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twodogsbarking

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22. Where I grew up those were called shacks, or outhouses.

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Fri Jan 23, 2026, 10:06 AM

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Chicken coop, rabbit hutch,

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Veterans stunned by VA plans to build hundreds of 8-by-8ft sheds in California for ex-service members to live in [View all] BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP

But GQP Traildogbob 21 hrs ago #1

I lived in a garden shed about that size for almost a year... hunter 21 hrs ago #2

I'll just say this vereran is not stunned.. Permanut 21 hrs ago #3

"Thank you for your service"??????? BarbD 19 hrs ago #4

8' x 8' Bayard 19 hrs ago #5

Four square feet larger than a mandated minimum size prison cell Brother Buzz 4 hrs ago #32

Nothing is too good for the troops AverageOldGuy 19 hrs ago #6

How many of those "sheds" would fit in rumps golden ballroom I wonder. Ziggysmom 19 hrs ago #7

Replacing the phrase... Godot51 18 hrs ago #8

8' X 8' is only 16sq ft. larger than your average prison cell. LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #9

Is it just me ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 17 hrs ago #10

Never rains? BidenRocks 16 hrs ago #11

It pours!! BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #13

It was certainly pouring here all day today! SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #14

Be glad that it's not snow/ice/freezing rain BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #16

Hey, there's a reason I'm paying the money it takes to live here. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #17

Just have to look out BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #18

This VA property is in Brentwood, where the average home costs $2.8 million. SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #12

Screenshot from LA Times FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #15

This property abuts Wilshire Boulevard, a major Los Angeles artery with plenty of public busses stopping there. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #19

They are meant as temp housing till they can get something better womanofthehills 6 hrs ago #24

this reminds me of the crappy ass "houses' fema build in New Orleans after Katrina Javaman 12 hrs ago #20

Blackstone will try to buy the storage shed market next...they won't rest until they own every rentable property in US. pecosbob 10 hrs ago #21

Where I grew up those were called shacks, or outhouses. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #22

All our moneys belong to ICE. travelingthrulife 8 hrs ago #23

I'm of 2 minds about tiny houses. maxsolomon 6 hrs ago #25

"...frankly, it's shocking that a fed agency is doing ANYTHING to address the crisis" LudwigPastorius 4 hrs ago #30

Service members give their everything..sometimes their lives and we should give them everything they need Deuxcents 5 hrs ago #26

Ok, ACTIVE veterans, bluestarone 5 hrs ago #27

I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops Bev54 5 hrs ago #28

"I am stunned that there is little if any news about Trump saying that the ally troops" BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #29

Yes that is my point, this story is about the reaction in the UK where is the reaction in the US? Bev54 4 hrs ago #31

"where is the reaction in the US?" BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #33

8 x 8 is too fucking small Mysterian 3 hrs ago #34

Sounds like a small RV size. BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #35

12 x 12 is a small room. Mysterian 2 hrs ago #36

Realistically yes BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #37

That is a capsule hotel, not intended for extended stays Mysterian 1 hr ago #38