Havenville, a City for the Fearful

A lot of people are afraid of the future. They have reason to be. Many people want to prepare by moving to a small town. This is not a bad idea based on many reasons independent of the chance of the apocalypse occurring next week. 

But you do not need to buy this house. Here is the pitch:

• An overnight seize-up of the international banking system has shut down U.S. banks, thus halting the just-in-time food and fuel deliveries to your area? Or,
• Upon turning on the news, you learned of the simultaneous release of biological agents by terrorists in 8 major U.S. cities with threats of more to come? Or,
• A huge solar flare impacted the upper atmosphere over North America, knocking out communications and the entire power grid across the continent for an indeterminable period of time.

And this: 

• An ever-widening pandemic from a previously unknown virulent flu strain. Or,
• The constant erosion of domestic economic conditions due to simultaneous high inflation, high interest rates, and high unemployment. Or,
• A protracted weather phenomenon, such as the “Dust Bowl” drought of the 1930′s.

Here is the house. Zombies would have easy access. The house is just a normal house in a small community. Where? They will not tell you. Can you go see it? Yes, but you must give them $1,500 for the privilege of looking. Does it have an orchard? 

There has been an orchard of 21 semi-dwarf fruit trees (cherry, apricot, plum, peach, pear, and apple) on the property that can be re-planted. There is plenty of room to plant a basketball court-sized vegetable garden (about the size a family of four needs to be self-sufficient) and/or construct stables on the property

In other words, no. While the house can run on wood heating, somewhat, as is probably common in the area, at 4 acres there is not a woodlot. In fact the house is in a normal subdivision of large lots, nothing special. I own lots in such a subdivision. I would be glad to sell you one. You can plant an orchard on this land too. You can also build a stable on mine! You can also plant a garden. 

So if you want to waste $1500 to see this fine example of 1970's building technology in an unnamed location go ahead. I think I will pass.