Comments on: I blame HGTV

By: miriam

miriam — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:24:17 +0000

Chas: Thanks for the link.

Malcontent: No-one ever accused us of being practical. We actually did see the upstairs, but did not quite take in that you would have to climb the steps to get to it.

It had to do with the hurry the buyer of our old house was in, the hideousness of most of the houses we were taken to, and the length of the day.

By: fillyjonk

fillyjonk — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:37:47 +0000

Whoever came up with white ceramic tile for kitchens (I have it in my kitchen too, a legacy of the previous homeowner), while they shouldn’t be taken out and SHOT, they should certainly be made to scrub tomato sauce and beet juice and tea stains and tracked-in mud and all of that off of miles of the stuff.

And then have someone walk across the just-still-barely-damp floor in shoes that have soles that are not quite perfectly clean, meaning there are grey footprints all over the thing.

I have said more bad words over the years about the speed with which my kitchen floor gets messed up right after I’ve cleaned it.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:11:18 +0000

I still miss our red tiled bathroom and wood floors at our old house over that way.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:59:05 +0000

My experience, I wish I would have found an older home. I think the neighborhood was attractive, but the downside is that although my home is nice, the contractors put in less than standard materials carpet , tile and vinyl flooring to save money on their end . I think and now I am finding myself looking at more expensive repairs than if they would have just put in decent materials to begin with.

By: localmalcontent

localmalcontent — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:25:26 +0000

Actually, we failed to notice that there was a second floor.
umm, whut? How can a couple fail to notice the second story and the stairs thereto?
Can one be that enamored with a porch? Reminds me of the funny Jeff Foxworthy skit, “So- how big is your deck?”