Good morning. The sky has turned back to grey again.
This picture of a new build housing estate popped up on my screen. Is it AI? I don't know but I suspect it is real. The story is about how our hedgehog numbers are in decline. They can no longer move about freely between gardens. Apparently they make the concrete boards at the bottom with holes in, so they can incorporate Hedgehog Highways in their layout. So that helps I suppose.
But my first impression of this picture is, what kind of a hell hole is this for humans to live in. I can't imagine living in a box like this. I bet the walls are paper thin as well, just like the fencing around the miniscule patches of grass masquerading as a garden. There will be many more of these boxes in the planning pipeline, and some people will be glad of a place like this to live in. If that's what they want so be it.
My building skills are minimal, but at least this is still standing. Solid as a rock and dry inside, after 11 years.
Which is it for you? A tiny box crammed in a small plot, or lots of free space to roam?
Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip. ilona
Good morning ilona. ☕️ Living like Battery hens .those new occupants looks horrible. Ilona. if it was affordable housing for young people that'll be fine to get on the property ladder 🪜 🙄..
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Many of us have no choice as we are poor and disabled. Look at the new flats in Russia, plain and simple, cheep to rent and a warm place to call your own,... we don't all have the background to have a choice.
DeleteMy first house was a two bed old terraced cottage in the middle of a row of six on the edge of the town. No front garden, but a long back garden. Easy access to the countryside. This new housing might be a stepping stone for young people who want to get on the housing ladder.
DeleteI wouldn't live in one of those boxes if you paid me mega bucks. We have always lived in older properties, with character, and my current property is no exception. I love it here. We did extensive restoration on our house in Carmarthenshire and would have been up for a new build. I'll check out the video later - looks like the cob buildings we have in the West Country here.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't/wouldn't either. I would rather have a mobile home in a field. That might be an option for downsizing, but I believe there are a lot of restrictions, and extras to pay for. So it wouldn't be any cheaper than my mortgage free brick built semi.
DeleteGive me plenty of free space. I don’t want to hear neighbors talking or them hear me. 😂.
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