co
A guy I used to work with had an original Amana Radarange, the first one
to come out. Thing was about the size of a steamer trunk, weighed about
150lb, and he said it worked like a charm many years on.
--R
On 5/29/2010 5:51 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Long live the RADAR range!
Walt, who needs
Long live the RADAR range!
Walt, who needs to have some self control with his email :p
On May 29, 2010 2:03 PM, "Craig McCluskey" wrote:
On Sat, 29 May 2010 13:41:04 -0400 Rich Thomas
wrote:
> I th...
They jiggle water, but the frequency was chosen for other considerations
(you can't generate
On Sat, 29 May 2010 13:41:04 -0400 Rich Thomas
wrote:
> I thought that microwave ovens ran at that freq (or 2450 MHz) so they
> could jiggle up water easily?
They jiggle water, but the frequency was chosen for other considerations
(you can't generate significant energy at one of water's resonan
OK I answered my own question, if wikipedia is to be trusted. It is
actually more interesting than resonance!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven
--R
On 5/29/2010 1:41 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
I thought that microwave ovens ran at that freq (or 2450 MHz) so they
could jiggle up water e
OK I answered my own question, if wikipedia is to be trusted. It is
actually more interesting than resonance!
--R
On 5/29/2010 1:41 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
I thought that microwave ovens ran at that freq (or 2450 MHz) so they
could jiggle up water easily?
--R
On 5/29/2010 12:53 PM, Craig Mc
I thought that microwave ovens ran at that freq (or 2450 MHz) so they
could jiggle up water easily?
--R
On 5/29/2010 12:53 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sat, 29 May 2010 10:10:56 -0400 John Reames
wrote:
But then maybe the designers do not realize that most wireless
networking is done in
On Sat, 29 May 2010 10:10:56 -0400 John Reames
wrote:
> But then maybe the designers do not realize that most wireless
> networking is done in the 2.4GHz range, which is approximately the
> resonant frequency of water...
Actually, no, 2.4 GHz is not approximately the resonant frequency of
wa
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Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 12:51 PM
To: 'Mercedes@okiebenz.com'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Wilton wrote: "Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream
"child" work."
We are working on a case right now wher
John Reames wrote:
Lower pitch roofs can leak when wind blows water up under the
shingles... For a loose roof like slate, 4/12 is the absolute minimum,
but having experienced a 4/12 slate roof, I wouldn't touch one that was
less than 6/12. Shakes would be much the same.
The slate went away w
Shingling a roof like that is not easy. My garage has a 91/2 in 12
pitch and you cannot really stand on it.
Rubber-soled tennis shoes will do it. Has to be rubber, not
one of the ubiquitous plastic composites. Or maybe something
exotic like a rock climbing shoe.
-- Jim
Who signed off on those drawings? Wile E. Coyote (Sooper Genius)
perchance?
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On May 28, 2010, at 14:50, Donald Snook wrote:
Wilton wrote: "Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream
"child" work."
We
Lower pitch roofs can leak when wind blows water up under the
shingles... For a loose roof like slate, 4/12 is the absolute minimum,
but having experienced a 4/12 slate roof, I wouldn't touch one that
was less than 6/12. Shakes would be much the same.
The slate went away when a new roof wa
later the cracks that developed in the floors and walls were so bad they
demolished the whole structure. The board only went after the contractor's E&O
insurance limit.
Dan
--- On Fri, 5/28/10, Donald Snook wrote:
From: Donald Snook
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
To: "'Me
only went after the
contractor's E&O insurance limit.
Dan
--- On Fri, 5/28/10, Donald Snook wrote:
From: Donald Snook
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
To: "'Mercedes@okiebenz.com'"
Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 2:50 PM
Wilton wrote: "Architects usually hire en
PM
To: 'Mercedes@okiebenz.com'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Wilton wrote: "Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream "child"
work."
We are working on a case right now where the engineers and the architects both
had their heads up their respective
asse
the roof.
Randy
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[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 12:44 PM
To: 'Mercedes@okiebenz.com'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Mitch wrote: "Any house I build is l
Wilton wrote: "Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream "child"
work."
We are working on a case right now where the engineers and the architects both
had their heads up their respective asses. The City of Wichita passed a bond
to rebuild/renovate some schools. One of the schools
Mitch wrote: "Any house I build is likely to have a moderately sloped roof in
two planes. Average these days seems to be six to twelve planes, with a steep
enough slope to make it difficult to walk on. Wright seemed to like to build
with cubes."
My house has an EXTREMELY steep pitched roof. I
Dwight wrote: "On many/most of the FLW buildings the roofs leaked, etc. E.g
Wingspread in Racine WI that was built for the Johnson (Wax) family."
