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		davidw on Nov 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Making of a $500M Mansion in L.A. My Italian friends and relatives are always a bit shocked by that, in the US. "Real" houses are made of bricks and mortar where they're from.

bagels on Nov 12, 2015 [–]

Plywood is a lot better than unreinforced masonry in an earthquake.

davidw on Nov 12, 2015 | [–]

Yeah. I don't care too much one way or the other, myself. I do miss having a house heated by radiators rather than forced air, though.

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