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"8/30 episode; over budget!!"
jbug 16685 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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08-31-09, 02:36 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: 8/30 episode; over budget!!" |
I wish the judges had said a bit about Torrie's lack of cohesion per the furniture when they canned her; they made it out like it was all because of the budget problem. There was more to it than that. I was so disappointed in Dan. Did I get it wrong or did he flat out lie about the amount of money he got? I thought I heard Torrie say she was giving him $10,000 but then when he actually counted it, it was only $5,000. But at judging & in the green room, he kept saying he counted the money and it was $10,000. He could have easily & truthfully said that she told him $10 and then only gave him $5. Even tho he was really really stoopid for paying $11,000 for a gazebo...he should have realized that was too big a % of their budget..... why didn't he call her on a phone? they always have cell phones.... I too am tired of Anthony & his attitude. He may know what he is doing, but his attitude may not make for good tv. I was rooting for Dan; but I guess now I'll hope Lonnie wins. Agman 2009
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dajaki 1453 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson"
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08-31-09, 11:38 PM (EST)
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5. "RE: 8/30 episode; over budget!!" |
Okay, last night's episode made me a little mad and I need to vent. . .The miscommunication was in the van. Everyone agreed at $5K for a pergola, including Dan, but Tori did count out $10K. Antonio mentioned that Tori gave Dan $10K. Why she gave him that, I don't know. Maybe she just misspoke and really gave him $5K. Either way, when Antonio and Dan went to the Pergola store, they should have made it clear to the owner that their budget was $5K and they couldn't go a penny over. Forget about this estimate-on-the-spot stuff. Also, why are they doing all their shopping at expensive specialty stores? $25K for a huge yard isn't much. $4500 for a play set? You can buy the same thing at Toys 'R Us for $1000 and spend another $1000 to have them install it next day. (My SIL bought one and built it herself - she recommends spending the extra money.) And my biggest beef . . . No Fence Around the Pool when there is a Toddler living in the House! Are these designers nuts? They could have saved the old pool fence, painted it and planted vines along it. They could have saved on the pergola and play set and put in a new fence! I think this was just irresponsible and they should have been called out by the judges. Grrrr (I live in Phx and am a bit sensitive to this subject - every year we get several drowned children because of missing/poorly maintained fences.) Dan was stupid to sign off on such a huge item, and Tori was stupid to have no oversight of her crew. The right person went home. And I'm in the Lonnie camp by default. Dan doesn't appeal to me (though I've liked a couple of his rooms), and Antonio is a bully (though I've also liked a couple of his rooms).
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Sunny_Bunny 5581 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-01-09, 01:18 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: 8/30 episode; over budget!!" |
Yeah, the fence taken down was very irresponsible. I'm not positive, but I think here in CA it is the law now that you fence in your pool. Many toddlers have needlessly died in swimming pools every summer.
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jbug 16685 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-01-09, 09:51 AM (EST)
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8. "Pergolas" |
Wouldn't you love to have this with herb garden planters?
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dajaki 1453 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson"
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09-01-09, 12:01 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: Pergolas" |
Very nice! And Zen too, yes? It doesn't have the flowing organic lines that Vern was talking about, but it is made from organic materials and full of living organic matter. I love it.
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udg 3038 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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09-01-09, 04:12 PM (EST)
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12. "RE: 8/30 episode; over budget!!" |
>The miscommunication was in the van. > Everyone agreed at $5K >for a pergola, including Dan, >but Tori did count out >$10K. Antonio mentioned that >Tori gave Dan $10K. It was really confusing when they aired it. At first, I was ticked at Antonio for "tricking" Dan, but when I rewatched those clips ('cause I was so confused as to what really happened, especially when they started discussing it after the fact), Tori handed Dan the money and told him to count out $10K. Antonio, sitting in front of Dan, heard that and said something about how they had $10,000 to spend on the pergola. Dan argued, Antonio insisted, and Dan, apparently, believe him. What gets me is, the girls were both SITTING RIGHT THERE THE ENTIRE TIME. Neither of them spoke up, and neither of the boys bothered to ask (on screen) for clarification. I still don't understand why Dan didn't call the vinyl company and at least TRY to cancel the order. Worst case, they charge him a "restocking" type fee, and he's out a percentage of $10K, but still has money left over for things that matter. >And I'm in the Lonnie camp >by default. Dan doesn't >appeal to me (though I've >liked a couple of his >rooms), and Antonio is a >bully (though I've also liked >a couple of his rooms). Same here. At this point, Lonnie is the only one I might, possibly, occasionally watch if nothing else is on. Slice n' Dice's Sigpic Chop Shop 2004
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