tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post3691730227476653386..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: HousingPANIC Stupid Question of the Daybloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-91991473989244361752007-10-29T20:38:00.000+00:002007-10-29T20:38:00.000+00:00LauraVella said... Lauravella said - "I'd suggest ...LauraVella said... <BR/>Lauravella said - "I'd suggest that you start attempting to create intelligent dialogue" <BR/><BR/><BR/>"Anon, you have the wrong poster for this quote, I never said this."<BR/><BR/><BR/>OK, Did you delete it then?<BR/>I'm DONE with this "thread".<BR/>I live in the rational world.<BR/><BR/><BR/>October 29, 2007 3:49 PM<BR/>Comment deleted <BR/>This post has been removed by the author.<BR/><BR/>October 29, 2007 1:13 AMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-16797390529040199012007-10-29T15:49:00.000+00:002007-10-29T15:49:00.000+00:00Lauravella said - "I'd suggest that you start atte...Lauravella said - "I'd suggest that you start attempting to create intelligent dialogue" <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Anon, you have the wrong poster for this quote, I never said this.Miss Goldbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801986805626811706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-16132529251076571352007-10-29T10:04:00.000+00:002007-10-29T10:04:00.000+00:00Lauravella said - "I'd suggest that you start atte...Lauravella said - "I'd suggest that you start attempting to create intelligent dialogue" <BR/><BR/>Back at cha'!!<BR/><BR/>What does "intelligent" mean to you LV? Me, the straight "A" college graduate just finished spending the evening talking with my Doctoral candidate friend. I have no idea what you and redboots are yapping about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-31382870214974273732007-10-29T01:13:00.000+00:002007-10-29T01:13:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Miss Goldbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801986805626811706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-221068068322103542007-10-28T14:54:00.000+00:002007-10-28T14:54:00.000+00:00Hey Redboots...Chill out!Keith really got your goa...Hey Redboots...<BR/><BR/>Chill out!<BR/><BR/>Keith really got your goat!<BR/><BR/>It seems that the person who wants to put on an air of superiority and supposed moralism/intellectualism is YOU!<BR/><BR/>Why are you boasting about the "choices" that you have made? To impress us? Do you really think that we are impressed that you and your husband have a "net worth" of 7 figures? I would bet that the person who really made that money was probably NOT you! The real bread winner for your so-called 7 figures was either your husband or your inheritance. The person not being honest here is YOU. Why not admit that the purpose of your rant is to leave us with the impression that you are so succcessful and superior to everyone here because you made it all on your own? Why are you even reading HP since you have accomplished all of your so-called success on your own? All the glory is to you, correct?<BR/><BR/>The person who is feeling the need to wear the "Smartest Guy in the Room" badge is YOU. The person who is feeling the need to rub her supposed intellectual/moral superiority into the face of others is YOU. <BR/><BR/>You say that you bought your home a couple of years ago and put 50% down. (15 year mortgage @ 6.25%). More boasting eh? Do you really think that we care how smart that you think that you are? Do you really think that a comment like that is not seen for what it really is? <BR/><BR/>Your rant on Keith reveals far more about YOU, than it does about Keith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-37217920606426781232007-10-27T18:38:00.000+01:002007-10-27T18:38:00.000+01:00Based on my experience, homes builtlate 1940's to ...Based on my experience, homes built<BR/>late 1940's to late 1960's are outright tanks. If you notice the craftsmanship and detailed woodwork, on average they were built to last. <BR/><BR/>The plumbing though can be an issue but in the sixties the electrical was fantastic (mc cable).<BR/><BR/>Layout is also a problem but if the question is structurally sound,<BR/>then these houses are tanks. If you<BR/>question what I say, then try tearing down a wall or moving out a tub in these houses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-19877592283273726722007-10-27T06:28:00.000+01:002007-10-27T06:28:00.000+01:00redboots said... To tell you the truth...I have no...redboots said... <BR/><BR/>To tell you the truth...I have no idea what she said.<BR/>My grandma came from Mexico. I oppose illegal immigration. The economy IS tanking. There has been a lot of greed and crappy work.<BR/><BR/>What's your point? Oh, and please post a picture of yourself in your red boots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-49704034609831825432007-10-26T23:23:00.000+01:002007-10-26T23:23:00.000+01:00"How many 800 year old commoner houses are still s..."How many 800 year old commoner houses are still standing today?"<BR/><BR/>You can get 500+ year-old farmhouses all over Italy. They might need restoration and not all have electrical or plumbing, but many of them are still structurally sound.<BR/><BR/>Farmhouse = "commoner house" I'd say.