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June 15, 2010 at 8:23 AM #566137June 15, 2010 at 10:42 AM #565223
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Participant[quote=eavesdropper][quote=HLS]We aren’t dealing with too many people who think.
FHA is the new subprime. Without it, the houisng market would collapse.We are dealing with a society that has an entitlement attitude and thinks that their civil rights are violated if they can’t get a mortgage.
Greed and foolishness is rampant. People think they are looked down upon if they are a renter.The wise ones have been renters the last 5-6 years and have no money in the stock market. How UNAmerican is that ?
The recent move to “address risk” at FHA was if a credit score is below 580, you need 10% down. Above 580 3.50% down is still possible, and the seller can only contribute 3% of the sales price instead of 6%.
This is a very, very, sick situation.HLS, I’ve noticed what you term as the “entitlement attitude” also, and it doesn’t appear as though the rocky financial shoals we’ve been experiencing recently have been a deterrent to borrowers or lenders. I kept hearing that the days of zero percent down were over, but that’s not what I’m seeing. What I’m especially struck by is the attitude of very young adults (20-22) who are living with their parents, and insisting that they have to buy a house before they can move out (sheltering that $25K annual salary from income taxes can be challenging). I admit to spitting up a little in my mouth when I watch “House Hunter”-type shows, and hear an appalled 21-year-old college dropout complain that the kitchen doesn’t have granite or stainless, and there’s only two bathrooms, and neither has double sinks!
Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
Just like Social Security and Medicare and some other entitlement programs have been expanded far beyond their original purposes and provisions, so has government funding of home ownership. I am alarmed by what appears to be the Feds filling the home financing void left by skittish financial institutions.
Do you know who it was in Congress that sponsored this recent initiative on the mortgage insurance increases? I never fail to be shocked by the appallingly low level of financial IQs among our elected officials. Is it possible that none of the large number that voted on this can comprehend what an increase of $450 and up will do to people’s ability to cover their monthly mortgage payment? And this is on top of the exorbitant hikes in property taxes in some areas where local governments are attempting to increase revenue.[/quote]
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!
June 15, 2010 at 10:42 AM #565317Participant[quote=eavesdropper][quote=HLS]We aren’t dealing with too many people who think.
FHA is the new subprime. Without it, the houisng market would collapse.We are dealing with a society that has an entitlement attitude and thinks that their civil rights are violated if they can’t get a mortgage.
Greed and foolishness is rampant. People think they are looked down upon if they are a renter.The wise ones have been renters the last 5-6 years and have no money in the stock market. How UNAmerican is that ?
The recent move to “address risk” at FHA was if a credit score is below 580, you need 10% down. Above 580 3.50% down is still possible, and the seller can only contribute 3% of the sales price instead of 6%.
This is a very, very, sick situation.HLS, I’ve noticed what you term as the “entitlement attitude” also, and it doesn’t appear as though the rocky financial shoals we’ve been experiencing recently have been a deterrent to borrowers or lenders. I kept hearing that the days of zero percent down were over, but that’s not what I’m seeing. What I’m especially struck by is the attitude of very young adults (20-22) who are living with their parents, and insisting that they have to buy a house before they can move out (sheltering that $25K annual salary from income taxes can be challenging). I admit to spitting up a little in my mouth when I watch “House Hunter”-type shows, and hear an appalled 21-year-old college dropout complain that the kitchen doesn’t have granite or stainless, and there’s only two bathrooms, and neither has double sinks!
Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
Just like Social Security and Medicare and some other entitlement programs have been expanded far beyond their original purposes and provisions, so has government funding of home ownership. I am alarmed by what appears to be the Feds filling the home financing void left by skittish financial institutions.
Do you know who it was in Congress that sponsored this recent initiative on the mortgage insurance increases? I never fail to be shocked by the appallingly low level of financial IQs among our elected officials. Is it possible that none of the large number that voted on this can comprehend what an increase of $450 and up will do to people’s ability to cover their monthly mortgage payment? And this is on top of the exorbitant hikes in property taxes in some areas where local governments are attempting to increase revenue.[/quote]
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!
