"We all...(or at least all I talk to and ask their views of these massive subdivisions)...seem to hate these ubiquitous and grotesque "Architectural Amoeba" (or Mold Spore...take your pick) now taking over suburbia across the country...Yet we still have Architects (??) and supposedly intelligent builders (??) producing them in mass...AND!!!...the public moves right in...Until the generation below me does something about this during their lifetime (like raising them all and restoring the farm and forest lands most are built on) we are doom to suffering there existence for at least 30 or 40 years...LOL...since they aren't built well enough to last much longer than that without lots and lots of help patching, and glueing back together...Thanks Rain for this post and thanks Kate for being on top of this issue!!!"