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hunter

(38,320 posts)
26. I like where I live except for a few things.
Fri Jun 14, 2013, 02:58 PM
Jun 2013

Things I like:

My wife and I are not commuters. It's a dog friendly place. We have a big organic garden and many bird visitors. We could house many friends and family if things go rotten. No air conditioning or heating needed for survival. The community is cosmopolitan, accepting or tolerant people from all over the world. Vast quantities of food exported.

Things I don't like:

Most people still need cars, public transportation is awkward at best. Primary energy source is natural gas.

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On my own I've never asked for much. I'd be happy if they let me sleep in the library and shower in the gym. If I'd stumbled upon multi-million dollars as a single guy that's probably where I'd be. A small step up from living in my broken down car in a church parking lot.

Essentially what I have now, but a second floor get a way room. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #1
I like minimalist. But I also like art, so I have a bunch in the townhouse. nolabear Jun 2013 #2
It would be the apartment building I live in now, but located where my last apartment was. arcane1 Jun 2013 #3
Sound-proof should never be overestimated. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #5
I'm pretty soundproof already, sharing two common walld with two different opera singers... arcane1 Jun 2013 #7
My soundproofing is amazing too. The guy next door is moving and this is the first time I've heard. nolabear Jun 2013 #16
About 5 acres so I could garden and have a small pool with lots of trees rurallib Jun 2013 #4
Good point. I would prefer a balcony 2 times bigger, with more sunlight. arcane1 Jun 2013 #8
exactly what and where I am now dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #6
Modern but not cold or intimidating tavernier Jun 2013 #9
Something like this: femmocrat Jun 2013 #10
Oh hell yes. nolabear Jun 2013 #17
What's that out on the horizon? Oh shit! A 100' wall of water! A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #39
I want a cottage in the woods with a rock garden and deck/screened in porch that wraps around applegrove Jun 2013 #11
Three words - Mr.Bill Jun 2013 #12
I think his work is incredible. But is it livable? nolabear Jun 2013 #18
We shopped a Frank Lloyd Wright kwassa Jun 2013 #45
Would someone PLEASE explain the cult of Frank Lloyd Wright? jmowreader Jun 2013 #57
Same thing happened with the Reitveld house. kwassa Jun 2013 #59
Google the Fallingwater restoration for extra entertainment jmowreader Jun 2013 #66
We finished building it in 2008 csziggy Jun 2013 #13
Looks wonderful. I'm such a sucker for a porch. nolabear Jun 2013 #19
On the far side is a screened porch csziggy Jun 2013 #21
If I had a spare half million, I'd buy the house down the street..... Rowdyboy Jun 2013 #14
Large estate house with many rooms and a walled-in garden. Chan790 Jun 2013 #15
this will do it... easychoice Jun 2013 #20
Dayum. I hope you have a staff. nolabear Jun 2013 #22
there would be janitors for sure... easychoice Jun 2013 #27
Long as it has a cement pond! nolabear Jun 2013 #29
Annd some architectural plantings easychoice Jun 2013 #35
The older I get, the more I'm into simple and uncluttered. Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #23
Garage with attached house One_Life_To_Give Jun 2013 #24
a hobbit hole in a wooded area fizzgig Jun 2013 #25
I like where I live except for a few things. hunter Jun 2013 #26
Falling Water NV Whino Jun 2013 #28
*sigh* SO gorgeous. But not the cuddliest place on earth. nolabear Jun 2013 #30
Actually, I find it quite cuddly NV Whino Jun 2013 #34
I am OK with the house I am in ... Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #31
It would surrounded by 100 acres Auggie Jun 2013 #32
This would be like living inside a breast. rug Jun 2013 #33
I'm off the clock. nolabear Jun 2013 #36
A Gi-NORMous office space.... lastlib Jun 2013 #37
There's a lot of space here: discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2013 #38
If you haven't read "Wool" you should. nolabear Jun 2013 #43
Wool??? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2013 #44
Yes. It's pretty good. About everyone surviving living in a massive silo. nolabear Jun 2013 #47
I'll check it out. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2013 #53
there is a silo for sale about 5 miles from my house Kali Jun 2013 #50
How much? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2013 #52
I am not sure Kali Jun 2013 #54
It would be... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2013 #55
If money were no object, I'd want either a cool urban loft with an amazing city view pink-o Jun 2013 #40
Took two years to get done, but I'm living in it REP Jun 2013 #41
If my current home had an ocean view, you'd have to pry me out the door. Squinch Jun 2013 #42
hmmm ... kwassa Jun 2013 #46
Where IS that??? It's magnificent! nolabear Jun 2013 #48
Mexico kwassa Jun 2013 #56
about like the one I am in Kali Jun 2013 #49
. nolabear Jun 2013 #51
A home made mostly from the stuff we throw away...... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #58
Gosh. nolabear Jun 2013 #60
It is..... DeSwiss Jun 2013 #62
Totally off-grid. -- Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #64
Here's how they do it: DeSwiss Jun 2013 #67
thanks for the picture. I bkmrkd the link, too. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #68
very nicely done! thanks for the pix and the link Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #61
De nada. ;-} DeSwiss Jun 2013 #63
I'm with you, nolabear, elleng Jun 2013 #65
I found my dream house in 2006 Trailrider1951 Jun 2013 #69
Something where I could sit on my porch and not see a hundred other houses. Iggo Jun 2013 #70
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