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I would avoid UnicaHome. Do a quick search and you will see why. We ordered something, told it was on it's way repeatedly and a few weeks before delivery, woops, we made a mistake, it actually is not available anymore ... GO FIGURE!

does everything on here have to be affordable thebit? i am growing tired of the poverty mentality on here at times ... so it is expensive. so what?

Actually, my Ghost is looking real good with all the scratches. Building up a nice frost/patina that is looking real interesting. Granted, it is clear, not sure if the black or white would look good. Never know.

My dexlecia always seems to show through in my typing. Ah well.

Blandwagon, I would not say they are entitled to two dwellings. They have the legal right in the US but entitled? I'm not sure. I think for the green movement to make further inroads it is going to need to move beyond greenwashing, into use reduction.

I really would have no problem with higher fleet mileage requirements for cars. We can achieve this today. I also would not really have a problem with higher taxes to be used to improve the infrastructure of this country and help offset the reduction in consumer spending.

And with freedom comes responsibility. For myself at least. I am not free to do things that harm others. And I have a responsibility to you, and others, to try to prevent harm where ever possible.

And I think this couple have harmed. They have harmed the profession of architecture by building to there vanity. They have harmed it my greenwashing there project. The paper that ran this story harmed all of use my not challenging the land use and building of the structure. And the pollution used to create this structure has harmed that planet.

Will all of the, here I sit on a laptop writing this response. The irony is not lots on me! But I am comforted to know that the windows are open, the house is small, there is 30 MPG car and a bike in the garage.

Tough choices we face.

I don't think so. Or possibly I have expanded the notion of green. Green is not simply about how much energy it uses but how much was used to create. A substantial amount of energy was used to build this house. Far more than will ever be used by the house itself.

We have somehow been hoodwinked into believing that green is simply about our lights and our gas consumption. It is more than that. Space that sits unused all week is wasteful. It has to be maintained, more energy, and it has taken materials out of the earth that can never be replaced, again more energy.

So I would challenge you Patrick to expand your notion of green. And besides, I think the general thrust of the environmental movement is humanitarian. Saving our own lives. The lives of future generations. The lives of others on the other side of the plant who's land will be swamped by rising seas.

We are in the process of going from 930 to 880 ... you would not think 50 square feet would make much of a difference. LOL. Were we ... challenged to say the least.

And yes, I am envious of all the space as I drive by other's houses but again, we have two bedrooms, parking and large yard for $2000 a month. Nice and less worry.

check out BDI ....

THROW IT OUT

while you might want to replicate the "IDEA" of the look, why don't you go find something you like and that matches your interior .... a little individuality, guided by designers is usually better than copying a company or magazine.

WOW ... stunning!