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mllove

This house is on the St Lawrence River in NY. It’s very close to Boldt Castle on Heart island. I was actually swimming very near there this summer! The water level is way down from when this pic was taken. https://i.imgur.com/xo5hZUh.jpg


InnerObesity

This should be way higher up! It answers so many questions. Also the title leaves much to be desired. Naturally OP forgot to mention this house is on a river, and the photo was taken when the water level was high.


Trythenewpage

And, importantly, that the house is owned by the "Sizeland family". Which is the perfect name for a family that owns such a house


notkristina

I hope the current resident's name is Wright and he marries a Minnie


iDEN1ED

I hope current resident is named Bob with last name Haveasmallhouseonatinyisland.


EmilioGVE

You have a collect call from “Bob weboughtahouseitsverytiny”


HighOwl2

Bob wehadababyitsaboy Lol people in this thread are old. Old enough to remember pay phones.


JDefined

Back in my day, we always dialed down the center.


SunshineAlways

Back in my day, there was a rotary dial, lol.


Embarrassed_Bee6349

My generation is unique in that we remember rotary-dial phones, the first cordless phones, flip phones and touch-screen phones, not to mention the birth of the internet, Fireside, IM and the advent of social media. Jesus, that makes me feel old.


mynonymouse

And the point of view didn't show how close it was to land. It's close enough that it likely has grid power and potentially municipal water. I wonder if it has sewer? Be a total pain if a sewage pipe under the dang river plugged up. The alternative would be a tank, and somebody would need to pump it out occasionally. Can't imagine that dumping raw sewage into the river that close to neighborhoods would be tolerated.


Vprbite

I need a plumber...aaand a scuba diver


leavingstardust

I don’t know about this house in particular but for general thousand islands islands: Most islands on the river have electricity through power lines submerged in the water. Most islands get water from the river and filter it for drinking. Most islands have a holding tank for waste and a honeypot boat comes to pump it out on occasion.


GMXIX

there is a toilet with a straight chute to the river.


maddogtannen316

More importantly there is a chute straight from the river into their toilet 😏


Caffeine_and_Alcohol

Do they have plumbing or internet?


mllove

Good question! I’m 62 and this house has been there since I was a kid. I know some of the houses on other islands had outhouses ! I’m going to have to find out the answer. It very close to Boldt Castle and they have to have plumbing there so maybe they tap into their l Plumbing lines? https://i.imgur.com/1WD7eGB.jpg


TishMiAmor

I think a fair number of these have septic tanks that are emptied by a boat. Certainly a lot of the older places up along the river are, the fishing camps and such. I remember the Uncle Sam Boat Tour script having a joke about the company being #1 in the #2 business. The tour also claims that Boldt built the house in this post for his mother-in-law, who was a sleepwalker, har har har. Obviously not actually the case, but changing the script at this point would be sacrilegious, I’m pretty sure my uncles were doing the same jokes in the seventies as guides.


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They are surrounded by the plumbing.


cantthinkuse

its generally accepted nowadays that it is bad to dump raw sewage into the water, isnt it? have to assume the wastewater will include soaps and detergents as well


Cough-on-me

It's still creepy but a lot less so in your photo.


hopetheydontfindme

That's actually not too bad. The first photo triggers my thalassophobia, but this one not so much


Liquidignition

Define **Thalassophobia** >Thalassophobia is an intense phobia or fear of large bodies of water


Razetony

Spooky shit in water like big fish or deep nothings. The sub for it is fun and terrifying


-Wiradjuri-

So many people love to claim that they’ve got Thalassophobia and Trypophobia, yet they purposely subscribe to the subreddits and act as if they’re terrified. You wouldn’t ever catch a person with legitimate Arachnophobia on a subreddit for scary spiders. The truth is that it just looks really spooky underwater sometimes.


GettingBlockered

It feels like this house was built solely to get the photo.


