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Permalink Reply by Bloody Malth on March 2, 2010 at 3:49pm

Huh? no. No pets, though pets are pretty okay.

H3N3 said:

Do you have pet fish?

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on March 2, 2010 at 5:18pm

Hilarious! Is a pet fish a fair housing protected class?

H3N3 said:

Good, no pet fish.

I received the following earlier:

> As some of you know, I have been trying to stir up a
> cooperative house in the last couple years. Currently I have
> the good fortune of living in my brother's building on
> the 1400 block of W. Edgewater Ave, in the
> Edgewater/Andersonville neighborhood (Bryn Mawr red line
> stop). I have the 2nd floor of a 2 story greystone, built
> 1909 ish. There are 3 rooms that work as bedrooms (it would
> probably be classified as a 1.5 or 2 bedroom). My current
> roommate is moving out in a couple weeks, so there are 2
> available rooms starting now through the next couple months
> (until I find someone to fill them). I am looking for
> someone who:
>
>
> - is a good communicator. Mature conflict resolution is a
> must.
>
> - is politically left
>
> - cares deeply about food and loves to cook and work with
> food. I want someone, preferably omnivore but perhaps
> vegetarian, who is fairly committed to eating a primarily
> local/regional diet, including food that is home-grown (by
> us), purchased from local farms and farmers and other local
> food craftspeople, foraged, and perhaps scavenged in some
> form or another (market surplus, dumpsters, day old bread,
> etc.). Food is a big part of both my politics and
> spirituality and it is important that people be on the same
> page here. I want people who share meals with joy and enjoy
> spending mutual time in the kitchen and don't see it as
> a chore or obligation. I want to share meals regularly and
> for other food projects such as fermentation, pickling,
> chessemaking, wine-making, etc. to be embraced
> enthusiastically.
>
>
> I am looking for people who want more than a roommate
> situation where little is shared and where people's
> lives are widely diverging. I am looking for community, for
> shared values, for shared meals, for challenging and
> engaging perspectives and conversations, and for mutual
> aid and support. Participation in household projects would
> be a big plus. These may include gardening, small
> construction projects, and experimentation with other
> ecological systems such as greywater, weatherization, wood
> stove installation, compost toilets, and so on. Families,
> single mothers/fathers and their children, LGBTQ, artists,
> teachers, activists, musicians, and cultural workers are
> especially welcome.
>
>
> I am a 29-year old gay white male. I practice erotic
> massage out of my house, which is important to know. I
> usually have an average of 5 sessions throughout the week,
> most during the daytime hours. They are 2 hour sessions, and
> during that time I would either need people to leave the 2nd
> floor or to be very quiet in their rooms, since my
> client's feeling of privacy is essential in such an
> intimate setting. This would be the main caveat about
> choosing to live here. Currently, if my roommate is home and
> I have a massage I give him $5 and he goes down the block to
> the local coffee shop or to the library, or into the
> basement to do computer work. A similar set-up could be
> arranged in the future. I play the piano and accordion,
> sing, dance, swim, and do yoga. There is currently no piano
> but I am probably going to get one. I am interested in
> herbalism, folk/country skills, history, political analysis
> and social movements. I am still figuring out my life's
> work, but so far it has been in the direction of organizing
> for intentional urban and rural communities- social and
> place-based- of resistance and resilience in the face of
> increasing environmental and social degradation, with an
> emphasis on food, farming, shelter, and energy use.
>
>
> The building is all original woodwork, including trim,
> hardwood floors, doors, and a pebbled glass skylight. All
> floors are hardwood. 2 of the rooms are fairly small, so
> building lofts would probably be the best option, and the
> larger room is somewhat dim. One of the small rooms has a
> closet and the other 2 do not, but there is a room that is a
> walk-in wardrobe for the rooms that don't have closets.
> I am flexible about who goes in which room. Radiator heat,
> washer and dryer, gas stove, enclosed back porch. There is
> little storage space in the building but a garage is likely
> being built in the back this year, so there may be some
> noise from that construction this season, followed by
> possibly more storage space in the fall.
>
>
> No caged animals (chickens in pen okay), no pet fish. I
> love dogs but if there were a dog I'd have to meet them
> first to see if it would be a fit (barking, odor, etc.). I
> am allergic to some cats, as is my partner, so it would be
> an exception for that to work but it is a possibility. I
> prefer no pets.
>
>
> Rent is below market rate for the neighborhood, very
> affordable and negotiable. The price of rent is far less
> important in this situation than that people be interested
> in this way of living.
>
> Call me if interested, and please forward to friends!

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Permalink Reply by Bloody Malth on March 2, 2010 at 6:22pm

Free the fish? Sounds totally crazy, but kinda cool, too.

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Permalink Reply by dan brown on March 3, 2010 at 4:44am

call me. the place above me will be available soon.
312 622 6285 or 312 559 4994

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