Re: Commonhouse: Hanging Out | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddesshome.com) | |
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:18:01 -0600 (MDT) |
> From: "John Greene" <greenelowe [at] mindspring.com> > > Here at Lake Claire Cohousing in Atlanta, which has been occupied for > four years now, we've been disappointed that there isn't more casual hanging > out in the Common House. Everyone goes in and out every day for laundry and > mail, and there are dinners, birthday parties, sings, and so forth, but > rarely does anyone just hang around there. I think the problem, in our > case, is that there isn't much there. > > * There's no "electronic fireplace." There's been an ongoing > controversy about whether there should be a TV in the common house, and > we've yet to reach any agreement on that, so there's never been one. Some > of us feel that if one were available at least for big events (Academy > Awards, World Series, etc.) or for shows that many people watch separately > at home, then that would lead to more hanging out. But other folks worry > that it would get out of hand. Why not agree to have it there for a fixed period of time and see if it works out, say three months? > > * There's no telephone, which means, for those of us still backwards > enough not to have cell phones, that no one can reach us when we're at the > Common House. Nice in many ways, of course, but if you have kids, aging > parents, or just phone calls you're expecting, you want to at least have a > phone nearby. I think not having a telephone is *dangerous*. What if someone is hurt and alone? Ours hardly ever rings unless there is a meal and people want to add, but it sure is good for keeping in touch when necessary. Again, it can be removed if there is a problem. We have toll calling blocked. -- Liz Stevenson Southside Park Cohousing Sacramento California _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
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