Althouse: Overheard at Meadhouse.

August 29, 2014

Overheard at Meadhouse.

"This is what I want. Except it's ugly as sin."

"Sin can be pretty ugly."

"The problem is sin is not ugly."

"If only sin were uglier."

20 comments:

MadisonMan said...: Buy the house next to that curvaceous new house on Prospect, tear the old house down, and build this one. It'll fit right in.; 8/29/14, 10:34 AM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...: Looks like the aftermath of an earthquake.Enviromentalism and sin. Repentance should be painful.; 8/29/14, 10:40 AM
kcom said...: Overheard by whom?; 8/29/14, 10:51 AM
Todd said...: Did I miss it or did they not say how much it would cost to build?; 8/29/14, 10:53 AM
Michael said...: You can't afford it.; 8/29/14, 10:55 AM
Danno said...: This house at least makes the tiny houses look better.; 8/29/14, 11:00 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "Overheard by whom?"

With the windows open… lots of neighbors. Plus the government.; 8/29/14, 11:00 AM
Sydney said...: The dining area reminds me of the dining commons at my college circa 1980. (Which I believe was built in the early to mid-1970's)Ugly then. Ugly now.; 8/29/14, 11:03 AM
gadfly said...: So now we get an earth shelter with an "interjected void" - whatever that is. Interjecting a void into something substantial like a building could prove difficult for an engineer and his architect.

The homeowner had best have lots of cash because banks don't finance earth shelters. Fannie and Freddie don't know what they are.; 8/29/14, 11:16 AM
SteveR said...: If cost is not a factor, nearly anything is possible. Starting with that, its hard to be impressed.; 8/29/14, 11:21 AM
Anonymous said...: This reminds me of all the talk of human cloning ten years ago.

Consider me skeptical until we get to analyze the results. Somehow I think this isn't going to work out as well as they are claiming. In the aftermath there will be lot's of words like "Unforeseen" and "Unexpectedly".

In other words, it's not going to work. Why? Because, Bad Luck, of course.; 8/29/14, 11:24 AM
Michael K said...: About 20 years ago, "Fine Homebuilding" had an article about a house in Vermont built by a contractor from Alberta that was so energy efficient that it was heated in winter by the warmth from appliances and body heat of its occupants. It had double walls 18 inches apart and filled with insulation. The windows and doors had 18 inch deep recesses. It didn't look that expensive and was a great idea for a cold climate.

That of course was before the carbon footprint hysteria.; 8/29/14, 11:27 AM
rhhardin said...: If you put the house on a polar mount, it could turn to track the sun.

Lap belts would keep you in bed at night.; 8/29/14, 11:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Oh, they'll get better looking, just like the cars. We'll get a Tesla house one of these days.; 8/29/14, 12:12 PM
LarryK said...: Update to "ugly as a stupid man tan suit"; 8/29/14, 12:46 PM
Rusty said...: Looks like a dumpster.; 8/29/14, 1:06 PM
lemondog said...: Dunno...I kind of like it.; 8/29/14, 1:58 PM
traditionalguy said...: The trick is 2 miles of drilling to install a geothermal system. Then the house can be made to look normal.; 8/29/14, 2:03 PM
exhelodrvr1 said...: LarryK,
Don't you mean "Ugly as a stupid man in a tan suit"?; 8/29/14, 2:16 PM
Hammond X. Gritzkofe said...: Fails to take into account what could have been done with the solar energy if the house were *not* built.

Minimal energy use would have been not to build the house, but just sit down and starve to death. The solar energy then would have gone to growing plants - capturing carbon.

That sequestered carbon would, of course, be liberated by future generations to re-capture the energy.

And don't speak to me about the 12,500 vehicle miles, unless the energy cost of manufacturing, marketing, etc. of the vehicle are accounted for.; 8/29/14, 7:40 PM