Pet Peeve number N+1

[Piotrsko]

Wh

[Piotrsko]

Whats the verbage on the ** ?

Liked your transit system. Here in Reno, you can't get to there from here except for the 4 corridors and all paths lie through the transit station in the middle of the homeless district.

I have to walk 1/2mile to the nearest stop for a bus that only runs once an hour. You CAN make an appointment on your cellphone after installing a really awful app

[freebeard]

**Honored Rider passengers must show proof of eligibility to receive free fare. Apply for an Honored Rider card at the LTD Customer Service Center.

They want you to check in every five years to say you're still kicking. There're lot's of bike lanes and paved alleys downtown. I used to do 1/3rd car, 1/3rd bike and 1/3rd bus, but the axle broke on my bike and the Metro needs exhaust repair. So I walk a lot, too.

[redpoint5]

Went to a Christmas party last night. The hosting friends are not much older than me, have lived in the same modest house in Aloha for 20+ years (first friend wedding), and are close to retiring. They bought a plot in Springfield as part of their retirement plan. One of their requirements is to be within range of Salem.

A neighbor having a 4hr standoff with the SWAT team was a motivating factor to relocate.

[freebeard]

One of their requirements is to be within range of Salem.

Keeping Salem at arm's length?

I'm situated between an electric substation and a Grocery Outlet. Antifa marched down the street once, but they were dismantled in Thurston.

[Piotrsko]

Redpoint is 50 ish?

Tried the develop my own house process, didn't work out.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Piotrsko

Redpoint is 50 ish?

Tried the develop my own house process, didn't work out.

ish.

What were the major problems building the house?

I don't necessarily want to dive into architecting something from scratch, but want to run 20amp circuits everywhere, pick quiet and efficient things like exhaust fans, include conduit so I can pull data cables later on, and have efficient appliances.

I'd build outside of city limits, which usually means no natural gas, which is fine.

[freebeard]

Tried the develop my own house process, didn't work out.

Same. My younger brother inherited all the real estate, and I never found employment in one place that would warrant a 30-year mortgage.

It's architected, though; just not in meat space. A segmented dome hung on a mast like Fuller's Dymaxion houses, with a yurt in the top for a cupola and a spiral staicase.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I never found employment in one place that would warrant a 30-year mortgage.

From a financial point of view, owning is typically warranted if living in the same place for 5 or more years. Of course, owning also carries with it all the responsibility of upkeep.

[freebeard]

Rent the land, own the dwelling; worst of both worlds. When I landed here*, I expected it to be for more than six months. Decades later, almost zero maintenance but the rent has doubled.

*Employed by Symantec, thinking about land up the McKenzie.