tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post2416685920967333507..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Building Castles...Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-221025250378850112009-10-19T11:05:41.943-04:002009-10-19T11:05:41.943-04:00That is exactly what is happening in my husband...That is exactly what is happening in my husband's old neighborhood. All these charming, beautiful older homes are being torn down to make Mc Mansions. It is crazy and they go up higher too. It does take the charm out of the neighborhood and the noise is nonstop. I swear, they pay tons of money just for the land, when the home that sits on it is so beautiful, and full of character. I donAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-91630154082147280922009-10-17T09:51:32.303-04:002009-10-17T09:51:32.303-04:00My absolute "favourite" on new houses is...My absolute "favourite" on new houses is the portico - two storeys high and to protect what? We live in the tropics and the rain comes horizontally sometimes - totally useless! <br />Finials are another - what are they for? Even a bird would find it useless to land on and if they slipped it could be mortally wounding.Limningedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833052308609903999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-24849447595491238562009-10-16T16:21:35.508-04:002009-10-16T16:21:35.508-04:00People come up with the oddest renovations in my n...People come up with the oddest renovations in my neighbourhood too.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-71650750196829751252009-10-15T22:55:46.255-04:002009-10-15T22:55:46.255-04:00I feel for you. We had constructions in our neighb...I feel for you. We had constructions in our neighborhood a few years ago and the blasting was bad. I felt we were being bombed every hour or so!<br /><br />But it's getting cold, so they should work quickly ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-39309908747536251282009-10-15T08:15:47.159-04:002009-10-15T08:15:47.159-04:00oreneta:
Supply and demand or demand and supply – ...oreneta:<br />Supply and demand or demand and supply – either way, such a shame.<br /><br />Shari:<br />Not all change is good! And this distraction won’t be over any time soon…<br /><br />Bodhi Chicklet:<br />I need to get away for many reasons...a trip to the cottage is in the works.<br /><br />cip:<br />I don’t mind looking like Frankenstein in the privacy of my own home…<br /><br />Maggie Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-58644572847710585402009-10-15T00:19:08.115-04:002009-10-15T00:19:08.115-04:00I need eccentricity and charm and unique flavor to...I need eccentricity and charm and unique flavor to thrive.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-49361972951443234922009-10-14T23:00:19.614-04:002009-10-14T23:00:19.614-04:00Good Luck with the noise Beth.
You may need some F...Good Luck with the noise Beth.<br />You may need some Frankenstein Bolts.<br />I use them all the time when I am in the bookstores reading and people around me are talking way too loud. I call them Frankenstein Bolts because you look like Frankenstein a bit......... you scrunch them up and then shove them in your ears and they expand.<br />These seem to be your only hope until your neighbors Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-68356355742183930202009-10-14T20:01:57.623-04:002009-10-14T20:01:57.623-04:00The only thing worse than undergoing renovations i...The only thing worse than undergoing renovations is living next door to someone who is undergoing renovations. My deepest sympathies. It sounds like you need to get away for a while.The Bodhi Chicklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516287894431519640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-84627888436921636442009-10-14T17:14:39.564-04:002009-10-14T17:14:39.564-04:00Change. We must accept change. Change is good, rig...Change. We must accept change. Change is good, right? Maybe it was more expensive to fix the house than it was to build a new on in its place?<br /><br />Sorry you have to deal with the distraction. Hope it's over with now.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743533586969447238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-25231101097054959492009-10-14T16:23:46.337-04:002009-10-14T16:23:46.337-04:00It bugs me rather a lot when perfectly lovely and ...It bugs me rather a lot when perfectly lovely and usable houses are torn down. The environmentalist in myself has a little fit.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-84968793440237301842009-10-14T12:30:17.482-04:002009-10-14T12:30:17.482-04:00Reeny:
I made a typo! "and advil"
See? ...Reeny:<br />I made a typo! "<i>and</i> advil"<br />See? This noise is getting to me! I never make typos! ;)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4144914678971101032009-10-14T12:28:13.384-04:002009-10-14T12:28:13.384-04:00Charlotta-love:
Ear plugs would help with the nois...Charlotta-love:<br />Ear plugs would help with the noise but I’d still feel those BIG BOOMS!<br /><br />Deidra:<br />Thank you! I’m hoping the story I’m writing manages to turn out witty, too.<br /><br />sherry lee:<br />Maybe that balcony is for the men to use? ;)<br />Rick Mercer! I take that as a great compliment.<br /><br />apriliniowa:<br />I love mine, too. Alas, it will probably end Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-35585224694084054932009-10-14T11:34:38.568-04:002009-10-14T11:34:38.568-04:00We were just driving through Markham this weekend ...We were just driving through Markham this weekend and I haven't been up that way in forever. I mean there used to be fields up there. Now it's just crappy subdivision after crappy subdivision as far as the eye can see...<br /><br />I hear your pain, I live in High Park and the road work on Roncesvalles has to be done but man I could go without the jack hammer at 7am!Reeny's Ramblin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050247389542400578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-31246152015745385212009-10-14T11:03:34.348-04:002009-10-14T11:03:34.348-04:00Beth, my empathy is with you. As you know from re...Beth, my empathy is with you. As you know from reading my blog I moved into my home 22 years ago and I couldn't see even one house from my home. Since then over 50 houses have been built within a mile, forests have been cleared and I can now see 18 houses from my home, 12 of which are McMansions.The Guy Who Writes Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640163878085652809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-57483170213168859642009-10-14T10:56:15.905-04:002009-10-14T10:56:15.905-04:00I'm not a fan of new homes either. Or of the d...I'm not a fan of new homes either. Or of the destruction of homes that were built solidly. Our home is almost 80 yrs. and I love it dearly.~h~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05341133302838419536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-85102781718821024932009-10-14T10:40:01.069-04:002009-10-14T10:40:01.069-04:00It's happening much too often. And your neigh...It's happening much too often. And your neighbourhood is one that has always held such charm (IMO). I love the older homes..they have character, not to mention how rich they are in the history of the lives lived in them.<br /><br />For what? Turrets (you sounded just like Rick Mercer there!! lol!!)??? And balconies off bedrooms...I saw something on channel 14 yesterday -- the Princess Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-78408236212574357582009-10-14T10:15:48.800-04:002009-10-14T10:15:48.800-04:00No writing dribble here. You are just as wise and ...No writing dribble here. You are just as wise and witty as ever!Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-61077036090487431532009-10-14T10:02:11.512-04:002009-10-14T10:02:11.512-04:00I think it's a bit sad when I drive through &#...I think it's a bit sad when I drive through 'cookie cutter' neighborhoods. I love a home with personality! <br /><br />Hope you have some ear plugs. I find them incredibly helpful when I'm trying to study in a noisy place.Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.com