<BR/><BR/>-MStudent Archaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504547928310411935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-22042449588155448492007-10-26T17:45:00.000+01:002007-10-26T17:45:00.000+01:00Hey Y'all. The other thing to consider with these ...Hey Y'all. The other thing to consider with these crap houses is that the buyers have very little recourse. Lawsuits? Class action? Can't do it. They all have to go into arbitration. It's a nightmare. <BR/><BR/>I live in Holland in a 100 year old home. It has it's plusses and minuses. It has so much history and individuality. I can find myself daydreaming about all the families that have lived here. It has little cool details. On the other hand, it is a never ending process keeping it in maintenance. There always something to repair. Never ending. And this is a home that has updated wiring, etc. You often have stories here of oldsters who have lived in a home forever. When they move on to an old folks home or the grave, the new owners will basically have to gut it for new wiring and plumbing. And the kitchens are tiny because they were designed in an era of no appliances. We can't have 2 people in ours at the same time. You have to really want the cool history anbd design to put up with the other stuff.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309712607740704777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-81254527883343382362007-10-26T16:09:00.000+01:002007-10-26T16:09:00.000+01:00This blog is really getting irrelevant...time for ...This blog is really getting irrelevant...time for a new career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-68602792305190196132007-10-26T15:54:00.000+01:002007-10-26T15:54:00.000+01:00Hey Redboots.....you are a 1000 Word Douche....Hey Redboots.....<BR/><BR/>you are a 1000 Word Douche....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-30325198843458187752007-10-26T15:42:00.000+01:002007-10-26T15:42:00.000+01:00Redboots...Best post I've read here in many months...Redboots...Best post I've read here in many months.VanGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438766100727198015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-26039735976423707292007-10-26T14:07:00.000+01:002007-10-26T14:07:00.000+01:00It depends who built it - and I'm not sure how a b...It depends who built it - and I'm not sure how a buyer could know who built their house unless they picked the builder themselves and knew something about them. To me it seems, houses built before 1950 are holding up better than houses built after 1970. Houses built in the 20s and 30s appear to be better still.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-23345023918425168832007-10-26T12:39:00.000+01:002007-10-26T12:39:00.000+01:00Redboots said, "Anyway, to make a long story longe...Redboots said, "Anyway, to make a long story longer: HP is becoming tired."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps tired for you. Not for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-72499999988374654052007-10-26T09:41:00.000+01:002007-10-26T09:41:00.000+01:00This guy, John Alfred Rund, has been arrested for ...<I>This guy, John Alfred Rund, has been arrested for starting the 22,000 acres San Diego fire...just curious, how could you find out if he is a speculator who is facing foreclosure. He's a 48 white male on a motorcylce who was going around setting fires...</I><BR/><BR/>Per Zabasearch John A Rund has 3 addresses in the Pomona and Montclair area (an area where values are certainly dropping like a rock). The D.O.B. for this John A Rund is 1959 making him 48.<BR/><BR/>Per Zillow...these 3 houses were last purchased before the dates listed on the Zabasearch record.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he was a renter at those places. I don't know why the news said he was from Hesperia as I didn't see his name or any J Rund for Hesparia listed on Zabasearch.<BR/><BR/>Why would he have started the fires where he did? It's not all that far from where his homes are. Maybe a builder was firesaling homes out there in that area?<BR/><BR/>Who knows really.<BR/><BR/>It's a crazy worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-8382328050615290182007-10-26T08:04:00.000+01:002007-10-26T08:04:00.000+01:00Frank...with all that $$ you cashed out with from ...<I>Frank...with all that $$ you cashed out with from real estate, perhaps a few hookers would make you more jovial and less bitter?</I><BR/><BR/>When did I ever say I made a bunch of $$ in real estate?<BR/><BR/>What I've said over and over again is that people with brains make big $$ in business. Idiots who don't have the intelligence to make it in the real business world become fliptards who try to make $$ on real estate.<BR/><BR/>If you want to know where I make my big $$ then consult the bestseller shelf in your local bookstore or the $10,000+ speakers with your local speakers bureau....Frank Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625929422222490759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-33619769258520417182007-10-26T07:12:00.000+01:002007-10-26T07:12:00.000+01:00Compare this to Europe where people are still livi...Compare this to Europe where people are still living in homes which are over 800 years old.<BR/><BR/>Every car takes over a thousand barrels of oil worth of energy to produce. How much could we have saved had we gone to a model of replacing engines instead of the whole cars?