The Road To Nowhere

One of the things I try to do everyday is go for a walk. It helps me to get some exercise, a healthy tan – which is probably an oxymoron – and clear my head. At home I walk everyday like clockwork and I try to do the same on the road as well. My mom is actually the one who got me walking, she has been walking regularly for probably a dozen years or more.

Whenever I go north for a visit mom and I always try to get in as many walks as possible. Our favorite spot is a new subdivision just a ways up the street from her. It is called Stone Creek and has a beautifully maintained entrance with a stone wall, flowers, plants and shrubs and a nicely manicured lawn. The only problem with Stone Creek is that none of the 14 house lots have been sold which makes Greystone Drive a road to nowhere.



The developers started clearing away trees and building what became Greystone Drive in the fall of 2007. By April 2008 the road was paved, lots were cleared and marked and had brand spanking new For Sale signs on them. Fifteen months later not much has changed. It could be that it was just a bad time to make a new housing development with the real estate bubble bursting or it could be that these lots are wayyyyy overpriced. They cost between $60,000 and $80,000 for lots of 2 to 4 acres. That is a steep price most anywhere in the country and seems especially high in Maine.

At first we would bet on when the first lot would sell as we walked up and down Greystone Drive. August 15th, March 21st, November 11th and so on. We have given that up entirely at this point. Now we simply discuss which of the 14 lots will be the first to be sold and the various pros and cons of each lot. My money is on lot number 1, right at the top of the hill. It has lots of tall pine trees and just looks like a very inviting place to build a home to me.

The other fascinating thing about Stone Creek is that it has a very nice community mailbox already. It has slots for all of the someday-to-be houses and even a slot for outgoing mail. I would love to pop a letter in there one day and see how long it takes to be delivered. It could be months or even years at this point before the postal service starts checking it.



Mood: Rejuvenated.

Song Of The Day:

"There ain't no rest for the wicked, money don't grow on trees."

-Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

Cage The Elephant