There are two old houses in California that need help. Both of these homes are over 100 years old and are City of Berkeley landmarks. If you need a home and live anywhere near Berkeley, or you know of anyone in that area who needs a home, then one of these might be just the ticket! The University of California is requesting proposals to move the homes from their present ...

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A local TV station is having its pre-Halloween Addams Family Show marathon. This, of course, leads to the annual comments from the wife about how she thinks the Munsters were better than the Addams Family. I’ll only admit that the Munsters had really cool cars, but the rest was lame as compared to the Addams Family. The best part of the mid 1960s sitcom for me was the Addams’ ...

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I happened upon an article in the paper yesterday that saddened me. My previous post discussed getting ready for the winter and my concerns about my heating source. This newspaper article is about another issue that is important as the seasons change, and that is fire safety and old houses. Fire safety is an issue no matter what type of home you live in, new or old, and no matter ...

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