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[AZGrizFan]

I said "most".

Ah, that must be why you also said "we".

That was "we" in the general sense...

If it makes you feel any better, I went from 5 weeks of vacation to 3 when I moved to Texas.

[Grizalltheway]

Ah, that must be why you also said "we".

That was "we" in the general sense...

If it makes you feel any better, I went from 5 weeks of vacation to 3 when I moved to Texas.

Slightly.

[JoltinJoe]

I'm sure it's a very humble 15,000 square foot home.

Darn. That's the kind of typo that totally blows the point. 1,500 square foot home.

I knew it was a typo. And I totally agree with you on the size of house. Who needs all that extra room? You're just going to fill it with things you don't need, and probably impart into your kids some sense of entitlement to living in an extravagant house as a condition of their happiness as an adult.

[AZGrizFan]

Darn. That's the kind of typo that totally blows the point. 1,500 square foot home.

I knew it was a typo. And I totally agree with you on the size of house. Who needs all that extra room? You're just going to fill it with things you don't need, and probably impart into your kids some sense of entitlement to living in an extravagant house as a condition of their happiness as an adult.

Try finding a 1500 square foot home in Texas that isn't a complete piece of shit.

[JoltinJoe]

I knew it was a typo. And I totally agree with you on the size of house. Who needs all that extra room? You're just going to fill it with things you don't need, and probably impart into your kids some sense of entitlement to living in an extravagant house as a condition of their happiness as an adult.

Try finding a 1500 square foot home in Texas that isn't a complete piece of ****.

I hear you. Same problem around here. My house is about 2500, which is plenty enough room and it is a very nice. We get cold called from realtors all the time because people ask about our house. We're on a cul-de-sac on a seldom traveled road. Great for biking and playing games in the street, which the kids do all the time. IMO, for the kids, this is much better than a bigger house.

I could afford a bigger house, but I don't want my kids to become spoiled or develop a sense of entitlement. Not every kid who grows up like that becomes spoiled, but it is certainly harder to avoid when you own some McMansion.

[JohnStOnge]

I've always been the type that if you gave me $5,000,000 and told me to spend it on a residence I would think in terms of buying some nice land out in the country with access to fishing and spend as little as I could on constructing a house on it. Most of the money would go to getting as much nice land as I could. I mean I'd want a nice comfortable house but making it large would not be an objective. Of course I'd have to use some of the money to by herbivores to keep the grass down. My wife likes horses so some of those. And that would mean I'd have to have a barn of some type.

But I have no desire at all for a "mansion." Not my cup of tea.

My own little house is in one of those neighborhoods with limited access. You know a little street goes into the entrance and the neighborhood is like a big rounded-edges rectangle. It makes for a nice walkway, running track, etc. In fact it's 1 1/10 miles around and that's my running track. Lots of trees that have had plenty of time to grow since the neighborhood was established in the 70s. Pretty trees including a good number of Live Oaks (which I love). Lots of hawks around for some reason, which I like. I like hawks.

Also the lots are bigger than the new subdivisions. 1/2 acre each. Not so big that it kills me to take care of it or kills me financially to hire somebody else to do it but big enough so we can do things like sit around having a bonfire.

It was better in 1991 when we first moved in because it and the adjacent subdivision were out in the country. Everything else was fields with cows and such. Since then the population has increased dramatically and most of those cattle fields were subdivided to make new subdivisions. Also there is a primary school right behind our subdivision now.

For some reason there was a change such that, while all of the squirrels around here used to be Fox Squirrels, they're now all Grey Squirrels. I suspect it has to do with changing the environment in the general area to build subdivisions and such.

But it's still nice.

[AZGrizFan]

I just want a little log cabin like this:

[Ibanez]

I've always been the type that if you gave me $5,000,000 and told me to spend it on a residence I would think in terms of buying some nice land out in the country with access to fishing and spend as little as I could on constructing a house on it. Most of the money would go to getting as much nice land as I could. I mean I'd want a nice comfortable house but making it large would not be an objective. Of course I'd have to use some of the money to by herbivores to keep the grass down. My wife likes horses so some of those. And that would mean I'd have to have a barn of some type.

But I have no desire at all for a "mansion." Not my cup of tea.

My own little house is in one of those neighborhoods with limited access. You know a little street goes into the entrance and the neighborhood is like a big rounded-edges rectangle. It makes for a nice walkway, running track, etc. In fact it's 1 1/10 miles around and that's my running track. Lots of trees that have had plenty of time to grow since the neighborhood was established in the 70s. Pretty trees including a good number of Live Oaks (which I love). Lots of hawks around for some reason, which I like. I like hawks.

Also the lots are bigger than the new subdivisions. 1/2 acre each. Not so big that it kills me to take care of it or kills me financially to hire somebody else to do it but big enough so we can do things like sit around having a bonfire.

It was better in 1991 when we first moved in because it and the adjacent subdivision were out in the country. Everything else was fields with cows and such. Since then the population has increased dramatically and most of those cattle fields were subdivided to make new subdivisions. Also there is a primary school right behind our subdivision now.

For some reason there was a change such that, while all of the squirrels around here used to be Fox Squirrels, they're now all Grey Squirrels. I suspect it has to do with changing the environment in the general area to build subdivisions and such.

But it's still nice.

Really, grandpa? Tell us more.

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[Ibanez]

I just want a little log cabin like this:

Look at all that landscaping. That's not cheap.

[AZGrizFan]

I just want a little log cabin like this:

Look at all that landscaping. That's not cheap.

Goats. The answer is goats.

[grizzaholic]

I just want a little log cabin like this:

The water bill at your house in Texas must be huge AZ. I mean...shit. Must be nice.

[AZGrizFan]

I just want a little log cabin like this:

The water bill at your house in Texas must be huge AZ. I mean...shit. Must be nice.

My first water bill was $480 fucking dollars. I almost swallowed my tongue when I opened THAT little piece of mail. I figured out what was going on and quickly corrected the situation, and now it runs $55-$75 per month. Still not great, but fuck ME I almost defaulted on the loan when I got that first bill....

[grizzaholic]

The water bill at your house in Texas must be huge AZ. I mean...shit. Must be nice.

My first water bill was $480 fucking dollars. I almost swallowed my tongue when I opened THAT little piece of mail. I figured out what was going on and quickly corrected the situation, and now it runs $55-$75 per month. Still not great, but fuck ME I almost defaulted on the loan when I got that first bill....

If I was forced to live where you are, my first expenditure would be a FieldTurf install. GG must really love you.

[AZGrizFan]

My first water bill was $480 fucking dollars. I almost swallowed my tongue when I opened THAT little piece of mail. I figured out what was going on and quickly corrected the situation, and now it runs $55-$75 per month. Still not great, but fuck ME I almost defaulted on the loan when I got that first bill....

If I was forced to live where you are, my first expenditure would be a FieldTurf install. GG must really love you.

It ain't Montana, but there are worse places to live. And yes, she does.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Look at all that landscaping. That's not cheap.

Goats. The answer is goats.

Isn't it always...

[AZGrizFan]

Goats. The answer is goats.

Isn't it always...

Maybe not always, but damned near always...

[Ibanez]

Look at all that landscaping. That's not cheap.

Goats. The answer is goats.

Goats won't maintain those shrubs and flowers. That's what bandle is for.