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MineralMan

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2. I think it should be converted into housing for homeless people.

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 10:47 AM

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DC is full of people who need housing desperately. Divide it up into sleeping rooms, add a second floor, and incorporate a kitchen and training facilities to help people find employment and get health care.

Now, that use I could get behind.

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For the love of Mike, what will it cost to heat and cool that ginormous ballroom?? [View all] Peacetrain Saturday OP

Good question. Ritabert Saturday #1

I think it should be converted into housing for homeless people. MineralMan Saturday #2

You can bet it will be built as cheaply as possible in the first place Ocelot II Saturday #3

Yup, all the more reason to demolish that monstrosity GoCubsGo Saturday #6

At least it will be pretty easy to raze. Too bad the scraps will be too shitty to recycle. Ocelot II Saturday #7

What Mike? murielm99 Saturday #4

Not including all the people needed to entertain these rich Emile Saturday #5

A lot. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #8

His imaginary ballroom... lame54 Saturday #9

You really don't want to know. republianmushroom Saturday #10

Mexico will pay for it! struggle4progress Saturday #11

It is about 64 times as big as my house dsc Saturday #12