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Not My House

We live in one of those cookie-cutter neighborhoods, little boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they're all just the same.

The other day I discovered that what I though was a cul de sac in our neighborhood is a street that winds around and there is one place where you come around the corner, and it looks just like our street, because in front of you it looks like our house in the same position as you drive up to it, and the house models around it are the same as those that are on each side of us. It's a spooky feeling, and I still do a double-take when I look at the pictures.

Our House:

Not our House:

You can't see it very well, but the neighbors to the right have an old toilet out in their front yard with flowers planted in it. Nice. I'm glad that's not my house.

posted on Dec 12, 2010 7:21 PM ()

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Let's hope the FBI doesn't mistakenly raid your house! That's happened, you know. I'm so thankful I live where I do, even if I've been broken in to several times (being isolated--and having so many valuables

comment by solitaire on Dec 14, 2010 7:09 AM ()

But do the people in houses all go to the university where they were put in boxes and they came out all the same?

I live close to a military base and I get that panicky feeling whenever I drive onto it, looking for a house for the same reason.

I like your house, though.

comment by juliansmom on Dec 14, 2010 6:38 AM ()

Cookie cutter neighborhoods usually keep me from finding the house I'm looking for.

. But yeah that is weird!!!

comment by kristilyn3 on Dec 13, 2010 7:50 PM ()

I suppose where they put which models has something to do with lot size on the corner like ours is, and what size houses will fit on those lots. We got your thing. Thanks for the excuse to go downtown, I'm looking forward to it.

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 11:07 PM ()

There is a book out there about being tacky.This is one of them.
I find a lot of people are very tacky.How about the woman figure bending over ad working on her garden.This is the worst.

comment by fredo on Dec 13, 2010 2:10 PM ()

I haven't seen one of those wooden women bending over for several years. I'm glad you reminded me. I'd hate for the photographers from Google Maps Street View to drive past my house and snap a picture of me in that position. They did get a picture of our garage door open and you can see Mr. Tbend inside the garage if you look.

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 11:06 PM ()

I see this.We had that here in.They have toilet with plants etc.
Even a bathtub.How sickening this is.

comment by fredo on Dec 13, 2010 10:15 AM ()

I would be so irritated if that was next door to me. Maybe there is a story behind it, maybe the people in the house like mine said to their neighbors "I surely do hope that you don't intend to keep that old toilet in your front yard." That'd be an invitation to keep it just to be obnoxious.

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 1:42 PM ()

It takes all kinds doesn't it? I used to love that song when I was in
my rebellious stage in the sixties.

comment by elderjane on Dec 13, 2010 6:54 AM ()

One of my favorite songs. It's the theme song for that TV series Weeds, sung by different performers such as Engelbert Humperdink and Billy Bob Thornton.

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 1:39 PM ()

House directions would be a snap...next to the toileted flower.

comment by kjstone on Dec 13, 2010 6:01 AM ()

A lot of times when we visit somebody's house we lose the directions, so try to remember the little clues they've given us - raccoon poop on the roof, near a park - in this case, like you say, next to the house with the toilet.

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 1:36 PM ()

There is something subliminal about the toilet flower pot that I refuse to analyze.

comment by jondude on Dec 13, 2010 5:37 AM ()

There's more of that kind of humor in the farm country of Colorado, but there it's not so much humor as they don't have a good way to dispose of the item so fix it up. Our trash company here will pick up old water heaters, but come to think of it, I don't know if they do toilets.

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 1:41 PM ()

The toilet thing is really tacky. Your house may be cookie cutter but it's still nice.

comment by tealstar on Dec 13, 2010 4:32 AM ()

Thanks. I was in a different model across the street this weekend, and even though it was larger, just hated the floor plan. I'm counting my blessings here.

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 1:37 PM ()

A toilet for a flower pot! Unbelievable, but a good way for you to be sure you never walk into the wrong house.

comment by redimpala on Dec 12, 2010 7:28 PM ()

Good reason not to come home really drunk, a couple wrong turns and we'd be trying to get into that house. Oh no! Something wrong with the garage door opener! And where'd that tree come from?

reply by troutbend on Dec 13, 2010 1:38 PM ()

reply by marta on Dec 12, 2010 9:19 PM ()

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