<BR/><BR/>The beauty is - today these same companies make 'hybrid' cars and everyone is lauding their efforts to be "environmentally friendly". The whole time these firms knew that the cars are going to be rust buckets in 10 years.<BR/><BR/>And everyone goes happily on their way to oblivion.<BR/><BR/>-------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>Yep, and Duracell knows how to make a battery that lasts forever but they don't make it because they did they would go out of business...<BR/><BR/><BR/>dude, I think you have a little difficulty with numbers. a thousand barrels of oil to make a car? do the math!<BR/><BR/>How many 800 year old commoner houses are still standing today? You gots to compare apples to apples. I bet the white house is still standing in a couple of centuries but I wouldn't compare it to my house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-40794314471697398532007-10-26T05:51:00.000+01:002007-10-26T05:51:00.000+01:00Just imagine how Toll Bros., etc. cut corners at a...Just imagine how Toll Bros., etc. cut corners at an ever-increasing pace as top executives saw the peak and sold their stock. Yet another fraud!<BR/><BR/>Lawyers: can't live with 'em, but don't you DARE live without 'em. I say this as a non-lawyer who has won and lost a couple of suits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-89150699524399222932007-10-26T05:36:00.000+01:002007-10-26T05:36:00.000+01:00redboots,Your hot!redboots,<BR/><BR/>Your hot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-81372587132542522972007-10-26T04:36:00.000+01:002007-10-26T04:36:00.000+01:00The happiest day of my life, I sold a mobile home ...The happiest day of my life, I sold a mobile home in Bullhead City, AZ. Today is the second happiest day of my life, I just sold my boat. What a relif to have worthless dollars on the eve of recession and 5$ gas.Devestmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704339847524381868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-72544416922372727072007-10-26T04:28:00.000+01:002007-10-26T04:28:00.000+01:00Hey red boots,WTF was that all about? Was there a...Hey red boots,<BR/><BR/>WTF was that all about? Was there a point to that rubbish? 100% guarantee that you are a woman.<BR/><BR/>"What you just said was one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response, did you even come close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone here is now dumber having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-26607068245395312462007-10-26T03:50:00.000+01:002007-10-26T03:50:00.000+01:00the Section 8 dwellers will tear that shit up! Ug...the Section 8 dwellers will tear that shit up! Ugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-40582694908860366192007-10-26T03:49:00.000+01:002007-10-26T03:49:00.000+01:00This guy, John Alfred Rund, has been arrested for ...<I>This guy, John Alfred Rund, has been arrested for starting the 22,000 acres San Diego fire...just curious, how could you find out if he is a speculator who is facing foreclosure. He's a 48 white male on a motorcylce who was going around setting fires...</I><BR/><BR/>....but Harry Reid and the Democrats said it was global warming that caused the fires. That means Mr Rund is innocent and should be freed immediatelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-77439461706338872562007-10-26T03:34:00.000+01:002007-10-26T03:34:00.000+01:00I am a union skilled craftsman who is building my ...I am a union skilled craftsman who is building my own home. With so much advancement in building technology, there should be no reason to not build a high quality home. 2x6 construction should be the minimum along with reflective barrier attic, low voltage control lighting, tankless water heater, housewrap, low e windows, cellulose insulation or better, etc.<BR/><BR/>There are several websites that provide excellent info on homebuilding such as ownerbuilder.com. <BR/><BR/>Panalized construction is the wave of the future for homebuilding which is premanufactered walls shipped to construction site and pieced together wall by wall. These walls are cut perfect and the house is built faster with less waste on the jobsite. <BR/><BR/>As for most of todays builders, the materials are cheap and most workers are not trained properly. I witnessed mold growing on several newly built tract homes which costed $800,000+ and did not include any of suggestions I listed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-12606048746422915242007-10-26T02:53:00.000+01:002007-10-26T02:53:00.000+01:00The dudes from This Old House have said, "They don...The dudes from This Old House have said, "They don't build them like they used to.....and that's a good thing..."<BR/><BR/>Newer homes are *generally* (not *every* single house made, for you DOPES, DOLTS and 1000 Word Douches) better.....especially if you hire a reputable builder and can monitor the work.<BR/><BR/>Not to say there isn't a lot of new crap out there.<BR/><BR/>And what about eichlers? Built in the nostalgic 50s. Now THOSE are unparalleled POS!<BR/><BR/>What about all the homes from the 70's? Not one inch of insulation..... GREAT construction (yeah right)....but your winter bill is $1000/mo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com