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| Boulder Couple Builds 125 Square-Foot House |
| 2012-03-29 |
| With grand designs on minimizing their housing footprint, Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller have spent the last 10 months building the tiny home of their dreams. "It's 19 feet long wall to wall,” Smith said. “The interior square-footage is about 125 square feet.” Room enough for gun safe, reloading bench, beer fridge, computer & LazyBoy. And I'll leave the toilet outside where it won't stink up the place. Yep, it could work. The interior layout consists of a sitting area, kitchen and bathroom. A vaulted ceiling makes room for a sleeping loft that can accommodate a queen-size mattress. Their design incorporates several sustainable elements, including: reclaimed windows, beetle-kill lumber, solar power and a composting toilet. "It’s just a five-gallon bucket that you put peat moss and sawdust in.” How many could fit in AlGore's place? |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #6 ...And, parked out in that cute 4' long mud-puddle pocked driveway, sits a sleek, inoperative and "Totally Off-the Grid" Yugo "automobile"--- Song Lyrics: (Parody of In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley by:Paul Shanklin...and broadcast by Rush on numerous occasions) As the snow flies... At a used car lot on the edge of town A liberal guy and a liberal gal Buy a Yugo And they drive with pride 'cause if there's one thing that this world needs It's environmental friends who'll take the lead In a Yugo They say, "People don't you understand? Those Suburbans are ruining the land!" But they'll wish they had a full-size van one day They're pointing fingers at you and me They say we're too blind to see But do we simply use our heads And choose a better way As those small wheels turn Fifty miles to the gallon and their knees on their chests We're gonna save enough gas for all the rest In a Yugo Then one day on the interstate They suddenly lose control They swerve to miss a baby duck And are squashed beneath a produce truck But they drove with pride And as the crowds drive past the little flat car You know they saved a lot of gas but they didn't get far In a Yugo And as they're trapped inside At a used car lot on the other side of town A liberal guy and a liberal gal Buy a Yugo And they drive with pride... |
| Posted by: canalzone 2012-03-29 23:01 |
| #5 They're called 'RVs.' In my neck of the woods, it's called a garden shed or the kids' playhouse. Something I think this couple won't be having. Exit left the gene pool. |
| Posted by: Shimble Guelph5793 2012-03-29 20:43 |
| #4 But that would be tacky, Thing. They may want to |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-03-29 20:25 |
| #3 You can buy 125 square foot houses ready-made from factories, that even have wheels on 'em. Some of them have engines. They're called 'RVs.' |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-03-29 20:20 |
| #2 S'okeyÂ… liberals don't think their sh*t stinks... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2012-03-29 20:19 |
| #1 and a composting toilet. "It’s just a five-gallon bucket that you put peat moss and sawdust in,” Smith said. “You'd be surprised how well it works and how much it doesn't smell.” Wait till high summer and the flies. There was a reason for 'outhouses'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-03-29 19:40 |