In the early 80's we owned a home up the sstreet which like 95 % of the
homes in this area , were or are all on what they call floating slabs.
designed after the Levitown homes . a typical 4bdr Cape cod style. After
I buy this house with a basement I had a dream , like other guys of
building a work bench, which I did and then go on from there. There was
a good reason the previous owners had nothing except for a old snow
sleigh down there. you know , in the basement where frogs and other
things go.
Also in my research I found out that where this house sits in the
early to mid 40's and before that , this was all swamp. Then some
really smart but greedy folks drained the swamp to build homes for
returning vets from WW II. it is a long story but now that I know what
I know I wish I had that house on the slab again. and then maybe a long
barn to collect all the things, some would call junk, that I like to
collect.
On the brighter side for Claudia or others who want to stay the stay
for many years to come. you can buy a adjustable liner for your
basement and turn it into a personal family swimming pool. or to do
some fish farming and more. Research , research and more research when
buying a home is the great thing to do. I hate like most of you , to go
out in the rain but if you are ever house shopping, go on a day when
there is a downpour or other bad weather to see how your dream house is
faring up. Lee
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I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as
the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must
not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. If we run into such debts, we
must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and in our comforts,
in our labor and in our amusements. If we can prevent the government from
wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they
will be happy.
-- Thomas Jefferson
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