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re: The appeal of living in a McMansion development with the houses 10 feet apart?
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:12 am to brian_wilson
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:12 am to brian_wilson
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I live in a 3400 sq ft house, and my house is closer than 10 ft from my neighbors. The thing is my house was built in 1908,
sounds like LaGrange, Il
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Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:13 am to Centinel
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Where is this mythical urban land you speak of?
I live in an urban area. I can walk to 2 different parks, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, two rock climbing walls, the zoo, a science museum, a rec center and a dog park.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:18 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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drink Miller Lite
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listen to some FG Line
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I can’t think of a better life.
Poor guy
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:20 am to member12
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How many people hunt on it without permission?
When we first moved there? A lot
Not so much a problem anymore though
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:20 am to Salmon
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When we first moved there?
Lol, you live with your parents.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:22 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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Lol, you live with your parents.
No.
But I did...20 years ago, when we (my family) bought the property and built a house on it.
This post was edited on 1/3/19 at 11:23 am
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:22 am to Scoop
I always liked yard work. So never understood the want to not do it personally. But know that isn't for everyone. Is what it is. I'll take my acres and be happy.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:36 am to Salmon
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Maybe like 3 acres of it is "groomed"
thats not no maintenance, or very little. Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:38 am to Salmon
quote:he was trying to find something yall had in common.
Lol, you live with your parents.
No.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:44 am to Duke
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McMansion 101
You're welcome.
Meh, I would rather have an open floor plan with high ceilings and modern amenities, where this guy would clearly rather the nostalgia of living in a home that is 80 years old with small rooms and low ceilings.
Clearly there are low quality mass builders like DR Horton, but I have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the materials and work in my David Weakley home. I doubt too many would be upset about living here.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:44 am to brian_wilson
Houston, inside the loop?
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:46 am to Scoop
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Explain it to me.
It's what our (American) society has become as we've moved from the agrarian lifestyle. Most people want to stay in their comfort zone. From the comfort of their offices to the comfort of their hermetically sealed cars to their garage. They are most comfortable inside. So why not spend it in as much luxury as you can afford? And with modern financial tools, that is a whole, whole lot.
I personally prefer being outside of my living quarters and I don't want a bunch of other people breathing down my neck when I'm out there. Or having a problem if my music is blasting out of the Cerwin Vegas in the garage.
As far as yard work, cutting the grass is the only recurring task. With zero-turns, you can cut 2-3 acres in a hurry.
My comfort zone is riding around on a four-wheeler or in the Jeep, picking peppers or lettuce out of the garden, swinging the driver before dark, or some target practice.
It's great we can all live in a place where we can feel comfortable.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:48 am to chrome_daddy
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I personally prefer being outside of my living quarters
Living somewhere with no yard can provide this as well. I am able to walk to bars, restaurants, concerts, basketball adn hcoket games, etc, etc.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:49 am to chrome_daddy
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Or having a problem if my music is blasting out of the Cerwin Vegas
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:52 am to ithad2bme
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Meh, I would rather have an open floor plan with high ceilings and modern amenities, where this guy would clearly rather the nostalgia of living in a home that is 80 years old with small rooms and low ceilings. Clearly there are low quality mass builders like DR Horton, but I have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the materials and work in my David Weakley home. I doubt too many would be upset about living here.
That website is about exterior design and materials, not interiors.
From the outside, McMansions are typically ugly
Posted on 1/3/19 at 11:59 am to hojo
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Houston, inside the loop?
no.
Anyway, you can't walk in houston as they don't have sidewlaks.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 12:01 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Living somewhere with no yard can provide this as well. I am able to walk to bars, restaurants, concerts, basketball adn hcoket games, etc, etc.
This was me as a young man, loved living in the city. As I get older, I now want space. Wish I'd bought more land as a young lad!
Posted on 1/3/19 at 12:19 pm to CarRamrod
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Maybe like 3 acres of it is "groomed"
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thats not no maintenance, or very little.
Probably has a commercial mower. I can cut 3 acres in about an hour with my Gravely.
Posted on 1/3/19 at 12:58 pm to chrome_daddy
I just don't want to see other people or know anything about them when I come home to relax
Posted on 1/3/19 at 1:05 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Living somewhere with no yard can provide this as well. I am able to walk to bars, restaurants, concerts, basketball adn hcoket games, etc, etc.
This is true, and also parks. But at the same time, I have a lovely yard and I am close to my neighbors. We have a really nice garden, and lots of birds, beautiful trees, trees, and landscaping.
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