Posted by Notjustair on November 27, 2012 at 19:21:30 from (174.254.240.103):
In Reply to: Old farm houses posted by Ralphwd45 on November 27, 2012 at 17:48:08:
Mine is nearly 100 years old. It has new windows and wiring. I will be putting in a new kitchen in June. It has to be a labor of love. I see myself as a steward of the place and am extremely proud of my home's age and condition.
Most folks aren't like that now days. You should see the looks the first time people see the slanted floor in the living room and bathroom. The house becomes a dump in their eyes - you can see it happen. It's odd because those same folks have been talking about cracks in their foundations and their house settling in the drought. This house saw the dust bowl and NOTHING here has shifted in the last year. This is just a blip in the pages of this old house.
I know that I am rare. 100 years from now this house won't be here because there aren't many that see it like I do. I guess I just think it is neat to pull up the old floor and find Kats drugstore ads from 1939. I have even framed some color comics that I found (also from'39) under the linseed linoleum. I've spent more time thinking about what this farm looked like 100 years ago than most of those folks spent picking out the fixtures for their new house that's already falling down.
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