tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post7203436617164981551..comments2023-12-25T14:00:45.830+02:00Comments on the maX files: D for Derelict housesMax-ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-12179110709476800802008-02-17T23:10:00.000+02:002008-02-17T23:10:00.000+02:00Wow...What a GREAT D Post! Too bad that it is so ...Wow...What a GREAT D Post! Too bad that it is so run down!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-48199182235230327902008-02-15T15:48:00.000+02:002008-02-15T15:48:00.000+02:00Global warming has the potential to wreak havoc on...Global warming has the potential to wreak havoc on all our coastline cities, with the water rising and flooding the infrastructure, and all the increased weather extremes will do the damage inland. There is so much poverty and suffering already, and this will just add to it.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-92088017003889601372008-02-15T06:51:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:51:00.000+02:00Linda, life in the city for many who leave the cou...Linda, life in the city for many who leave the country is a tin shack in a squatter camp, where conditions are terrible and crime is rife.<BR/>The change here has not been as a result of draught, but climate change.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-10566044972120695022008-02-15T06:48:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:48:00.000+02:00Flassie, this is an old labourers cottage. The liv...Flassie, this is an old labourers cottage. The livin conditions are not great. Cooling done in a hearth, no electricity, no water. And the previous tenant did leave some shoes behind - I am not sure that a dog would want to play with thoseMax-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-80331837750441547702008-02-15T06:45:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:45:00.000+02:00Hi Bob, there are a few haunted houses in Port Eli...Hi Bob, there are a few haunted houses in Port Elizabeth. Heard some hair raising stories from friendsMax-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-40011501152042062532008-02-15T06:44:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:44:00.000+02:00VP, maybe someone will rescue it one dayVP, maybe someone will rescue it one dayMax-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-21364657449683079002008-02-15T06:42:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:42:00.000+02:00Jenty, if it had been closer to Port Elizabetk the...Jenty, if it had been closer to Port Elizabetk the roof sheets would have gone walkies many moons ago. The only reason it has survived is because it is in a remote area.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-62643397611056945482008-02-15T06:40:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:40:00.000+02:00Tom, I could supply you with the cat. she is white...Tom, I could supply you with the cat. she is white and deaf and mean tempered..........Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-86874725663835279432008-02-15T06:38:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:38:00.000+02:00Ruth you don't want to make this a getaway - belie...Ruth you don't want to make this a getaway - believe me. The logistics of fixing it up would require a major project planMax-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-11353290474387361212008-02-15T06:36:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:36:00.000+02:00Katney, at one time I only photographed the big pi...Katney, at one time I only photographed the big picture. I have learnt over the years that it is good to zoom in, because that way you get much more impact.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-64996986798503939592008-02-15T06:34:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:34:00.000+02:00Kate as I told you before it will be a long time b...Kate as I told you before it will be a long time before I entrust myself to that piece of elastic. Country drives suit me nicely for now.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-44490677870829899352008-02-15T06:32:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:32:00.000+02:00Lilli & Nevada I agree with you. I never wanted to...Lilli & Nevada I agree with you. I never wanted to restore it any way.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-79707233090550212482008-02-15T06:30:00.000+02:002008-02-15T06:30:00.000+02:00HI EVERYONE THANKS FOR COMMENTING. SORRY I CAN'T R...HI EVERYONE THANKS FOR COMMENTING. SORRY I CAN'T REPLY TO YOU ALL HERE, BUT I WILL COMMENT WHERE NEEDED.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-62556990637813540712008-02-14T21:32:00.000+02:002008-02-14T21:32:00.000+02:00It's really cool. Nice photos.It's really cool. Nice photos.Osweganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490409111938079094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-41764122609371609012008-02-14T20:14:00.000+02:002008-02-14T20:14:00.000+02:00sounds the ideal retreatripe for development - ful...sounds the ideal retreat<BR/><BR/>ripe for development - full of potential - the estate agents would say!Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-42920794666832199232008-02-14T17:29:00.000+02:002008-02-14T17:29:00.000+02:00What a fantastic series of shots--so interesting! ...What a fantastic series of shots--so interesting! Well done! I have to wonder how people's lives unfolded there, and what they have moved on to. I hope they are having more comforts than this abode seems to offer.<BR/><BR/>A fixer-upper for sure, although it has much visual interest and character.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad so much of the world suffers from droughts...Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-87886708278768070832008-02-14T17:15:00.000+02:002008-02-14T17:15:00.000+02:00Bit late to the party. What a nice set of photos. ...Bit late to the party. What a nice set of photos. I especially like the sets of two side by side of the doors and windows.Digital Flower Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337750342855333995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-81915749717963328312008-02-14T12:11:00.000+02:002008-02-14T12:11:00.000+02:00Reminders of a different timeReminders of a different timePete Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524356262347513856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-68712349662164091902008-02-14T08:16:00.000+02:002008-02-14T08:16:00.000+02:00What a great fixer upper!Buckets of Water. No prob...What a great fixer upper!<BR/><BR/>Buckets of Water. No problem.<BR/>I can do that.<BR/>No electricity. No problem,<BR/>I can live without it.<BR/><BR/>Does it have a dirt floor?<BR/>A friend of mine grew up in<BR/>an old farm house with a dirt<BR/>floor.<BR/><BR/>I really like photos like these.<BR/><BR/>Not only a bed, but look's<BR/>like I see a pair of shoes<BR/>and a boot with possibilies<BR/>of using it as a planter.<BR/><BR/>What a fun post!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for Praying for my Son!<BR/><BR/>Have a Blessed Happy Fun<BR/>Healthy Creative Year!!!Flassie's Fil'ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991886255984765363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-89020168784322111732008-02-14T05:55:00.000+02:002008-02-14T05:55:00.000+02:00Love your photos, like stuff like this off on the ...Love your photos, like stuff like this off on the beaten path, makes me wonder who used to live there, It would be cool to fix it up,just my luck I'd fix it up, and it would be haunted,lol.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-28494517757934016662008-02-14T02:06:00.000+02:002008-02-14T02:06:00.000+02:00"staring at the world around them through unseeing..."staring at the world around them through unseeing eyes" - perfect!<BR/><BR/>Lovely detail round that door.... what a pity it is falling into history....Mrs Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972137710178467475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-25720838955846812752008-02-13T23:53:00.000+02:002008-02-13T23:53:00.000+02:00Derelict, maybe - but a lot of potential! Great D...Derelict, maybe - but a lot of potential! Great D!Dragonstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935435587527038459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-56503623925063141642008-02-13T23:11:00.000+02:002008-02-13T23:11:00.000+02:00I was just thinking it would be done up as a weeke...I was just thinking it would be done up as a weekend gataway cottage here in the UK, but then saw you'd had the same idea! Great D Max.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-57940550023215525832008-02-13T21:37:00.000+02:002008-02-13T21:37:00.000+02:00Must say, I can't blame Sue for not wanting to sta...Must say, I can't blame Sue for not wanting to stay there. LOL!<BR/>What a cute place though. If it had been closer to joburg, it would be in ruins by now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111625953496244923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851364775510627998.post-82597973664165363652008-02-13T18:36:00.001+02:002008-02-13T18:36:00.001+02:00Great post.. I couldn't live in that anyway.. not ...Great post.. I couldn't live in that anyway.. not without a 'Cat on that Hot Tin roof'Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.com