tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post2325092241745188318..comments2023-10-29T05:43:20.076-07:00Comments on Ornery Bastard: The Great Contraction ContinuesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-4777020458859426482009-06-17T04:23:39.917-07:002009-06-17T04:23:39.917-07:0042s advice sounds good to me. Someone else might ...42s advice sounds good to me. Someone else might as well get some use out of them, maybe posting a notice at some homeless shelters may gain some residents.<br /><br />Not that letting it go back to nature is a bad idea either - just taking bad and trying to make into good is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-65683228717035555942009-06-17T01:58:08.841-07:002009-06-17T01:58:08.841-07:00The same thing happened in the 1930s. There isn...The same thing happened in the 1930s. There isn't much that can be done at this point.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-75440352954782075262009-06-16T21:16:12.090-07:002009-06-16T21:16:12.090-07:00What a great link Margot.
thank you for that and t...What a great link Margot.<br />thank you for that and thanks fer stopping By!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-59586619292068858292009-06-16T19:02:03.302-07:002009-06-16T19:02:03.302-07:00This reminded me of an article back a few months a...This reminded me of an article back a few months about Youngstown.<br />http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/08/real_estate/radical_city_plan/index.htmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681463334688934604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-55296262214094849682009-06-16T15:01:26.782-07:002009-06-16T15:01:26.782-07:00Well, I'm not sure what the alternative is. Le...Well, I'm not sure what the alternative is. Left as-is the houses will probably attract squatters and meth-makers. They could offer them as homestead for free with maybe a few bucks to make it habitable, but then there's no jobs in Flint so that wouldn't really be sustainable. But, if you have a paid-off house you really wouldn't need much either.<br /><br />Tough call.42https://www.blogger.com/profile/13859128086869479774noreply@blogger.com