April 4th

9:08 About 10 days ago i ordered a Winix filter from AliExpress. It is the first time i done so because it was discontinued on Amazon. Now it's back there however is 30% more expensive than on AliExpress.

But it never came. After it was out for delivery on 30, when i was home all day, they said i wasn't. I don't know if they required a signature for delivery. I did not find anything at the door or in the office. Then by following the FedEx tracking number 272494487815, they said it was delivered on... April 1st, within the only time frame i was out, for a walk. No more emails from them or AliExpress. Worst (failed) delivery i ever experienced.

FedEx site is abysmal. Cannot download proof of delivery without sender's code account number which i don't know. I think i clicked somewhere on a box next to where it said item missing or not delivered and nothing happened.

Whatever. Worst case. Will dispute the charge with the bank.

This morning i saw this news and remembered what else i saw on AliExpress. One of the items was this. Free delivery in June. It is so tempting i thought of buying one myself. It beats the hell out of living in an RV or mobile home.

Then i searched for American sites and there are some that sell similar stuff. 600 sqft, the size of our apartment. With the right type of insulation, which is a sandwich of Styrofoam and aluminum foil you can buy at Home Depot, way better than volcanic rockwool and s...t that BTW is really really bad for your health and solar panels on top which now are subventioned by states, it can rival with a real home but at a (tiny) fraction of the cost.

Off grid, eco, high tech, you can install it in a desert provided you are close enough to a place where you can buy water and a 4 or 5G tower for internet. Or in a place near the ocean.

You could use tanks for shower and toilet like people living in RVs and empty those every week or so or maybe even a smaller septic tank. You could probably install it on a concrete foundation but some are on pillars. Could collect rain water from the roof for laundry and dry... in the backyard.

In other words, a real home for under 10k, provided you can find a piece of land. 0.1 acres is 4300 sqft. In a country where there is so much unused land.

But it is non only the people living in RVs and cars could benefit from this. It could be like a safety net for those who live in terror of losing their job and not being able to pay their mortgages.

I was even thinking. The government could give free grants to everybody interested. Newlyweds, whatever. Half acre of land and 10k to buy one of these and end this terrible, degrading homeless crisis. 10 homes for the price of one shell they send to Ukraine.