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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
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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
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there are some reasonably priced field detectors on amazon.....
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
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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
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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.
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!
phillymatt53
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Sadly, or should I say annoyingly, this is what has become the world we're living in,
Granted, some technology is welcome by society, to a point.
But to continually bombard society with endless technology, upgrades, marketing, and juicing up products with slick glorification, is not a good way to live.
The conditioning of society that I've sometimes mentioned is enough to make people nuts, create division, and generate problems that we've never had before.
Things like crimes commited due to technology is one thing.
Dependency on technology is another thing.
This mass "brainwashing" has become obvious to me, and some of the people I talk with.
The younger generations mostly aren't aware of this, they've been born into it, and to them it appears normal. - they don't know any better.
Plus, since this mental manipulation is so widespread, it's almost impossible to ignore.
Listen, I get those annoying phone calls sometimes asking me to do a survey about something.
You might know those types, they ask you a question, then expect an opinion from you.
I just don't talk or want to listen to some robotic voice, sorry.
And no I don't like to "press 2 if you disagree, or 1 if you agree" crap.
I'm a human, and I expect to interact with other humans.
Not machines, except for maybe going to the ATM to get some cash out for shopping.
You just gotta be strong-minded to keep your wits about you, stand your ground, and focus on keeping your own independence intact.
Trust me, it's a breath of fresh air when you realize your freedom's still possible to enjoy.
I gave up a landline 10 years ago, only one cellie, company phone, so I don't even see a bill. I have it set not to ring unless the caller is in my directory, so they have to leave a message or text. Woe to any that get through, I'm not very nice to telemarketers. Unfortunately, the number of spam call-bots that leave messages has begun to increase... I also don't watch any news or read newspapers. I didn't learn that there had been a "mass shooting" in Rhode Island until yesterday, and I still don't even know how many victims there were. I may well be heading for a cliff, but my inner peace and quiet is much better than it used to be.
phillymatt53
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So.... YOU remain in Contol of your world and existence, not allowing outside influences to lure you into that "Merry-Go-Round" that you'd never get off of if you let it.
Life can be so heavenly if you stick to basics, and keep things simple.
vacerator
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Older ones like life more simple. I get it too. Maybe my problem is that I rode the rotor at cedar point 15 times in a row in 1974. Then the blue streak coaster. Life is a rollercoaster and merry go round. It's what you make it. When those calls come, just ignore or block. I tell the young ones to buckle up for the twists and turns. Be in for the long haul. Take risks, calculate when you can. Sometimes good things happen, sometimes bad. If you don't do anything, nothing happens.
phillymatt53
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As my wise old mom used to always teach us kids.....
"Use Common Sense"
and
"If you don't do it, it won't happen"
and
"Use discretion"
However, as we grow older, our experiences and "smarts" naturally grows.
Our interests changes, our bodies, our health changes.
Some things that we liked, enjoyed, or cared for when younger, we have to leave behind.
It's in our best interests that we listen to our own individual needs and limits.
eh, my motto is you can't afford NOT TO:
just a couple weeks ago, was impulsively taking in an AI-controlled, outside camera-monitored, 2025 Buick Envision just to get the red interior, and a tactile column shift (now why didn't I think of it?!) and the light switch mounted in the middle of the big computer screen to the right, while the wiper control on the right is back on the left at the end of the turn signal stalk, while I had to sacrifice the power passenger seat, with also a manual operated recliner and settled after test-driving that very one, settling for it being in the only no-extra-cost color, Appliance White!
Oh, and my first panoramic sunroof…
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Dave, I won't sacrifice a power seat or heated seats. I can live without a panoramic roof. Current vehicle has a heated steering wheel too. Nice. Heats quickly and can be shut off. I don't care for Buicks newer styling themes. In my opinion, the last real Buick was the Lacrosse. Maybe the last generation 7 passenger too. New one just looks like a Chevy.
Leases are ridiculous now. They put you in a smaller car for a higher price. My brother in law got a new Equinox and purchased it with a 10 year/100,000 mile full warranty. He might drive 4,000 miles a year. He downsized from the big Blazer. Also bought his wife's 3 year old Traverse premier post lease with a full warranty. It has all of 3,500 miles on it.
Leases are ridiculous now. They put you in a smaller car for a higher price. My brother in law got a new Equinox and purchased it with a 10 year/100,000 mile full warranty. He might drive 4,000 miles a year. He downsized from the big Blazer. Also bought his wife's 3 year old Traverse premier post lease with a full warranty. It has all of 3,500 miles on it.
phillymatt53
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Don't get me started on current day vehicles!
Boring, cookie-cutter styling, they all look alike, no matter what brand.
Idiotic computer screens taking over the dashboards.
Hoards of recalls like never before.
Too much "technology" not needed to drive the damn thing.
.....and much more bullcrap.....
Boring, cookie-cutter styling, they all look alike, no matter what brand.
Idiotic computer screens taking over the dashboards.
Hoards of recalls like never before.
Too much "technology" not needed to drive the damn thing.
.....and much more bullcrap.....
vacerator
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We hate all the screen controls too. Like hard buttons for climate control, heated seats. I'm surprised ours still has a radio volume and tuning knob.
Yes on the console between the seats, after thinking it was for the 2WD/AWD...
Despite the side-view camera, I will still make the wheel against the curb mistake, and be glad that is the cheapest to come off & be replaced...
You're right about the smaller car for highest--my sister crams herself in Encores, everyone is on my back to lease instead, but I want my Buick to be a BUICK...
Think of what the LaCrosse could be like if they were still built, but everything (Surprise, Surprise!) is still forever going to be SUV...
An Enclave I actually sat in has that same dash and interior layout as my Envision, making me think that was what I was sitting in, except for lighted console, still no lighted glove box, and my footwell lighting is still the seal-breaker, a couple of lights below the doors, could never be as the classic, under the dash...
The Envista's taillights are only turn signal lights and maybe I could live without the rear windshield washer/wiper, but it's more an expensive Encore than a cheaper Envision...
Like I said, without looking behind me, to see the third row seating adding immensely to the cost then would ever get sat in, there was no difference between the Enclave and Envision...
Got the hang of all the AI-driven crap, and gave just about everyone driving behind me at first, that I had just gotten that "new car", as they clearly swung right around me, though probably wished I had taken a more thorough test-drive, which would still see me driving it like a moron, and I didn't want to give "someone-else's car" unnecessary, miles, wear and tear, which that car was a demo and getting anyway...
So since I was in, rather than taking off for the mall, after test-driving a block, just drove back to have broke down & got!
phillymatt53
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Bring back the Ford's snazzy Sequential Tailights like on the Mustang and Thunderbirds.
which rather than the cold, outdated blinking, my turn signaling lights are almost sequential...
vacerator
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Matt, the Mach E and Mustang has the sequential blinkers.
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