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From: Exit Suburbia
  • adam . # . 1/1
    Atlantic had a corker of a story on this in March, not sure if I mentioned it earlier

    http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/subprime
    Give me utilitiy or give me something slightly better!
    • cam . # .
      Heh,

      Civic organizations in some suburbs have begun to mow the lawns around empty houses to keep up the appearance of stability.

      I did that in Virginia when the guy next door died. The house stood vacant while his ex-wife, family and bank fought over the property. Probably for six months or so. I mowed his lawn whenever I did mine for that express purpose to keep the place looking normal and the social order stable.

      'Sworn to no party, and of no sect am I.' Frederick Vosper's republican motto.