Sometimes, when the sun is just so and there’s a chill in the air, the dryer sits by itself and reminisces about its former success. All those years of training — the early mornings, the late nights, the missed parties that the other appliances had — and now all the dryer has to show for it is this trophy.
But it was worth it. It was worth it.
Found by: Maria
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You don’t see much pickled faux-wood paneling. There’s a reason for this, and a very obvious one, but I haven’t see it in years.
But you know what I’ve never seen before in my life? What appears to be a camper, tacked onto a mobile home, as a kitchen expansion.
So you’ve got a mobile home, circa 1969, wedded to a camper kitchen conversion. Is this being sold by one of the Three Little Pigs? ’cause it got some structural issues.
I like the way the driveway leads right upppppp to the trailer, er, home. Don’t get distracted when parking or you’ll be in the living room!
It sure is a funny-looking little house.
The assessed value is higher than that of my three-bedroom two and a half bath 1685 sq. foot condo here in Texas.
I’m glad I live in Texas.
Oh Sara. You’ve surpassed yourself.
“Cooling: Wind Unt”
They use the “open-window wind” system in lieu of a/c.
That’s what I was thinking. Then there’s the “Heat: Hot Air, Oil”. Yes, heat does usually involve hot air, I’ll admit. It frightens me to think there’s any oil furnace involved anywhere around that monstrosity, considering the quality of the other installations.
How can people even build something like that? Don’t they have county codes?
LOL “Hot Air” I’m guessing they meant “forced air” (as opposed to radiant heat) but somehow that description really just goes with the rest of the listing so nicely…
LOL! It looked like that to me for a second.
Hmmm…we still have window units, if I have to sell maybe I should convince my agent to list ours as Wind Unlt. No, that’s not supposed to be an “i”. It’s Unlimitied Wind!
When the sun went nova the last thing I remember seeing was the dryer, haloed in the apocalyptic light blaring through the window.
That’s basic, basic living. More privacy and less smoke than a yurt, but it could be an old hippie haven of some kind. I can picture 10 young people with sleeping bags in all the rooms, playing their stereo loud, smoking dope, arguing about vegetarianism and Buckminster Fuller.
I was thinking hippie haven, my aunt & uncle lived in a travel trailer that had what was basically a a greenhouse stuck on the side of it. Dirt floors, garden along one side, couch on the other, hanging rugs from 2×4′s to make a bedroom area, navaho rugs on the floor, the trailer housed the kitchen facilities and toilet (which I have NO idea where it flushed to, they were in the middle of the Sedona desert) and a bedrrom for the kids. It was very convienient though, you could eat a fresh tomato without ever getting off the couch. My aunt even had two babies in that “house” (yes, right IN the house, one in the bed & one surprised her in the bathroom).
I’m a little shy passing this on, but I just wanted to say that I love your blog!
http://zombiecupcake.blogspot.com/2010/01/for-me.html
*wipes zombie crumbs from face*
Why, thank you!
Freaking hilarious. I love this site!
That…that commentary just made me so happy. It was worth it. IT WAS WORTH IT!
I’m sorry, but that commentary just made me sad. You just know that it wasn’t worth it, really.
LOL ,Sara! For some reason, when I look at that dryer, I hear the song from FlashDance playing in the background.
First…
when there’s nothing…
Then, he breaks out into the Jennifer Beals dance routine.
What a feeling!
Now who has too much time on their hands?
I have to say, this bit of bloggery is genius. GENIUS.
And taking another look at that bookcase, I can’t help but notice there is a roll of duct tape propped up in one corner. No doubt a mainstay of the exterior’s maintenance.
My parents have some shelves rather like that of old National Geographics dating back to 1907, collected by my grandmother. Fascinating reading.
And, I agree it is quite clean and well-maintained, even if it is architecturally kludged together and not redecorated since the 1960s. Texchanchan’s comment below about the dope-smoking hippies might be highly insulting to the current occupants… who have clearly accomplished something in life, with all those huge trophies.
Those were for “Best of Show” at the last “High Times” Growers’ Convention.