Recent content by stepping_up_IHB

I don't know, the lure of Trooper being there along with all my regular buds is really appealing, but how the heck did Winex morph from nowhere just in time to follow as well? I'm really starting to believe in conspiracy theories now.

Like most of us, when I come to browse the forums, my eyes seek out anything new BK has posted. More than anyone here this man has shaped so much of our view of homes and architecture. I can't tell you all how many times I have looked at a house and said something silly to myself like, "bk would...

I'm just not a conspiracy theorist unless it's obvious that one exists. I don't see anything that directly points to any kind of conspiracy around shutting down the blog. I'm sure there are costs involved in maintaining the forum and I know that I personally haven't paid anything for being here...

I'm on holiday in St Martin and while we do have WiFi here in the apartment, it was only this morning that I checked the forums. The first surprise was a pleasant one where I saw Trooper giving someone a Thanks and I was so happy to see her back. I have said to myself many times on these forums...

umm, why didn't she buy in Irvine? It seems hypocrtical to be a blogger about Irvine homes and then to buy a house outside of the city.

Wow, this is really dumbfounding. How the hell does Wall St always manage to make money, even when it's cleaning up their own disaster? On the other hand, reducing principal is the only way to prevent a mounting number of foreclosures. I know many of you get a sick pleasure from people who took...

I've posted my mom's car on CL and just got a call from Irvine from a man who wanted to pay cash. My husband said that there has been a series of incidents where someone pays cash for a car during non bank hours and then the house is broken into and the cash stolen. I explained to this Rudy...

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BK's and Tmare's hood is nicer than ours, so hearing that they don't get these calls from their PD either prevented me from having even an ounce of Irvine envy. Thanks!

My boss asked us all to become members of linked in. I thought it was kind of a neat site and signed up. Shortly after we all created our accounts he dictated that we had to hide our connections. Initially I thought no problem. But then, I have had a few of my connections tell me that this is...

I am so totally appalled. I thought it was bad a few years ago when I saw the scantily clad bratz dolls and the knock off competitors when I went shopping for toys for tots. I knew they were wildly popular, but still debated with myself whether it was the right gift. After deliberating for...