Apartment or House?

You got that right Karen,  the construction workers looked at the turkeys and told each other that could be their Thanksgiving dinner

It's in ther planning stage now. maybe we should start a group 'Save the Turkey"...

Then there will be turkey taps playing everywhere...

The dog we had when I was in my teens used to hate loud bangs and used to be petrified in thunderstorms as well as with fireworks. I have read another book of memories from the blitz of WWII. It does agree with the book on war dogs I have that both dogs and cats appeared to cope with things. Maybe they generally get used to them with experience?

One of my dogs Remy a little brain damaged rat terrier never got used to fireworks , in fact as the years passed it seemed his fear got worse..

I wrote this to put his fears into words..

Shell shock.
As another explosion rang out overhead he pressed his body to the floor shaking in fear, his hidey hole was warm and snug but that didn’t keep out the noise of the explosions or the vibrations that quivered through the building.
He knew he couldn’t stay here forever but were else was there? Outside it was worse, out there it wasn’t just the noise. Out there were the smells of the gunpowder that stung his nostrils and made his eyes water.
The flashes of light went off all around and preceded each new barrage of explosions by just a millisecond, not long enough to take cover but just long enough to allow every muscle in his body to tense in fear as he stood paralysed expecting every explosion to be the one that hit him..
His heart pounded so hard he could hear it beat and it felt as if it was going to burst out through his ribs at any moment. He tried hard to breathe normally but as his body filled with terror that became impossible. The combination of shallow panic stricken breaths and his wild heart beat made him feel sick and dizzy but he knew he had to keep going and find a safe place, a nice dark place away from the noise and flashes that the explosions bought. He pressed himself against walls and hedgerows hoping to find some shelter or a place to hide but it was impossible.
After he had survived the first year he thought he would be ok and that it was all behind him but he was wrong. Year after year the explosions came and each time his fear was compounded, getting just a little worse each time. He really had no idea how much more of this he could take. Then, as yet another explosion filled the air above his head he felt the warm wet pool of urine form around his feet...
He looked up his eyes said it all.. I’m sorry, I just couldn’t help it..
Story of Remy aged 9 ...shell shocked by fireworks

Remy is no longer with us he passed away in Aug 2015 and one of the only comforts I had in loosing my little boy was that he would be free of his fear.

Have you always lived in an apartment?

Cherry, any idea how that came about?

Now I am an architect? 


I did find this: www.apartments.com/blog/the-difference-between-apartments-and-flats

It seems that in uk, an apartment is an upmarket flat. In the usa an upmarket apartment is a flat.

So, no sense there....


I didn't know that. I jus always assumed that people who used too much usa speak watched too much tv.

Whether it's an apartment or a flat, it's a roof.

I feel blessed to have a home: I may not be living in a mansion - or even a townhouse - but I am under a roof. Much better an apartment than the street, quite frankly.

This is always what I tell myself when I see others large homes. Plus, a large home does not always equal a happy home. I also console myself that while I may be single, that is better than being in an abusive relationship. I am much more lucky than others out there.

Just a few thoughts.

Agree and as I've always said mine might not be the poshest or newest of furniture tech or car but its all mine paid in cash. I can sleep nights knowing no one will be knocking at my door to repo anything.

,,Very good....

Basically an apartment that you buy.

Perhaps like a terraced house here in the Uk? - Now more often called a town house although that definition is rather vague.The estate agents perhaps like to avoid 'terraced', especially when referring to new builds.