On 2/12/2006 7:28 AM George mumbled something about the following:
"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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What is happening at the PBS stations? Maybe they lost all their viewers
and decided they have to get back on track.

When TOH came on, I was stunned that they are actually going to work on a
rehab of - - - - - - - an old house! How will we keep up with the latest
fully automated appliances and personal zoned heating and cooling systems?

Political correctness. Not to worry, though, they're still going to spend
200K even with donated materials so that a "middle-class" family can afford
their 250 grand house.

Wishing I were middle-class so I could afford a 250 K house....



I'm middle-class, and I can't afford a 250k house. Well, I can't afford
it and still be able to do all the OTHER things I like/want to do.
Everyone I know who has 250k house around here who is in my income
class, struggle to find the money to enjoy doing half the things I enjoy
doing. For me, 5 acres of land and a doublewide trailer, is perfectly
fine. I have a total of about $85,000 invested in the property, the
trailer, the shed/workshop, etc., refinanced a couple of months ago to
shorten my term and knock some points off, and to pay off a few other
bills, and now only have 10 years left to pay instead of 17 and pay
about the same per month as I did before.

Now, I do plan on building my retirement home in about 10 years (right
now thinking about a geodesic), but it's all going to be paid for cash.
I have no intentions of having anything but basic bills (elec, water,
cable, internet, etc) to pay when I retire in 15 years.

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