The FLW house here in Wichita is one of his last houses and it is the "prairie
style" house. No odd water features like a waterfall. I have never be
4:51 PM
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I saw only an occasional/rare architecture student in any of my
structures/civil engineering classes at NCSU.
On the other hand, I've always thought that I needed more training in
aesthetics.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
I think you have to accept that he was pushing the envelope so to speak and
that the technology to make the designs
leak proof was lacking at the time. The
Well, that could explain it!
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> I dont think I have ever seen any of your daughters, only your son.
>
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
That does not appear to be the way that they teach architecture. My elder
son is just about finished with his
Master's Degree in Architecture and he has often been critisized for being
too practical. I th
Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream "child" work.
Wilton
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From: "R A Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
I think you have to accept that he
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
"All good architecture leaks." might have been Frank's philosophy, but
IMO, a structure has to provide the basics of necessary function before it
can be considered usa
That does not appear to be the way that they teach architecture. My elder son
is just about finished with his
Master's Degree in Architecture and he has often been critisized for being too
practical. I think they should teach
function too but that does not seem to fit with the university part of
. Giles, Jr
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
I think it is more than a suggestion-from what I understand it is a fairly
established fact. And they leaked early on-Wingspread leaked right after it
was built.
Bissell Cove Qua
"All good architecture leaks." might have been Frank's philosophy, but IMO, a
structure has to provide the basics of necessary function before it can be
considered usable, let alone 'good architecture'.
Any house I build is likely to have a moderately sloped roof in two planes.
Average these
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On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:03 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
> I think it is more than a suggestion-from what I understand it is a fairly
&
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
I think it is more than a suggestion-from what I understand it is a fairly
established fact. And they leaked early on-Wingspread leaked right after it
was built.
Is that where 'Frank Lloyd Wrong' jokes come from?
Mitch.
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I think it is more than a suggestion-from what I understand it is a fairly
established fact. And they leaked early on-Wingspread leaked right after it
was built.
Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
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Are you suggesting that Frank
More likely both.
Wilton
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To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
There was a FLW house near one of the apartments I liv
Uh, yes. BTW, it's more than a suggestion.
Wilton
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From: "Mitch Haley"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
And the famous Fallingwater in Penn
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:46 AM
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I think "Falling Water" needed extensive re-building/re-engineering a
few years ago to make it really "work" right.
Wilton
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Mitch Haley wrote:
Are you suggesting that Frank Lloyd Wright was (better) at art/design than
engineering?
Somehow the word "better" got left out of that sentence.
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I think "Falling Water" needed extensive re-building/re-engineering a few
years ago to make it really "work" right.
Wilton
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From: "Donald Snook"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Wilton wro
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
And the famous Fallingwater in Pennsylvania is notorious for leaking from
the day it was built, from both the top and the bottom (i.e. mold and mildew
as a result of it being built right on top of a waterfall).
Are you suggesting that Frank Lloyd Wright was at art/desig
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:11 AM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
> On many/most of the FLW buildings the roofs leaked, etc. E.g Wingspread in
> Racine WI that was built for the Johnson (Wax) family.
>
>
And the famous Fallingwater in Pennsylvania is notorious for leaking from
the day it was built, fro
I dont think I have ever seen any of your daughters, only your son.
OK Don wrote:
You've only seen two at a time -- one son (youngest) and three daughters.
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
you got 4 kids? I thought you only had 2.
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:01 AM
To: 'Mercedes@okiebenz.com'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Wilton wrote: "Have they had to re-build/re-engineer the F. L. W. house yet
to make it
work?"
I don
Wilton wrote: "Have they had to re-build/re-engineer the F. L. W. house yet to
make it
work?"
I don't get it?
Donald H. Snook
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Have they had to re-build/re-engineer the F. L. W. house yet to make it
work?
Wilton
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To:
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Kaleb wrote: "I will never live anywhere with a HOA"
The
Kaleb wrote: "I will never live anywhere with a HOA"
The houses I prefer are in neighborhoods that are usually too old for HOA.
Although, we do have a few restrictive covenants in our current house. But,
they are very mild. The reason for the covenants is that there is a Frank
Lloyd Wright h
Our HOA isn't bad - certainly not as bad as the one in Florida was.
If it wasn't for having to write them a check once a year, I wouldn't even know
we had one
Dan
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On May 26, 2010, at 8:12 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
I will never live anywhere with a HOA
LWB250 wrote
You've only seen two at a time -- one son (youngest) and three daughters.
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> you got 4 kids? I thought you only had 2.
>
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I'm reminded of "Gladys Sharp" from the movie Over the Hedge...
"The homeowners charter, which you signed, says the grass is supposed to be
two inches, and according to my measuring stick, yours is two-point-five."
A HOA can be good I supose, but eh, I like freedom in the middle of nowheres
:)
Wa
could be.
