Era of McMansions and 3 cars coming to an end?

[paparush]

[livelongandprosper]

1. No. There were obscenely rich people during the Great Depression n/t

[lukasahero]

14. Fair enough but "obscenely rich people" don't live in McMansions eom

[itsrobert]

2. All I had was some stock/401K

No house, no cars. Trying to invest for my retirement and saving enought to buy a house.

But thanks anyways.

[El Pinko]

3. There will still be 3 cars in front of the McMansion...

...belonging to the 3 families who share it.

[paparush]

4. You may be right!

[applegrove]

5. Will the McMansions all be torn down like they were after the Victorian era?

[paparush]

6. Chopped up and burned for fuel.

[LeftyMom]

7. Most of the victorians here were divided up into rentals ages ago.

You can get three or four decently sized apartments out of one, no problem.

[applegrove]

8. That is a good idea. Would help with the cost of rental units. Only one problem... which rental unit

gets the hot tub?

[LeftyMom]

9. Share the yard?

A lot of duplexes, townhouses, etc have communal yards.

[applegrove]

12. Shared hot tub, shared pool. Like Melrose Place!!! I love it.

[Critters2]

10. The McMansions can work in the same way.

Just e-mailed my under-employed brother, and told him that, if things get as bad as they're predicting, he's welcome to stay here.

[applegrove]

13. Family first. You have the right attitude. Nice of you to make the offer to your brother. I'm sure

he really appreciates it. And even if he doesn't take you up on it... you have added to his sense of security in these scary times.

[KillCapitalism]

15. Who's your brother voting for?

I would hope your underemployed brother is an Obama supporter.

[Critters2]

19. My brother is VERY active in the DFL in MN. Has done union organizing,

community organizing for poor, minority churches...one of the most progressive people I know. Yes, a strong Obama supporter. Works for a conservation organization, but has had some health problems in recent years.

[Critters2]

16. delete. dupe. My aircard burped. nt

[ITsec]

11. Gilligan's Island...

No phone, no lights no motor cars,
Not a single luxury,
Like Robinson Crusoe,
As primitive as can be.

[peanut2010]

18. No phones! now that`s a good idea

Nothing worse than a phone with a bill collector,salesperson on the other end.

[marmar]

17. Good. It needs to......

They were an environmental disaster to begin with, and now we see that they were a financial one as well.