I admit the lighthouses are prettier, but they're a MAJOR PAIN to maintain, since even if you get them for, say, $10K, you still have to bring them up to code, and the standards are pretty strict. A number of people have won those auctions and then backed out when they realized how much they would have to spend on them. And it's not as though they're easy to get to--the ones being auctioned off are usually out in the water, so you need a boat to get access.
No power in the 'verse can stop me.
River ,'War Stories'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Consuela - May 16, 2012 8:48:33 am PDT #5275 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
msbelle - May 16, 2012 8:51:06 am PDT #5276 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
inaccessible works nicely with my hermit plan with GIANT SATELLITE DISH. but no tourists and no responsibilities. just drilling platform, boat, lots of topsoit to make container gardens and a PO box at the nearest mainland town. HEAVEN!!!
Jesse - May 16, 2012 8:54:14 am PDT #5277 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You have to rebuild the ladder first!
msbelle - May 16, 2012 8:57:12 am PDT #5278 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
did I mention that in my dreamland I am rich?
Atropa - May 16, 2012 8:57:48 am PDT #5279 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Compounds are for wacky religious cults, msbelle.
Look, I'm trying to get my cult going, but Responsible People (mostly Pete) keep saying no. But if/when I manage it, I'm making Buffista Island (or Compound) a reality.
Jesse - May 16, 2012 8:59:22 am PDT #5280 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
did I mention that in my dreamland I am rich?
Oh, right -- you can hire a ladder guy for before you get there. Good one!
Consuela - May 16, 2012 9:00:47 am PDT #5281 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
And hire a driver/pilot to shuttle you around!
Burrell - May 16, 2012 9:07:12 am PDT #5282 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I love the way Suela is trying to seriously talk msbelle out of this purchase.
but mac and Isaac would be such a destructive team.
It could be a problem, I admit.
If Owen was tasked with being their tech master, I do believe they would take over the world via tantrums.
Not to mention the three of them together could probably build a functional robot minion with built-in machine gun and jet pack.
msbelle - May 16, 2012 9:07:46 am PDT #5283 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
yes Jesse.
maybe Consuela, but that is someone to have to deal with. probably not.
Kat - May 16, 2012 9:08:17 am PDT #5284 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I wish you could see the pictures, but consuela has it so right. This was in last month's NYT Mag. Let me see if I can dig up photos [link]