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ParticipantDo you mind if I ask how much you paid to build it, not including the slope work?
We’re going to stuff the MIL into the guest house (I kid, she’s mostly nice and sane compared to many MILs). I’ve come to the conclusion that a separate building with its own kitchen and living area is far more desirable than just a downstairs bedroom/bath for that purpose. I don’t want to cramp the kids’ style with an elderly person being a fixture in the living room during all of their teen years, and she needs a place where she can have peace and quiet without feeling like a prisoner. My wife and I both want our house to be the place where all the kids come to hang out, so we know what they’re up to.
Another good thing about a separate apartment is that once the MIL moves on, a nicely upgraded 700-800sf guest house in Carlsbad would easily pull in $1,400/month in today’s dollars.
Another reason for needing a big, level lot is the over-the-top lagoon-style saltwater pool. I have big plans for that pool – a beach entry, natural rock surrounding it, a shallow cave behind a waterfall, a swim up bar. It will be ridiculously expensive, but I hope to do some of the work myself.
ParticipantDo you mind if I ask how much you paid to build it, not including the slope work?
We’re going to stuff the MIL into the guest house (I kid, she’s mostly nice and sane compared to many MILs). I’ve come to the conclusion that a separate building with its own kitchen and living area is far more desirable than just a downstairs bedroom/bath for that purpose. I don’t want to cramp the kids’ style with an elderly person being a fixture in the living room during all of their teen years, and she needs a place where she can have peace and quiet without feeling like a prisoner. My wife and I both want our house to be the place where all the kids come to hang out, so we know what they’re up to.
Another good thing about a separate apartment is that once the MIL moves on, a nicely upgraded 700-800sf guest house in Carlsbad would easily pull in $1,400/month in today’s dollars.
Another reason for needing a big, level lot is the over-the-top lagoon-style saltwater pool. I have big plans for that pool – a beach entry, natural rock surrounding it, a shallow cave behind a waterfall, a swim up bar. It will be ridiculously expensive, but I hope to do some of the work myself.
ParticipantDo you mind if I ask how much you paid to build it, not including the slope work?
We’re going to stuff the MIL into the guest house (I kid, she’s mostly nice and sane compared to many MILs). I’ve come to the conclusion that a separate building with its own kitchen and living area is far more desirable than just a downstairs bedroom/bath for that purpose. I don’t want to cramp the kids’ style with an elderly person being a fixture in the living room during all of their teen years, and she needs a place where she can have peace and quiet without feeling like a prisoner. My wife and I both want our house to be the place where all the kids come to hang out, so we know what they’re up to.
Another good thing about a separate apartment is that once the MIL moves on, a nicely upgraded 700-800sf guest house in Carlsbad would easily pull in $1,400/month in today’s dollars.
Another reason for needing a big, level lot is the over-the-top lagoon-style saltwater pool. I have big plans for that pool – a beach entry, natural rock surrounding it, a shallow cave behind a waterfall, a swim up bar. It will be ridiculously expensive, but I hope to do some of the work myself.
ParticipantDo you mind if I ask how much you paid to build it, not including the slope work?
We’re going to stuff the MIL into the guest house (I kid, she’s mostly nice and sane compared to many MILs). I’ve come to the conclusion that a separate building with its own kitchen and living area is far more desirable than just a downstairs bedroom/bath for that purpose. I don’t want to cramp the kids’ style with an elderly person being a fixture in the living room during all of their teen years, and she needs a place where she can have peace and quiet without feeling like a prisoner. My wife and I both want our house to be the place where all the kids come to hang out, so we know what they’re up to.
Another good thing about a separate apartment is that once the MIL moves on, a nicely upgraded 700-800sf guest house in Carlsbad would easily pull in $1,400/month in today’s dollars.
Another reason for needing a big, level lot is the over-the-top lagoon-style saltwater pool. I have big plans for that pool – a beach entry, natural rock surrounding it, a shallow cave behind a waterfall, a swim up bar. It will be ridiculously expensive, but I hope to do some of the work myself.
ParticipantWe’re entertaining the idea of going in on a cabin with some relatives (one or two other couples), a cabin which we could make into a vacation rental to try and recoup some of the cost. Of course being a vacation rental would make it more expensive, as some of the things that were previously just niceties would become absolute requirements (like the great view).
Big Bear was our first thought, just because of proximity to the other owners, who live in LA.
ParticipantWe’re entertaining the idea of going in on a cabin with some relatives (one or two other couples), a cabin which we could make into a vacation rental to try and recoup some of the cost. Of course being a vacation rental would make it more expensive, as some of the things that were previously just niceties would become absolute requirements (like the great view).
Big Bear was our first thought, just because of proximity to the other owners, who live in LA.
ParticipantWe’re entertaining the idea of going in on a cabin with some relatives (one or two other couples), a cabin which we could make into a vacation rental to try and recoup some of the cost. Of course being a vacation rental would make it more expensive, as some of the things that were previously just niceties would become absolute requirements (like the great view).
Big Bear was our first thought, just because of proximity to the other owners, who live in LA.
ParticipantWe’re entertaining the idea of going in on a cabin with some relatives (one or two other couples), a cabin which we could make into a vacation rental to try and recoup some of the cost. Of course being a vacation rental would make it more expensive, as some of the things that were previously just niceties would become absolute requirements (like the great view).
Big Bear was our first thought, just because of proximity to the other owners, who live in LA.
ParticipantWe’re entertaining the idea of going in on a cabin with some relatives (one or two other couples), a cabin which we could make into a vacation rental to try and recoup some of the cost. Of course being a vacation rental would make it more expensive, as some of the things that were previously just niceties would become absolute requirements (like the great view).