OK Don wrote:
In fact, it's my un-proven opinion that a few kids in a big house creates
troubled, anti-social kids (brats). Lots of kids growing up in tight
quarters requires learning to get along with others, results in a tighter
knit family unit. Who knows, big houses could be the ro
I will never live anywhere with a HOA
LWB250 wrote:
Heh. The tax situation just keeps getting better around here
When we bought the house the taxes were around $9k annually, due to the most
recent assessment taking place at the top of the boom (when the house was
appraised at around $460k
you got 4 kids? I thought you only had 2.
OK Don wrote:
Yup - 4 kids in a 1320 sq. ft. house -- still living there.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
People used to raise their kids, more than 2, in smaller houses. Now days
everyone needs a bigger house.
OK Don wrote:
> Who knows, big houses could be the root of the modern
> decline in civility.
> That's my story, and I'm sticking to it ;-)
Yeah, and the incline in spineless men.
Think of it - you gotta give and take in the environment that you
speak. Whereas, when all you need to do is run off
saw to cut and pre-drill
any nail holes.
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From: "Donald Snook"
To: "Mercedes@okiebenz.com"
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:47:11 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Kaleb wrote:
Kaleb wrote: "My house is 5 years old, I am right in the middle of have the
flooring
in the front entry area torn out and replace, the sill plate under the
door replaced due to rot, the front door has to come out and be
replaced. Lucky a friend of mine is doing the work and its only going
to run
So, it's "snickering." No such word as "sniggering," is there?
'Heard somebody say it several weeks ago; 'thought then he was FOS.
Both exist. I don't think they describe the same sound.
Both are probably onomatopoetic.
-- Jim
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In fact, it's my un-proven opinion that a few kids in a big house creates
troubled, anti-social kids (brats). Lots of kids growing up in tight
quarters requires learning to get along with others, results in a tighter
knit family unit. Who knows, big houses could be the root of the modern
decline in
So, it's "snickering." No such word as "sniggering," is there? 'Heard
somebody say it several weeks ago; 'thought then he was FOS.
Wilton
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From: "Rich Thomas"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesda
"
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Absolutely; I agree. I've loved in every place I have lived
(including Greenland and Guam), but not in the way that I'd bet some
are snickering about right now. ;<)
Wilton
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can refinish the basement and take advantage of the space without getting
nailed on the assessment.
Dan
--- On Tue, 5/25/10, Donald Snook wrote:
From: Donald Snook
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
To: "'Mercedes@okiebenz.com'"
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 6:10 PM
Dan w
Yup - 4 kids in a 1320 sq. ft. house -- still living there.
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> People used to raise their kids, more than 2, in smaller houses. Now days
> everyone needs a bigger house.
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Panic! (the national past time).
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I couldn't afford the annual taxes on his house or the Home Owners Association
dues.
HOA, yuck. (makes sign of cross to ward off evil)
Mitch.
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I would just forget about the fertility treatments. When you least
expect it thats when it will happen.
Donald Snook wrote:
Mitch wrote: "Can you imagine a family of two selling their 2150 square foot
home because it's
not big enough and they hope to have children some day?"
Well, Yes! :) I
People used to raise their kids, more than 2, in smaller houses. Now
days everyone needs a bigger house.
Curt Raymond wrote:
The American dream.
My wife and I do just fine in 900sq with a dog. The people who loved there
before us raised 2 kids.
Curt
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 11:31:09 -0400Fro
BTW, is the word "snickering," or "sniggering?" Here in Eastern NC, it's
usually "snickering."
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "WILTON"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] S
nt: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
Size doesn't matter, as long as you're happy loving there. ;-) hee hee.
Ed
300E
On 25 May 2010 17:54, WILTON wrote:
My house was built in 1905, but my wife and I have loved here for only 22
years. I designed and built
Basement yes but like many houses of the age (built in 38) its short, 6 at the
edge, maybe 5 10 in the center.
The 2 things I d change on the place is to raise it 6 to make the basement more
reasonable and enlarge the garage 3x so I could fit a car or two plus the 2
motorcycles, lawnmower, plow
Dan wrote: "I went from a 2300 sf house to a 4500 sf house. Plenty big, but if
we had not bought it at a foreclosure price we would be living in a 3000 sf
house or something similar..."
One of my partners (who makes a WHOLE lot more than I do), just bought a
foreclosure house from the bank. A
t;Curt Raymond"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 4:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snooks house
>
>
> He built the house in 38, we bought in 06, you do the math.
>>
>> -Curt
>>
>> Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 13:51:35 -0400From: Rich Thomas To: Mercedes
>>
Randy wrote:
"1. do you include the basement in the square footage? I roughly calculated the
size of the rooms noted and come no where near the total listed size.
2. is the market so depressed that it is reallly only $158K?
My house here in Winnipeg is 1800 Sq Ft not including the basement and i
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