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Yes but the difference in Dubai is that they don't have a few hundred Arabs out there thinking of how to knock that building down. We do. And you know they have to be thinking about it.
This idea that we have to plan our lives around what terrorist extremist's think, must thrill them to no extent. Live free or die. I have never been good at being a security mom. Takes too much joy out of life.
I f they sell their flats at retail prices, why not , it would be a good incentive to try & cure my fear of height.
But of course them flats will be madly expensive!
No way, I'm scared of heights. I was at a wedding reception on the 22nd floor last weekend and when everyone went to the windows to gaze out, I felt like I had to stay on the opposite side of the room so the building wouldn't tip over.
(Okay, 1. No, I'm not that heavy, 2. I know the building wouldn't really tip over, and 3. Yes, it's an irrational fear and I probably need a shrink lol)
No way, I'm scared of heights. I was at a wedding reception on the 22nd floor last weekend and when everyone went to the windows to gaze out, I felt like I had to stay on the opposite side of the room so the building wouldn't tip over.
(Okay, 1. No, I'm not that heavy, 2. I know the building wouldn't really tip over, and 3. Yes, it's an irrational fear and I probably need a shrink lol)
haha.. thanks for the humor this morning at your expense. no, I'm not making fun of you, just laughing with you.
I'll never understand the need to live in tall buildings. Like bbkaren, I have an irrational fear of heights and get vertigo when I go too high. It's all mental and I know that but still. Not to mention, it's the biggest phallic symbol I've ever seen and would not want to live in a giant penis!
Click your heals three times and repeat after me.. There's no place like home.. There's no place like home.. There's no place like home.
Why in gods earth would you want houses to go up, not out?
Why do millions love living in New York City?
It's pretty simple actually, some prefer walkable neighborhoods, urban transit, no yard-work, having neighbors and entertainment at their finger tips conveniently.
More-so the reason: land is finite. You can only build out so much, before all land is sprawl and highways jammed (e.g. Southern California). If everyone had their own house on their own private acre there wouldn't be any land left for parks or farms.
I also appreciate architecture, and sprawl has very little architectural value.
Last edited by Mach50; 06-23-2008 at 11:30 AM..
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