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FWIW – Many moons ago, years, Baldwin company had a few communities in a little part of San Diego once known as North City West. You now know it as Carmel Valley. As far as I knew, they did a good job, constructed some nice places and had a better reputation than Pardee. Back in the ’80’s Pardee had a good rep for the polybutelene plumbing problems/cheap construction and some defect lawsuits. Baldwin did not use poly plumbing, but I think Baldwin Co. ended up going under.

When I read this post, little flashback. Baldwin.

Guess they, uh, regrouped.

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FWIW – Many moons ago, years, Baldwin company had a few communities in a little part of San Diego once known as North City West. You now know it as Carmel Valley. As far as I knew, they did a good job, constructed some nice places and had a better reputation than Pardee. Back in the ’80’s Pardee had a good rep for the polybutelene plumbing problems/cheap construction and some defect lawsuits. Baldwin did not use poly plumbing, but I think Baldwin Co. ended up going under.

When I read this post, little flashback. Baldwin.

Guess they, uh, regrouped.

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Guess they are doing all kinds of crazy sh*t:

http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-going-to-strip-this-mother.html

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Guess they are doing all kinds of crazy sh*t:

http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-going-to-strip-this-mother.html

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Guess they are doing all kinds of crazy sh*t:

http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-going-to-strip-this-mother.html

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Guess they are doing all kinds of crazy sh*t:

http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-going-to-strip-this-mother.html

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Guess they are doing all kinds of crazy sh*t:

http://themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-going-to-strip-this-mother.html

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“covered every remaining surface with human feces.”

I guess that’s the proverbial and literal –

sh*t hitting the fan – and splattering the walls.

Are they urine-soaking the floors as well, rather than making payments on a place going under and p*ssing in the wind.

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“covered every remaining surface with human feces.”

I guess that’s the proverbial and literal –

sh*t hitting the fan – and splattering the walls.

Are they urine-soaking the floors as well, rather than making payments on a place going under and p*ssing in the wind.

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“covered every remaining surface with human feces.”

I guess that’s the proverbial and literal –

sh*t hitting the fan – and splattering the walls.

Are they urine-soaking the floors as well, rather than making payments on a place going under and p*ssing in the wind.

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“covered every remaining surface with human feces.”

I guess that’s the proverbial and literal –

sh*t hitting the fan – and splattering the walls.

Are they urine-soaking the floors as well, rather than making payments on a place going under and p*ssing in the wind.

[jpinpb]

“covered every remaining surface with human feces.”

I guess that’s the proverbial and literal –

sh*t hitting the fan – and splattering the walls.

Are they urine-soaking the floors as well, rather than making payments on a place going under and p*ssing in the wind.

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Somewhat OT – Just wanted to express my thoughts on houses in the Bay Area vs San Diego, not pricing, just architecture.

Setting aside the size of the houses or the lot size, I will just comment on some of the houses in San Francisco specifically. Some of those old Victorians are the most beautiful homes. They don’t make them like that any more. Economically, it would be prohibitive cost-wise. The character and style are uncommon today.

It sounds like people are interested in purchasing very large Tuscany-style houses on large lots, which I don’t deny are truly exceptional. But I personally am partial to the older style homes. Maybe b/c it reminds me more of the East Coast, where I’m from, and you just don’t see too many of them here on the west. Makes me nostalgic.

But having lived in Italy for a few years, it always eye-opening to see the Tuscany-style houses, quite a vision of grandeur.

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Somewhat OT – Just wanted to express my thoughts on houses in the Bay Area vs San Diego, not pricing, just architecture.

Setting aside the size of the houses or the lot size, I will just comment on some of the houses in San Francisco specifically. Some of those old Victorians are the most beautiful homes. They don’t make them like that any more. Economically, it would be prohibitive cost-wise. The character and style are uncommon today.

It sounds like people are interested in purchasing very large Tuscany-style houses on large lots, which I don’t deny are truly exceptional. But I personally am partial to the older style homes. Maybe b/c it reminds me more of the East Coast, where I’m from, and you just don’t see too many of them here on the west. Makes me nostalgic.

But having lived in Italy for a few years, it always eye-opening to see the Tuscany-style houses, quite a vision of grandeur.

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Somewhat OT – Just wanted to express my thoughts on houses in the Bay Area vs San Diego, not pricing, just architecture.

Setting aside the size of the houses or the lot size, I will just comment on some of the houses in San Francisco specifically. Some of those old Victorians are the most beautiful homes. They don’t make them like that any more. Economically, it would be prohibitive cost-wise. The character and style are uncommon today.

It sounds like people are interested in purchasing very large Tuscany-style houses on large lots, which I don’t deny are truly exceptional. But I personally am partial to the older style homes. Maybe b/c it reminds me more of the East Coast, where I’m from, and you just don’t see too many of them here on the west. Makes me nostalgic.

But having lived in Italy for a few years, it always eye-opening to see the Tuscany-style houses, quite a vision of grandeur.

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