RE: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Stuart Staniford-Chen (staniforcs.ucdavis.edu) | |
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 95 23:36 CST |
Jean Pfleiderer writes > Maybe. I haven't been there. But I would think Nyland's walkway could > be described similarly, in the sense that it is not a road and does not > run parallel to the road (although it is possible in an emergency to > use it for a road), and rather obviously does not go anywhere except > to the homes in the Nyland community. Nonetheless, it is a pedestrian > walkway. I can easily imagine people supposing it was perfectly > acceptable to walk on it, even though they do not live at Nyland or > even know anyone there. When I stayed at Nyland during the conference I felt instinctively uncomfortable walking around it. I clearly remember talking to several people I bumped into on the paths and explaining who I was and that I really was supposed to be staying there. No-one was in the slightest hostile to me - I just knew that it was somebody else's place and felt that as a stranger I owed the residents an explanation for my presence. > I haven't visited any other cohousing communities. But I have to admit > it would never have crossed my mind that I couldn't walk through one > without calling first. Clearly there is room for cohousers to differ on this subject. I would suggest to you that many communities have a significantly more "closed" looking layout than Nyland does - it might look more private to you when you were standing at the edge about to enter it. > Now that I realize how unwelcome I would be, I've lost what little > interest I may have had in ever visiting another coho community. But, > should I ever be near one with some time on my hands and nothing better > to do with it, I will certainly call first! Better safe than sorry. That's a shame. I very much enjoyed the hospitality that your community provided me with, and I'd be sorry to miss the opportunity to reciprocate for you. Stuart.
- Re: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD), (continued)
- Re: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) Rob Sandelin, January 12 1995
- RE: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) Jean Pfleiderer, January 12 1995
- RE: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) Rob Sandelin, January 12 1995
- RE: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) Jean Pfleiderer, January 12 1995
- RE: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) Stuart Staniford-Chen, January 12 1995
- Re: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) Gary Shea, January 12 1995
- Re: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) 227-3182, January 13 1995
- Re: "Gawkers" at cohousing communities (FWD) Fred H Olson WB0YQM, January 13 1995
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