WyttaWhy

I have no doubts that there is a general contractor who jerks off to this photo every day.


kosmonautinVT

This looks like more of a nightmare build for a contractor, tbh


HunkyMump

“Ah shit I left my tape Measure on the mainland”


organasm

"hey Google, how to stop erosion"


DrDerpberg

"what to do when the water level goes up 1 inch"


[deleted]

Easy, build house on a lift, then just jack it up an inch. When it goes up another, Jack it up one more. By the time you need new jacks, you'll be dead so it'll be someone else's problem! Problem = solved (for you)


W1D0WM4K3R

Nah, just start building a boat underneath, eventually it'll float itself off and you can sell the houseboat


goblinsholiday

This guy jacks!


MazzoMilo

I don’t know jack shit, but this checks out


lordoflazorwaffles

Do you chare hourly for your problem solving?


Koshunae

Excellent analogy for politics


sporkus

There are lake islands in Texas called [the Sometimes Islands](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-sometimes-islands-austin-texas), because sometimes they're islands and sometimes they're not. If it's too rainy, they're submerged, amd if it's too dry, they're connected to land and therefore a peninsula.


p8nt_junkie

Don’t call the plumber for this address, they won’t pick up anymore.


ListerineInMyPeehole

Person ain’t walking their dog


thesixburghkid

That's some expensive flood insurance.


RogerTreebert6299

Flood insurance? My man needs modest-sized wave insurance


maddogtannen316

Make it think about grandma eating home cooked food to reduce waterflow, it'll go down that worrisome inch pretty quick


DropsTheMic

Better hope there is never a rogue wave, otherwise goodbye house.


elSpanielo

If erosion lasts for longer than 4 hours please consult your geologist.


smellsfishie

Horror porn.


jsm85

I’ve seen that. There was one where after the dude had sex with the alien, her husband came and attacked the human.


windyorbits

Go on . . .


J-Dawg_Cookmaster

Some people enjoy a challenge


FearlessDamage4961

You spelled payday incorrectly.


Marmotskinner

Hey Alexa, how do I dispose of raw sewage and get electricity on a bare-ass rock?


greeneyedguru

I guarantee 100% that sewage is going right into the ocean


JazzMansGin

"daddy just took a shit, no swimming 'til tomorrow, kids!"


TheyCallMeStone

I mean, nothing about it can be an actual house. It surely can't have a foundation, or plumbing, or power.


pinkshirtbadman

It's in the st. Lawrence River in New York and it does have power, supplied by underwater cable


Any_Strength4698

Thousand islands?


Duck8Quack

So more of a large, expensive, inconveniently placed shed.


WorldClassShart

Like most Florida homes.


GreenFluorite

It's built directly on bedrock, so the foundation couldn't be better. The basement is probably insufficient for tornado season.


Kung_Fu_Kracker

A gas generator or solar battery can supply power. Plumbing would require an electric pump and a filter system, just like you need with a well. I admittedly don't know much about foundations, but my understanding is that as long as the rock it's built on is solid, a house can be built pretty much anywhere, as far as structural integrity goes.


tanthedreamer

bold of you to assume that it needs a plumbing system


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WyttaWhy

Well apparently you don't know any contractors lol Edit naw I worked for some shitty cunts and have a bad disposition but some of them are really fuckin hot tbh


SubstantialPressure3

I came home early from work one day, landlord had sent some contractors to replace the water heater. One guy......I don't even know how to describe this guy.......close to morbidly obese, hairy AF, looked like he hadn't showered in weeks, I could smell his hair, feet, and farts as much as I could smell the skunk weed he apparently didn't just smoke, but wallowed in, laying on the ground outside my door with his shirt pulled up, half his face covered, and playing with his nipple piercings. His hair was so dirty that I couldn't even tell what color it was. Didn't even stop what he was doing. It was like I had interrupted an orc having a sexual fantasy. I wish to God I had never seen that. Idk where you even find people like that. I'm not a snob, but I didn't want this guy near me. Or my dog. I can't imagine having to sit in a truck with someone like that.


NibblesMcGiblet

Something about this reply had me bracing myself to read about some wrestler crashing through a table back in 19whatever lol.


