I love that print!

Good information, acuteward! Let me add this anecdote. My FIL died from cancer that probably spread from his lungs, invaded his nervous system, all the organs in his chest cavity, and his facial muscles. It was a slow and agonizing death. Please, pay attention to that probably. They never diagnosed the lung cancer when he was alive. His lungs were full of asbestos; he was a construction worker. The asbestos obscured all the images they were able to take of his lungs, and because of the damage caused by the asbestos, they were extremely reluctant to diagnose invasively.

It really is a horrific way to die (altho I think his doctors could have done a better job at pain management). Just imagine being in imobilizing pain for years.

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Oops, I forgot to say that I'm a relative newbie, and I didn't think the comments were overwhelming. I found the community here to be welcoming, too. (hugs all around)

Maybe a newbie to the 'web might get overwhelmed, but if you've been surfing for a while, you know how to skip over stuff.

Stuff like the light fixture/soap dispenser post have got to stay,but this thread could be deleted next week, and we'd probably never miss it.

Personally, I don't like chat, but that's me.

Oh, and Motts, I think the more of you for leaving the original light fixture comment up. We'll never stop teasing you about it, but perhaps you were only showing your age, or lack there of.

ha, ha, perfect calibration, ha, ha.

That'll be the day. But, yes, TPTB do try.

Hm, I'm in California, but it wasn't the location of the images that drew me to this site. It's the quality of the site, the photos and the commentary that Motts provides. There are a lot of other urban exploration webpages and webpages on the lovely buildings that are falling into decay and to the developer's bulldozer, but I haven't found any that are as compelling as this one. I haven't looked that hard, but I did look a little. I'm one of the ones who begged Motts for an RSS feed, so that I could stay current.

So, attaboy Motts. :)

There are lots of options for forums. I could do one on my site, but the most appropriate place would be here. Motts, are you interested in taking this on? I could help, or I'm sure that there are others here who would be willing to help.

Beautiful details. Such a waste to tear it down. One more reason to boycott Walmart.

That's cool, Motts. I'm sure an editor would have considerable feedback on what to put in the book. Keep us informed on your progress (aka trials and tribulations).

But shouldn't the "captions" be under the appropriate picture? It looks like Green is under the blue room and Blue is under the green room. It would confuse my 2 year old.

I need to get out more.

A similar poster can be found in women's restrooms everywhere in the US and probably the world. I found it amusing that you called it lewd. I wouldn't have thought twice about such a common thing. Perhaps I spend much more time in women's restrooms than you, what?

An antique store? We were still using them in the 80's at UC,Berkeley.

Commercial Wolf ranges are not appropriate for home use for most people. They are a royal pain to clean. They are so heavy that the previous owner of our house had to reinforce the floor. The pilot lights are always on in the oven, making the kitchen hot (fine in the winter, but not in the summer). Our gas bill went down 50% in the winter after we had it removed. It's not insulated like a residential oven/stove, so it's really hot to operate in the summer.

That being said, water does boil very quickly on the stovetop, a great big turkey will fit in the oven, and it bakes great bread.

Oh, and it's big, much deeper than standard cabinets and counters.

I had coffee in my mouth!

That is such a cool shot. It would make a great greeting card.

Don't you mean: Green Blue?2

The tub felt cold because stainless steel has a very high thermal conductivity, so that when something hot (you) touch it, the heat is conducted away from you (i.e. it feels cold).

Air is an insulator; it has a low thermal conductivity. Things like feathers trap air, making down warm. If the air was trapped in the room and not moving, it would feel warm.

There is absolutely nothing supernatural about a cold feeling steel object in a warm feeling room.

How sad to be so alone. There wasn't even anyone who could decide to toss their stuff.

It reminds me of the tunnel from the Kaiser hospital to the doctor's offices in Oakland, CA.