June 15, 2010 at 10:42 AM #565823Participant[quote=eavesdropper][quote=HLS]We aren’t dealing with too many people who think.
FHA is the new subprime. Without it, the houisng market would collapse.We are dealing with a society that has an entitlement attitude and thinks that their civil rights are violated if they can’t get a mortgage.
Greed and foolishness is rampant. People think they are looked down upon if they are a renter.The wise ones have been renters the last 5-6 years and have no money in the stock market. How UNAmerican is that ?
The recent move to “address risk” at FHA was if a credit score is below 580, you need 10% down. Above 580 3.50% down is still possible, and the seller can only contribute 3% of the sales price instead of 6%.
This is a very, very, sick situation.HLS, I’ve noticed what you term as the “entitlement attitude” also, and it doesn’t appear as though the rocky financial shoals we’ve been experiencing recently have been a deterrent to borrowers or lenders. I kept hearing that the days of zero percent down were over, but that’s not what I’m seeing. What I’m especially struck by is the attitude of very young adults (20-22) who are living with their parents, and insisting that they have to buy a house before they can move out (sheltering that $25K annual salary from income taxes can be challenging). I admit to spitting up a little in my mouth when I watch “House Hunter”-type shows, and hear an appalled 21-year-old college dropout complain that the kitchen doesn’t have granite or stainless, and there’s only two bathrooms, and neither has double sinks!
Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
Just like Social Security and Medicare and some other entitlement programs have been expanded far beyond their original purposes and provisions, so has government funding of home ownership. I am alarmed by what appears to be the Feds filling the home financing void left by skittish financial institutions.
Do you know who it was in Congress that sponsored this recent initiative on the mortgage insurance increases? I never fail to be shocked by the appallingly low level of financial IQs among our elected officials. Is it possible that none of the large number that voted on this can comprehend what an increase of $450 and up will do to people’s ability to cover their monthly mortgage payment? And this is on top of the exorbitant hikes in property taxes in some areas where local governments are attempting to increase revenue.[/quote]
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!
June 15, 2010 at 10:42 AM #565930Participant[quote=eavesdropper][quote=HLS]We aren’t dealing with too many people who think.
FHA is the new subprime. Without it, the houisng market would collapse.We are dealing with a society that has an entitlement attitude and thinks that their civil rights are violated if they can’t get a mortgage.
Greed and foolishness is rampant. People think they are looked down upon if they are a renter.The wise ones have been renters the last 5-6 years and have no money in the stock market. How UNAmerican is that ?
The recent move to “address risk” at FHA was if a credit score is below 580, you need 10% down. Above 580 3.50% down is still possible, and the seller can only contribute 3% of the sales price instead of 6%.
This is a very, very, sick situation.HLS, I’ve noticed what you term as the “entitlement attitude” also, and it doesn’t appear as though the rocky financial shoals we’ve been experiencing recently have been a deterrent to borrowers or lenders. I kept hearing that the days of zero percent down were over, but that’s not what I’m seeing. What I’m especially struck by is the attitude of very young adults (20-22) who are living with their parents, and insisting that they have to buy a house before they can move out (sheltering that $25K annual salary from income taxes can be challenging). I admit to spitting up a little in my mouth when I watch “House Hunter”-type shows, and hear an appalled 21-year-old college dropout complain that the kitchen doesn’t have granite or stainless, and there’s only two bathrooms, and neither has double sinks!
Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
Just like Social Security and Medicare and some other entitlement programs have been expanded far beyond their original purposes and provisions, so has government funding of home ownership. I am alarmed by what appears to be the Feds filling the home financing void left by skittish financial institutions.
Do you know who it was in Congress that sponsored this recent initiative on the mortgage insurance increases? I never fail to be shocked by the appallingly low level of financial IQs among our elected officials. Is it possible that none of the large number that voted on this can comprehend what an increase of $450 and up will do to people’s ability to cover their monthly mortgage payment? And this is on top of the exorbitant hikes in property taxes in some areas where local governments are attempting to increase revenue.[/quote]
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!
