I Gotta Give It To Her. She Has Chutzpah!!!!

[joyboytoy79]

OK, so, I think we don't have the whole story here. The before picture isn't dated, but is quite obviously a few years old - more trees have grown up, the sidewalk to the beach left no trace of demo (suggesting it was removed long before the after pic was taken) etc. That area sustained a bit of hurricane damage in the past few years. Are we absolutely sure the house was still structurally sound?

Too many questions loom unanswered for me to go about calling the chick crazy for tearing down a home that may have been quite a bit worse for wear than the one pictured.

 

[1kmb1]

yeah, its light switches werent ipad compatible. did you expect her to live like a fucking animal?!

this too: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20559770,00.html

 

[joyboytoy79]

Yeah, those crazy rich people, eh? All wanting their house to be hurricane resistant and free from extensive termite damage. The gall, right?

And then they give the leftover shit to crazy charities like Habitat for Humanity? Ugh, excess and greed at it's worst, I say.

 

[petite]

The 17,000-ft., six-bedroom home in a gated community in North Palm Beach, Fla., was built in the 1920s, Dan Reedy of Onshore Construction and Development, tells PEOPLE. "It wasn't built to the South Florida wind-loading codes of today that were put in place because of hurricanes. We had an architect and a structural engineer out here and everyone agreed that it made more sense – structurally and economically – to tear it down and start over."

But it wasn't a total loss. Nordegren gave Habitat for Humanity of Martin County, Fla., four weeks to methodically go through the structure and salvage tens of thousands of dollars worth of cabinets, hardware and fixtures. That's when termite and carpenter-ant infestations were discovered, says Habitat's director of deconstruction, Bobbi Blodgett.

"When we pulled out the windows, the bugs were everywhere," says Blodgett. "To rebuild that house would have been ridiculous. We're so grateful to Elin. It's rare we get this kind of donation."

Adds Reedy, "Elin could have had a garage sale and made a lot of money. But she wanted everything to go to charity."

Aw, that's great!

 

[tamati]

Good to know. Thanks for posting that.

 

[SilverTrain]

Quote:
The 17,000-ft., six-bedroom home in a gated community in North Palm Beach, Fla., was built in the 1920s, Dan Reedy of Onshore Construction and Development, tells PEOPLE. "It wasn't built to the South Florida wind-loading codes of today that were put in place because of hurricanes. We had an architect and a structural engineer out here and everyone agreed that it made more sense – structurally and economically – to tear it down and start over."

But it wasn't a total loss. Nordegren gave Habitat for Humanity of Martin County, Fla., four weeks to methodically go through the structure and salvage tens of thousands of dollars worth of cabinets, hardware and fixtures. That's when termite and carpenter-ant infestations were discovered, says Habitat's director of deconstruction, Bobbi Blodgett.

"When we pulled out the windows, the bugs were everywhere," says Blodgett. "To rebuild that house would have been ridiculous. We're so grateful to Elin. It's rare we get this kind of donation."

Adds Reedy, "Elin could have had a garage sale and made a lot of money. But she wanted everything to go to charity."


Aw, that's great!

Yes, and now certain folks are going to revisit the this thread and take back all the shit-talking they did earlier.

Right?

:tongue:

 

[The Dragon]

Yes, and now certain folks are going to revisit the this thread and take back all the shit-talking they did earlier.

Right?

:tongue:

How long can you hold your breath for, waiting for that to happen, ST?

I wager it wouldn't be long enough.

 

[SilverTrain]

How long can you hold your breath for, waiting for that to happen, ST?

I wager it wouldn't be long enough.

Is this your way of saying you're going to tie me up and make me hold my breath while you do something horribly pleasurable to my cock?

Or, B)............

 

[The Dragon]

or I can put several lines of duct tape over your mouth and nostrils to settle the myth that you can breathe through your ears once and for all!:wink::biggrin1:

 

[SilverTrain]

or I can put several lines of duct tape over your mouth and nostrils to settle the myth that you can breathe through your ears once and for all!:wink::biggrin1:

The week I have ahead of me..................either way, Momma. :biggrin1:

 

[OhWiseOne]

I think she did it just to tell him his money isn't shit to her and that was her way of saying "let it burn."

Heh, when I saw it, my first thought was, "Was she driving the bulldozer?"

^^^^This might be closer to the truth.

If it was me I'd be tempted to douse it in petrol and sit out on the curb with a nice glass of scotch and watch the fucker burn.

Mental note. Don't piss these three off.

yeah, its light switches werent ipad compatible. did you expect her to live like a fucking animal?!

this too: Elin Nordegren Demolishes $12-Million Home : People.com

You just had to ruin it didn't you? Fucking internet and the information highway.

Good to hear that side of the story though. :smile:

 

[willow78]

...That's when termite and carpenter-ant infestations were discovered...

That's probably nothing compared to the bug-infestations she discovered in Tiger's pubes after his skank-a-rama adventures.....

 

[petite]

Mental note. Don't piss these three off.

Do you think you could top what Tiger did to his wife?

 

[MASSIVEPKGO_CHUCK]

Not only does she have chutzpah, and now a vacant lot, she also has serious mental issues, no, check that; VOLUMES.lol

 

[OhWiseOne]

Do you think you could top what Tiger did to his wife?

Ummmm no ma'am....:shysmile:

 

[SprinkleMe69]

Oh now now dear.....buy me a house, I won't burn the bitch down. :biggrin:

 

[OhWiseOne]

Oh now now dear.....buy me a house, I won't burn the bitch down. :biggrin:

Will a trailer work? That way I can move it if I see a bulldozer coming.

 

[SprinkleMe69]

Will a trailer work? That way I can move it if I see a bulldozer coming.

Of course. Wait, remember that little one on yahoo that I sent you? I still want that little cozy house under the trees :smile:

 

[gballs]

I have first hand experience in what it takes to build in Palm Beach and within the context of that town, a teardown like this can easily make sense. Palm Beach is in the most stringent of regions when it comes to construction to withstand hurricanes. Upgrading a house to current standards (which is a requirement of most renovations) can be very, very costly, time consuming, and restrictive. On top of this, the building inspection process in Palm Beach is insane. Inspectors visit construction sites more than anywhere else on the planet and look at every detail with the utmost of scrutiny. Renovation proejcts are more convoluted and conditions are not as predictable as with new, clean cut construction. This can add months and months to a project. Bug infestation can also be a bitch to deal with. Palm Beach is a fucked up town for all sorts of reasons but when you situate Elin's decision within this context, I can see why starting from scratch makes sense.

 

[cruztbone]

Tiger woods deserves this humiliation. He is a cad, a bounder and a lying pissant. Period.