The visit is on Sat. 11/22.

How did the visit to the manufacturer go?

Nevada has a lot going for it ... for some time of the year. My part of Florida very rarely gets above 93 degrees F. Right now it is 80-82 for a high. Perfect!

Nice meeting you, jdg. Check out
http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/d9...
from a few months ago.

I forgot. My A/C being out was why I was making a 5-hour trip at night. It was an August drive from the Florida Panhandle to my Birmingham area. Glad my headlights stayed on in the middle of nowhere. I was by myself and had a broken cell phone too! It got real boring without a working radio or CD player.

I have had to replace parts of the A/C a couple of times. Other than that, only routine maintenance!

I had never seen an Airstream until I saw it on American Pickers. My 2nd lab is like American Lab Pickers.

I like peach, sea foam green, and aqua blue. However, my house is white with some dark pink and dark green highlights. I'm not sure what colors I would get for a dome.

Very true...except for the "Hairy Reid" (sic) thing...! He is a hairball in the digestive tract of Nevada.

that's what i mean, freedom, whether it is vices, booze, drugs, sex, etc. or just way of life. Last frontier in the lower 48. we have plenty of room in rural NV :-)

Nevada is #2 on my list. Utah is #1...but I might have to brew my own beer!

I'd like to hear about this Atlantis.

Bring that Airstream out to Nevada... Except for Harry Reid we are a terrific state. Lots of places to be "free".

Read the Finished cost. You save maybe 16,000 over a regular home.

Hello jbrenner,
Very interesting. We have a few geodesic homes around here, but the exterior finish is quite different. For Florida these make a lot of sense when you consider the hurricane threats. I could deal with it, but many may not appreciate the non-traditional appearance. Low maintenance and utility costs are attractive features; especially for retirement.

My wife says, we would need to paint a very Florida color... Probably offend the neighbors... :) Lately she has grown fond of that light aqua blue we keep seeing in the Keys.

I see they are quite flexible in design and square footage. I don't see how I could downsize to less than 1500 square feet and at least a two plus car garage... toys you know. :)

The more important factor would actually be location and parcel size. I need enough distance to rattle my windows with my guitar and stereo from time to time without offending the neighbors. This is also why I live in the sticks.
It is a dream… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCJfKtvxe...
Regards,
O.A.

Coincidentally, I had a 97 Honda Accord that, yes, lasted exactly 12 years. All the electronics going out on the dashboard during a long night drive was when I finally decided to trade it in.

I'll stick to my dream of a little Airstream trailer out in the desert somewhere FAR from people and probably on land that I don't pay taxes on....well at least not directly.

I'm up in New Jersey, so a little too far away to meet.

The RX-7 was a classic.

I used to have a 1988 RX-7 that i traded in for more than I paid for it originally in 2001... With 226,341 miles.

What a fun little car but scary to drive on snow. So light.

We're considering having a Skype discussion about this after the site visit.

My car is a 97 Honda Accord, perhaps the best car ever made. Until a couple of years ago, of the five faculty my department had then, three of us had 97 to 99 Accords. All of them lasted at least 12 years.

jbrenner-

That was a pleasant half-hour! I like the homes, and many of the ideas. Have a great time checking out the construction and please let us know your thoughts when you get back.

Jan

Just pulling your chain :)

Winter road salt is an unpleasant fact of life up here. I wind up at the car wash a lot in winter for undercarriage washes.

Now that I no longer commute out of state for work, it would take me over 30 years to put that kind of mileage on a vehicle. I average around 7k miles a year now. I am actually more concerned with not enough use to keep everything lubricated. I figure the FJ will last me quite a while.

Sorry, Technocracy. This was no comment on your age. It was a comment about the wisdom of people who come down to paradise when they are able to do so. Why put up with snow and ice? I have 211,000 miles on my car because I don't live in a place where the car won't last.