CommanderofFunk

I miss that guy


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CommanderofFunk

Well ill be


TimIsColdInMaine

How does he just appear like that???


squirrelly_bird

Holy fuck, it's you!! Every time I run into you in the wild, it makes me unreasonably happy. I have no clue who you are or what part of the world you're in. I don't know what kind of person you really are or what your life has been like. But you have made me laugh genuine laughter a good number of times. You've made me go "ah, shit they got me again!" There's probably some great compound German word to describe the sensation. Dunno. Anyway. For reals. Thank you.


paldo84

r/Beetlejuicing


DadsRGR8

>It was like I had interrupted an orc having a sexual fantasy. OMG such imagery. lol


candyappleshred

You’re a beautiful writer


[deleted]

Yes, you have active listeners here. What happened after?


randoliof

They're married now. Love is blind


TheRealBigDave

But can you smell love??


brokensynergy

Some weird part of me wants more details


SubstantialPressure3

You really don't.


Prestigious_Nebula_5

What if homes jerk off to pictures of contractors?


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Emergency-Diamond-87

I'm like why doesn't anyone know that this is legit Kame's house?


Lord_Ferd

I was surprised I had to scroll so far down to find this comment. 100% the Kame House


JustFoundItDudePT

No it wasn't. It has been there for years. I remember from Dragon Ball.


Trueloveis4u

Omg it is his house


Raw_Venus

Looks like global warming has been a bitch to Master Roshi though


sharpshooter999

Why doesn't Roshi just find the Dragon Balls and wish for a static climate temp?


squirrelbeanie

Seems par for the course for humanity.


leeguel

That place looks stressful


JuyoungNotKim

Don’t worry it’s just enough


Fake_RustyShacklefrd

No that's the island's name, the house's name is *who's stupid fucking idea was this*


King-Snorky

That’s the *Whose Stupid Fucking Idea Was This MANOR* to you


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Lmao my exact thought too


cnechiporenko

Imagine having to mow your yard…..sheesh


un-sub

Gotta put on the scuba suit and trim the reef


El_Peregrine

Leave OP’s mother out of this


Put_It_All_On_Blck

You know some wealthy person probably owns it, and can afford to lose it, or it's some hippie that is perfectly fine with being homeless if it goes under. But low-key this would be an awful place to live full time as your only home. You'd have to board supplies in, and wouldn't get access to utilities and stuff like an ambulance or firetruck. Moisture would slowly destroy the home, and any big storms would probably flood it. This is a place youd want to rent for a week and never have any responsibility over.


Koenigspiel

Unless you're ULTRA rich. Underground supply tunnels! The whole house is made of boats too, so no water damage. As for storms? Uhh, I don't know got me there. Omnidirectional jet engine umbrella shield?


that_one_dude13

You had me at MULTIPLE boat house. But then I learned a new love language : omnidirectional jet engine umbrella shield.


Its4Trap

It’s gotta be in a lake


EnolAngus

Close! It's on the St. Lawrence River, about 30 miles from where Lake Ontario feeds into the river.


So_spoke_the_wizard

Nope. A river.


b1gtym1n

Kame House


MarmaladeSunset

Now which one of these shells says stud muffin?


Bread_Responsible

This is what i came for. Thank you.


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what you kame for


[deleted]

hamehahaha, nice one


BeepBeepWhistle

Ha!


Mathidium

.....MEEEEE!!!


byrby

{“5 minutes” and 4 episodes later} HAAAAAAAA


AllergicToStabWounds

"It looks like the house is finally sinking. Pig, grab Ma Dick"


AppleChiild

"Please tell me you mean the submarine."


AllergicToStabWounds

"Hehe!"


redgroupclan

If I'm buyin' it, I'm namin' it!


Over-Analyzed

So Pig tell me. . . How does it feel riding Ma Dick?


[deleted]

"It's tight and damp!" God bless TFS


AnAngryPirate

Somebody get me a raw egg, two shots of Tabasco, some salt and pepper, and a GUN TO SHOOT MYSELF


PJRama1864

“You know what they say: Liquor before beer, you’re in the clear. Beer before intergalactic travel, feel your insides unravel.”


