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Old March 15th, 2013 #9
Dan Smith
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Originally Posted by Olesia Rhoswen View Post
Yeah, a lot of people would not even have a thought in their head to consider that sort of simple life, they're so used to living beyond their means. That option doesn't even exist in their world.

As for the tent cities that seem to be all over the place now, I'm surprised that no one has come up with some sort of program to make semi-permanent homes out of adobe bricks, for example. All the people living there think that they're going to be leaving any day, but the reality is they've been there for years and are likely to be there for more. A trained group of unemployed tent dwellers could build trailer-sized buildings with salvaged materials for roofs, windows and doors. A lot healthier than living in a damp tent, and easy to demolish when things get better.
You are absolutely right. Those wretched tent dwellers could scour the land for discarded building materials to construct a nice shanty in which they could proudly dwell in the shadow of the better off....

Or they could just climb in your bedroom window at 3 am and slit your arrogant throat and live in your house instead of a ramshackle abode pieced together from junk.