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You should certainly find an agency and make sure they pay the Social Security or you will be responsible for that...or at least be aware you are responsible for that come tax time.

wow, you guys are taking these too seriously. It is not in poor taste to 9/11 victims and families... It is a commentary on the draconian methods TSA is taking in the name of increased security. Had these been made to show box knives instead... then yes poor taste to 9/11 victims.

Would these buy you some extra time with TSA? yea, probably. Would I travel via air with one as carry on? no. Do I support the freedom for someone else to? Absolutely.

Our house came with those in the backyard. I really dig them but the dogs still periodically get confused by them.

Yes please. Now to get those into general production.

I love Azby Brown's books about Japanese houses.

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Azby%20Brown&page=1

You should definitely check out:

The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space

Small Spaces: Stylish Ideas for Making More of Less in the Home

There are some really great ideas for living in a small space.

true and the first time it was a cool concept but now it is pretty tired. I have seen it in a couple of installations in the last few years.

Boomer,
Most modern cities have laws and ordinances that cover most of your listed concerns. HOA's can be a good thing...I suppose. They are created by a real estate developer and use it as a selling point to make all the houses look alike. I briefly lived in a neighborhood with a HOA and they made one of the neighbors paint his house three times because they did not like the color, which they had approved. Twice. And because of the HOA's power of civil suit he had to fork out for repainting or go to court. However a neighborhood association is generally a good thing. They can made suggestions and bring involvement between home owners, renters and the city together.

Here is another example, my current neighbor has a tiny front yard. They went out of town for two weeks in June. The grass grew quite tall. In most HOA's in America he would have come home to a fine for not cutting his grass. But since we live in a Neighborhood association we just cut his grass while we were doing our own. Which he would have done for us in the same situation.

Home Owners Associations are a result of developer built sprawl that people who like everything to look nice and "normal" have begun to cling to... It is a new construction thing. I am surprised anyone who reads AT would be such a staunch fan of the HOAs.

Did not the Mrs Tea come out in the early 80's for this very purpose? Just saying...

World of Good has been around for awhile... like years.

Any word on pricing?