Master CraftsMon - Aired Monday, December 5, 2005 at about 11pm CST - Segment 10
Master CraftsMon - Aired Monday, December 5, 2005 at about 11pm CST
Segment 10
Let me revisit my project for providing housing for the poor. Again, what I want to do is increase the number of houses that Habitat for Humanity produces each year by 100000. To do that, I propose that the houses be built near sporting events, like football, basketball or baseball games. Instead of building the houses on the foundation where they will reside, build them on the framework that house movers use to move an existing house from one place to another. Complete a house, then move it to its concrete slab wherever that might be.
I know, that sounds crazy, but there are so MANY people that go to sporting events. Surely some of them would be interested in coming back week after week to build houses and then go to the game. Humans are like that, we like constructive rituals. In addition, I can see sports clubs using this as a selling point to come to the game. Instead of being a total luxury, item which is what most sporting events are, going to a game would be partially charity. I know, many teams do a lot for charity, but it is not as visible as something like this would be.
Habitat for Humanity has it right. I mean, their approach is correct. Habitat demands that the new home owner be a family with kids. Or at least I think that is correct. Habitat requires that each new home owner learn how to maintain their house AND how to be a responsible home owner. They have all these classes that the recipients have to take to qualify for a house, PLUS the recipients have to work on a certain number of hours on house building before and after they get their home. That's the correct approach. People that think that you can simply plop someone into government housing and they will magically become solid citizens are insane. It doesn't work that way.
Government housing is perceived by the people who use it as a right. They have no incentive to keep up their houses. They do not care whether the housing falls into ruin. Or rather they do, but it is someone else's job to keep up the government housing. Unless you own something and are taught how to keep it up, then it's not really a home. It's just a place where you reside until... someone comes and helps you.
Let's talk a minute about the local portion of the project. My proposal of building some houses just before an Aggie football game probably won't work. I started too late in the football season. Stuff happens. What about basketball? A&M seems to have a pretty good team this year. Could people be induced to work on a Habitat house before going to a basketball game? Check out my blog and see what you think.
Come on. Help me whitewash this fence. It'll be fun... maybe.
Segment 10
Let me revisit my project for providing housing for the poor. Again, what I want to do is increase the number of houses that Habitat for Humanity produces each year by 100000. To do that, I propose that the houses be built near sporting events, like football, basketball or baseball games. Instead of building the houses on the foundation where they will reside, build them on the framework that house movers use to move an existing house from one place to another. Complete a house, then move it to its concrete slab wherever that might be.
I know, that sounds crazy, but there are so MANY people that go to sporting events. Surely some of them would be interested in coming back week after week to build houses and then go to the game. Humans are like that, we like constructive rituals. In addition, I can see sports clubs using this as a selling point to come to the game. Instead of being a total luxury, item which is what most sporting events are, going to a game would be partially charity. I know, many teams do a lot for charity, but it is not as visible as something like this would be.
Habitat for Humanity has it right. I mean, their approach is correct. Habitat demands that the new home owner be a family with kids. Or at least I think that is correct. Habitat requires that each new home owner learn how to maintain their house AND how to be a responsible home owner. They have all these classes that the recipients have to take to qualify for a house, PLUS the recipients have to work on a certain number of hours on house building before and after they get their home. That's the correct approach. People that think that you can simply plop someone into government housing and they will magically become solid citizens are insane. It doesn't work that way.
Government housing is perceived by the people who use it as a right. They have no incentive to keep up their houses. They do not care whether the housing falls into ruin. Or rather they do, but it is someone else's job to keep up the government housing. Unless you own something and are taught how to keep it up, then it's not really a home. It's just a place where you reside until... someone comes and helps you.
Let's talk a minute about the local portion of the project. My proposal of building some houses just before an Aggie football game probably won't work. I started too late in the football season. Stuff happens. What about basketball? A&M seems to have a pretty good team this year. Could people be induced to work on a Habitat house before going to a basketball game? Check out my blog and see what you think.
Come on. Help me whitewash this fence. It'll be fun... maybe.
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