the Kent housing boom
Jan. 23rd, 2004 12:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dchenesThis morning I got e-mail from a friend of mine that basically said "Hi, what was I going to e-mail you about?" I've had days like that.
They're putting up another house in the field across the street. I wouldn't want to be doing roofing in this weather, thank you very much. I wonder if they're building the houses as the lots sell? That would make sense, I suppose. Most of the developments I've ever seen going up are a case of "build all the houses and then try to sell them", and it always struck me as a bad idea. In any case, the fact that they're putting up another house basically means they wake me up every morning by hammering on things. Hopefully after this they'll leave everything else alone until the ground thaws out again. I can't imagine that digging a foundation trench in frozen ground is very much fun, and I suspect it isn't much fun pouring concrete in freezing weather either.
While I was off gallivanting around last month, they did in fact come knock down the eyesore next door. When I got back, there was nothing but a large pile of debris, and now there's just a large concrete slab. I'm sure they're going to build something there, but I don't know what, since that lot is between the housing complex I live in and a sorority house. I don't know that I'd necessarily want to live right next door to a sorority house. Then again, I'm no fun at all, so what do I know? If it were up to me, I'd have them build something other than housing, preferably something that meant I didn't have to go on a half-hour round trip walk every time I run out of milk. The walking is good for me, but sometimes it just isn't convenient. Anyway, I was rather amused the other day that they had been out there locating a gas line, and had spray-painted it on the snow. It makes sense in a "well, what else are we supposed to do?" kind of way, but it amuses me that they put a permanent mark on an impermanent surface.
Some day when I remember to do it, I should do some research about growing tomato plants in flowerpots.
They're putting up another house in the field across the street. I wouldn't want to be doing roofing in this weather, thank you very much. I wonder if they're building the houses as the lots sell? That would make sense, I suppose. Most of the developments I've ever seen going up are a case of "build all the houses and then try to sell them", and it always struck me as a bad idea. In any case, the fact that they're putting up another house basically means they wake me up every morning by hammering on things. Hopefully after this they'll leave everything else alone until the ground thaws out again. I can't imagine that digging a foundation trench in frozen ground is very much fun, and I suspect it isn't much fun pouring concrete in freezing weather either.
While I was off gallivanting around last month, they did in fact come knock down the eyesore next door. When I got back, there was nothing but a large pile of debris, and now there's just a large concrete slab. I'm sure they're going to build something there, but I don't know what, since that lot is between the housing complex I live in and a sorority house. I don't know that I'd necessarily want to live right next door to a sorority house. Then again, I'm no fun at all, so what do I know? If it were up to me, I'd have them build something other than housing, preferably something that meant I didn't have to go on a half-hour round trip walk every time I run out of milk. The walking is good for me, but sometimes it just isn't convenient. Anyway, I was rather amused the other day that they had been out there locating a gas line, and had spray-painted it on the snow. It makes sense in a "well, what else are we supposed to do?" kind of way, but it amuses me that they put a permanent mark on an impermanent surface.
Some day when I remember to do it, I should do some research about growing tomato plants in flowerpots.
