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: Yes I am. That is what happens when you have more money than brains my : friend. And the poor contractor Guy. Maybe their dream house is the Winchester House in San Jose and they want one just like it. John Eaton

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http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/facts.html 20,000 gallons of paint required…

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > : Yes I am. That is what happens when you have more money than brains my > : friend. And the poor contractor Guy. > Maybe their dream house is the Winchester House in San Jose and they want > one just like it. > John Eaton

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I guess it’s a learning experience for people like us. From watching this episode and the other one about an old divorced Guy that was building by the lakefront (had some friends Wife design the kitchen), I know exactly what I will be doing when the "time" comes for me to build my dream house. These shows are great. — Emmanuel InlandEmpireStores.Com online directory for the Inland Empire

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It amazes me how polite everyone is, the architects, the contractor, the > local committee folks… it seems to me the view wasn’t that great to cause > all these problems, and the fact that they’re in that temporary housing for > all those years should offset any benefits of whatever they could build… > especially since everything calls for them to be so conservative in the > costs… for all the money they threw away they could have spent it on > furniture or fixtures or whatever…sigh… just get something built!!! > …still it’s fascinating to watch, can’t wait for next week > Yes I am. That is what happens when you have more money than brains my > friend. And the poor contractor Guy. > — > Emmanuel > OsiTech.Net > Computer Support and Solutions for Small Offices > > It’s inconceivable to me, anyone else following the "Dream House" saga > on > > HGTV?

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Yeah, this particular show points out why my hubby no longer practices architecture. Every average joe thinks he/she can do the job him/herself. I’m from Austin, too, so I’m gonna follow the whole thing! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Yes I am. That is what happens when you have more money than brains my > friend. And the poor contractor Guy. > — > Emmanuel > OsiTech.Net > Computer Support and Solutions for Small Offices > It’s inconceivable to me, anyone else following the "Dream House" saga on > HGTV?

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What’s the name of the show that has the divorced lakefront guy? (kinda sounds like a bad sitcom)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I guess it’s a learning experience for people like us. From watching this > episode and the other one about an old divorced Guy that was building by the > lakefront (had some friends Wife design the kitchen), I know exactly what I > will be doing when the "time" comes for me to build my dream house. > These shows are great.

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It’s inconceivable to me, anyone else following the "Dream House" saga on HGTV?

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Yes I am. That is what happens when you have more money than brains my friend. And the poor contractor Guy. — Emmanuel OsiTech.Net Computer Support and Solutions for Small Offices

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> It’s inconceivable to me, anyone else following the "Dream House" saga on > HGTV?

That’s what happens when you get too caught up in it being your "dream"–you want something to be perfect and exactly what you’ve always wanted, but you don’t really know what it is that you’ve always wanted.  And then you second-guess all the people you hire to help you design it–on last weeks show didn’t the guy keep changing the architect’s plans around?  Why hire a pro if you’re going to try and muck it up yourself? I had an interesting moment last summer.  DH and I were at a neighborhood tour of homes/festival in an interesting part of the city.  We were wandering through beautiful houses with a couple of friends, looking at renovations of old victorians, churches, new lofts, etc, when one of the friends said "Wouldn’t it be great to work on your dream home?"  DH and I were building a house–in a planned suburb where you choose from a pre-set list of floor plans and options provided by the developer.  Our house would look remarkably similar to the other houses in the neighborhood and was by no means real high-end.  But, when the friend asked that, I suddenly realized that we *were* building our dream home–Everything from the floor plan to the carpet color to the furnace system and light fixtures was of our choosing.  It was a lot more house than I’d ever expected us to be able to afford.  True, it looks nothing like a castle, there’s no huge dark-paneled library, the dining room will be lucky to seat 10, and it lacks a ballroom and the yard space for a hedge maze (all features I would want in the fantasy house that we’re going to live in when we win the lottery…..), but our house is the one where we set up our christmas tree, relax with our friends, and where we’re going to raise children in (some day).  And that’s far more important than the ballroom, banquet hall, hedge maze, etc. –twinkle

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It amazes me how polite everyone is, the architects, the contractor, the local committee folks… it seems to me the view wasn’t that great to cause all these problems, and the fact that they’re in that temporary housing for all those years should offset any benefits of whatever they could build… especially since everything calls for them to be so conservative in the costs… for all the money they threw away they could have spent it on furniture or fixtures or whatever…sigh… just get something built!!! …still it’s fascinating to watch, can’t wait for next week

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