tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post8822168767286213174..comments2023-06-19T01:01:06.019-07:00Comments on Fœdero Schism: “Forever Seventeen”Mark T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09673762599798493263noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-12770594834096628622008-07-14T08:41:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:41:00.000-07:00Hey Towne,Que pasa?I’m surprised by the interest t...Hey Towne,<BR/><BR/>Que pasa?<BR/><BR/>I’m surprised by the interest this nugget has generated. We’re preparing a few posts with photos to show the disaster zone.Mark T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673762599798493263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-86174716206544922612008-07-13T20:00:00.000-07:002008-07-13T20:00:00.000-07:00I especially loved the woodwork in the kitchen, wi...I especially loved the woodwork in the kitchen, with the rotary-cut veneer plywood doors, instead of flitch-cut. With rotary-cut veneer, when you stain it, it looks like it was hit it with lightning. <BR/>Flitch-cut veneer, on the other hand, retains the wood grain of regular lumber. And it doesn't cost much more than the cheap stuff. <BR/>This work was either done by a novice or by someone pinching pennies with a vengeance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-23064891989908285662008-07-11T15:30:00.000-07:002008-07-11T15:30:00.000-07:00Anon,Thank you for writing what I wanted to say bu...Anon,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing what I wanted to say but didn’t for fear of appearing to pile on. These homes represent the design equivalent of a big-city project in fair little Moscow, Idaho. However, unlike the projects, these are not affordable. I suppose Wilson is the prototype of a post-mill slum lord.Mark T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673762599798493263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-1686682658630162052008-07-11T14:55:00.000-07:002008-07-11T14:55:00.000-07:00Cheap vinyl floors, no interior trim, carpet runni...Cheap vinyl floors, no interior trim, carpet running up the walls instead of baseboard moldings. Is this what passes for post-mil beauty these days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-70432796384823274472008-07-11T05:52:00.000-07:002008-07-11T05:52:00.000-07:00The answer is that that those lots are way overpri...The answer is that that those lots are way overpriced, the planned homes are sardine-like and equally overpriced, and the job site is a disaster zone. He’s offering .2-acre lots to build 1700-square-foot cookie-cutter homes for $230,000 (I don’t know if that includes the lot). If it’s with the lot, it’s WAAAAAAY overpriced. <A HREF="http://www.moscowrealty.com/DrawListings.asp?Show=regional&Action=DrawDetails&ID=1&MLSID=58207&PropertyTypeID=1&IsFromSearch=true&CountyID=1" REL="nofollow">Look at this link</A>. I really feel sorry for the neighbors.<BR/><BR/>For a number of reasons we don’t know what market he’s targeting with these homes. He originally said it was a gated community for the elderly, but who would want to retire there? We thought he planned to put the hard sell on NSA families, but that hasn’t panned out (by the way, he has not plugged these dumps on his blog, which is interesting). At one time I suspected he would recruit families from around the country to buy these shacks, but that hasn’t happened either. We really don’t have enough information to know what he plans to do. I do know that he made an informal offer on a high-end home in Moscow’s elite neighborhood, so it looks like he doesn’t want that eyesore in his eyesight.<BR/><BR/>That’s about all I know.Mark T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673762599798493263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097408555576085021.post-47315442103902021642008-07-10T20:22:00.000-07:002008-07-10T20:22:00.000-07:00Hi Mark, I followed your link to the subdivision...Hi Mark,<BR/><BR/> I followed your link to the subdivision. Those look like tiny lots for the price; but I'm from the rural East Coast and don't understand the market in Moscow. Is this a competitive price or are those parcels targeted to CC members?<BR/><BR/> Thanks for your 'blog.<BR/><BR/>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com