Re: (OT:) You have GOT to be kidding me!!!! (Telethon for Affordable Housing)


"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 May 2008 19:01:10 -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote:

"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The local cable company is sponsoring a telethon in the next few weeks.
The cause of the telethon? To get people to donate money to make housing
more affordable.

Well, what could be more deserving than Affordable Housing? We need
affordable housing so the less fortunate can afford a nice home.

An example was given: a home that would sell for $280,000 in most
neighborhoods sells for $680,000 in this particular neighborhood.
Something has to be done about these outrageous prices so more people
can afford to live here!!

Where's the 'neighborhood'?

Why, Martha's Vineyard, of course!!!


I guess that in some areas the housing market is way out of control.
Seeing what some houses sell for in other parts of the country,I would
like to have an idea of the wages there. I am in an area where around $
100,000 will put you in a decent house around 1200 sq ft or so with 3
small bed rooms on a 1/2 acre lot. Very few houses outside some big
develoments go over 200,000.
Most people will make around $ 12 to $ 20 per hour in the area.

Here.

Of special interest is the last paragraph...




Modern Era

The linguist William Labov wrote his MA essay on changes in the Martha's
Vineyard
dialect of English.[4] The 1963 study is widely recognized as a seminal
work in the foundation of sociolinguistics.[citation needed]

The island received international notoriety on July 18, 1969, when Mary Jo
Kopechne was killed when a car driven by U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy drove
off the Dike Bridge. The bridge crossed Pocha Pond on Chappaquid***
Island (a smaller island connected to the Vineyard and part of Edgartown).
As a foot bridge, it was intended for people on foot and bicycles, as well
as the occasional emergency vehicle when conditions warranted. Currently,
4x4 vehicles with passes are allowed to cross the reconstructed bridge.

Residents

Locals refer to Martha's Vineyard as "The Vineyard" and its residents as
"Islanders" or "Vineyarders."

Its relatively small year-round population has led to a very activist
citizenry who are highly involved in the island's day-to-day activities.
Tourism, over-development, politics and many other subjects are of keen
interest to the community. Keeping the balance between the much needed
tourist economy and the ecology and wildlife of the island is of paramount
importance. In contrast to the seasonal influx of wealthy visitors, Dukes
County remains one of the poorest in the state. Residents have established
resources to balance the contradictions and stresses that can arise in
these circumstances, notably the Martha's Vineyard Commission and Martha's
Vineyard Community Services, founded by the late Dr. Milton Mazer, whose
book People and Predicaments remains a valuable source of insight.[7]

The majority of the Vineyard's residents are well-established, yearly
summer
visitors from up and down the northeast coast of the United States. While
many "Vineyarders" come from all over the United States and abroad, the
island tends to be a destination for those within close proximity. Many
communities around the island tend to have deep family roots in the island
that have matured over the years to create hamlets of good friends and
neighbors. Nevertheless, many Island visitors are summer "renters" and
simply "weekenders" for whom the island is a "home away from home."

Because of its many high-profile residents, movie stars, politicians,
writers
and artists also band together with residents in fundraisers and benefits
to raise awareness for the fragile ecosystem of the Vineyard and to
support community organizations and services. The largest of these is the
annual Possible Dreams Auction.

The best known celebrities who live on or frequently visit the island are
president Bill Clinton, Senator Hillary Clinton, comedian and talk show
host David Letterman, and musician Carly Simon. Also, retired anchorman
Walter Cronkite and Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes are summer residents of
Martha's Vineyard. Other regularly appearing celebrities include film
writer/director Spike Lee, attorney Alan Dershowitz, comedians Dan Aykroyd
and Jim Belushi, politico Vernon Jordan, and television news reporters
Diane Sawyer and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. A slew of celebrity visitors have
been spotted in recent years, including Bill Murray, Reese Witherspoon,
Jake Gyllenhaal, and "Charlie's Angel" Kate Jackson.



I see !!!!!! Guess that we really need to help out those ' poor people'
........

Must not be much house for less than a million bucks in that place.


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