Feb 23, 2009: Cave

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2009, 11:13 PM

I don't know how to break this to you but we're in a recession.
Maybe even a depression, and not just the USA, the whole world.

The market is down, except the supermarket.

Unemployment is growing... foreclosures... repossessions.

Drugs... crime... the sky is falling.

Makes some want to go live in a cave.

Here's one in Missouri.

Sure doesn't look like Ogg, in a Saber-tooth Tiger skin, would live there.

Actually is looks pretty comfy and it's on ebay.

Oh my, look at the junk room in the back... I'm swooning.

Ebay listing

There's been so much ebay traffic he started a blog to post pictures and answer questions, here.

Aliantha · 02-22-2009, 11:28 PM

wow...cool.

Leokins · 02-22-2009, 11:58 PM

If only I had $300,000 to spare, or a desire to live in the states. :p
Really cool though, I love to look at creative/weird houses. I love small houses too; Tiny House Blog features... big surprise... tiny houses! Materialicious also shows some pretty interesting homes.
WebEcoist also had a post about dirt buildings the other day.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-23-2009, 12:24 AM

Tiny House isn't my cup of tea, but Materialicious has some places to lust for.

TheMercenary · 02-23-2009, 07:01 AM

Wow, very cool. I could live there.

capnhowdy · 02-23-2009, 07:27 AM

Truly a dream house. I love it.
I bet there's no need for heat/AC.

glatt · 02-23-2009, 08:04 AM

It's a really cool and unique looking place.

If you follow the links, you'll see that it started as a mine and then became a concert venue/rollerskating rink. A few big stars played in there. Apparently the acoustics were terrible, but the music was painfully loud which some people though was good. It just bounced around in there.

If you look at the site in Google Earth, the driveway to the place is in sort of an industrial area off the main highway going through town, so it's not a terribly nice looking neighborhood, but the property in back is pretty nice (wooded with small streams, a small pond, and bunch of little water falls) and the cave is sure to be quiet.

I'd love to have all that space. Both the interior space and all the exterior property.

38.24437, -90.394280

Trilby · 02-23-2009, 09:51 AM

I think earth-based spirits would be very comfy there.

rfndong · 02-23-2009, 09:58 AM

Beware the rising damp...

wolf · 02-23-2009, 10:34 AM

I love the cave. This is way better for me than the lighthouses.

Might have to flip a coin to decide between this and the missle silo.

Nah. Cave definitely.

sweetwater · 02-23-2009, 11:25 AM

Can I paint on the walls? Can I? Can I?

newtimer · 02-23-2009, 11:52 AM

I'm just curious how the plumbing works. Did they have to bore trenches through the rock to lay pipes?

HungLikeJesus · 02-23-2009, 12:12 PM

Plumbing? You mean indoor plumbing? I thought it was in Missouri.

dar512 · 02-23-2009, 02:20 PM

Hey, even Festus has indoor plumbing these days. Mostly.

Festus is 30 minutes south of STL, but it seems like a lot further south once you get there. These people have a drawl, pickup trucks, and big hair (still). And they lurv country music. (Not that there's anything wrong with that)

I'm sure not everyone in Festus thinks they live in Dixie circa 1975, but that's what I think of.

spudcon · 02-23-2009, 02:45 PM

What happens when you try to pound a nail in the wall to hang a picture of Uncle Fleabag?

02-22-2009, 11:13 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Feb 23, 2009: Cave I don't know how to break this to you but we're in a recession. Maybe even a depression, and not just the USA, the whole world. The market is down, except the supermarket. Unemployment is growing... foreclosures... repossessions. Drugs... crime... the sky is falling. Makes some want to go live in a cave. Here's one in Missouri. Sure doesn't look like Ogg, in a Saber-tooth Tiger skin, would live there. Actually is looks pretty comfy and it's on ebay. Oh my, look at the junk room in the back... I'm swooning. Ebay listing There's been so much ebay traffic he started a blog to post pictures and answer questions, here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-22-2009, 11:28 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	wow...cool. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-23-2009, 12:24 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Tiny House isn't my cup of tea, but Materialicious has some places to lust for. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-23-2009, 07:01 AM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Wow, very cool. I could live there. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-23-2009, 07:27 AM	#6
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Truly a dream house. I love it. I bet there's no need for heat/AC. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

02-22-2009, 11:58 PM	#3
Leokins Civil Civilian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 34	If only I had $300,000 to spare, or a desire to live in the states. :p Really cool though, I love to look at creative/weird houses. I love small houses too; Tiny House Blog features... big surprise... tiny houses! Materialicious also shows some pretty interesting homes. WebEcoist also had a post about dirt buildings the other day.

02-23-2009, 08:04 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's a really cool and unique looking place. If you follow the links, you'll see that it started as a mine and then became a concert venue/rollerskating rink. A few big stars played in there. Apparently the acoustics were terrible, but the music was painfully loud which some people though was good. It just bounced around in there. If you look at the site in Google Earth, the driveway to the place is in sort of an industrial area off the main highway going through town, so it's not a terribly nice looking neighborhood, but the property in back is pretty nice (wooded with small streams, a small pond, and bunch of little water falls) and the cave is sure to be quiet. I'd love to have all that space. Both the interior space and all the exterior property. 38.24437, -90.394280

02-23-2009, 09:51 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I think earth-based spirits would be very comfy there. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-23-2009, 09:58 AM	#9
rfndong Writer of Writings Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14	Beware the rising damp...

02-23-2009, 10:34 AM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I love the cave. This is way better for me than the lighthouses. Might have to flip a coin to decide between this and the missle silo. Nah. Cave definitely. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-23-2009, 11:25 AM	#11
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Can I paint on the walls? Can I? Can I? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

02-23-2009, 11:52 AM	#12
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	I'm just curious how the plumbing works. Did they have to bore trenches through the rock to lay pipes?

02-23-2009, 12:12 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Plumbing? You mean indoor plumbing? I thought it was in Missouri. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-23-2009, 02:20 PM	#14
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Hey, even Festus has indoor plumbing these days. Mostly. Festus is 30 minutes south of STL, but it seems like a lot further south once you get there. These people have a drawl, pickup trucks, and big hair (still). And they lurv country music. (Not that there's anything wrong with that) I'm sure not everyone in Festus thinks they live in Dixie circa 1975, but that's what I think of. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

02-23-2009, 02:45 PM	#15
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	What happens when you try to pound a nail in the wall to hang a picture of Uncle Fleabag? __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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