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Wonder Why

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6. Near where I live is a gated community (with guards). A reired (former) friend (was a maggot) lived there and I went

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:33 PM

4 hrs ago

to visit the 5600 sq ft house he and his wife occupied a few years ago to see his model train layout which is the same sq ft as my whole house. He complained about the guy across the street who just built a 7200 sq ft home for himself and his wife (both in their 80s). He commented that the other couple only finished the main floor's 3600 sq ft because neither of them could climb stairs.

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Why Architects Hate McMansions [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago OP

I don't get why people need such big houses Skittles 19 hrs ago #1

another pleasant valley sunday in status symbol land lol msongs 18 hrs ago #2

and don't even get me started on how so many of the uber-wealthy live Skittles 17 hrs ago #3

I agree. Sanity Claws 14 hrs ago #5

I didn't know about the expense NJCher 16 hrs ago #4

Near where I live is a gated community (with guards). A reired (former) friend (was a maggot) lived there and I went Wonder Why 4 hrs ago #6