[lotrfan55345]

My parents are complaing about our $200 airconditioning bill... -_-

[pilferage]

In MN?

[rogerhb]

No A/C
No bill

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rogerhb', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'I') too hate the ambient light in the city. HATE it. Despise it. Loath it.

[emersonbiggins]

Real estate ad from the future, 2045:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'J')UST 90 MILES TO DOWNTOWN!!! - Beautiful 6 BR/4 BTH/3 Lvg Areas in great neighborhood. 4 car garage, one is RV height and 2 boat slips. 2 in-ground pools + onsite chore attendants. Approx. 5,600 SF conditioned, 1.5 acre lot on cul-de-sac.
Great starter home!

[jdmartin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')ome homes down here barely have any sheathing at all. No shit.
Sometimes the sealing techniques are so poor, it nullifies an improved R-rating on insulation by having huge air gaps in the envelope. Also, you could fit a 1920s bungalow inside the non-conditioned attics of some of these McMansions.

One of my old architecture professors once said that if you wanted to break into a new house (for whatever reason), you should avoid the front door, because that's the strongest part of the house. Rather, you should walk around to the side, take out a box knife and cut a hole in the vinyl siding & sheathing and just 'walk right in.'
I laughed at the time. Not so much anymore...

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdmartin', 'S')o to some extent, I guess we in America get what we deserve.

[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdmartin', 'W')hat's amazing to me is that when I sold that house, no one wanted or cared about the fact that I used upgraded insulation, etc.

[jaws]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BabyPeanut', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdmartin', 'W')hat's amazing to me is that when I sold that house, no one wanted or cared about the fact that I used upgraded insulation, etc.

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jaws', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BabyPeanut', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdmartin', 'W')hat's amazing to me is that when I sold that house, no one wanted or cared about the fact that I used upgraded insulation, etc.

[falser]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', 'J')UST 90 MILES TO DOWNTOWN

[joewp]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('joewp', 'O')oo, that sucks. There's a farm right behind my moderate sized 8 year old McMansion, and I'm in a fight in my community to keep it, and all our farms as they are. I figure if we can fight the developers for another 3 to 6 months, the high energy costs are going to start a recession and kill the housing market for good.

At least I hope so.

[jesus_of_suburbia_old]

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[joewp]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '
')
Yeah, it's the right thing to do. I won't argue with that. I might opt for not disclosing that one also owns a McMansion, though.

How does that song go again? Accentuate the positive, ...

[VMA131Marine]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Leanan', '$')100,000/year is not really that much money, at least on the US side of the border. Assuming both parents work, that's $50,000/year each. Certainly comfortable (unless you live in a big city like NY), but not independently wealthy.

[evilmonkeyspanker]

$100,000 a year not much money eh?

wow, must be nice to be you

I live on less than $20,000

I am a student who the government says makes to much money for financial aid.

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('VMA131Marine', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Leanan', '$')100,000/year is not really that much money, at least on the US side of the border. Assuming both parents work, that's $50,000/year each. Certainly comfortable (unless you live in a big city like NY), but not independently wealthy.

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('joewp', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('joewp', 'O')oo, that sucks. There's a farm right behind my moderate sized 8 year old McMansion, and I'm in a fight in my community to keep it, and all our farms as they are. I figure if we can fight the developers for another 3 to 6 months, the high energy costs are going to start a recession and kill the housing market for good.

At least I hope so.

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('joewp', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', '
')
Yeah, it's the right thing to do. I won't argue with that. I might opt for not disclosing that one also owns a McMansion, though.

How does that song go again? Accentuate the positive, ...

[linlithgowoil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')oo, that sucks. There's a farm right behind my moderate sized 8 year old McMansion, and I'm in a fight in my community to keep it, and all our farms as they are. I figure if we can fight the developers for another 3 to 6 months, the high energy costs are going to start a recession and kill the housing market for good.

At least I hope so.