Yes, here in Spain you only see it in the countryside. In the cities we have
the unfinished new projects, but that is a new phenomenon, since the crisis
began in 2008. With some of them, nature is slowly encroaching, mostly as grass
and weeds.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Sep 24, 2012, at 2:27 AM, Moose wrote:
> On 9/23/2012 10:07 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> No job and no prospect of sale or the mortgage is "underwater" or both.
>
> Same problem as seen in some of Nathan's photos in Spain. With a decline in
> population, there are surplus houses that
> are of no use for any other purpose.
>
> Abandonment is the cheapest option when someone leaves or dies and there is
> no one else to live there, even for free.
>
> The vast majority of Chris's photos of the area are not likely to attract
> anybody new to visit or move there. :-)
>
> There are a fair number of falling down farm buildings here in Maine, but
> most appear to be on working farms where other
> buildings are kept up and the house may be very nicely kept. When the nature
> of the business changes, and a building
> becomes no longer of economic use, the cheapest solution may be to stop
> maintaining it, let it fall down and nature take
> its course. Works well for wood structures.
>
> Avoiding Depression Moose
>
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> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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