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In reply to the discussion: Anyone on DU live in a 'tiny house' . . . [View all]PADemD
(4,482 posts)35. What I don't like about the tiny houses I've seen on TV
There doesn't seem to be an emergency exit, only one entrance door. How can the occupant escape a fire? Many years ago, I saw one of those old aluminum house trailers catch fire; and the person living there just managed to get out the door before it was completely engulfed in flames.
Climbing to a loft bedroom would be very difficult for a handicapped person or a person who has had any surgery.
I would also be concerned about the stability of the building in a severe wind storm. What wind speed can they withstand? Hurricane Sandy's 90 mph wind gusts took off my porch roof.
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I have big trouble with the idea that people who seek to make everyone else be migrant wokers
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#71
I've had three people in the neighborhood ask me recently--when out walking my dog--
mnhtnbb
Dec 2015
#84
That's worth inheriting, I love Catalina particularly the little visitied interior.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2015
#72
Yes, tool lending libraries and shared shop spaces are great. I wish my community had one.
LeftyMom
Dec 2015
#65
I rented a tiny bungalow type place for two years..maybe 300 _ 400 sqr feet
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2015
#34
When I was single and had no kids, I lived in a little 1920's style bungalow.
Sheldon Cooper
Dec 2015
#68
For the past three years, I've lived in a 34 ft Class A motorhome with three slides, by choice.
SammyWinstonJack
Dec 2015
#69