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[quote=bearishgurl][quote=Bubblesitter]Interesting architects….on the upscale side

http://johnstonarchitects.com/single.html%5B/quote%5D

Bubblesitter, the work of your (expensive) Seattle architect got me looking again last night into some of my “choice” retirement havens and I found a listing featured in Sunset Mag nearly 40 years ago that is “totally me.”

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/689-Edgewood-Ave_Mill-Valley_CA_94941_1121893557

Ironically, over 32 years ago, I stayed in the loft of 3-story cedar home very close to this property for a few days. I’ve only visited Muir Woods/Beach and Stinson Beach once since then. Not only do these beaches bring back many memories of childhood day trips for me, the beauty and ambiance of this spectacular coastline (all the way to Eureka, but ESP. HERE), is unmatched in this state, IMO. Mendocino Coast comes in a close second, Monterrey/Pebble Beach third, the OC 4th and LJ Shores 5th. I can feel the cool breeze just gazing at the photos of the listing shown below. Love the WHOLE area!

Here’s an (expensive) property of mid-century design with an unmatched view further up the coast in Mendocino County. Enjoy!

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail-alt/14260-Headlands-Point-Way_Mendocino_CA_95460_M29303-77538

Guess these two properties don’t qualify as “mtn cabins” but IMHO, they’re even better, what with the “woods and beach” all in the same place . . . . lol![/quote]

Wow, Mendocino prices are out of sight. My father lived there in a cabin house with wood burning stove for heat back in the late 80’s. He loved it….it was boring for me in my 20’s, but such a beautiful place. The headlands are amazing. Did you ever sit on the Philosophers Bench?

[Ricechex]

BG–South Park is okay, also 92102 but this is truly Golden Hill and in the hood—per your post, we agree!
Of course that is what explains the 99K list price!

[Ricechex]

BG–South Park is okay, also 92102 but this is truly Golden Hill and in the hood—per your post, we agree!
Of course that is what explains the 99K list price!

[Ricechex]

BG–South Park is okay, also 92102 but this is truly Golden Hill and in the hood—per your post, we agree!
Of course that is what explains the 99K list price!

[Ricechex]

BG–South Park is okay, also 92102 but this is truly Golden Hill and in the hood—per your post, we agree!
Of course that is what explains the 99K list price!

[Ricechex]

BG–South Park is okay, also 92102 but this is truly Golden Hill and in the hood—per your post, we agree!
Of course that is what explains the 99K list price!

[Ricechex]

Bad neighborhood. Don’t waste your money.

[Ricechex]

Bad neighborhood. Don’t waste your money.

[Ricechex]

Bad neighborhood. Don’t waste your money.

[Ricechex]

Bad neighborhood. Don’t waste your money.

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Bad neighborhood. Don’t waste your money.

[Ricechex]

Privatizing does not save money. As a government worker, I used to work for the government in government run facility. That agency was absorbed by the contract agency, who was a contract for the federal government for 10 years.

What the business did was hire low end employees for a buck, and keep positions open for years. It was fixed contract, so by not filling positions, guess who gets to keep the money?

SO, the government wised up to this, and changed the next 5 year contract to a time/materials contract. Essentially, now it is a body shop. He gets paid for every body that is working.

Remarkably, now there are NEVER any empty billets. The government expanded the number of billets, and I can guarantee you, I have seen MORE people DOING NOTHING at all. They fabricate numbers and there is this huge push for metrics, metrics, metrics. If we don’t get metrics, the contractors may have to get laid off! (But not for 2 years when the contract ends…)

They expanded programs that used to have 1 person, are now 5 people and a supervisor. So, now there are 6 people doing nothing.

It is absolutely corrupt, disgusting and I some days horrified that I work in it.

[Ricechex]

Privatizing does not save money. As a government worker, I used to work for the government in government run facility. That agency was absorbed by the contract agency, who was a contract for the federal government for 10 years.

What the business did was hire low end employees for a buck, and keep positions open for years. It was fixed contract, so by not filling positions, guess who gets to keep the money?

SO, the government wised up to this, and changed the next 5 year contract to a time/materials contract. Essentially, now it is a body shop. He gets paid for every body that is working.

Remarkably, now there are NEVER any empty billets. The government expanded the number of billets, and I can guarantee you, I have seen MORE people DOING NOTHING at all. They fabricate numbers and there is this huge push for metrics, metrics, metrics. If we don’t get metrics, the contractors may have to get laid off! (But not for 2 years when the contract ends…)

They expanded programs that used to have 1 person, are now 5 people and a supervisor. So, now there are 6 people doing nothing.

It is absolutely corrupt, disgusting and I some days horrified that I work in it.

[Ricechex]

Privatizing does not save money. As a government worker, I used to work for the government in government run facility. That agency was absorbed by the contract agency, who was a contract for the federal government for 10 years.

What the business did was hire low end employees for a buck, and keep positions open for years. It was fixed contract, so by not filling positions, guess who gets to keep the money?

SO, the government wised up to this, and changed the next 5 year contract to a time/materials contract. Essentially, now it is a body shop. He gets paid for every body that is working.

Remarkably, now there are NEVER any empty billets. The government expanded the number of billets, and I can guarantee you, I have seen MORE people DOING NOTHING at all. They fabricate numbers and there is this huge push for metrics, metrics, metrics. If we don’t get metrics, the contractors may have to get laid off! (But not for 2 years when the contract ends…)

They expanded programs that used to have 1 person, are now 5 people and a supervisor. So, now there are 6 people doing nothing.

It is absolutely corrupt, disgusting and I some days horrified that I work in it.

[Ricechex]

Privatizing does not save money. As a government worker, I used to work for the government in government run facility. That agency was absorbed by the contract agency, who was a contract for the federal government for 10 years.

What the business did was hire low end employees for a buck, and keep positions open for years. It was fixed contract, so by not filling positions, guess who gets to keep the money?

SO, the government wised up to this, and changed the next 5 year contract to a time/materials contract. Essentially, now it is a body shop. He gets paid for every body that is working.

Remarkably, now there are NEVER any empty billets. The government expanded the number of billets, and I can guarantee you, I have seen MORE people DOING NOTHING at all. They fabricate numbers and there is this huge push for metrics, metrics, metrics. If we don’t get metrics, the contractors may have to get laid off! (But not for 2 years when the contract ends…)

They expanded programs that used to have 1 person, are now 5 people and a supervisor. So, now there are 6 people doing nothing.

It is absolutely corrupt, disgusting and I some days horrified that I work in it.

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