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jmcquown[_2_]

On 8/28/2018 10:18 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 22:00:27 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/27/2018 8:55 PM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:48:03 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 8/26/2018 7:38 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 13:19:01 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/26/2018 12:00 PM, wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually it's very easy to build a house with a basement in areas with
>>>>>>> high water tables and/or very rocky areas... same way they do in many
>>>>>>> large citys, they make a higher foundation with perhaps 4-5 steps to
>>>>>>> the front door. They dig down to a certain depth and perhaps the
>>>>>>> basement is half above ground.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But one reason we are moving is to avoid steps.
>>>>>
>>>>> We live in a ranch, no steps, and rarely have a need to go in the
>>>>> basement
>>>>
>>>> Then why all the fuss about having one?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Many houses have attics that are rarely accessed but add greatly to
>>> living comfort. Our basement is not finished for entertaining guests,
>>> we go down to the basement perhaps four times a day, mostly to clean
>>> the cat's litter pan twice a day, also to store and retrieve
>>> groceries. There's a 2nd fridge and a high capacity washing machine
>>> in the basement, and clotheslines. Our utilities are in the basement,
>>> makes for easy access to plumbing, etc. A basement offers a lot
>>> of storage space for bulky items. A basement makes it easy to
>>> hardwire computers/TVs. But mostly living directly on a cement slab
>>> in direct contact with the ground is not healthful.... it's like
>>> living in a camping tent.
>>>
>> Nothing you wrote makes me want to live in a house with a basement. Nor
>> does it explain why all houses should have one. I don't want a walk in
>> attic, either.
>>
>> Jill
>
> You never purchased a house, you inherited one, you know nothing about
> houses, absolutely NOTHING!

Just because I never bought a house doesn't mean I haven't *lived* in a
bunch of them. The only houses we lived in (there were a lot of them)
when I was growing up that had basements were in Virginia. One in
Woodbridge, the other in Annandale. The houses I rented as an adult in
Memphis didn't have basements, either.

I'd much rather live in an apartment. Everything is covered by the
rent: property taxes, appliance repair/replacement. The apartment
before I moved here was great. 1100 sq. ft., 2 br/2 ba. with a 22 sq.
foot fenced patio. When the HVAC unit broke, they replaced it. Ditto
the water heater. They even changed the smoke alarm batteries twice a year.

> And I know that for a fact from all the
> SOS emails you sent me half a dozen times a day that you will forever
> deny. You are a FAKE!!!
>
What the hell is an SOS email? SOS implies needing rescue... WTF?

Jill