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To: yarddog

Yes. My daughter worked with Habitat for years, and the houses are more or less identifiable. They were simple, efficient but livable.

Some people did things with them, some people didn’t, and some people didn’t even pay their mortgages and lost them. This was because they were so accustomed to living in “government housing” that they didn’t realize people had to pay for their housing and do things like change the lightbulbs and buy a screwdriver to fix things.

Home Depot has all sorts of classes for first time homeowners, obviously directed at people who are becoming responsible for their own homes, and nobody ever went to them. Very frustrating!


18 posted on 10/15/2019 6:59:38 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

That wasn’t a problem for us. Daddy could do anything mechanical. He was a certified car mechanic, a carpenter, an electrician and a plumber. He could get by as a mason.

I was far inferior but if I had him to show me how I did a lot including swapping out a transmission, and an engine. When I swapped out the motor I was amazed how easily Daddy found top dead center by attaching a 12 volt bulb to number one plug wire.


20 posted on 10/15/2019 7:06:01 PM PDT by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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