WHAT would YOU do?

[vacerator]

Matt, a housing plan concept which has returned in some locales. Chicago suburbs, and some Florida places have back ally's/streets.
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[phillymatt53]

Matt, a housing plan concept which has returned in some locales. Chicago suburbs, and some Florida places have back ally's/streets.
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My home, according to the Deed that I have, was made in 1940.
And proof of that that I found in my home actually confirms that.
In 2008 when I remodeled the bathroom, I found a newspaper dated September 24th, 1940, which was stuffed in the wall apparently by a construction worker who did the bathroom installation.
I still have that newspaper!
The design of our homes here was a new approach to building practices of the time, by putting the garage under the home, directly under my dining room.

 

[sel8207]

I actually don't mind having those new meters installed.
My bills are still accurate.
And it hasn't affected, as far as I know, with my life.
And it better not.

there are some reasonably priced field detectors on amazon.....

 

[pstehle]

My home is an 1850sf brick and block rancher, which I was told was moved several miles to the elevated lot it sits on. How one moves an eggshell that far without a single crack I don't know... Much less pour a new slab and get plumbing (2 iron bathtubs in original tiled alcoves!) aligned correctly. I mean, they CAN'T have yanked the slab up with the house, right? I looked up the city aerial photographs, lo and behold, empty lot in 1982, house, pool, fence and trees there in 1986. There's also the matter of the gas lines and flues for a furnace and water heater, on a cul-de-sac with no gas main. Found the clincher when I renovated the hall bath, an "ok to close" tag from the electrical inspection dated 1967.

 

[phillymatt53]

My home is an 1850sf brick and block rancher, which I was told was moved several miles to the elevated lot it sits on. How one moves an eggshell that far without a single crack I don't know... Much less pour a new slab and get plumbing (2 iron bathtubs in original tiled alcoves!) aligned correctly. I mean, they CAN'T have yanked the slab up with the house, right? I looked up the city aerial photographs, lo and behold, empty lot in 1982, house, pool, fence and trees there in 1986. There's also the matter of the gas lines and flues for a furnace and water heater, on a cul-de-sac with no gas main. Found the clincher when I renovated the hall bath, an "ok to close" tag from the electrical inspection dated 1967.

I would tend to think that any locations of the underground utility services were determined at the original locations via measurements from the home's exterior walls.
Confirmation of those measurements would be clear after the move.
To me that makes sense, and common sense.
But what do I know?

 

[pstehle]

I would tend to think that any locations of the underground utility services were determined at the original locations via measurements from the home's exterior walls.
Confirmation of those measurements would be clear after the move.
To me that makes sense, and common sense.
But what do I know?

But within a eighth of an inch or so? I mean, I can't even cut a hole in a sheet of drywall correctly most of the time... I probably waste 30% of extra material in any particular job!

 

[phillymatt53]

But within a eighth of an inch or so? I mean, I can't even cut a hole in a sheet of drywall correctly most of the time... I probably waste 30% of extra material in any particular job!

Land Surveyor's are used for things like that.
Now with laser beam equipment.

As for drywall, proper tools are the key.
Hole Saws, etc.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Appliances, Modern Technology, love it or hate it....

With SO many products becoming more and more "Technologically Advanced" it's not usually something that consumers pay much attention to.
They're mainly concerned with the face value of advertized "convenience features", and the "superficiality" factor of what they look like.
And who really pays attention to their internet devices "I.P. adddress?

We've got WiFi, Bluetooth, Internet, etc. etc. in all kinds of products and appliances these days.
Refrigerators with touch-screens and capable of monitoring your food supply and shopping needs.
And yes, even our vehicles and utilities are connected via remote monitoring.
Residential Gas meters can be read by a drive-by utility truck.
So are residential water meters and electric service meters.
Cars-vehicles have GPS, along with internet connections via satellite.

But WHAT would you do for instance, if you're electricity service was controlled by some remote technology?
They already know how much and when you use a certain amount of electricity.
And they do tell you specific times that are "money saving" hours for use of appliances.
That's nice - the best time to wash your clothes or run your dishwasher is in the evenings.
But this is in the beginnings of it all. - in effect, a part of Population Control.

Even a once-simple procedure of shaving in the bathroom has turned into a Wifi-Bluetooth connected experience. (this was discussed in other thread here).
Perhaps your boss/company will be notified that you're shaving and getting ready to leave for work, and your car will confirm it. LOL!

To me, maybe I do too much pondering, or thinking about things, but I'm prone to looking past my nose, looking past the "convenience" of things that were once "simple", and have to wonder where all this technology is going to lead society to.

Feel free to add your own thoughts...
Matt

I swear, I'd be losing my head, stuck in my bed going crazy about why the heck I'm being tracked all the dog on time. Enough with the stupid electronics! I expect them to do the job!