June 15, 2010 at 10:42 AM #566217Participant[quote=eavesdropper][quote=HLS]We aren’t dealing with too many people who think.
FHA is the new subprime. Without it, the houisng market would collapse.We are dealing with a society that has an entitlement attitude and thinks that their civil rights are violated if they can’t get a mortgage.
Greed and foolishness is rampant. People think they are looked down upon if they are a renter.The wise ones have been renters the last 5-6 years and have no money in the stock market. How UNAmerican is that ?
The recent move to “address risk” at FHA was if a credit score is below 580, you need 10% down. Above 580 3.50% down is still possible, and the seller can only contribute 3% of the sales price instead of 6%.
This is a very, very, sick situation.HLS, I’ve noticed what you term as the “entitlement attitude” also, and it doesn’t appear as though the rocky financial shoals we’ve been experiencing recently have been a deterrent to borrowers or lenders. I kept hearing that the days of zero percent down were over, but that’s not what I’m seeing. What I’m especially struck by is the attitude of very young adults (20-22) who are living with their parents, and insisting that they have to buy a house before they can move out (sheltering that $25K annual salary from income taxes can be challenging). I admit to spitting up a little in my mouth when I watch “House Hunter”-type shows, and hear an appalled 21-year-old college dropout complain that the kitchen doesn’t have granite or stainless, and there’s only two bathrooms, and neither has double sinks!
Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
Just like Social Security and Medicare and some other entitlement programs have been expanded far beyond their original purposes and provisions, so has government funding of home ownership. I am alarmed by what appears to be the Feds filling the home financing void left by skittish financial institutions.
Do you know who it was in Congress that sponsored this recent initiative on the mortgage insurance increases? I never fail to be shocked by the appallingly low level of financial IQs among our elected officials. Is it possible that none of the large number that voted on this can comprehend what an increase of $450 and up will do to people’s ability to cover their monthly mortgage payment? And this is on top of the exorbitant hikes in property taxes in some areas where local governments are attempting to increase revenue.[/quote]
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!
June 15, 2010 at 12:30 PM #565345jpinpb
Participant[quote=HLS]
F/F are losing billions, FHA cannot be far behind. Most FHA losses are being covered up like cat poop in a litter box. [/quote]HA-HA. Good one. I’ll have to use it sometime.
[quote=bearishgurl]Why would ANYONE want to buy property with only 3.5% down?? Why not just RENT and save more $$ and later obtain a loan with better TERMS??
[/quote]I’ll tell you many whys. B/c coming up w/20% down 10 years ago was easier than coming up w/even 5% down today when looking at price of houses. B/c banks are making it difficult to lend. B/c the government is bent on propping up housing, so housing is still unaffordable for many and FHA is a way to get your foot in the door. For those who want to buy, but are uncertain of the real estate market, losing 3.5% is less risky than 10-20%.
Why not wait? I’ll give you an example. Suppose you graduated college in 2001/2002. The real estate market was started its incline. You don’t have a steady job yet and you’re focused on getting your career squared away doing the right thing. By the time that happens, prices seem absurd. You continue to rent and save, hoping to find something that makes sense. Finally the bubble pops around 2008. Now the government is throwing money to keep it up and people are losing jobs left and right. Your own job may be in jeopardy. So you wait some more.
That’s all you’ve been doing is waiting for 10 years. FHA starts looking good when you’ve been waiting that long. That’s what the government wants you to do is get an FHA loan.
Or you can continue to wait. I’m going to assume scaredy’s username. I’m scared I’ll be in a senior home by the time this real estate mess resolves. At least I won’t have to worry about buying anymore. 😉
[quote=eavesdropper]Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
[/quote]I can so relate. I moved out when I was 18 into a small, run-down apartment and was thrilled about that. And I just saved. Seems like another life now when you look back.
[quote=CONCHO]Ya gotta live somewhere. Might as well get an FHA loan, I say.[/quote]
There you have it.
