tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post116230859796837001..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162472549750879812006-11-02T13:02:00.000+00:002006-11-02T13:02:00.000+00:00Hon Jew,Very Funny, Not weed, Just grass, wanted t...Hon Jew,<BR/><BR/>Very Funny, <BR/><BR/>Not weed, <BR/><BR/>Just grass, <BR/><BR/>wanted to see it out side of my french doors. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Mammoth, I copied and pasted your recipe.<BR/><BR/>Let the experimentation begin.....FlyingMonkeyWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770643973751363527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162446937016851302006-11-02T05:55:00.000+00:002006-11-02T05:55:00.000+00:00Richard:What academic degree(s) do you hold? What...Richard:<BR/><BR/>What academic degree(s) do you hold? What is this background from which you dispense such raw genius upon the lowly herd? You seem like you have an intellectual Napoleon complex, posting your brilliance for all to see on...a blog thread. Did you not get that Ph.D. but desperately want to prove to yourself and the world that you could be a Ph.D.? You probably could have gotten a Ph.D., it's not that hard actually. I should know, I've got one.<BR/><BR/>You're a douche bag. No one thinks you're smart. We just think you're a douche bag. Now shut the fuck up. Bitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162408158110444562006-11-01T19:09:00.000+00:002006-11-01T19:09:00.000+00:00FMW,With the limited space of a balcony, you can t...FMW,<BR/><BR/>With the limited space of a balcony, you can take advantage of vines, provided you either have a trellis, or can tie string to something up above. Where you live it is possible to grow cantaloupes with incomparable flavor, tomatoes, and peas.<BR/><BR/>With a sturdy shelf, you can have 1 row of pots growing above another (with the vine coming out of one pot and passing in front of the one above it. (Wish I could draw a diagram here.)<BR/><BR/>In fact, you can grow peas, lettuce, radishes, cauliflower, cabbage, and broccoli at this time of year in FL!<BR/><BR/>Mammoth’s soil mix:<BR/>3 parts compost (or good rich topsoil<BR/>1 part vermiculite<BR/>1 part pearlite<BR/>1 part peat moss<BR/><BR/>Mammoth’s fertilizer mix:<BR/>3 parts fish meal<BR/>1 part blood meal<BR/>½ part bone meal<BR/>1 part lime<BR/>1 part kelp meal<BR/><BR/>Mix ¼ cup into soil before planting; more for larger plants; less for smaller ones.<BR/><BR/>Happy gardening!<BR/><BR/>- Mammoth<BR/>“A tusk in the garden is worth two in the museum”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162407967907912842006-11-01T19:06:00.000+00:002006-11-01T19:06:00.000+00:00Growing grass for fun Monkeywarrior? What kind of ...Growing grass for fun Monkeywarrior? What kind of grass are we talking about here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162407039269479562006-11-01T18:50:00.000+00:002006-11-01T18:50:00.000+00:00PS. I fill the bottom of the containers with styro...PS. I fill the bottom of the containers with styrofoam to keep them very light weight.FlyingMonkeyWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770643973751363527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162406998681239452006-11-01T18:49:00.000+00:002006-11-01T18:49:00.000+00:00I shall do both. Thanks. I have looked into tom th...I shall do both. Thanks. I have looked into tom thumb lettece, and other veggies, for example roots varities and beans, which are vines and very urban friendly. I even grew grass in a large flat container for fun.<BR/>(:<BR/><BR/>iwFlyingMonkeyWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770643973751363527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162405952771675162006-11-01T18:32:00.000+00:002006-11-01T18:32:00.000+00:00FMW,Feel free to try growing some veggies alongsid...FMW,<BR/>Feel free to try growing some veggies alongside your flowers. It’s never too late to get a practice run in.<BR/><BR/>PS give IW a wink the next time you see her. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162405035275718392006-11-01T18:17:00.000+00:002006-11-01T18:17:00.000+00:00Dear Mammoth,I am a high-rise condo dweller, (love...Dear Mammoth,<BR/><BR/>I am a high-rise condo dweller, (love the city) and I have an urban garden on my 5ft by 13ft 'pent house' southern exposure balcony. Could switch from flowers to food in a flash! I even use old wooden desk as my ‘Tool shed”<BR/>(:<BR/>Just chiming in.FlyingMonkeyWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770643973751363527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162401962954590842006-11-01T17:26:00.000+00:002006-11-01T17:26:00.000+00:00Richard wrote,“Maybe we should have saved the farm...Richard wrote,<BR/>“Maybe we should have saved the farmland for food rather than suburbs.”<BR/>--------------<BR/>I remember growing up in the D.C. suburbs, one day my older brother said, “we should tear up the streets and plant corn.” We all thought that he was a flake.<BR/><BR/>Go ahead and rag on the Mammoth for providing opinions & anecdotal evidence instead of verifiable sources, but here it is anyway...