Bin Laden is dead, official

tater · 05-02-11, 08:17 PM

I keep seeing press about his luxurious compound, and sometimes "mansion."

The place looked like a dump, and is considerably smaller than my house. A million doesn't get much in some crappy suburb if Islamabad, does it? Seriously, what's the per capita income there, a million should buy a frickin palace, not a 3000ft^2 dump (described in one report as "a sprawling 3000 ft^2 mansion." (the average US home is ~2400 ft^2 for comparison).

I don't start even thinking "mansion" til over 10,000 ft^2.

05-02-11, 08:34 PM

I think it was a mansion because there was room for 2 goats instead of one!

tater · 05-02-11, 08:44 PM

WarlordATF · 05-02-11, 09:03 PM

<Emergency Surface>

I have not posted here in quite awhile, but this is amazing news. I was shocked early this morning when i read the headlines. I actually teared up a little. I know its far from over but today the world has one less monster in it and i am so proud of our military.

God Bless America!

<SALUTE!>

<Diving back to lurking depth>

Bakkels · 05-02-11, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

I keep seeing press about his luxurious compound, and sometimes "mansion."

The place looked like a dump, and is considerably smaller than my house. A million doesn't get much in some crappy suburb if Islamabad, does it? Seriously, what's the per capita income there, a million should buy a frickin palace, not a 3000ft^2 dump (described in one report as "a sprawling 3000 ft^2 mansion." (the average US home is ~2400 ft^2 for comparison).

I don't start even thinking "mansion" til over 10,000 ft^2.

Well if you're trying to hide, building a beautiful, huge mansion in Pakistan wouldn't really be smart I guess.

btw, you can't relate average income directly to square feet of housing.
The average income in my country is slightly higher, but houses here are generally way smaller. That's just a matter of population density.

August · 05-02-11, 08:40 PM

Security infrastructure don't come cheap. The place was built like a fort.

TLAM Strike · 05-02-11, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Security infrastructure don't come cheap. The place was built like a fort.

^
Thats is why August is our resident Para.

Million $ home in USA = Pool, LCD Flat Screen TV and king sized water bed.
Million $ home is Pakistan = defended by 13 foot concrete walls and armed guards.

05-02-11, 08:17 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I keep seeing press about his luxurious compound, and sometimes "mansion." The place looked like a dump, and is considerably smaller than my house. A million doesn't get much in some crappy suburb if Islamabad, does it? Seriously, what's the per capita income there, a million should buy a frickin palace, not a 3000ft^2 dump (described in one report as "a sprawling 3000 ft^2 mansion." (the average US home is ~2400 ft^2 for comparison). I don't start even thinking "mansion" til over 10,000 ft^2. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

05-02-11, 08:44 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	__________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine

05-02-11, 09:03 PM	#4
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	<Emergency Surface> I have not posted here in quite awhile, but this is amazing news. I was shocked early this morning when i read the headlines. I actually teared up a little. I know its far from over but today the world has one less monster in it and i am so proud of our military. God Bless America! <SALUTE!> <Diving back to lurking depth> __________________

05-02-11, 08:40 PM	#6
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Security infrastructure don't come cheap. The place was built like a fort. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

05-02-11, 08:34 PM	#2
darius359au Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I think it was a mansion because there was room for 2 goats instead of one!