Which building you woulda live in?

[Mr Majik]

Ah feel Trini123 living in one a dem, oui...

Anyhow...the building with the Coke botte shape is known as the Marilyn Monroe building. I pass it from time to time and have had this discussion with several people who've been with me at the time. We all aree we love the building but the differences come when talking about which to live in.
Keep in mind that both buildings are of equal standard and have the same amenities and prices.

So, all other things being equal, would you rather live in such a building, or be able to look out your window and view it?

I'd much prefer to live in the other building with a view of the Marilyn building. My wife said she'd rather be able to say she lives in the Marilyn building.

What do you think?

[guyguy]

Hmmm ... Sorry Mr. Majik but I've never been partial to apartment dwelling, even when I lived in one. I prefer to live in a single house on lots of land. So, to answer your question, I wouldn't want to live in neither of those two.

[snowbird]

know the buildings very well (they are right opposite the regional mall Square One )

.... majik.... I haven't been in either of them.... but my girlfriends who live right around the corner from them attended a 'showing' by a local real estate agent.... their opinion..... too much floor space was compromised because of the design.

as ah matter ah fact....right now we looking into some property ....dis time south ah de border .... but we definitely want ah 'box' ...... none ah dis fancy shmancy ting

[simplecandice]

Ah feel Trini123 living in one a dem, oui...

Anyhow...the building with the Coke botte shape is known as the Marilyn Monroe building. I pass it from time to time and have had this discussion with several people who've been with me at the time. We all aree we love the building but the differences come when talking about which to live in.
Keep in mind that both buildings are of equal standard and have the same amenities and prices.

So, all other things being equal, would you rather live in such a building, or be able to look out your window and view it?

I'd much prefer to live in the other building with a view of the Marilyn building. My wife said she'd rather be able to say she lives in the Marilyn building.

What do you think?

I would live in the Marilyn Monroe building for the fun of it on a short time but none of the buildings on a long term basis.

[Mr Majik]

Hmmm ... Sorry Mr. Majik but I've never been partial to apartment dwelling, even when I lived in one. I prefer to live in a single house on lots of land. So, to answer your question, I wouldn't want to live in neither of those two.

I hear you Guy...I prefer house to apartment any day.

What I'm really asking is if you'd rather have a nice view, or be part of that view?
Would you rather live in the Manhattan skyline, or in Brooklyn or Jersey and look out and see the Skyline?
Would you rather live at the seaside, or have a nice view of the seaside?
Would you rather live in the mountains, or have a nice view of the mountains?

In all cases I'd rather have the view than be part of the view.

In reality, I would love a house along the Niagara Escarpment, with a view of Lake Ontario and the Toronto Skyline. In my area the Escarpment is known as Hamilton Mountain. However, Escarpment property is highly desired and way out of my price league.

[guyguy]

In that case, I'd rather have the view than be part of the view. The view from my backyard is pretty good.

[straphanger]

I hear you Guy...I prefer house to apartment any day.

What I'm really asking is if you'd rather have a nice view, or be part of that view?
Would you rather live in the Manhattan skyline, or in Brooklyn or Jersey and look out and see the Skyline?
Would you rather live at the seaside, or have a nice view of the seaside?
Would you rather live in the mountains, or have a nice view of the mountains?

In all cases I'd rather have the view than be part of the view.

In reality, I would love a house along the Niagara Escarpment, with a view of Lake Ontario and the Toronto Skyline. In my area the Escarpment is known as Hamilton Mountain. However, Escarpment property is highly desired and way out of my price league.

i prefer have the nice view, but be close enough to access what's in the view

[Solachica]

I like nice views.

[snowbird]

I'd rather have the view

[bigzack]

in that case, i'd rather have the view than be part of the view. The view from my backyard is pretty good.

true...true.....true.

[bigzack]

It have any Snow Building in Canada?

Ah not talking about ah igloo.

Ah talking about a building bent out of shape, with a sound system at the top of the building, only blasting out every 5 minutes, "Huma, yuh talking for King Stupid, let him talk for himself......."

[Redman]

I would take the sawati apartment, buss meh style for a 3 months then rent it out and rent the boondocks place with the view.

And just sit down on my back step sip meh carib and laugh at dem

Outside of that I prefer to have the view

Later

[snowbird]

It have any Snow Building in Canada?

