6 extraordinarily stubborn nail houses

Started by coredumped, June 18, 2009, 12:05:52 AM

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coredumped

June 18, 2009, 12:05:52 AM
I found this interesting:

http://deputy-dog.com/2009/06/6-extraordinarily-stubborn-nail-houses.html

For those of you who don't know what a nail house is:
Quote"homes belonging to people (sometimes called "stubborn nails") who refuse to make room for development, often in an attempt to negotiate a high price in exchange for selling out."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_house
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BridgeTroll

#1
June 18, 2009, 07:36:15 AM
Great find!  I seem to remember a Bugs Bunny or Yosemite Sam episode of the same nature... :)  It is encouraging to see that even China has property rights.
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

BridgeTroll

#2
June 18, 2009, 07:41:33 AM
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

BridgeTroll

#3
June 18, 2009, 07:50:44 AM
Sorry fffolks... once I got started I had to finish.  :D

Here is Bugs Bunny in... "Homeless Hare".


http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-7785967599953411749

In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Jason

#4
June 18, 2009, 10:35:01 AM
Great find!

The guy in DC was offered 3 million!?  I'd say he held out long enough.  Take the money and move to the Bahamas.

copperfiend

#5
June 18, 2009, 10:50:45 AM
There was a story on NBC News about the home in DC a few years ago. Noble effort but everybody has a price.

Deuce

#6
June 18, 2009, 11:27:00 AM
I would take 3 million for my home any day of the week!

coredumped

#7
June 18, 2009, 06:50:27 PM
Good video bridge, I forgot how funny bugs was:)
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coredumped

#8
June 18, 2009, 06:56:28 PM
Are the houses even sellable later? like that pizza one, it's dwarfed by the other building, too small to put anything big there. How much could you get after everything around you is built, and your land is unbuildable?
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BridgeTroll

#9
June 18, 2009, 07:08:18 PM
QuoteGood video bridge, I forgot how funny bugs was:)

I was quite happily surprised that there are entire downloadable libraries of Bugs...

I wuv that wascawy wabbit... :D
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Jason

#10
June 19, 2009, 03:08:27 PM
Coredumped, I was thinking the same thing.  Once the surrounding land is developed to that extent, why bother trying to buy the guy out?  Unless they plan to use it for a new entryway or pocket park.

hooplady

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June 19, 2009, 03:13:09 PM
I think HGTV actually did a whole special about some of these a few years ago.  They called it "Homestead Holdouts" or something like that.
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