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Would you ever illegally squat in any of these abandoned buildings or other "places" for a month or longer for the adventure of it and the bragging rights?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jeremybender/creepiest-places-on-earth
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/the-33-most-beautiful-abandoned-places-in-the-world

If I could rig running water I'd try living in Maunsell Sea Forts, North Sea. If I could get electricity I'd move there for a several months. Cool

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2013-10/enhanced/webdr01/15/14/enhanced-buzz-22315-1381860954-4.jpg

Are there any intriguing abandoned buildings, facilities, etc... that you've been dying to explore? In your town or city? That you come across in your travels?

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

Would you ever illegally squat in any of these abandoned buildings or other "places" for a month or longer for the adventure of it and the bragging rights?

Sure. Especially if I was homeless and looking for a dry place to sack out.

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I am an old hermit named Dave
I've lived all alone in a cave.

Rap

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@tsarstepan,

Are you thinking of setting up another Sealand?

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Sealand was founded as a sovereign Principality in 1967 in international waters, six miles off the eastern shores of Britain.

http://www.sealandgov.org/about

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@tsarstepan,

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Would you ever illegally squat in any of these abandoned buildings
or other "places" for a month or longer for the adventure of it and the bragging rights?

NO. I can think of NO reason
to brag about doing such a thing.

David

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Tsarstepan wrote:

Would you ever illegally squat..

Is there a legal way to squat?

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@OmSigDAVID,

OmSigDAVID wrote:

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Would you ever illegally squat in any of these abandoned buildings
or other "places" for a month or longer for the adventure of it and the bragging rights?
NO. I can think of NO reason
to brag about doing such a thing.
David

Uh oh.
The humour police have arrived.

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@timur,

Only when camping. Even then you should clear up after you.

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Not really on topic, but it reminded me--has anyone here seen Pirate Radio? Great flick . . .

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@Setanta,

Good film.
I used to listen to the real thing(s).....Radios Caroline, Luxembourg and London under the covers at night.

Trailer......

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@Setanta,

Yes sir. Great and not so well known flick. Another great job by Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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@izzythepush,

izzythepush wrote:

Are you thinking of setting up another Sealand?

Quote:
Sealand was founded as a sovereign Principality in 1967 in international waters, six miles off the eastern shores of Britain.

http://www.sealandgov.org/about

No. I'm thinking about creating a low budget floating version of the underwater city of Rapture. Razz

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@Lordyaswas,

Lordyaswas wrote:

OmSigDAVID wrote:

Quote:
Would you ever illegally squat in any of these abandoned buildings
or other "places" for a month or longer for the adventure of it and the bragging rights?
NO. I can think of NO reason
to brag about doing such a thing.
David

Uh oh.
The humour police have arrived.

It was supposed to be funny ??

I had a professor in college, a very pleasant fellow,
Eric Shmerz (approximate spelling) who actually did
something similar to that for a week. He was on TV.
I thought the poor fellow had lost his mind.

David

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@OmSigDAVID,

Well David, the idea behind this thread and the idea behind urban exploration is the risk and the adventure of doing something that's mischievous, a little dangerous, and a touch on the eccentric side. It's kind of putting oneself into a low budget action thriller ... say a personal Indiana Jones but without the actual goal of discovering an all powerful artifact and also without the cameras and million dollar crews for support.

I doubt I'd ever get the courage in actually do something like this... not with a compatriot and accomplice who would be the devil on my shoulder urging me to take a little chance to enter this misadventure oh and that he or she would share the planning and follow through. Likely to never happen. Just daydreaming that's all.

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@tsarstepan,

Actually, a lot of us are considering homelessness, so this isn't an ammusing idea.

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@ossobuco,

sorry for misspelling amusing.

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@ossobuco,

ossobuco wrote:

Actually, a lot of us are considering homelessness, so this isn't an ammusing idea.

I presently am living in a precarious temporary housing situation. I am fully aware of a possible homelessness situation. Doesn't mean I can't squelch that worry with a little pleasant day dreaming.

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@tsarstepan,

I'm not arguing, that you can play with that idea, or live it out. For you, Tsar, I think things will go well.

I'm on tenterhooks myself, have a lot of fear.
I could squat in the pertroglyphs and get eaten up, not too far to walk to. The ick factor is in my way.

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@tsarstepan,

I'd do it without hesitation. Need a roof over my head, shelter from the elements. Not terribly far fetched idea either since as a kid I used to run away from home and live in an old railroad hut along a line which no longer ran (the picture you have of the abandoned railroad depot seems rather luxurious in comparison).

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

Well David, the idea behind this thread and the idea behind urban exploration is the risk and the adventure of doing something that's mischievous, a little dangerous, and a touch on the eccentric side. It's kind of putting oneself into a low budget action thriller ... say a personal Indiana Jones but without the actual goal of discovering an all powerful artifact and also without the cameras and million dollar crews for support.

I doubt I'd ever get the courage in actually do something like this... not with a compatriot and accomplice who would be the devil on my shoulder urging me to take a little chance to enter this misadventure oh and that he or she would share the planning and follow through. Likely to never happen. Just daydreaming that's all.

OK, Your Highness; I remember u as a nice guy
and I don't want u to get hurt. (Perhaps u 'll remember
that Indiana Jones was not so injudicious as to explore
without having his revolver immediately at hand.)
If I were still a citizen of NY, I 'd invite u to more
of those dinners; u were good company.

David

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