<BR/><BR/>One could argue that much of the world’s hunger problems are more due to politics and land ownership (rather - the lack of) than a shortage of arable land. There is much discussion on HP about being prepared - for the uncertain future - financially, strategically (think ‘guns & bunkers’), and by storing X week’s worth of food. But how many people are able to produce their own food?<BR/><BR/>This is a housing blog, not a gardening blog, so I won’t get into the ‘hows.’ But once you learn how to do it, you can produce a tremendous amount of food on a relatively small piece of land. In the near future, the case may be that a small house with a large yard will have more value than a mcmansion that covers the whole lot, because the latter has the ability to feed its residents. And if it ever comes to this, then apartment-dwellers and condo owners will be screwed.<BR/><BR/>Here in the US food is cheap (produce, anyway) when compared to other countries, thanks to the cheap labor supplied by immigrants (many of whom are illegal). For example, in Russia food takes up a greater portion of the family budget than it does here in the US. Those families that have a dacha and can grow their own food are typically more well-off than families who don’t have access to land.<BR/><BR/>During the Soviet times, the large collective farms never produced, on a per square meter basis, the volume of food grown by those who had their own garden plots. I suspect this is the same in other countries, where hunger is rampant. You get out of it what you put into it, right?<BR/><BR/>Unless you’re a house flipper-ha!<BR/><BR/>-MammothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162370726048232982006-11-01T08:45:00.000+00:002006-11-01T08:45:00.000+00:00Frankly, I don't get the exurban hate.I took my ni...Frankly, I don't get the exurban hate.<BR/><BR/>I took my niece trick or treating in a beautiful historic inurb last night. There were lines in front of every house as long as lines at Disneyland. 99% of the people were Hispanics from nearby apartments. One lady told me she always brought her kids to this neighborhood because it was much safer than the one they lived in. Kids were shoving each other, cursing at the homeowners in Spanish when they ran out of candy (these people must have spent hundreds on candy alone, not to mention the elaborate decorations they put up), one girl was complaining that strangers were pinching her ass.<BR/><BR/>Looking at these beautiful homes on large lots, I couldn't help but think that once upon a time this neighborhood must have been a wonderful place to raise a family. Traffic, noise and pollution would have been minimal. The kids could have played in the streets and roamed the area freely on bicycles and skateboards. The quality of life would have been similar to the way it is in the exurbs now.<BR/><BR/>We live in a small home on a couple of acres in the exurbs. It's a beautiful area with lots of trees, a lake, wildlife, clean air, dark skies and quiet nights. Yes, there are strip malls here. I don't love them, though they are convenient.<BR/><BR/>We spend our summers in a major city with a cooler climate. There you will find all the same stuff you find in exurban strip malls (Starbucks, Whole Foods, Dunkin Donuts, 7/11, Bennigan's), it's just closer together. We have dive bars and small independent shops in the exurbs, same as in the city. Big deal, none are anything to write home about in either locale. My life doesn't revolve around shopping or drinking. It never did, even when I was single.<BR/><BR/>I don't prefer one lifestyle to another, though I do find exurbs more amenable to family life. We have a blast in the city, but there usually aren't enough kids around and the noise, crowds, pollution and traffic get tiresome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162357538825422232006-11-01T05:05:00.000+00:002006-11-01T05:05:00.000+00:00The places with the longest commutes are the place...<I><BR/>The places with the longest commutes are the places where people live the farthest away from where they work,</I><BR/><BR/>That's not true as reported by the BTS, AHS, Census, FHWA and several other references easily accessible with a simple search of my previous posts on the subject or a basic search of the sources listed here. <BR/><BR/>The places with the longest commutes are the p0laces where the jobs are closest to the CBD.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162354555263005102006-11-01T04:15:00.000+00:002006-11-01T04:15:00.000+00:00Richard said... Maybe we should have saved the far...Richard said... <BR/>Maybe we should have saved the farmland for food rather than suburbs.<BR/><BR/>How Long Can the World Feed Itself?<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>---------------------------<BR/><BR/>Maybe the idiots shouldn't have multiplied to 6.5+ billion. Oh well, they found a solution for the "no food" problem on Easter Island, I guess Soylent Green may well be in our future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162353957859332872006-11-01T04:05:00.000+00:002006-11-01T04:05:00.000+00:00Peak Oil might not be such a bad thing if it force...Peak Oil might not be such a bad thing if it forces fat lazy Americans to trade in their SUVs for bicycles. It would go a long way towards solving the obesity epidemic and the US would save trillions of dollars that would otherwise be spent on healthcare for the lardbuckets.