Ah not talking about ah igloo.

Ah talking about a building bent out of shape, with a sound system at the top of the building, only blasting out every 5 minutes, "Huma, yuh talking for King Stupid, let him talk for himself......."

Say What?

.... Zack it is too early in the thread to have it veer of in the usual tastless way that you do it.


Cool yourself.... let people enjoy the thread.

[draja]

When I moved there in 1976 it was all farmland. Now Mississauga is too crowded for my liking. Prefer the suburbs.

Google:
http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=ww...6&source=embed


Too pricey for the view:
http://www.thestar.com/news/mississa...olutely-pricey

[snowbird]

Aye draja.... long time no hear from

Do you remember the big train derailment in 1979 when they had to evacuate half of Mississauga (200, people)....at that time the population was only four hundred thousand people...... I can't find a recent census report.... but I would bet they are close to one million now.....how's that for ..... urban sprawl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Mi...ain_derailment

[draja]

....Ah talking about a building bent out of shape, with a sound system at the top of the building, ......"

Ah hope yuh fix de leaking galvanize on the roof near yuh Satelite dish....

[Mr Majik]

Aye draja.... long time no hear from

Do you remember the big train derailment in 1979 when they had to evacuate half of Mississauga (200, people)....at that time the population was only four hundred thousand people...... I can't find a recent census report.... but I would bet they are close to one million now.....how's that for ..... urban sprawl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Mi...ain_derailment

Snow...I remember that night very well. However, the population of Mississauga was about 280K at the time, so the vast majority of the city was evacuated. A simple click on the name of the city in that Wikipedia article would have taken you to a page that says the current population is about 738K.

In those days I was a DJ and was holding a little dance in Clarkson area of the city. A couple pardners showed up and were talking about this big fire they saw on their way down from Brampton. It was the next day we all heard about the train derailment.
On Sunday night, one of our friends' family was evacuated so she went to stay at my girlfriend's house. The Monday my girlfriend's family was evacuated, to where, I can't remember now, but I do remember that I was unable to see her for a few days, and at 17 that seems like a lifetime!
Ah had to make do with mih deputy in de time being...

[draja]

Aye draja.... long time no hear from

Do you remember the big train derailment in 1979 when they had to evacuate half of Mississauga (200, people)....at that time the population was only four hundred thousand people...... I can't find a recent census report.... but I would bet they are close to one million now.....how's that for ..... urban sprawl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Mi...ain_derailment

Yeah, my kid was two years old at the time. Spent a few days with relatives in Toronto. It was scary stuf.

[Angie]

When I moved there in 1976 it was all farmland. Now Mississauga is too crowded for my liking. Prefer the suburbs.

Google:
http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=ww...6&source=embed


Too pricey for the view:
http://www.thestar.com/news/mississa...olutely-pricey

Majik ... I won't live in either ... I am afraid of heights.

Draja, one of my nieces just moved to Mississauga in December, she says she loves it there.

[draja]

Draja, one of my nieces just moved to Mississauga in December, she says she loves it there.

All our relatives live in the west end except us and my youngest son. Lived there from 1975 to 1980 when it was not so populated. Got relatives living just a few hundred yards from those two buildings.

[snowbird]

While I never lived there ...... most of my relatives and friends live in Mississauga.... and now by extension Clarkston, Oakville et al

..... I can no longer tell where one ends....and the other strats... pretty soon.... I won't even be able to define the dividing line where Milton starts ....ubran sprawl

[draja]

I've been in Ajax for the last five years and you should see the amount of new houses being built north of the city. Two new schools and plazas are now being built. It's already becoming crowded May have to move further north. Love the suburbs where it's nice and quiet (for awhile).

[trini123]

I pass these building a lot. When I look at them it looks like a twisted piece of cardboard- Maybe because I am not a pervert.

I am waiting for the Kim Kadashian building; it would be cool to have "the booty" as part of my address.

[snowbird]

Funny Trini123 .... but the first thing that came to mind when I saw those buildings were.... 'the old style coco cola bottles'....don't know why ...but they reminded me of those

[shaddeck]

so wud anyone dare live in dis building...? dis was built by de austrain artist friedensreich hundertwasser it´s called
waldspiral= forest spiral.
hundertwasser detested even ground, straight lines, perfect squares....