June 15, 2010 at 12:30 PM #565441Participant[quote=HLS]
F/F are losing billions, FHA cannot be far behind. Most FHA losses are being covered up like cat poop in a litter box. [/quote]HA-HA. Good one. I’ll have to use it sometime.
[quote=bearishgurl]Why would ANYONE want to buy property with only 3.5% down?? Why not just RENT and save more $$ and later obtain a loan with better TERMS??
[/quote]I’ll tell you many whys. B/c coming up w/20% down 10 years ago was easier than coming up w/even 5% down today when looking at price of houses. B/c banks are making it difficult to lend. B/c the government is bent on propping up housing, so housing is still unaffordable for many and FHA is a way to get your foot in the door. For those who want to buy, but are uncertain of the real estate market, losing 3.5% is less risky than 10-20%.
Why not wait? I’ll give you an example. Suppose you graduated college in 2001/2002. The real estate market was started its incline. You don’t have a steady job yet and you’re focused on getting your career squared away doing the right thing. By the time that happens, prices seem absurd. You continue to rent and save, hoping to find something that makes sense. Finally the bubble pops around 2008. Now the government is throwing money to keep it up and people are losing jobs left and right. Your own job may be in jeopardy. So you wait some more.
That’s all you’ve been doing is waiting for 10 years. FHA starts looking good when you’ve been waiting that long. That’s what the government wants you to do is get an FHA loan.
Or you can continue to wait. I’m going to assume scaredy’s username. I’m scared I’ll be in a senior home by the time this real estate mess resolves. At least I won’t have to worry about buying anymore. 😉
[quote=eavesdropper]Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
[/quote]I can so relate. I moved out when I was 18 into a small, run-down apartment and was thrilled about that. And I just saved. Seems like another life now when you look back.
[quote=CONCHO]Ya gotta live somewhere. Might as well get an FHA loan, I say.[/quote]
There you have it.
June 15, 2010 at 12:30 PM #565948Participant[quote=HLS]
F/F are losing billions, FHA cannot be far behind. Most FHA losses are being covered up like cat poop in a litter box. [/quote]HA-HA. Good one. I’ll have to use it sometime.
[quote=bearishgurl]Why would ANYONE want to buy property with only 3.5% down?? Why not just RENT and save more $$ and later obtain a loan with better TERMS??
[/quote]I’ll tell you many whys. B/c coming up w/20% down 10 years ago was easier than coming up w/even 5% down today when looking at price of houses. B/c banks are making it difficult to lend. B/c the government is bent on propping up housing, so housing is still unaffordable for many and FHA is a way to get your foot in the door. For those who want to buy, but are uncertain of the real estate market, losing 3.5% is less risky than 10-20%.
Why not wait? I’ll give you an example. Suppose you graduated college in 2001/2002. The real estate market was started its incline. You don’t have a steady job yet and you’re focused on getting your career squared away doing the right thing. By the time that happens, prices seem absurd. You continue to rent and save, hoping to find something that makes sense. Finally the bubble pops around 2008. Now the government is throwing money to keep it up and people are losing jobs left and right. Your own job may be in jeopardy. So you wait some more.
That’s all you’ve been doing is waiting for 10 years. FHA starts looking good when you’ve been waiting that long. That’s what the government wants you to do is get an FHA loan.
Or you can continue to wait. I’m going to assume scaredy’s username. I’m scared I’ll be in a senior home by the time this real estate mess resolves. At least I won’t have to worry about buying anymore. 😉
[quote=eavesdropper]Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
[/quote]I can so relate. I moved out when I was 18 into a small, run-down apartment and was thrilled about that. And I just saved. Seems like another life now when you look back.
[quote=CONCHO]Ya gotta live somewhere. Might as well get an FHA loan, I say.[/quote]
There you have it.
June 15, 2010 at 12:30 PM #566055Participant[quote=HLS]
F/F are losing billions, FHA cannot be far behind. Most FHA losses are being covered up like cat poop in a litter box. [/quote]HA-HA. Good one. I’ll have to use it sometime.