<BR/><BR/>In fact, why wait for the oil to start running out? Tax the sh*t out of gasoline right now and let people start adjusting to the new (real) reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162352805865362062006-11-01T03:46:00.000+00:002006-11-01T03:46:00.000+00:00Maybe we should have saved the farmland for food r...Maybe we should have saved the farmland for food rather than suburbs.<BR/><BR/>How Long Can the World Feed Itself?<BR/><BR/><BR/>By Gwynne Dyer<BR/>Energy bulletin<BR/>October 28, 2006<BR/>http://www.energybulletin.net/21736.html <BR/><BR/>In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.<BR/><BR/><BR/>We are still living off the proceeds of the Green Revolution, but that hit diminishing returns twenty years ago. Now we live in a finely balanced situation where world food supply just about meets demand, with no reserve to cover further population growth. But the population will grow anyway, and the world's existing grain supply for human consumption is being eroded by three different factors: meat, heat and biofuels.<BR/><BR/>For the sixth time in the past seven years, the human race will grow less food than it eats this year. We closed the gap by eating into food stocks accumulated in better times, but there is no doubt that the situation is getting serious. The world's food stocks have shrunk by half since 1999, from a reserve big enough to feed the entire world for 116 days then to a predicted low of only 57 days by the end of this year.Roccmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941353492023923157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162352646316342362006-11-01T03:44:00.000+00:002006-11-01T03:44:00.000+00:00What exactly is an "exurb" and how is that differe...What exactly is an "exurb" and how is that different from a "suburb?" What are some "exurbs" in Southern Craplifornia? Barstow?<BR/><BR/>If living in a McMansion on a 1-2 acre lot and then driving 50+ miles each way to work in the city (in a gas guzzling SUV, of course) isn't wasteful of resources, I don't know what is. Sure, a few people can telecommute. What about everyone else? Besides, those jobs for which telecommuting is a viable option are liable to end up being done by someone telecommuting from India for pennies on the dollar. How will that work with the mortgage payments on an early 21st century McMansion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162352108025258342006-11-01T03:35:00.000+00:002006-11-01T03:35:00.000+00:00I take what I said back, you aren't a pompous ass,...I take what I said back, you aren't a pompous ass, you are an outrageous caricature of a pompous ass.<BR/><BR/>--------------<BR/>LOL!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623291271325261181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162349975851950922006-11-01T02:59:00.001+00:002006-11-01T02:59:00.001+00:00"It does come across like that to those too lazy t..."It does come across like that to those too lazy to do the background and too ill mannered to acknowledge the body of work it reveals. "<BR/><BR/>Holy crap, that's your response to being called pompous? To cite that you have a "body of work" as if it should instill shivers of fear and instant respect.<BR/><BR/>I take what I said back, you aren't a pompous ass, you are an outrageous caricature of a pompous ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162347166891632322006-11-01T02:12:00.000+00:002006-11-01T02:12:00.000+00:00GH 1848 speaks the truth.======richard,There is so...GH 1848 speaks the truth.<BR/>======<BR/>richard,<BR/>There is some good stuff in there. Anti terror, disease surveillance, no solar or alternative energy that I could find.<BR/>I don't understand why it is not more public and why don't they follow the rules of checks and balances?<BR/>There is much more than meets the eye.<BR/>PS, I posted the pocket veto story you told me about in the open Oct link, you were right again…..I will post it again if it is deleted.FlyingMonkeyWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770643973751363527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162346847032419502006-11-01T02:07:00.000+00:002006-11-01T02:07:00.000+00:00"The truth is those places with the most transit, ..."The truth is those places with the most transit, the most mixed use, the densest populations are the places with the longest commutes. "<BR/><BR/>You mean, the places with the most people???<BR/><BR/>No way!<BR/><BR/>Please enumerate us with some more of your geniosity.<BR/><BR/>The places with the longest commutes are the places where people live the farthest away from where they work, uh der. This situation exists primarily in the present day in exurban communities around major cities. It does not, however exist as much in the city centers themselves because those residents don't typically have as far of a commute to their jobs, you dolt. So yes, the residents commuting the furthest, those very same residents who reside in exurban communities, are using more resources each day during their daily freeway commute than the folks living in the city centers who are hopping on a bus or a train for a few blocks.<BR/><BR/>And nice job denouncing Keith's use of anecdotal evidence by reciting your own anecdotal situation.