Man turns jumble of castoffs into place of wonder

By Jeff SeidelDETROIT FREE PRESS

Sid Adkins hobbles across the grass, shuffling his feet, taking deep breaths, trying to block out the pain shooting through his knees."They're just worn out," he says.If they get any worse, he will get his knees fixed up by a doctor; then he will have a body that matches his house -- full of replacement parts."Let me show you around," he says, slumping into a golf cart. He drives about 25 feet across the yard, turns the corner and starts a tour of one of the most unique houses on Lake Erie...  (more)

ContraCostaTimes.com | 08/05/2006 | Man turns jumble of castoffs into place of wonder

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