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Pete C. wrote:
> I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too > close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too > close together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where > all the crime and conflict is...
The answer is free-range people.
-- Dave www.davebbq.com
No, no! I've heard that people don't like it when other people go off by themselves. That's strange behavior = loner.
Perhaps we could just teach them to wander off 'a little.'
Maybe a wireless fence / shock collar contraption? -- Dave www.davebbq.com
Yep, if it's good enough for dogs, it's good enough for ...... that's the ticket! Dee Dee
Oh pshaw, on Tue 27 Nov 2007 07:07:07p, Pete C. meant to say...
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Oh pshaw, on Tue 27 Nov 2007 04:15:41p, Pete C. meant to say...
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Lou Decruss wrote: > > On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:26:44 -0600, "Pete C." <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >Dan Abel wrote: > >> > >> In article <[email hidden]>, "modom > >> (palindrome guy)" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> > >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" > >> > <[email hidden]> > >> > >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot > >> > >in Texas? > >> > >> > > >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 > >> > feet. > >> > >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was
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> >> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'. > >> > >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated. > >> > >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had
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> >> lot widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go > >> through the house. There was no other access. I talked to a > >> fireman there. They had to be very aggressive about putting out > >> fires. You couldn't just let it burn. It wasn't one house, it
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> >> the whole block. > > > >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck. > > Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's. > I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The
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> cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally > purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made > enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold > them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't
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> his eye. > > Lou
Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell (or anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 acres here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be claustrophobic.
It's all in what you used to.
I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the crime and conflict is...
And I'm convinced that most people adapt well if they want to.
Personally, I detest any form of yard work, and if I couldn't afford to have it taken care of by someone else, I'd live in an apartment. I suppose that's akin to living in a beehive. :-)
-- Wayne Boatwright
Date: Wed, 11(XI)/28(XXVIII)/07(MMVII)
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Oh pshaw, on Wed 28 Nov 2007 12:35:24p, Dave Bugg meant to say...
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"Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Pete C. wrote:
> I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too > close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too > close together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all > the crime and conflict is...
The answer is free-range people.
-- Dave www.davebbq.com
No, no! I've heard that people don't like it when other people go off by themselves. That's strange behavior = loner.
Perhaps we could just teach them to wander off 'a little.'
Maybe a wireless fence / shock collar contraption?
Or choke collar. It might work better on some. :-)
-- Wayne Boatwright
Date: Wed, 11(XI)/28(XXVIII)/07(MMVII)
******************************************* Countdown 'til Christmas 3wks 3dys 6hrs 30mins ******************************************* Cats must cuddle mom's dress shoes and drool in them. *******************************************
Oh pshaw, on Wed 28 Nov 2007 12:35:24p, Dave Bugg meant to say...
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"Dave Bugg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Pete C. wrote: > >> I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals >> too close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans >> too close together in a city, they fight... Think about it and >> where all the crime and conflict is... > > The answer is free-range people. > > -- > Dave > www.davebbq.com
No, no! I've heard that people don't like it when other people go off by themselves. That's strange behavior = loner.
Perhaps we could just teach them to wander off 'a little.'
Maybe a wireless fence / shock collar contraption?
Or choke collar. It might work better on some. :-)
>> >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" >> >> > <[email hidden]>
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>> >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard lot >> >> > >in Texas?
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>> >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by 150 >> >> > feet.
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>> >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was
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>> >> 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
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>> >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
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>> >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all had
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>> >> lot widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you had to go >> >> through the house. There was no other access. I talked to a >> >> fireman there. They had to be very aggressive about putting out >> >> fires. You couldn't just let it burn. It wasn't one house, it
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>> >> the whole block.
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>> >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.
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>> Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early 1900's. >> I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. The
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>> cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who originally >> purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park on them and made >> enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. He recently sold >> them for almost half a million dollars. I guess the "speck" wasn't
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>> his eye.
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>> Lou
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> Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell (or > anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 acres > here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be > claustrophobic.
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It's all in what you used to.
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I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the crime and conflict is...
And I'm convinced that most people adapt well if they want to.
Personally, I detest any form of yard work, and if I couldn't afford to have it taken care of by someone else, I'd live in an apartment. I suppose that's akin to living in a beehive. :-)
I like out apartment. It's nice, and not like a beehive. You'd get the [censored] stung out of you if you lived in a beehive.
> >> >> > On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:45 -0500, "Nancy Young" > >> >> > <[email hidden]>
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> >> >> > >I guess. Freeze them? And I'm curious, what is a standard > >> >> > >lot in Texas?
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> >> >> > I believe a standard lot here in Cow Hill is around 75 by > >> >> > 150 feet.
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> >> >> Standard lots do vary a lot. When we bought our house, it was > >> >> 60' X 100'. Ours was 60' X 90'.
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> >> >> We got a cheap price, so I didn't feel cheated.
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> >> >> I worked in San Francisco for a year. The houses I saw all > >> >> had 25' lot widths. If you wanted to go in the back yard, you > >> >> had to go through the house. There was no other access. I > >> >> talked to a fireman there. They had to be very aggressive > >> >> about putting out fires. You couldn't just let it burn. It > >> >> wasn't one house, it was the whole block.
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> >> >a 25' wide "lot" is not a lot, it's a speck.
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> >> Those "specks" are how Chicago lots were divided in the early > >> 1900's. I have a friend who had two of them. He inherited both. > >> The original cost was about $7,000 for both to the ancestor who > >> originally purchased them. My friend charged neighbors to park > >> on them and made enough to pay the taxes and have the lawn mowed. > >> He recently sold them for almost half a million dollars. I > >> guess the "speck" wasn't in his eye.
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> > Oh, they're fine for profit purposes, but there is now way in hell > > (or anywhere else) I could live on such a speck. I'm cramped on 4 > > acres here, if I didn't have 65 acres elsewhere I'd probably be > > claustrophobic.
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> It's all in what you used to.
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I'm not convinced of that... Fact is that when they pack animals too close together in a zoo, they fight... When they pack humans too close together in a city, they fight... Think about it and where all the crime and conflict is...
And I'm convinced that most people adapt well if they want to.
Personally, I detest any form of yard work, and if I couldn't afford to have it taken care of by someone else, I'd live in an apartment. I suppose that's akin to living in a beehive. :-)
I like out apartment. It's nice, and not like a beehive. You'd get the [censored] stung out of you if you lived in a beehive.
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-- Wayne Boatwright
--Bryan
It's been many years, but I loved apartment living before I moved to my first house. I would probably like it again if the situation presented itself. The OP apparently would be claustrophobic and perhaps plagued with other phobias if he lived on anything less than an acre+. I think he would liken living in an apartnent building to that of living in a beehive. :-)