<BR/><BR/>What a useless blowhard you are, Robert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162346628542091222006-11-01T02:03:00.000+00:002006-11-01T02:03:00.000+00:00tabasco jenkins said..."I don't care but a few goo...tabasco jenkins said...<BR/><I>"I don't care but a few google searches on me and this subject should give you pause as to the latter course. "<BR/><BR/>Oh my god, are you a pompous ass.</I><BR/><BR/>It does come across like that to those too lazy to do the background and too ill mannered to acknowledge the body of work it reveals. <BR/><BR/>I've got a lot of things to share on the subject of exurb v cenurb. Pompous would be in self rating this rather than merely pointing it out. An even better example would be someone who attacks the person based on material they've never read.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162346083920805102006-11-01T01:54:00.000+00:002006-11-01T01:54:00.000+00:00Keith tries to tone down the discussion with:Rober...Keith tries to tone down the discussion with:<BR/><BR/><I>Robert, this arguement is opinion, an esoteric exercise in like vs. dislike. this is not the time for hard facts or evidence, it is simply emotion and opinion</I><BR/><BR/>No it is not. you made a commaon and blatantly false assertion; that the exurbs are wasteful of resources. It is those kinds of comments that left unchallenged have resulted in places like Los Angeles. You got sumpin' agin the exurbs, fine. Just don't pretend your fully respected opinion is in any way supported by the facts. <BR/><BR/><I>I hate the exburbs. </I>Nooo, really? Who'd a thunk? I cool with that. So cool, I am seriously interested if you can enumerate the reasons. I honestly think we can all learn from these reasons. The real reasons, not the cover story. And don't get me wrong, there are lots of reasons to object to the dominance of the exurban development pattern but I'd be surprised if you can actually list them. <BR/><BR/><I>I don't understand anyone who drive 50 miles each way to get to work, when they can live closer.</I><BR/><BR/>50 miles of course being several deviations away from the norm. Might as well use me as an example. My commute is now 4 times longer than even a few months ago. It is now close to 100 fett. EACH WAY. This is the burden I wilingly bear to give my kids an extra bedroom. In short, you resorted once again to anecdote in the extreme to try to make your point. The truth is those places with the most transit, the most mixed use, the densest populations are the places with the longest commutes. <BR/><BR/><I>I suffocate at TGIF or bennigans, </I><BR/><BR/>Yep, just food, no cuisine nor atmosphere. Good thing there aren't any of these or McDs or such in the cenurbs and such a shame that the exurbs are devoid of anything except the chains. <BR/><BR/><I>but love a local dive bar. I don't get American's obsession with large houses vs. quality houses. And I hate wal-mart.</I><BR/><BR/>All legitimate perspectives. I too hate Walmart but6 probably for different and enumerable reasons. The parking lots and quality are not among them. <BR/><BR/><I>None of the above can be scientifically proven or disproven.</I><BR/><BR/>Au contraire. I've got gigabytes of reply qued up just waiting for your first subject. Come on, you gotta have sumptin' 'bout wasting resources you'd like to throw out as an example. Energy? Paved earth? Biodiversity? Time? <BR/><BR/><I>It's just my opinion. It's just emotions.</I> <BR/><BR/>Since when does opinion extend to asserting that the exurbs are inefficient? You've got lots of -considered- opinions. You wouldn't want people to think you make it all up as you go along?Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162343161913124812006-11-01T01:06:00.000+00:002006-11-01T01:06:00.000+00:00GH 1848 speaks the truth.http://tinyurl.com/vmda4GH 1848 speaks the truth.<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/vmda4Roccmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941353492023923157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162337791555692272006-10-31T23:36:00.000+00:002006-10-31T23:36:00.000+00:00Tabasco said... pompous assI say monkey spank spe...Tabasco said... <BR/> pompous ass<BR/><BR/>I say monkey spank spewing, ball less wonderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162337662969983982006-10-31T23:34:00.000+00:002006-10-31T23:34:00.000+00:00robert - this arguement is opinion, an esoteric ex...robert - this arguement is opinion, an esoteric exercise in like vs. dislike. this is not the time for hard facts or evidence, it is simply emotion and opinion<BR/><BR/>I hate the exburbs. I don't understand anyone who drive 50 miles each way to get to work, when they can live closer. I suffocate at TGIF or bennigans, but love a local dive bar. I don't get American's obsession with large houses vs. quality houses. And I hate wal-mart.<BR/><BR/>None of the above can be scientifically proven or disproven. It's just my opinion. It's just emotions.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-1162336882431060572006-10-31T23:21:00.000+00:002006-10-31T23:21:00.000+00:00Mark,I Read it. Scary.We are are such threadjacker...Mark,<BR/>I Read it. Scary.<BR/><BR/>We are are such threadjackers.<BR/> <BR/>hehehehe<BR/><BR/>sorry keith, but it is halloween.FlyingMonkeyWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770643973751363527noreply@blogger.com