Posted on 11/11/2007 12:06:20 PM PST by Enterprise
"THERE ARE PLENTY of people who would like it. They've been snapping up offshore lighthouses from the federal government, which has dozens for sale for as little as $30,000, and turning the neglected 19th-century structures into luxurious cottages for weekend getaways, business meetings and retirement recreation."
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Cool!
I’d buy one. They sound like a good deal.
As a 24 year navigator when I was in the Navy, it pains me to see that lighthouses are considered unnecessary in theses days of GPS. There is nothing more comforting than to see a lighthouse when and where it is expected.
It would be fun to have one. But for me, it is not realistic. Strange isn’t it Gator. I never considered that there would come a time when something like a lighthouse would become obsolete.
My wife loves lighthouses. I just wish we had the funds to buy one!
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