A Home For Bruce

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:53 pm

The abandoned city of Pyramiden, Svalbard.

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:20 pm

I think Hal Bidlack already considered that but the power consumption for ground water disposal, air circulation, and assorted electrical stuff rendered it not practical.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 12:46 am

Humanity has been wiped out. The silence is complete, the air filled with poisonous vapors, everything has turned colorless and dead. Only some radiation-sick cockroaches painfully crawl around ink-black puddles under the threatening sky. What remains of the streets amid the last crumbling buildings is filled with rusting wreckage and decaying horrors… A heavy trapdoor slowly lifts. Bruce emerges, blinks at the disaster. He wears a hawaiian shirt.

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:59 am

What Abdul said.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:15 am

Witness wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:53 pm

The abandoned city of Pyramiden, Svalbard.

Wait......do they have wifi?

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:21 am

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:29 am

Great location for a castle other than the cliff climbing gecko marines.
They are fucking relentless about that goddam insurance thing.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:25 am

It's like a real life Settlers of Catan board.......that's been chewed up by a dog.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Mon Nov 18, 2019 2:27 am

Anaxagoras · Post by **Anaxagoras** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:45 am

Abdul Alhazred wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:56 pm Missile not included.

I was totally going to ask!

But that would indeed be a cool home, in case of apocalypse. Only slight downside I can see is that it might be a direct target for an ICBM, and being underground might not help in that case.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:17 am

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:58 am

A fixer-upper.

ed · Post by ed » Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:33 pm

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2013/02/h ... river.html

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:12 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:06 am

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:10 am

Any of those would work for me for 3 weeks or a month every year.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:29 am

sparks wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:10 am Any of those would work for me for 3 weeks or a month every year.

If it wasn't for the bloody Froggies, I'd go live in southern France (where they are particularly obnoxious).

An example, after a ~ 30 s search (there are many, many more), a 14^th c. village house:

(Got a bit carried away, there.

)

Technical details:

480 m² (5170 square feet for ed); 12 rooms, 4 bedrooms; double parking box; no opposite building; patio; structurally sound; fitted kitchen; 500 m² plot; central heating; fireplace.

Now I ask you Muricans: price?

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:51 am

Bet it's out of my reach....

Sounds great except for the natives.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:53 am

↑ Don't be shy, guesstimate a price.

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:55 am

1000-1500 per week Umerican...

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:57 am

↑ To buy it, silly.

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 4:02 am

500k.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:40 am

location is everything. Here at the beach that would go for something around 2 million
https://www.zillow.com/virginia-beach-va/

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:55 am

Rob Lister wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:40 am location is everything. Here at the beach that would go for something around 2 million

You're right. I'd say it's just far enough from the coast to avoid the hordes, and near pleasant towns like Alès, Nîmes, Arles and Montpellier.

Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort.

Blurb translated:

Perfectly served by 3 airports and fast roads. A unique 14th century village house, full of character and original elements, tastefully renovated with original style and materials. Comfortably spacious rooms, high ceilings nearly 5m high, 2 lounges, 3 bathrooms, including 2 en suite. 4 bedrooms. Gallery and 2 workshops on the ground floor, perfect for other galleries or workspaces. Other small spaces, stone staircase, large garage to renovate and roof terrace possible. Dome offering an extraordinary light in the staircase. Terrace and summer dining room/studio. Garden planted with fig trees and water. Garage for 2 cars. A few minutes from the village shops and 2 weekly markets. 40 minutes from Nîmes or Montpellier airports. 90 minutes from Marseille airport. 35 minutes from a Tgv station. 45 minutes from the Mediterranean Sea. This house has appeared in several magazines specialized in interiors. The owner is an author on the interiors. A must see to be appreciated. The work was carried out by interior architects and the rooms were designed according to the light. Some large pieces of furniture can be purchased with the house.

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The village:

Bruce will again accuse me of being some real estate crook.

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:27 pm

And so how much is the place listed for?

BTW, I love the elevated running trail...

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:01 pm

Makes you wonder if there will be any modern structures left behind 2000 years from now. I would say probably not. We don't build things out of stone anymore, and concrete crumbles to dust in less than a century without constant repair. Forget anything made of metal or wood. Our legacy will be micro plastics and caffeine.

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:20 pm

Our lasting legacy will be radioactive, but this belongs in a different thread.

Just ignore me please, I'm just a little blue about having to go back to that goddamned fucking job tomorrow morning.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:27 pm

I'm with you Sparks. My vacation was total shit. My only relief is sharing my misery with my pals here a SC.

sparks · Post by **sparks** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:46 pm

And the first thing on the agenda tomorrow morning is a meeting with my micro-managing idiot boss. I'll have to show up early just to get that first cup of Earl Grey going. What nonsense!

Then I'll have to deal with all the other fucking idiots "who have been doing this a long time" (their one and only job in the business for less than 15 years) and attempt to teach them what they should have learned a decade ago. All because idiot boss wants to report progress back to the COO so he can continue to get that fucking bonus. This is madness. And I've had enough of it.

"First goddamned week of winter."

"I know you gentlemen have been under a great deal of stress lately, but if it's not too much to ask, I do not want to spend the rest of the winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!"

Fuck.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:07 am

sparks wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:27 pm And so how much is the place listed for?

BTW, I love the elevated running trail...

1. Waiting for other estimations.
2. Originally a train viaduct. France was covered with small railway lines before… TGV.

A nice place for Bruce, Prince Leopold Island:

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:41 am

I'm actually surprised that no one has painted it yet, or put up a advert that can be seen from Google Earth.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:53 am

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:00 pm

A man, a dog, a Go Pro, and a red flannel shirt.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:34 am

Perhaps slightly

NSFW:

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:18 am

Complete with hemmeroids.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:19 am

Witness wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:53 am

Wtf is that? Looks like it crash landed from Mars.

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:29 am

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 4:02 am

I've had smaller apartments.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Dec 21, 2019 3:35 am

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 3:11 am