I think I was parked in front of this house [link] last weekend.
75K and no visible boarded-up windows? What's wrong with it? Because the Baltimore plan could easily get moved up by a coupla years....
I love the smell of desperate librarian in the morning.
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Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Apr 22, 2005 7:52:17 am PDT #8125 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Sue - Apr 22, 2005 7:54:03 am PDT #8126 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Calli - Apr 22, 2005 7:56:21 am PDT #8127 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
How are you defining usable space, ita? A place where you can put a couple of lounge chairs and a table? A place where you can toss the frisbee around with the dog?
Xeriscaping tends to vary depending on where you are, because the plants that do well vary depending on where you are. The immaculate green lawn look doesn't do well in a lot of xeriscaped areas because it really requires a combination of water and sunlight that isn't all that common. But you can put down non-turf ground cover that may be quite usable, depending on your needs.
Gudanov - Apr 22, 2005 7:57:24 am PDT #8128 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Intriguing.
Sure, until the lobster people drag you there for a sacrifice to their horrid crustacean god.
juliana - Apr 22, 2005 7:57:49 am PDT #8129 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Is anyone familiar with xeriscaping?
I know Penny's done it. For me, I'd probably build a wood deck, pour an adjacent concrete part for the grill, and xeriscape the rest of the lawn.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 22, 2005 8:00:19 am PDT #8130 of 10001
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In honor of Earth Day, How to Destroy the Earth. (Shrift, make note for future reference...)
sarameg - Apr 22, 2005 8:00:39 am PDT #8131 of 10001
The neighborhood is sort of slowly coming up (it's the neighborhood that did the playground: www.stadiumplayground.com ) and spotty in places.
It's not really rougher than where I live now, though I think it is slightly less convenient to things like the beltway and such.
Is anyone familiar with xeriscaping? I'm assuming you end up with a more low-maintenance yard, because watering's not a big deal. But do you tend to end up with a garden (full of plants, but nowhere to lounge) instead of usable space?
My mom does it, mostly. Not necessarily lower maintenance for the people. For the water, sure. The pruning, oh the pruning! And the weeding of stuff you don't want during the rainy season (tumbleweeds!) My parents have underground drip waterlines for stuff, but I think most everything is local or comparable climate-wise. The back yard has plenty of lounging places. It's got a couple of patios (one limestone slabs, the other brick under the mexican elder tree.) I think the bird of paradise (it shoots seeds at you in the summer) covers part of the limestone patio.
It's been a while since I've seen it in summer....
Sue - Apr 22, 2005 8:00:59 am PDT #8132 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Sure, until the lobster people drag you there for a sacrifice to their horrid crustacean god.
So that's why they are demanding US dollars.
amych - Apr 22, 2005 8:03:12 am PDT #8133 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
So that's why they are demanding US dollars.
Sure. Horrid crustacean gods are very big on the international currency market wheelings and dealings.
(sarameg, nothing you say is tempting me any less.)
tommyrot - Apr 22, 2005 8:05:20 am PDT #8134 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sure. Horrid crustacean gods are very big on the international currency market wheelings and dealings.
I dunno - with the decline of the dollar due to huge US budget and trade deficits that appear to have no end in site, it'd be in the lobster people's best interest to invest in Euro or Yen.
Of course, if they already own dollars, pulling some money out of dollars could cause a big decline in the value of their remaining dollars. Japan is stuck in this bind too.