Re: Clarke - two questions

"Howard Brazee" <howard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:16:25 -0000, "Mike Dworetsky"
> <platinum198@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Oh.  UK: bungalow US: ranch-style house (all on the ground floor).  Most
>>houses here are on two floors.
>
> I grew up with ranch-style houses then moved to colder climates, where
> they are extremely rare.   More expensive land enters in as well -
> except ranch style is still popular in California.
>
> I find it odd that expensive show homes that I can tour in "Parade of
> Homes" giving money to Children's Hospital are almost all multi-story.
> If I were wealthy enough to afford them, I'd want a house that worked
> even if my knees gave out.     But long curved stairs look romantic.

Exactly why bungalows tend to be favored by retired couples.  The 
alternative for those with disabilities is to install a lift--very
expensive 
and a serious modification of a small house.

-- 
Mike Dworetsky

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