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  1. davenlei

    Explain the name....

    My IHB name was different than mine on here.  Personal reasons why...  My current name on here is my nick name and my wife's smashed together.  Not too creative but it works...
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    Lambert Ranch in Irvine

    Well, I am getting over a cold.  The nasty one which starts with a raging sore throat.
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    Lambert Ranch in Irvine

    After all the positive comments about the floor plans of LR I went by this weekend and took a look at them with my wife.  I have to say we actually liked several of the floor plans very much.  Although the yards were very small, they made them inviting and relaxing with the features they put...
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    2006 Prices

    Ack, I was trying to see what Laguna Niguel pricing was but your picture just cuts it off..
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    BMW Lease Negotiation

    I am interested!
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    Chinese, where would you live?

    Not true.  Girls are attracted to the bad boys.....
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    Just got my new TV

    I would have liked to see them side by side to compare in the same environment but I felt the colors were more saturated and truer on the LG.  The black levels were really great.  Of course the LG was probably hand selected and calibrated to perfection though.
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    BMW Lease Negotiation

    Yea, I had a BMW once (lease) and although I loved driving it, I always had issues with it.  They were not break down type of issues but were odd gremlins in the electrical systems.
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    BMW Lease Negotiation

    Well, we got it less than a year ago so no off road fun yet but I want to soon so I can see how it performs.  I am not talking about crazy rock climbing, just trails, etc.
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    BMW Lease Negotiation

    We were debating between the X5 and the GX470 and after seeing all the issues and breakdowns people posting about on the X5 forums and seeing the relatively few issues with the GX, we went with the GX and love it.  Although the GX470 (and GX460) is a luxury SUV, it is actually designed to be a...
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    Just got my new TV

    I went to CES this year and saw the LG 55" OLED.  OMG, my jaw dropped.  I could not believe the image quality and color saturation.  I am not a big 3D home TV guy (I just bought a 60" and specifically did not want 3D), but the 3D on the LG blew away anything I ever saw in a home application and...
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    How low can we go? 30 yr fixed at 3.75% with no fees...

    OK, Who do I go to for doing this Penfed car loan refi?
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    Friday Boredom - Your Pet Peeves

    I think people are so used to seeing parents get walked on by their kids that I get stares and looks when I grab one of my kids that is acting up and drag them out of the restaurant for a 'discussion' and time to calm down.  Sometimes it makes me feel like people think I am abusing my kids for...
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    [Poll] Spending $1mil in Irvine

    I used to think that newer and updated is better but my thoughts have turned a while back.  My Brother and Sister in law have an older home in CDM they bought several years ago.  It is a bit outdated but the bones of the house are very nice.  The yard is large (home built in the 70's) and the...
  15. davenlei

    Orange County Great Park

    Wow more than 10,000 new homes to be built there?  Boy, they will have to add several new lanes to the 5 and 405.  The 405 is already bumper to bumper around Irvine. 
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    Listings that pique my interest... feedback?

    Shared driveways suck really bad if you get the neighbor who feels entitled to park where ever they want in 'their driveway'.  Also the repair and maintenance is shared between the two neighbors which can suck if you have a neighbor who won't put up their half of the repair.
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    the modern home... IS a fireplace important?

    I agree.  It was really awkward at first to have to look upward to watch TV but now it almost feels like I am watching a movie at the theater (have to look upward a bit also).  The big plus is you don't get the kids standing in front of the TV blocking other kids or your view and you don't have...
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    the modern home... IS a fireplace important?

    I agree with you on not liking the TV over the fireplace but unfortunately there was no other place in the family room to put it without it blocking a window or something else.  I kinda wished the fireplace was in the living room instead sometimes.  I am used to it over the fireplace now and...
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