I guess it might behoove me to explain that I live in the top floor of a hillside-built house (the drive-in level), and there's no bedroom so I sleep in what would've been built as the diningroom. Deck, skylight -- suits me. The open plan means I'm kind of in the kitchen, but I don't care as the fridge noise blocks my downstairs neighbors' noise (somewhat). The whole privacy issue is moot whern one lives alone. There's a nice big room, then a bathroom (no tub), kitchen (gas), also a pantry I use as a dressing/messing room. My crapola room. The water comes from the lake -- directly -- eeee-yew --- good for flushing but I don't really have any particular desire to drink it -- especially with the jetskis (they only use, what, one fourth or fifth of their fuel: the rest goes into my drinking supply).