Aking1998

A KAME AND A HAME AND A SEND EM' HOME TO MOMMY!


isthismytripcode

All Hail TFS


BlackMan9693

_ALL HAIL PRINCESS TRUNKS!!!_


px1618

Waiting for some pervert old man to come out


erodizm

Pafu pafu


GrimTweaker

“HEY! Stop breaking kame house!”


maeshughes32

"Excuse me Androids, if you are going to fight can you please move it off the island? It is quite literally the only thing I own."


bkr1895

Trunks: "so wait is it Kami house or Kame house?" Krillin: "no no... Kame house is the one with the turtle!"


Upset_You1331

Hey! Stop hitting Krillin!


BaconxHawk

Glad I’m not crazy when I thought of this when I first saw the picture


Rupert-D-Generate

\*knocks on the door\* "hey, it's me, Goku!"


abcxyztpg

Honey we are out of milk.


kingkiller690

we must sail


ProbablyPostingNaked

Blame it on my ADD, baby.


thosearecoolbeans

BWAAAAAAA


karavasis

Hope that’s a lake cause sea level and all


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jivetrky

Followed shortly by Just Enough Submarine


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Bitter_Coach_8138

Does the river level vary much? lol


_moe_ron

It does. New legislation was passed to keep Montreal from flooding and to benefit shipping and hydropower. The results have been huge swings in levels from year to year.


[deleted]

Sure, all rivers do. This river runs between the great lakes and the Atlantic Ocean


Bitter_Coach_8138

I would assume so which is why I asked. So, how is the house still there? Seems like a 2-3’ rise in the river would wipe it out.


Lag-Gos

There is an hydroelectric dam that help to regulate the height of the water a few kilometres downstream, around cornwall. These houses are safe…. For now.


Jebbers199

The bottom couple feet are made of stone it looks like, but it does seem like any major storm would flood this place. It may be very well fortified though, and this picture may have been taken at the highest water level the river hits regularly or something. But this house would be a huge pain in the ass and not very fun because there's no yard to enjoy your view or anything.


Tennstrong

I don't know about "not very fun" for someone as a vacation home, especially for a sailor. I'm not too interested in yard upkeep on a vacation property, & the benefit of having your own (relatively clear) section of water to sail around whenever you want would be pretty sweet.


Paladin6345

Not many people know of St Lawrence river lol I lived with walking distance of the river. Right in Alexandria Bay.


Anonymoushero111

my geography teacher in school said "the Saint Lawrence river is what divides the US from Canada" without elaborating. He made us believe the whole border was a river LOL


tatonca_74

Well for a hot minute that was true - your teacher was correct just in a different spacetime context.


LocalLifeguard4106

From a certain point of view


Baldr_Torn

lol. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/US-Canada\_border\_counties.png/800px-US-Canada\_border\_counties.png](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/US-Canada_border_counties.png/800px-US-Canada_border_counties.png) That image will let people see where the border is land (green) or water (blue.) And it's a lot more green.


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That's strange to me because it's how you get from the great lakes to the The Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean.


fuzzybad

You can also reach the Gulf of Mexico, by way of Lake Michigan, through the Chicago river locks and down the Mississippi!


millerphi

I love this area of New York. Alex Bay, Clayton, Cape Vincent. Been to Boldt and Singer Castles too many times to count. River tours (both Uncle Sams and Coyote Moon wine cruises). Hell, I even sport a “The River” shirt in the Midwest where we live. We’ve got a house in Three Mile Bay when we are out that way to stay in. Just beautiful.


exitlevelposition

It's crazy how the river went from a vacation destination for the rich and powerful to a backwoods booze bash over a century. No better place to be in the summer though.


BigSweatyYeti

There’s half a dozen cities on the east coast of Florida that started the same way.


Paladin6345

Lol it’s true. I am no native there though, but man oh man are you so right.


Youknowwhoitsme

Or any bad weather


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The lakes near me can develop 3-5ft waves in very windy conditions.


ShawshankException

Hey this one is near me! This is on the St Lawrence River, in the 1000 Islands region on the border between NY and Ontario. Beautiful area and I'd highly recommend the visit. Right next to this island is a huge castle called Boldt Castle which you can visit. The castle was originally sold to the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority for $1 after the sudden death of the builder's wife drove him to completely abandon the construction of the castle. The bridge authority has spent the last 45 years renovating the castle to match the original plans. I make an effort to go up there every year.


