Shipping Containers Could Be 'Dream' Homes for Thousands (Dems answer to housing crisis?)

AOL ^ | 10/14/08 | n/a

[B4Ranch]

Possibly having one shipped by rail and then flatbedded to you might be cheapest.

[tcrlaf]

OBAMAHOUSING....

Housing is now a RIGHT, doncha know....

[Ladysmith]

huh! That actually looks pretty cool!

[PLMerite]

Excellent idea. Probably good for something, remote, emergency, temporary.

[Constitution Day]

Now this is thinking outside the box.

[Constitution Day]

Hilarious!

[Tijeras_Slim]

There’s a guy in town who’s been outfitting these things as heavy duty portable buildings for about 20 years. We’ve had him make several control trailers from them. It’s amazing how quickly he can turn them out and they’re nice.

[TexasRepublic]

McObamansions

[Tijeras_Slim]

We have a place in Albuquerque selling and modifying them. Last time I checked New Mexico wasn’t a maritime powerhouse.

[Eva]

These containers are readily available in most areas. People use them for temporary storage, for construction storage and actual moving their own goods. They cost about $3,000 around here. There is such a surplus of these containers because it doesn’t pay for the shipping companies to send them back empty.

[Constitution Day]

That's a pretty cool idea.

These things are super tough; just imagine the abuse they withstand daily under their intended use!

[Hot Tabasco]

Each small house includes hookups for air conditioning, ventilation, electrical and water systems,

Are they wired for cable?

[tlj18]

Yeah, that's my rant for today. The difference in housing conditions between married and unmarried is huge. I know soldiers who decided not to re-enlist for exactly that reason. I can't say I blame them. I'm going to PCS next year, and I'm hoping to re-enlist for Menwith Hill, where, as I understand it, at the worst I would have a large room to myself, which would be awesome. If stationed there, I would have a good chance of living off-post - which would be absolutely incredible. If I didn't have that to look forward to, I'd be much less inclined to re-enlist (but I'd probably still do it anyway).

Yes, and it would seem to make more sense for the Army to be more pro-single soldier. The Army being pro-family makes sense (whether it makes sense to have a family while in the military is another matter), but having military families is also a drain on resources. This is going to sound cold, but all children do is suck up resources from elsewhere and return nothing (except that they have increased odds of joining the military when they become of age). Spouses can fill spots for civilian workers. This is particularly important for OCONUS installations, but probably not so much for CONUS.

[Tijeras_Slim]

They’re made to be stacked 9 high with a full (30K+ lbs) load. That’s a lot of tainted petfood.

[windcliff]

My new garage!!!

[Constitution Day]

Or parts for petroleum equipment. :)

[j. earl carter]

it would seem to make more sense for the Army to be more pro-single soldier.

You phrased that much more delicately than I would have. lol

[Terry Mross]

After Obama is elected the “little people” will live in these and by God they’d better be grateful! The ruling 2% will live in the homes the little people lost to foreclosure that was bought by the socialist government.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I’m in the Army, in Germany.

Yeah, but at least the weather sucks and the locals hate you.

[MarkL]

Check out any multi-modal freight company, or a freight railroad for leads. The multi-modal freight companies handle shipping containers all the time. But I don't know if they could help you buy them - they just move them.

Mark