I have found my dream home.

[seawasp]

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Newberry-Springs/50451-Silver-Valley-Rd-92365/home/21961921

It's a science-fictionish/James Bond Villain lair.

ON A VOLCANO.

Between LA and Las Vegas.

WITH a LAKE.

If I had the money I would be writing the check RIGHT NOW. "Don't you want to see the insi--" "NO. I have the money, I could rebuild it if I had to."

I could hide my super helicopter (see icon) in the crater.

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[redrose999.livejournal.com]

But, but out side of the cool factor, there are no gardens, and it's bleak concrete and cold.... Almost... Depressing.... :)

[mouser.livejournal.com]

See, I'm not sure.

If the 2012 apocalypse happens, the volcano cts loose and you die.

If the zombie apocalypse happens, I don't think the windows are fortified enough.

If civilization just collapses it could be cool, but I don't know about hidden escape tunnels.


And... It's In California!


REALLY nice place, but I'll pass.

[seawasp]

There's a LAKE.And it's in CALIFORNIA between LA and VEGAS. So it's not cold, and there's water RIGHT THERE for your gardens. You could make the MOUNTAIN into a garden.

And look at the VIEW!

[seawasp]

If the 2012 apocalypse happens, the volcano becomes the power source.

If the zombie apocalypse happens, I surround the house with a Moat of LAVA!

If civilization collapses, it can be a fortress of solitude!

And yes, it's in California! All win!

[redrose999.livejournal.com]

And if it falls into the ocean we'll have beach front property!

[sorek.livejournal.com]

Bond: "Do you expect me to redecorate this unit for under $50,000?"
Villian: "No, Mister Bond, I expect you to DIE!"

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

To each their own. Looks like a good first approximation of my idea of hell. No neighbors. No community. No shade. No greenery. No library. No book stores. No parks. No farmer's market. No beach. No forests. Abjectly fossil-fuel dependent for absolutely everything except possibly water, and if it's between LA and Vegas that's either not potable or draws from the Rio Grande, which is...a bit oversubscribed...

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

And it's in CALIFORNIA between LA and VEGAS. So it's not cold.

So speaks a man who's never been in the high desert at night. Just because there is horrible blistering, searing, unbearable heat during the day doesn't mean it can't drop below freezing at night. The HVAC alone must cost a bomb.

and there's water RIGHT THERE for your gardens

Yeah. About that. You notice the way there is not, in fact, a lush established natural green belt around that lake? No trees anywhere nearby? That's not an accident. That tells you that either that water is too full of chemical salts to support much but the hardiest hardscrabble plants, or else that it's too ephemeral to support anything larger than fast-propagating annual weeds. Either way, you won't be turning a mountain into a garden with that water. If you could, it would have happened already.

[seawasp]

You are a spoilsport.

"Below freezing" isn't cold, though. -20, that's cold. I'll admit it'd be a bit of a trip to have to wear shorts during the day and a coat and long pants while stargazing.

[seawasp]

Neighbors? I don't mind the ones I have currently, but I've lived places where I'd rather have had an armed perimeter to keep them away. Certainly I don't interact with them much in most cases; my current one neighbor I've had actual discussions with several times, but the one on the other side... I'm not even sure who it is.

There's plenty of shade inside the house. As for the others, if I could afford to just whip out the checkbook and buy a $750k house, I could afford a lot of travel to LA, etc..

As for fossil fuels, maybe one of those community-sized nuclear reactors from Toshiba.

[guy-jin.livejournal.com]

there might be enough lava under there for geothermal power.

edit: though that might be a bit like putting a hole in a dike and calling it a water fountain...

[seawasp]

Excellent thinking. Power supply AND superweapon all in one.

In actuality, of course, it's not nearly that easy to create a volcano. But there might well be geothermal potential. Certainly a lot more than there is HERE in the geologically-mostly-dead Northeast.

[seawasp]

With that kind of temperature differential, solar/geo heating/cooling would go a long way towards dropping your bills, speaking more realistically. One major advantage of desert; you can depend on solar pretty well during the day.

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

Timeshare?

[seawasp]

I dunno. What if I've installed the Orbital Laser Targeting System and you want to put in the Sonic Deathray Cannon in the same space?

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Caldera. Volcanoes have caldera, not craters.

And what you have here is a cinder cone. Was probably active a few million years ago for a few months, then died. But still very cool.

If they throw in a throne of skulls overlooking the sacrificial pool lake, I'll bid.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Not in that area of the plate. That hot spot moved northwards and created Lassen and Shasta.

Geo-geek!

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Install some wind turbines as well. When the Santa Ana hits, you can light up a small town!

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Heh. That's below freezing at near zero-humidity. The heat just gets sucked out of you out in the High Desert. Plan on longjohns, thick socks, and boots with thick soles. layers around your torso, and a good knit cap.

BTW, Scorpions are attracted by body heat, and will scuttle into boxes, coolers, cases, discarded jackets, and pretty much anywhere else they can hide. Then of course there are the tarantulas, rattlers, and those agonized screams of the damned? Just coyotes. They rarely attack people, unless they're rabid.

[laptop-mechanic.livejournal.com]

Excellent idea. It really needs to be taller, however. That way there's enough room inside the volcano for a proper Dr. No style sekrit base.

[wyjoe.livejournal.com]

Wan't this place shown in Diamonds Are Forever? All we need is Bambi and Thumper to open up a can of whoop-ass.

[rizzleberry.livejournal.com]

dude

where are you gonna put the swimming pool.

[claidheamhmor]

It's awesome! I want it!

[guy-jin.livejournal.com]

blasted science getting in the way of a perfectly good idea...