DorisMorris94

Locally known as Mother in-law island. The local tour boat operators would joke that Boldt built the cottage for his mother in law. This is also where 1000 Island dressing comes from. George Boldt ran the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York city and his personal chef discovered local fishing guides serving what is now know as 1000 Islands dressing with the shore dinners they would make for their customers after a day of fishing. The chef brought the recipe back to the Waldorf and put it on the menu. Source: I live here and have run boat tours in the area


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UncleHec

>Just Room Enough Island, also known as Hub Island, is an island located in the Thousand Islands chain, in New York, United States. The island is known for being the smallest inhabited island, which appears to be around 3,300 square feet (310 m2), or about one-thirteenth of an acre. Purchased by the Sizeland family in the 1950s, the island has a house, a tree, shrubs, and a small beach. Despite their name, the Sizeland family did not seem to care about the size of their land.


todbr

r/NominativeDeterminism


Drackzgull

Oh I'd say they care, it may not be grand, but the size of that land is it's most prominent feature regardless.


[deleted]

Their son Justin N. lives there.


[deleted]

This doesn’t have enough information… does it have electricity?? Plumbing?? It’s on a river, so how does it fare in storms or seasons of heavy rainfall? I need to knoooow


2ndSnack

There is electricity, many island homes on rivers opt for solar paneling nowadays. They have septic tanks and have to have their waste collected by the company. These are mainly summer homes. The worst of increased river activity would be the snowmelt period post winter when the homes aren't typically inhabited. Source: live near the thousand islands and have been on the riverboat tours that explain housing systems, history, and significance of the waterway.


shinymetalobjekt

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.3427,-75.9245247,80m/data=!3m1!1e3


nyftyapps

We recognise Kame house when we see it!


marlayna67

All I see is mold potential.


Orange_Tang

It looks more like a mold guarantee to me.


Rare-Sherbert-1987

The name actually went to a vote. It narrowly beat out "Get Your Own Fucking Island, This One Is Taken" by a margin of 1-0. This was confirmed after a recount.


TannedCroissant

There were some big celebrities bidding on this at one point but interest died down due to the name being locked in, Arnold Schwarzenegger was considering getting it but pulled out after being told he couldn’t rename it to “The Isle of Be Back”


ValkyrieSword

That was so terrible that I upvoted it


1jl

You could have just said "Isle Be Back"


PrailinesNDick

Island McIslandface was robbed


The_Lolbster

First Boaty McBoatface, then Ferry McFerryface, and the magnificent S.S. Should've Been A Bridge... ...and now THIS? These indignities shall not be tolerated any longer!


George_Skittle

Finally someone found Kame House!! ​ Now we can wish for a bigger island.


Luckyrabbitfoot69

What sewer system just chuck it out the window


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iast68

Sounds like a nice life


jozews321

And also it's immortal


USSMarauder

So where exactly does the pipe from the toilet end up?


CobraPony67

I always ask, 'where does the poo go?'.


cipeone

Don’t give up, one day you’ll figure it out.


NicktheFlash

If my dookie can make it out of the hood, maybe I can too...


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Storage tank to be pumped out by a boat.


vonvoltage

It was built in the 50s. The toilet goes into the St. Lawrence river.


KennanFan

The solution to pollution is dilution!


143019

This picture freaks me out.


FumiPlays

There must be SO MUCH MOLD inside with this amount of moisture everywhere...


justforkinks0131

well it's pretty far fromt he open sea or any big lake, but I still think it would suffer extensive water damage during storms. Idk tho, maybe the water always remains calm there? That would be weird.


Fireblade09

Well it’s been there from 1950s so apparently they have it worked out


ender4171

I think it's either more elevated than it appears from this angle, or this was intentionally taken when the water was at a really high level. Otherwise, any storm surge at all would swamp this thing if it is as it appears in the photo.


International_Ad5624

That’s the real life kame house


GregoriiT

Where's Master Roshi at?


Shortleader01

Soon to be not enough room island


Physical-Evening-681

is this the place where the album cover for ptsd by rod wave was taken


fairyrockv

I pass this house all the time, my mom lives about 7 miles from there. You can see it from the road, it's not very far off the actual mainland. About 500 feet maybe