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One of my favorite quotes of all time. J. Paul Getty was quite the weirdo. His Wikipedia article is worth a look, especially the section on his frugality.
by kabirgoel 6y ago
One of my favorite quotes of all time. J. Paul Getty was quite the weirdo. His Wikipedia article is worth a look, especially the section on his frugality.
- pontifier 6y agoLol. I love it. I moved to a state I'd never considered because it had the largest, cheapest building in the US. It's 220,000 square feet, but I've lived in a tent out back for the last 6 months because I can't get an occupancy permit, it's not zoned residential, and I refuse to pay rent on an apartment.
- sterlind 6y agoYou live in a 220,000 square foot building?! Is this an abandoned missile silo or something? I want to know more.
- pontifier 6y agoIt's the old headquarters of Varco Pruden. They manufactured steel buildings, and there are long, wide manufacturing bays with overhead cranes. You can see much more on my YouTube channel. I've got a few videos of different areas. This is the first video I made there showing a bit of the size: https://youtu.be/qdkLzioUiAE https://youtu.be/qdkLzioUiAE
- dumpsterdiver 6y ago> It's 220,000 square feet Is it an old airplane hangar?
- xyzzyz 6y agoAs an interesting coincidence, large part of Google Cloud organization resides in a building that was formerly headquarters of Getty Images, a company founded by Mark Getty, a grandson of J. Paul Getty.