and they say this is the best place to live?

Right now, I hate Habitat for Humanity. Their construction workers are cutting down trees in the small ravine behind my house. A pair of pileated woodpeckers lives back there, among the myriad other birds and wildlife. They're cutting away the trees that line the bank of a small creek. This will contribute to erosion, while the new home materials and new lawns will contribute to the death of the creek.

Boy says it's better they destroy nature in town than outside of city limits, but I think it sucks, period.

why i'm angry

One of the reasons we chose to buy this home was the lack of neighbors on all four sides. More homes = more dryer vents. More dryer vents mean that I become limited to indoors much of the year. It means the windows can never be opened. It means there are more people out there polluting the air with the remnants of Tide, Downy, and Bounce.

The ravine behind this house had what appeared to be a protected creek. The city has some pretty strict stream mitigation/buffer ordinances.

Well, the city will often let those slide for Habitat. They give waivers for those who build so-called affordable housing. The proposed Habitat community didn't come to light until *after* we bought our home. I would have never agreed to living here had I known there would be more houses within two years.

devastation
goodbye woodpecker

I imagine the bluebirds will go away, too. I hope the vultures stay. I hope they roost on the lawn furniture that will grace that slope in a few months.


Oh, well, in a few years, when the first families decide to take the second mortgage hit (a Habitat feature) and sell the home for 5-6x what they paid for it, my home will suddenly increase in value. There will be no room for the middle class in this part of Fifeville (forget the lower classes--they're relegated even further away). I'll take my tidy profit and convince boy he really doesn't hate the country.

*sigh*