953 nut 67,093 #1 Posted 10 hours ago July 4, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people by President Thomas Jefferson, we paid less than four cents per acre. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,653 #2 Posted 9 hours ago Buy land... they ain't makin' it no more... Mark Twain 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,211 #3 Posted 9 hours ago 23 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Buy a Wheel Horse... they ain't makin' it no more... Fixed that for ya ... 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,354 #4 Posted 8 hours ago 31 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Buy land... they ain't makin' it no more... Mark Twain Except when then fill in a swampy area for "recreational use".... then sell it off for a 9 hole Golf Course.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 67,093 #5 Posted 8 hours ago A lot of old Florida "Sanitary Landfills" became Golf Courses over the past half century. Just don't create too deep a divot and you will be OK. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,354 #6 Posted 7 hours ago Our local landfill behind the DPW has been cleared out, cleaned up and extended almost tp the Pawtuxet River. It is now home to The Dog Pound, 2 Soccer Fields, and 3 Little League Fields. And mosquitoes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh500special 2,417 #7 Posted 2 hours ago In case you were wondering why there’s no monument or commemoration of the Louisiana Purchase, there actually is: Jefferson Gateway Expansion Memorial Better known as the St. Louis Arch. Happy Fourth of July. Steve 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