Big Bear was our first thought, just because of proximity to the other owners, who live in LA.
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2. CO2 emissions is directly proportional to oil consumption. High oil consumption causes future energy deficits.[/quote]Again, energy will not be an issue in 30 years, unless you assume that for some reason all technological progress stops today. In fact, I’m guessing that we never actually run out of natural oil. The remainder will stay underground while synthetics/alternative energy sources are used exclusively. Unless we blow ourselves up first, that day is inevitable.
[quote]There are people who deny both 1 and 2. Category 1 are know as climate-change deniers. I guess we’ll have to come up with a name for category 2. Perhaps 1st-law-of-thermodynamics deniers? Or Immaculate oil conceptionists?[/quote]
I think you need another category. Those who are well aware of the process of climate change and the causes, and who are all for limiting emissions, but who don’t feel guilty for exhaling or accelerating fast. Vehicles produce a small fraction of the total carbon dioxide we generate, and our progress in cleaner emissions and alternative energy will only continue. You worry too much, and your efforts would probably be better spent fighting the other CO2 sources which haven’t been as strictly regulated as vehicles have, like industrial processes and deforestation.
Participant[quote=justme]
2. CO2 emissions is directly proportional to oil consumption. High oil consumption causes future energy deficits.[/quote]Again, energy will not be an issue in 30 years, unless you assume that for some reason all technological progress stops today. In fact, I’m guessing that we never actually run out of natural oil. The remainder will stay underground while synthetics/alternative energy sources are used exclusively. Unless we blow ourselves up first, that day is inevitable.
[quote]There are people who deny both 1 and 2. Category 1 are know as climate-change deniers. I guess we’ll have to come up with a name for category 2. Perhaps 1st-law-of-thermodynamics deniers? Or Immaculate oil conceptionists?[/quote]
I think you need another category. Those who are well aware of the process of climate change and the causes, and who are all for limiting emissions, but who don’t feel guilty for exhaling or accelerating fast. Vehicles produce a small fraction of the total carbon dioxide we generate, and our progress in cleaner emissions and alternative energy will only continue. You worry too much, and your efforts would probably be better spent fighting the other CO2 sources which haven’t been as strictly regulated as vehicles have, like industrial processes and deforestation.
Participant[quote=justme]
2. CO2 emissions is directly proportional to oil consumption. High oil consumption causes future energy deficits.[/quote]Again, energy will not be an issue in 30 years, unless you assume that for some reason all technological progress stops today. In fact, I’m guessing that we never actually run out of natural oil. The remainder will stay underground while synthetics/alternative energy sources are used exclusively. Unless we blow ourselves up first, that day is inevitable.
[quote]There are people who deny both 1 and 2. Category 1 are know as climate-change deniers. I guess we’ll have to come up with a name for category 2. Perhaps 1st-law-of-thermodynamics deniers? Or Immaculate oil conceptionists?[/quote]
I think you need another category. Those who are well aware of the process of climate change and the causes, and who are all for limiting emissions, but who don’t feel guilty for exhaling or accelerating fast. Vehicles produce a small fraction of the total carbon dioxide we generate, and our progress in cleaner emissions and alternative energy will only continue. You worry too much, and your efforts would probably be better spent fighting the other CO2 sources which haven’t been as strictly regulated as vehicles have, like industrial processes and deforestation.
Participant[quote=justme]
2. CO2 emissions is directly proportional to oil consumption. High oil consumption causes future energy deficits.[/quote]Again, energy will not be an issue in 30 years, unless you assume that for some reason all technological progress stops today. In fact, I’m guessing that we never actually run out of natural oil. The remainder will stay underground while synthetics/alternative energy sources are used exclusively. Unless we blow ourselves up first, that day is inevitable.
[quote]There are people who deny both 1 and 2. Category 1 are know as climate-change deniers. I guess we’ll have to come up with a name for category 2. Perhaps 1st-law-of-thermodynamics deniers? Or Immaculate oil conceptionists?[/quote]
I think you need another category. Those who are well aware of the process of climate change and the causes, and who are all for limiting emissions, but who don’t feel guilty for exhaling or accelerating fast. Vehicles produce a small fraction of the total carbon dioxide we generate, and our progress in cleaner emissions and alternative energy will only continue. You worry too much, and your efforts would probably be better spent fighting the other CO2 sources which haven’t been as strictly regulated as vehicles have, like industrial processes and deforestation.
Participant[quote=justme]
2. CO2 emissions is directly proportional to oil consumption. High oil consumption causes future energy deficits.[/quote]Again, energy will not be an issue in 30 years, unless you assume that for some reason all technological progress stops today. In fact, I’m guessing that we never actually run out of natural oil. The remainder will stay underground while synthetics/alternative energy sources are used exclusively. Unless we blow ourselves up first, that day is inevitable.
[quote]There are people who deny both 1 and 2. Category 1 are know as climate-change deniers. I guess we’ll have to come up with a name for category 2. Perhaps 1st-law-of-thermodynamics deniers? Or Immaculate oil conceptionists?[/quote]
I think you need another category. Those who are well aware of the process of climate change and the causes, and who are all for limiting emissions, but who don’t feel guilty for exhaling or accelerating fast. Vehicles produce a small fraction of the total carbon dioxide we generate, and our progress in cleaner emissions and alternative energy will only continue. You worry too much, and your efforts would probably be better spent fighting the other CO2 sources which haven’t been as strictly regulated as vehicles have, like industrial processes and deforestation.
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