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Post by rmarks1 on Aug 9, 2013 20:31:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 22:59:09 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the dumpster thing--although he seems to be doing just fine--but I've always admired the tiny houses thing. I think they are so cool. tinyhouseblog.com/ |
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Post by joan on Aug 10, 2013 9:48:15 GMT -5
"it ups the property value. The box is located in a nice area of Brooklyn called Red Hook."
Who owns the property where the box is located? Does Kloehn pay rent to keep it there?
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Post by raybar on Aug 10, 2013 10:28:51 GMT -5
Some of the "tiny houses" shown at tinyhouseblog are totally cool, or at least cool looking. But I wonder how long people would be happy living in such cramped quarters as their primary residence.
I had three "single" or "studio" apartments in my youth. About 200 or 220 square feet. They were fine when I was starting out, but I moved to a one-bedroom as soon as I could afford it.
The dumpster thing seems a little extreme, even within the tiny house movement. Can he even stand up inside? How's that outdoor shower in February?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2013 19:31:43 GMT -5
I just lost my post. arrgh. I'll be back later. What happened is that the sentences ran over to the right and I tried to get to the end and I was taken to a window I never saw before which gave me the option to register again. I have no idea how that happened. Darn! From now on I copy as I go along.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2013 20:33:43 GMT -5
Okay, trying again. I have seen several programs about tiny houses which is how I became aware of them. There are advantages them to them that are not immediately evident to folks looking at them. First of all, mostly no mortgage because mainly built on already owned land or inexpensively purchased. They are ingeniously designed to make use of every little space, which end up to have multiple uses for each.. Personally, the good thing about these small-spaced dwellings is the need to really think about what one really needs. One example of little houses I saw was one that was built in an alleyway between two buildings which made it narrow and several stories high, and was occupied by a father and son. So cool.
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Post by raybar on Aug 11, 2013 15:57:44 GMT -5
Personally, the good thing about these small-spaced dwellings is the need to really think about what one really needs. That was the trouble with my tiny apartments. I couldn't have much of anything, like a stereo system, or many books, or a decent set of cookware. That was fine for a while, but I didn't want to live such a minimalist lifestyle for my whole life -- if I could help it. There was also no room to do anything. Art projects? Hobbies? Collections? Forget about it. |
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