tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post6643686124856975472..comments2024-03-28T16:02:39.851-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Shrinking Cities and Tiny HousesFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-90994498678114864312009-03-03T20:34:00.000-08:002009-03-03T20:34:00.000-08:00I've actually lived in a few single rooms in my li...I've actually lived in a few single rooms in my lifetime (don't plan on doing so now; as I'm a bit older), and I can tell you about the minimum liveable space would be about 10X8.<BR/><BR/>A bed at one end, hopefully opposite from the door.<BR/>Desk and storage space fitting in wherever you can fit it.<BR/>Closet area near the door (hopefully).<BR/>Restroom will have to be shared in this format. If restroom is included, 12 X 8 with toilet and shower opposite bed (or you'll have to squeeze in everything REALLY tight.<BR/><BR/>That's the absolute minimum; I've always moved up when I had the chance to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-29146994718052326582009-03-03T19:31:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:31:00.000-08:00IKEA could squeeze in a den and a sitting room too...IKEA could squeeze in a den and a sitting room tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-54405213749350227342009-03-03T14:27:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:27:00.000-08:00and God knows it'd sure cut down exposure time whe...and God knows it'd sure cut down exposure time when enterprising young crackheads bust in to steal all the wiring, plumbing and siding!bustduphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541387380255690006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-28426884237533341552009-03-03T14:25:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:25:00.000-08:00were these s'pposed to be for the Homeless? where ...were these s'pposed to be for the Homeless? where do they park their obligatory 2 shopping carts? ya know though, these are a lot more realistic than these damn McMansions all over my beach! 8,000,000sq ft for 2 people, 3 MAYBE 3 months outta the year...something like this would have served me very well, when I was bachin' it. and jailcells might be bigger, but(no pun)you don't have a roomie whose doing 4 life sentences for eating his former landlord.bustduphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541387380255690006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-65635658167227651662009-03-03T08:52:00.000-08:002009-03-03T08:52:00.000-08:00At first I thought you tipped the house over to sl...At first I thought you tipped the house over to sleep, but there's a sleeping loft that extends into the porch overhang.<BR/><BR/>I guess I can officially stop complaining about my 700 sq ft house in San Francisco now.<BR/><BR/>And I'm sure jail cells are bigger. As are college dorm rooms, which, when you think about it, are very similar to jail housing.Gordon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911010126952753812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-5055161655343348712009-03-03T07:49:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:49:00.000-08:00Aren't jail cells bigger than that?Aren't jail cells bigger than that?grumkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834121792263687217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-82755232300292894592009-03-03T07:47:00.000-08:002009-03-03T07:47:00.000-08:00I think they already have these in Japan. So. The ...I think they already have these in Japan. <BR/><BR/>So. The Japanese win again.bemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354669846481045386noreply@blogger.com