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Wilbur's Suburbo

6/18/2018

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                                                  Housing
 
              Today’s Suburbo entry will be the last one before summer begins!!!  In keeping with a life that has revolved around the “academic calendar” since I was five years old, the Suburbo/Blast will begin its “summer” publishing schedule this Thursday.  What does that mean?  Basically, the Suburbo/Blast will publish infrequently for July and August.  There will be periodic essays and irregular installments of Suburbo cartoons for the next ten weeks, as the lure of tennis courts, baseball games, and barbecues beckon.  As regards the Suburbo, the “Housing” chapter (#4) is the penultimate installment, with Chapter 5 consisting of “Random/Miscellaneous” Suburbo observations & comments.  This may well appear before Labor Day --- but maybe not.  The Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli email list and Facebook will carry announcements about “publication” in the weeks to come.

                All that said, today’s graphic reflects an aspect of suburban home ownership I have been observing over the past year or two --- the incredible need for maintenance of your house and its property!  Owning a home (and property) requires a seemingly endless array of chores, tasks, and “projects” --- something those of us living in condominiums are spared thanks to a monthly “maintenance” fee which pays landscapers, gardeners, painters, et al.
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           So, today’s Suburbo is my jaded take on the challenges of home and property ownership in the suburbs.  Thanks for reading and have a great summer!
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Senor Hones
6/18/2018 16:17:23

Go ahead- you can drop the ‘anonymity ruse’ and call a spade a spade: you just captured my life for the last 37 years in four f’ing panels! 🏚
And if i ever finish paying it off, i’m gonna blow it up 💣 and make my last real estate purchase: a mausoleum cubby.

The American nightmare- Sisyphus as homeowner.

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