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The nefarious nut
don bauder not really. As I recall, you're not that far from Denver, a little south I think, so you're much closer than I am in San Clemente. And even if I am in Tucson, I think we are probably about equidistant from Austin. Now, if I am up in Washington, well that's a whole different story.— April 19, 2015 5:32 p.m.
The nefarious nut
don bauder, if it's a 202 area code, I know about it.— April 19, 2015 5:23 p.m.
Publications again point finger at Copley water use
don bauder, how do you have a half bedroom. If it has no closet, it can't be classified a bedroom. I have looked at about a half dozen listing sites and they all say 7 br and 14 baths, though several do specify that there are 9 full and 5 "partial" baths, which I believe would make them half baths, or powder rooms if you prefer. In my opinion, if you can afford a $25 million home, paying the staff and the high utilities are not going to be a problem.— April 19, 2015 5:12 p.m.
Publications again point finger at Copley water use
don bauder I think in BH that it would be a tear down. I follow the market and the house is not what people in the area up there are looking for.— April 19, 2015 11:18 a.m.
Jamul, the state's street-pizzeria
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it's dumb as hell and has no clue.— April 19, 2015 9:56 a.m.
The nefarious nut
Don' forget clothing. Of course, cotton is the global king of natural plant fibres. But don't forget the others, such as jute, flax, bamboo and hemp. Cotton takes a huge amount of water, the others still use a large amount as well. These days, my wardrobe consists almost entirely of cotton based product: Levis and tshirts and in the summer, shorts and tshirts. And of course you cant forget leather. Shoes, boots jackets, gloves, etc. Whether or not you consider it a by product of butchering cows for meat, it still the same amount of water to sustain the cattle and there is a substantial amount of additional water used in both tanning leather and producing rawhide. What's a person supposed to do? Everything has a price, or more correctly, a cost. Like just about everything else, it boils down to how much you are willing to pay, how much you are willing to sacrifice and where you draw the line between the two.— April 19, 2015 9:52 a.m.
Publications again point finger at Copley water use
No way this house sells for $45 million in BH.It's too old, hasn't been updated and has no provenance. There is a house on the market right now for $42.5 million. Almost 25k sq ft on 15 acres and built in 2001. The La Jolla place might go for $25 million in BH, because of the 8 acres, and it would be a tear down with someone probably spending another $20million plus on a new build.— April 19, 2015 9:06 a.m.
Publications again point finger at Copley water use
You must have never seen the place. The house is close to 18K sq. ft, I think something like 7 or 8 br and 15 baths, separate guest house and staff's quarter, and something like a 10 or 12 car garage. And the listing I had looked listed it as 8 acres, I believe. From the pictures I saw, it still appeared to be decorated the same as when Helen Copley lived there. Way too ostentatious for my tastes— April 18, 2015 4:42 p.m.
The nefarious nut
Understand your points on McConaughey, I just don't care for him myself. Only been to Austin a few times. On one trip a found a vintage Tele and a twin reverb, so that was was pretty cool. Had some pretty good food there, too. I think McConaughey lives in Austin. My great grandfather's spread was a few miles up the 10 from San Antonio, so we stayed in SA. It was actually my daughters idea to take a road trip to Austin.— April 18, 2015 12:31 p.m.
Order in the court, Judge Bencivengo!
don bauder Yes I read that as well. The original reports attributed the accident to the road work.— April 18, 2015 12:08 p.m.