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[arozanski]

Discuss.



I feel a party in my pants.

[john]

Sweet!

[arozanski]

I have a thing for old bikes, cars, whatever. Something about the 'rawness' of the mechanical systems, yet still elegant in execution.

[john]

Same here. I rebuilt a CB77 in my garage when I was in my 20s. I loved that bike.


I want a BSA Gold Star. That's my dream older bike.

[arozanski]

Dec 11, 2009 11:34:46 GMT -5 john said:

Same here. I rebuilt a CB77 in my garage when I was in my 20s. I loved that bike.


I want a BSA Gold Star. That's my dream older bike.

That's neat - what year?

[john]

Mine was a 67. Not sure what year that one is.

[will]

Dec 11, 2009 7:40:57 GMT -5 arozanski said:

I have a thing for old bikes, cars, whatever. Something about the 'rawness' of the mechanical systems, yet still elegant in execution.

Yep. It's a disease, and its incurable. Old tool, old machinery, old houses. They are all fascinating.

[arozanski]

Dec 11, 2009 12:30:05 GMT -5 will said:

Dec 11, 2009 7:40:57 GMT -5 arozanski said:

I have a thing for old bikes, cars, whatever. Something about the 'rawness' of the mechanical systems, yet still elegant in execution.

Yep. It's a disease, and its incurable. Old tool, old machinery, old houses. They are all fascinating.

No old houses - lived in one as a kid, owned one. No more. Other than that, I agree.

[will]

We have a 1906 house, and I love it. It's functionally obsolete in a whole lot of ways, but it is balloon frame, has some amazing wood trim which works as a flashing, and it's generally drafty. We have updated the wiring, plumbing, renovated the entire second floor, renovated the kitchen and bathroom, and put in a bit of insulation. We also put the siding back to how it was in 1935, reroofed it, and have done a lot of other little repairs. Oh, and a new furnace. It has taken 20 years so far, and it will probably take another 15 to get it to where we want it. It is perfect, in a completely imperfect way. Just like dealing with old machinery on a long trip.

[john]

The house I grew up in was built in the early 1900s. Brick building in Chicago.

I LOVED that house and would kill to own something like it.

[arozanski]

Dec 11, 2009 13:52:00 GMT -5 will said:

We have a 1906 house, and I love it. It's functionally obsolete in a whole lot of ways, but it is balloon frame, has some amazing wood trim which works as a flashing, and it's generally drafty. We have updated the wiring, plumbing, renovated the entire second floor, renovated the kitchen and bathroom, and put in a bit of insulation. We also put the siding back to how it was in 1935, reroofed it, and have done a lot of other little repairs. Oh, and a new furnace. It has taken 20 years so far, and it will probably take another 15 to get it to where we want it. It is perfect, in a completely imperfect way. Just like dealing with old machinery on a long trip.

Oh, I love old houses. Nothing has more charm, in my opinion. However, I am a complete 1) incompetent in dealing with home issues, and 2) fairly unmotivated in dealing with home issues. A nice old home would just suffer at my hands.

[john]

My old home, thanks to Google

[bizarro]

The Goose is a '76 (pretty old by today's standards) and the house was built in 1924. I like old stuff too.