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Having a hard time keeping "local and seasonal"
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:18:17 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:
> sf > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:04:05 -0700, "gloria.p" >
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> >> I know it may be hard to believe, but in many areas of the country
> >> cellars (and basements) don't exist.
>
> >I thought it was just the norm in the West/Southwest. That's not the
> >case?
>
> That's mostly the case.
>
> Personally, I would not want any usable space below grade, except
> possibly for a wine cellar, and even then I am suspicious of moisture,
> ingress of water, outright flooding, etc.
>
I have a full basement, but I'm built into a hill and I don't have an
underground stream running through my property. When I lived in
Michigan, we had a full basement and a sump pump to keep it dry.
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