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An oxymoron for a short term rental in a residential neighborhood; especially one known for a parade of loud parties,
by mlhiss January 5, 2024
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The billionaires have invented zombie philanthropy to assure that their bad ideas in life continue to be funded long after they are gone.
by mlhiss June 26, 2020
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While not originally a Fooee, he soon found himself one after upstream development drained all their water on to his property.
by mlhiss September 14, 2020
Get the Fooee mug.Opportunity cost disater or OCD is when the opportunity cost of the strategy that is choosen is greater in extent than a certified disaster would be. In many cased net loss of opportunity is huge, way beyond what occurs in a normal disaster.
Even when things are great and everyone is happy with the chosen alternative like some people are with urban sprawl, the lost opportunity of the strategy can be so large that it equals or surpassses a legally defined disaster or disaster area.
Even when things are great and everyone is happy with the chosen alternative like some people are with urban sprawl, the lost opportunity of the strategy can be so large that it equals or surpassses a legally defined disaster or disaster area.
The Iraq war is an opportunity cost disaster. There are a lot of bad ideas out there but these guys put a lot of thought into making it this bad. I can't think of much worse of an alternative, but I am sure they will, as it is getting worse all the time.
Some people living in this urban sprawl think they are in paradise but this is a total opportunity cost disaster. A hurricane wipes out the crops but sprawl eventually wipes out the farm houses and crop land, covers the best soil, eliminates the ecology and native plants and animals, and put's it in a tomb of concrete and asphalt. You can everywhere but it will cost 10 dollars in gas there is no there there.
Some people living in this urban sprawl think they are in paradise but this is a total opportunity cost disaster. A hurricane wipes out the crops but sprawl eventually wipes out the farm houses and crop land, covers the best soil, eliminates the ecology and native plants and animals, and put's it in a tomb of concrete and asphalt. You can everywhere but it will cost 10 dollars in gas there is no there there.
by mlhiss March 28, 2008
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The Nuclear Power Plant proposal got the NIABY prize from the activist group., as a form of recognition of their successful opposition to the proposal.
by mlhiss December 11, 2019
Get the NIABY mug.A combination of part-time or full time paid or volunteer work and RV or tent camping. Compensation can be in the form of barter for a campsite with or without utilities and additional wages. It is popular with retirees, students, travelers, hobo's, artists, migrants.
Workamping positions can include seasonal or year round work at campgrounds, RV /mobile home parks, local state and national parks, or even private businesses, or internships.
by mlhiss September 11, 2020
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