tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post6436580387756245936..comments2023-10-17T09:02:05.939+01:00Comments on The Home Improvement Ninja: Thoughts About Home Prices and Shark AttacksHomeImprovementNinjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-30889849069540879252008-05-08T04:09:00.000+01:002008-05-08T04:09:00.000+01:00You kinda remind me of that guy who lives in DC an...You kinda remind me of that guy who lives in DC and says, "what housing collapse?... I love my house in Crawford." You probably live in DC in NW. That's nice. Go out a little bit to Springfield, Woodbridge, or Manassas and you can see homeowners chopping up furniture to keep warm. Kids play Xbox without the TV on families are so desperate. That aside, what we're going through doesn't even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-36296538504810164282008-05-07T22:23:00.000+01:002008-05-07T22:23:00.000+01:00Here in Chicago, prices insome areas have really d...Here in Chicago, prices insome areas have really dropped. Others haven't changed much. Condo greed (developers and flippers) has helped to tank that market segment in many neighborhoods across the city, as they have really overbuilt. Lots of folks are wondering how long it will take for some recent conversions of formerly trashy buildings to reslummify.Fargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532756626266773921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-26179854764441052972008-05-07T20:58:00.000+01:002008-05-07T20:58:00.000+01:00Mike: you're welcome.Anonymous: thanks for the nig...Mike: you're welcome.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous: thanks for the nightmares!<BR/><BR/>John: well, we'll know who wins your idiot award that year if they destroy the world, but who will be around to gloat? <BR/><BR/>Jenni: Yeah, I think it's the same in a lot of places that never experienced the original bubble. <BR/><BR/>Jennifer: Or...we could get Iron Man to stop it. <BR/><BR/>zandria: well, when youHomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-75453797645776175462008-05-07T18:29:00.000+01:002008-05-07T18:29:00.000+01:00The church comment made me chcuckle as well.And am...The church comment made me chcuckle as well.<BR/><BR/>And amen on the screed against the shark attack coverage. A co-worker of mine grew up a few miles from the most recent one in CA and came running down the hall to talk about it. He didn't seem to impressed with my response of "I'm sorry? Was it your mom? Why does this matter?" Sometimes I am cranky.Lemmonexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323066264528575027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-86217656013286435092008-05-07T15:58:00.000+01:002008-05-07T15:58:00.000+01:00Old Town Alexandria. Home of that crazy coon ass,...Old Town Alexandria. Home of that crazy coon ass, James Carville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-52857950439131557892008-05-07T15:55:00.000+01:002008-05-07T15:55:00.000+01:00I was in Old Town this weekend and looked at housi...I was in Old Town this weekend and looked at housing prices just out of curiosity. They're still ridiculous. Housing slump, my ass.<BR/><BR/>Also, you make the end of the world sound like a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-23401086845769662022008-05-07T04:19:00.000+01:002008-05-07T04:19:00.000+01:00I'm glad that home prices in your area seem to be ...I'm glad that home prices in your area seem to be retaining their value. (Big relief for you, I'm sure! But maybe not so good for all those people out there who can't afford to pay the big bucks to buy a home...?) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-68610766373228171962008-05-06T22:07:00.000+01:002008-05-06T22:07:00.000+01:00mmm... black hole. mmm... dog sleeping on my lap....mmm... black hole. mmm... dog sleeping on my lap. mmm... 4 more years to get to the beach.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377889829748572675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-73966252285366189912008-05-06T18:45:00.000+01:002008-05-06T18:45:00.000+01:00Oh no! Now, I am scared of coconuts, and my dog. F...Oh no! Now, I am scared of coconuts, and my dog. <BR/><BR/>Funny, but true. House prices have not dropped much around here.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327560462230807825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-7086630213386051462008-05-06T18:44:00.000+01:002008-05-06T18:44:00.000+01:00You're spot on with the "housing crisis." With th...You're spot on with the "housing crisis." With the exception of NW Arkansas where they went insane and built too many $500,000+ homes for Walmart executives to fill, there hasn't been much change in housing prices. However, getting any sort of bank lone is pretty well impossible.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the particle accelerator at CERN, my uncle built the particle detector (see the photo in the Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111893364147445374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-79238614001668364422008-05-06T18:02:00.000+01:002008-05-06T18:02:00.000+01:00I know another shark stat that is much more releva...I know another shark stat that is much more relevant. You're 14x more likely to be killed by your own dog (not some random dog, but your own dog) than you are to be killed by a shark. Sleep tight, don't let the chunky foster dog bite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-41605491352322776922008-05-06T17:46:00.000+01:002008-05-06T17:46:00.000+01:00"Unless you run a drug smuggling ring, human traff...<I>"Unless you run a drug smuggling ring, human trafficking operation, or some other criminal enterprise like a church,"</I><BR/><BR/>Well I got my laugh for the day! Thanks, that was a great line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com