[quote=bearishgurl]Why would ANYONE want to buy property with only 3.5% down?? Why not just RENT and save more $$ and later obtain a loan with better TERMS??
[/quote]I’ll tell you many whys. B/c coming up w/20% down 10 years ago was easier than coming up w/even 5% down today when looking at price of houses. B/c banks are making it difficult to lend. B/c the government is bent on propping up housing, so housing is still unaffordable for many and FHA is a way to get your foot in the door. For those who want to buy, but are uncertain of the real estate market, losing 3.5% is less risky than 10-20%.
Why not wait? I’ll give you an example. Suppose you graduated college in 2001/2002. The real estate market was started its incline. You don’t have a steady job yet and you’re focused on getting your career squared away doing the right thing. By the time that happens, prices seem absurd. You continue to rent and save, hoping to find something that makes sense. Finally the bubble pops around 2008. Now the government is throwing money to keep it up and people are losing jobs left and right. Your own job may be in jeopardy. So you wait some more.
That’s all you’ve been doing is waiting for 10 years. FHA starts looking good when you’ve been waiting that long. That’s what the government wants you to do is get an FHA loan.
Or you can continue to wait. I’m going to assume scaredy’s username. I’m scared I’ll be in a senior home by the time this real estate mess resolves. At least I won’t have to worry about buying anymore. 😉
[quote=eavesdropper]Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
[/quote]I can so relate. I moved out when I was 18 into a small, run-down apartment and was thrilled about that. And I just saved. Seems like another life now when you look back.
[quote=CONCHO]Ya gotta live somewhere. Might as well get an FHA loan, I say.[/quote]
There you have it.
June 15, 2010 at 12:30 PM #566342Participant[quote=HLS]
F/F are losing billions, FHA cannot be far behind. Most FHA losses are being covered up like cat poop in a litter box. [/quote]HA-HA. Good one. I’ll have to use it sometime.
[quote=bearishgurl]Why would ANYONE want to buy property with only 3.5% down?? Why not just RENT and save more $$ and later obtain a loan with better TERMS??
[/quote]I’ll tell you many whys. B/c coming up w/20% down 10 years ago was easier than coming up w/even 5% down today when looking at price of houses. B/c banks are making it difficult to lend. B/c the government is bent on propping up housing, so housing is still unaffordable for many and FHA is a way to get your foot in the door. For those who want to buy, but are uncertain of the real estate market, losing 3.5% is less risky than 10-20%.
Why not wait? I’ll give you an example. Suppose you graduated college in 2001/2002. The real estate market was started its incline. You don’t have a steady job yet and you’re focused on getting your career squared away doing the right thing. By the time that happens, prices seem absurd. You continue to rent and save, hoping to find something that makes sense. Finally the bubble pops around 2008. Now the government is throwing money to keep it up and people are losing jobs left and right. Your own job may be in jeopardy. So you wait some more.
That’s all you’ve been doing is waiting for 10 years. FHA starts looking good when you’ve been waiting that long. That’s what the government wants you to do is get an FHA loan.
Or you can continue to wait. I’m going to assume scaredy’s username. I’m scared I’ll be in a senior home by the time this real estate mess resolves. At least I won’t have to worry about buying anymore. 😉
[quote=eavesdropper]Yes, I’m older than dirt, but I remember just wanting to get the hell out of my parents’ house at any cost. If an apartment had affordable rent and at least intermittent running water in its ONE 4′ x 3′ bathroom, I signed on the dotted line. Buying was something you saved for, and, when you bought, a substantial amount of your capital was in that property.
[/quote]I can so relate. I moved out when I was 18 into a small, run-down apartment and was thrilled about that. And I just saved. Seems like another life now when you look back.
[quote=CONCHO]Ya gotta live somewhere. Might as well get an FHA loan, I say.[/quote]
There you have it.
June 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM #565360bearishgurl
Participant[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.
June 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM #565456Participant[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.
June 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM #565963Participant[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.
June 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM #566070Participant[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.
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