Episode 768: Requesting an Immediate Hinge Junction

Episode notes

Stephanie brings the case against her husband, Lee. They live in one half of a duplex. It’s a side-by-side, two-family home in New Orleans that’s been in Lee’s family since the 70s. The other side is used by Lee’s mother and other relatives. Stephanie says it’s inconvenient to go outside from one unit to the other. She yearns for a door inside, connecting the two halves. But Lee says KEEP DREAMING. He says Stephanie’s idea is ridiculous. He wants to close the non-adjoining door on the topic forever. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? 

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Evidence from REQUESTING AN IMMEDIATE HINGE JUNCTION

The entire duplex. The entrance to the second unit is under the awning on the left side of the house.

The backyard and a playhouse or, as Jesse calls it, "a well for boys."

One side of the proposed wall in question. This side is Stephanie and Lee's entryway

The other side of the wall, which is the living room in the other unit. The proposed door would open right into the living room.

Stephanie and Lee's dogs