A woman spends thousands of dollars to have an addition built onto her house. Yet after she addition is built, she never goes into it. Why?
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Was the woman told by a fortune-teller that she would die when she stopped building additions onto her house? (That's a true story, by the way).
ReplyDeleteNope, but that is an interesting idea. Where do you hear these stories, anyway?
ReplyDeleteAre they solar panels?
ReplyDeleteNo, it wasn't solar panels. It was an actual room or rooms.
ReplyDeleteWas it a jail? :-)
ReplyDeleteWas it a nuclear bomb shelter, and she never needed to take cover?
ReplyDeleteNope, it wasn't a jail or a nuclear bomb shelter.
ReplyDeleteIs the fact that she is a woman important? I don't remember where I heard the wierd story, but I think the wacky house is in California.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not significant that it's a woman. I just tend to go back and forth between using men or women as my main characters. And this isn't anything crazy. This woman is perfectly sane.
ReplyDeleteWas it a foundation?
ReplyDeleteNo, it wasn't a foundation.
ReplyDeleteDid she add on a fireplace and chimney?
ReplyDeleteNo, it wasn't a fireplace or chimney. It was an actual room or rooms.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else go in?
ReplyDeleteDoes something restrict her from going in, or does she just choose not to?
ReplyDeleteSomething restricts her from going in.
ReplyDeleteWas it a kind of gas? Radiation?
ReplyDeleteMy inclination all along has been that whatever she built on is too small for her. I can't think what that would be, though. An extremely elaborate birdhouse?
ReplyDeleteHi em - finally got over here.
ReplyDeleteIs it a Bubble room for her child, who is lacking in immunities - like the Bubble Boy - no one can be in contact with the child without endangering its health?
Sorry, I've been too busy following the Iditarod to keep up with this. I'll answer all three questions in one post:
ReplyDeleteAncient Greek Philosopher: No, it wasn't gas or radiation.
Cathy: No, it wasn't too small for her.
Sonja: No, it wasn't a bubble room.
Maybe if you asked some more yes or no questions, that would help. Also, look back at the previous questions and answers.
She built on a second story, but she is wheelchair-bound and can't go up.
ReplyDeleteCathy, you got it! She built a second story for guests or possibly for her attendants who cared for her, but she couldn't go into it herself, because she used wheelchair. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThat story about the woman who wouldn't die until she was finished building her house is based off of a Steven King story called Rose Red.
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