crazy huge hangar houses. Literally, with a hangar instead of a garage

As we all know, everyone will have flying cars in the future, so they're probably just a little ahead of the curve.

in other mememe news, I'm about to kill the woman in the next office. She has her system set so that it announces when she has a new voicemail message and the volume's pretty loud ... and now it's acting up and giving her a message EVERY 90 SECONDS. So I have a voice announcement going off every minute and a half (I timed it!) and she's sitting there screaming about how it's driving her crazy. I suggested turning off her speakers ... but she won't do that. sigh ... this is grounds for murder, right?

I pay about $1000 for my mortgage, three bedroom 1600 sq ft., on .30 acre.

Almost exactly the same. About $900, 3BR 1600 sq. ft. on 0.5 acre.

she's sitting there screaming about how it's driving her crazy. I suggested turning off her speakers ... but she won't do that.

I vote you offer to help her turn the volume down WITH A HAMMER.

But on the cross side, the telephone company and the United States postal system won't come out here, and my dirt road is nearly impassible every time we get a shower.

I'd stick with baths.

I am waiting for my flying car. I was promised.

But when I get it, I will have to drive it the half-mile to the airstrip myself like the rest of the plebeians.

I'd stick with baths.

Bwah! I almost said, every time it sprinkles, but that was funny to me in a whole 'nother way. (That's my name (err, in the singular). That's what the S. stands for. I suppose you'll all find out anyway when I inevitably sign up for facebook.)

You can buy your flying car in maybe 18 months: [link]

Although they think of it as a "roadable airplane".

Every pilot faces uncertain weather, rising costs, and ground transportation hassles on each end of the flight. The Transition® combines the unique convenience of being able to fold its wings with the ability to drive on any surface road in a modern personal airplane platform. Stowing the wings for road use and deploying them for flight at the airport is activated from inside the cockpit. This unique functionality addresses head-on the issues faced by today’s Private and Sport Pilots.

Terrafugia’s award-winning MIT-trained engineers have been advancing the state-of-the-art in personal aircraft on-schedule since 2006. Now you can streamline your flying experience with the revolutionary integration of personal land and air travel made possible by the Transition® Roadable Aircraft.

It runs about $200,000.

But it is somewhat offset by other things, like not owning a car.

Getting by without a car would be really difficult here, definitely a factor.

But those include crazy huge hangar houses. Literally, with a hangar instead of a garage (okay, probably in addition to) that leads out onto a runway of our little local airstrip. It's bizarre.

My Uncle and Aunt retired to a hangar house! I'll have to aks them arouth the flying cars.