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Cheri[_3_]

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> 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

It means (to him) that you were asking for help/questions with different
things about your home ownership, at least that's the way I take it.

Cheri