We’ve all heard stories about home owners who refuse to sell when big commercial projects are planned to be built around their property … well 86 year old Edith Macefield is another property owner who refused to move from her home when developers from Seattle decided to build a commercial property in her neighborhood.
Macefield refused an offer of 1 million dollars to move.
They’ve decided to go ahead with their project and her home will have a five story construction project around and beside her home.
“I don’t want to move. I don’t need the money. Money doesn’t mean anything,” she said.
There’s one house downtown here in Toronto that looks so tiny with a huge 20 story building almost on top of it. I imagine that Mrs. Macefield’s home will look like that too!
Surely one can relate! At 86 quality of life and contentment must be more attractive than money?! Finding alternatives for the woman rather than offering large sums would have been wiser.
People become really emotionally tied to their home, especially at that age. Why move when you’re happy. Mind you, it would have been an opportunity for an adventure – moving always is – and with the money to do whatever you like. Perhaps this old lady had had enough adventures in her life already.