tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083500438686340319.post3725492840266914980..comments2023-01-22T11:44:26.637-08:00Comments on Golem Housing Co-operative: The Calm Before The StormThe Golemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03638215955191806528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083500438686340319.post-23956870720507254322011-04-09T02:19:50.003-07:002011-04-09T02:19:50.003-07:00I'm happily attached thanks. I'm also happ...I'm happily attached thanks. I'm also happy to get emotionally attached to things I care about that are important to me. I'd find it weirder to *not* be. And a house isn't just a "machine for living in" in my book. Just as I don't view the natural environment around me as being entirely at my disposal as a rational commodity, I don't see the built environment as that either. As part of the world which meets my basic (and less basic) needs, I have a reciprocal duty of care towards it.<br /><br />Also, in terms of reducing gas bills, that should read £14k on insulation, £1k on draughtproofing, and £7k on a new central heating system. - HThe Golemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03638215955191806528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083500438686340319.post-67466576958549703912011-04-08T15:53:16.031-07:002011-04-08T15:53:16.031-07:00You need to be a lot more detached. A house is a m...You need to be a lot more detached. A house is a machine for living in. It does not define your identity. It is merely bricks and mortar. Somebody out there is wetting their pants hoping you will buy their mouldy nightmare. This isnt really about capital; it's about revenue. Forget the fancy stuff: if you cant afford £10k in double glazing and £7K for a brand new central heatng system, 5k for insulation plus £150 a month in old fashioned gas bills, you can resign yourselves to a wheezy cold future.. good luck, and hang on to your wallets...Baiterbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969687490036635753noreply@blogger.com