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Re: Hipsters in the Midwest need a place to live, too
« Reply #25 on: July 16, 2015, 09:01:25 PM »
Genesis predicted this DECADES ago.

(for the tl;dr, seek out the bolded)

Get Em Out By Friday

John Pebble of Styx Enterprises
"Get 'em out by Friday!
You don't get paid till the last one's well on his way.
Get 'em out by Friday!
It's important that we keep to schedule, there must be no delay."
Mark Hall of Styx Enterprises (otherwise known as "The Winkler")
"I represent a firm of gentlemen who recently purchased this
House and all the others in the road,
In the interest of humanity we've found a better place for you
To go, go-woh, go-woh"
Mrs. Barrow (a tenant)
"Oh no, this I can't believe,
Oh Mary, they're asking us to leave."
Mr. Pebble
"Get 'em out by Friday!
I've told you before, 's good many gone if we let them stay.
And if it isn't easy,
You can squeeze a little grease and our troubles will soon run away."
Mrs. Barrow
"After all this time, they ask us to leave,
And I told them we could pay double the rent.
I don't know why it seemed so funny,
Seeing as how they'd take more money.
The winkler called again, he came here this morning,
With four hundred pounds and a photograph of the place he has found.
A block of flats with central heating.
I think we're going to find it hard."
Mr. Pebble
"Now we've got them!
I've always said that cash cash cash can do anything well.
Work can be rewarding
When a flash of intuition is a gift that helps you excel-sell-sell-sell."
Mr. Hall
"Here we are in Harlow New Town,
Did you recognise your block across the square, over there,
Sadly since last time we spoke,
We've found we've had to raise the rent again,
Just a bit."
Mrs. Barrow
"Oh no, this I can't believe
Oh Mary, and we agreed to leave."
(a passage of time)
18/9/2012 T.V. Flash on all Dial-A-Program Services
This is an announcement from Genetic Control:
"It is my sad duty to inform you of a four foot restriction on
Humanoid height."
Extract from conversation of Joe Ordinary in Local Puborama
"I hear the directors of Genetic Control have been buying all the
Properties that have recently been sold, taking risks oh so bold.
It's said now that people will be shorter in height,
They can fit twice as many in the same building site.
(they say it's alright),
Beginning with the tenants of the town of Harlow,
In the interest of humanity, they've been told they must go,
Told they must go-go-go-go."

Sir John De Pebble of United Blacksprings International
"I think I've fixed a new deal
A dozen properties - we'll buy at five and sell at thirty four,
Some are still inhabited,
It's time to send the winkler to see them,
He'll have to work some more."
Memo from Satin Peter of Rock Development Ltd.
With land in your hand, you'll be happy on earth
Then invest in the Church for your heaven.
Songwriters: GABRIEL, PETER / BANKS, ANTHONY / COLLINS, PHIL / HACKETT, STEVEN / RUTHERFORD, MICHAEL
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for a lead role in a cage?
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Re: Hipsters in the Midwest need a place to live, too
« Reply #26 on: July 17, 2015, 06:48:52 AM »
Rube's?

I gotta Check in with my aunt and find out. My failing memory is saying it's in a smaller town on the Northwest side of Des Moines but I could be out to lunch.
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Re: Hipsters in the Midwest need a place to live, too
« Reply #27 on: July 17, 2015, 08:01:40 AM »
I gotta Check in with my aunt and find out. My failing memory is saying it's in a smaller town on the Northwest side of Des Moines but I could be out to lunch.

Rube's is Northeast of DSM.
Iowa- 88% more livable that the rest of the US

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Re: Hipsters in the Midwest need a place to live, too
« Reply #28 on: July 17, 2015, 11:50:18 AM »
Between cost of living, taxes, traffic, and other concerns, we decided not to move to redmond, despite the "redmond" bonus that gets added to the base pay.

I remember reading about a number of employees who did the camper thing.  Parked it in their lot, apparently where they can get power from MS, then used the work facilities like the gym for showering and such.

Live really cheap for a few years, retire on several million.

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Re: Hipsters in the Midwest need a place to live, too
« Reply #29 on: July 17, 2015, 04:49:38 PM »
I remember reading about a number of employees who did the camper thing.  Parked it in their lot, apparently where they can get power from MS, then used the work facilities like the gym for showering and such.

Live really cheap for a few years, retire on several million.

Yeah, or live somewhere else that is decent and cheaper, and just camp M-F in town  =|

A pickup with a small slide-in would be fairly stealth.
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