[quote=UCGal]Eavesdropper… we must be the same generation (the older-than-dirt generation.) I also moved out as soon as I could with low expectations of working plumbing… and also get disgusted seeing the house hunters episodes that imply double sinks and granite are “minimum” standards.
And I also spent my high school years listening to the Ramones… but here in San Diego. Gabba Gabba Hey![/quote]
If you guys are older than dirt, than I must be petrified wood.
Like eavesdropper,I got my own place when I was 18, a couple of mos. BEFORE my HS graduation.
My first (1br) apt. ($140 mo.) in Denver had avocado green shag carpeting with matching appls. and bean bag chairs with green striped wallpaper in the “Dining area” which matched my green/brown striped vinyl 5 pc. dinette perfectly! To complement my “decorating scheme” I had two black velvet posters in the living room with black (purple) light tubes shining on them, a giant orange-ball lamp on a chain hanging from the ceiling, two floor-to-ceiling beaded macrame plant hangers with “lush” spider plants in them made by my bestest friends. The only things of value in there were my two 3′ high JBL wood floor speakers, my Harmon Kardon reciever, my “Technics” strobe-lighted turntable and my extensive collection of LPs all showcased in a fabuloso plywood and cinder-block “entertainment center” assembled by me. The landlord let me paint the baseboards and moulding green, as well.
My first apt. in SD was a lg. studio with a brass Murphy bed and hot-water heat near Laurel St. It had a panoramic view of the bay and I-5, quonset huts, underbellies of jets, and SDGE incl. for $140 mo. Later, I rented a two-car “tandem” gar. on Albatross for $50 mo. Whenever a plane flew over our roof antenna, my TV screen would turn to “snow” – LOL! My building didn’t have access to “Mission Cable” at the time.
