BE IT EVER It is, no doubt, good that the traditional American home might retains the quality of being always "humble".
The old song has it eternally displayed as a highly respected quality, but we cannot say they our present concept of "home"as being "ever so stable. When we see the extent of disaster of heavy rain and strong damage it is obviously a fact that "stability" is not a prime requisite guiding the construction of replacement housing units in the the area. For someone to purposely, build sub-standard housing in the area should be prohibited or, at least controlled by legally requiring those individuals who do so to be held responsible for potential protective measures, losses and additional replacement costs in the future.
Many builders, possibly, accept the idea that their houses may have qualities that typify them as being hospitable, folksy, lived-in or comply with elements of good manners, and pleasant, untroubled living - as in the old song which is so seldom heard being sung from the heart of Americans today.
The price tag on the average American home is getting higher. It will continue doing so long as residents thereof and potential homeowners, as well, continue to demand increasing exotic and expensive far beyond their real income. Ours expressed desires today often far exceed he bounds of actual income. We are, at this moment, witnessing a major automotive manufacturing firm "re-aligning" their entire way of doing business. They are promising, when they are once more viable: "to make cars people want".
We are quick to sense humility returning where the the original founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford made humble cars people desired - the famous Model T. We need to examine our lives and our house building and house-buying. Let's do it before we are forced to make such changes. Modest modifications can be done easily. Marked hanges can hurt.
Andrew McCaskey amccsr@adelphia.net 9-17-06 [c331 wds]
BE IT EVER
It is, no doubt, good that the traditional American home might retains the quality of being always "humble".
The old song has it eternally displayed as a highly respected quality, but we cannot say they our present concept of "home"as being "ever so stable. When we see the extent of disaster of heavy rain and strong damage it is obviously a fact that "stability" is not a prime requisite guiding the construction of replacement housing units in the the area. For someone to purposely, build sub-standard housing in the area should be prohibited or, at least controlled by legally requiring those individuals who do so to be held responsible for potential protective measures, losses and additional replacement costs in the future.
Many builders, possibly, accept the idea that their houses may have qualities that typify them as being hospitable, folksy, lived-in or comply with elements of good manners, and pleasant, untroubled living - as in the old song which is so seldom heard being sung from the heart of Americans today.
The price tag on the average American home is getting higher. It will continue doing so long as residents thereof and potential homeowners, as well, continue to demand
increasing exotic and expensive far beyond their real income. Ours expressed desires today often far exceed he bounds of actual income. We are, at this moment, witnessing a major automotive manufacturing firm "re-aligning" their entire way of doing business. They are promising, when they are once more viable: "to make cars people want".
We are quick to sense humility returning where the the original founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford made humble cars people desired - the famous Model T. We need to examine our lives and our house building and house-buying. Let's do it before we are forced to make such changes. Modest modifications can be done easily. Marked
changes can hurt.
Andrew McCaskey amccsr@adelphia.net 9-17-06 [c331 wds]
