And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It's an excellent reading room. It's a horrible "living space", and probably comprises 90% of all available room in that domicile.
With noisy and/or nosy neighbors on at least five of six sides.
That's not living, it's zookeeping, or correctional custody. The snow leaopards in the Central Park Zoo have it better. Hard pass, unless the only alternative was a top bunk in SuperMax.
Right. The "urban" atmosphere kills it for me. And, knowing that every second of every day some jack wipe could kick my door in and make me splatter his gutz all over the foyer. No thanx. I'll stay my ass out here in the woods where us animals understand each other.
For some it is, but not for this country boy. Give me a house where the nearest neighbour is at least 1/4 mile away so I can read without distraction. Al_in_Ottawa
20 stifling, stnking, aggravating and expensive years in city living. Divorce gave me the freedom of a snall house with distance betwen real neighbors, privacy, security and view worth millions in my mind. My books, my dogs and my mind. Ερωτοκριτος
I would rather see a pond or a wooded area out of my window. The room is a little too busy. Some stuff would need to go. It would also be a chess board and not checkers.
Could be the livingroom of a NYC Shotgun
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking Perry Street in the Village.
DeleteAdd a microwave, small refrigerator and a laptop and I would just probably never leave till I read all those books. Probably reminds me of...well you!
ReplyDeleteAu contraire.
ReplyDeleteOnly for urban hamsters.
It's an excellent reading room.
It's a horrible "living space", and probably comprises 90% of all available room in that domicile.
With noisy and/or nosy neighbors on at least five of six sides.
That's not living, it's zookeeping, or correctional custody.
The snow leaopards in the Central Park Zoo have it better.
Hard pass, unless the only alternative was a top bunk in SuperMax.
Right. The "urban" atmosphere kills it for me. And, knowing that every second of every day some jack wipe could kick my door in and make me splatter his gutz all over the foyer. No thanx. I'll stay my ass out here in the woods where us animals understand each other.
DeleteReplace the checkers with backgammon or cribbage and I'm there.
ReplyDeleteFor some it is, but not for this country boy. Give me a house where the nearest neighbour is at least 1/4 mile away so I can read without distraction.
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This right here sums it all up.
Delete20 stifling, stnking, aggravating and expensive years in city living. Divorce gave me the freedom of a snall house with distance betwen real neighbors, privacy, security and view worth millions in my mind. My books, my dogs and my mind.
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Two people could not sit in the chairs at the same time. They are way too close.
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ReplyDeleteI would rather see a pond or a wooded area out of my window. The room is a little too busy. Some stuff would need to go. It would also be a chess board and not checkers.
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