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The house I bought in 1980 as my bachelor pad was built in the late 1940s. Nothing was standard, nothing was normal. It had lead pipes for the sewer. Try to find a way to hook a drain to the lead pipe. The bathtub had two individual handles in the tub. I had to cut a hole in the dining room wall to get to the parts. I had to take the entire assembly to a faucet repair place and he could dig around in his parts bin and find the parts to make it work for another 5 or 6 years.
The entire house electrical was in metal conduit and the house only had a 80 amp service, just 4, 20 amp breakers. I had to move the loads around to redistribute the loads. The house had been updated to central heat and air. To keep the AC running if the washing machine or the dishwasher were in use I had to use the circuit to the bedroom. It was a mess.
The house had one phone. In the center of the hallway in a little alcove. I installed a bunch of phone lines. I had three phone lines for a while back when I was running a BBS with two modems.
It was a good old house, but I don't really miss it. Our house now is 20 years old. Much better.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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