HoustonMidtown Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Did y'all hear about the Garden Guy??Yep....http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...ic=8255&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 well, the APLD released an official response:from the email:It is important to the Board of Directors of APLD that the public understand that the organization of APLD does not support discrimination against clients based on sexual orientation. It is unfortunate that the actions of a former member were taken to represent the entire membership. With that said, APLD's official statement and position regarding this situation is attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I have learned a lot about people reading this thread, articles, and news segments. There are hate-filled people on ALL sides of this. It's really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Did y'all hear about the Garden Guy?? Thank you for the chuckle there Mom22. That was funny. edit: I apologize to Mom22, I thought you were trying to be funny, but you were starting a thread. I still giggled, but I thought........anyways, apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I have learned a lot about people reading this thread, articles, and news segments. There are hate-filled people on ALL sides of this. It's really sad.You want to think the best of all people but at times something happens to just shock you. I remember a 25 yr old coworker used the word "colored." still shocking to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Did y'all hear about the Garden Guy?? LOL, is she for real! I guess she did not bother reading the first post. The official douche bag of the thread. Enjoy the title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 LOL, is she for real!I guess she did not bother reading the first post. The official douche bag of the thread. Enjoy the title! She actually started her own thread yesterday called "Garden Guy" and it was quickly merged to this one Puma. It still amazes me how she missed out on one of the hottest threads there was for the past few days. I guess she was too focused on the "tragedy" of the "WOODLANDS" being envaded by a Wal-Mart!!!! OMG! What will they do. All the crime that "Wal-Mart" brings in, and it's such an eye-sore next to their "multi-million dollar homes. GMAFB!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 LOL, is she for real!I guess she did not bother reading the first post. The official douche bag of the thread. Enjoy the title! As Mark K. Barnes said, the thread was merged. Sometimes the topics are titled in such a way that it's not not always obvious what they're about, and not everyone is on here constantly. Mom is a welcome contributor here and calling her a douche bag is inappropriate and in violation of forum policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 here's the PDF of the APLD's official response, to add to my previous post: APLD response just to get thing back on topic, i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 As Mark K. Barnes said, the thread was merged. Sometimes the topics are titled in such a way that it's not not always obvious what they're about, and not everyone is on here constantly. Mom is a welcome contributor here and calling her a douche bag is inappropriate and in violation of forum policy. Yeah, Puma, women aren't usually referred to as D-bags, that's reserved for men. I especially wouldn't call someone that, that has the word MOM in their persona. Egads man, we'll have to make a new policy that Middle Easterners are no longer able to use American slang insults towards others, until they are able to grasp how to use them properly. Sorry Puma, thems the rules, you fargin' icehole ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 To the dungeon you must go!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I have learned a lot about people reading this thread, articles, and news segments. There are hate-filled people on ALL sides of this. It's really sad.That is very true Parrothead. One of the challenges for all of us, regardless of which side of this issue your opinion falls on, is to not exhibit the same hate that you're complaining about the other side having. It's very difficult -- I know I'm guilty of it, because it's very easy to stereotype those who disagree with your opinion, just as they might stereotype you, and you may not even realize you're doing it.It's a sad, unfortunate fact that human nature is to create divisions and conflict between ourselves and those who are different from us in some way. Overcoming this nature is perhaps one of the biggest challenges we all face in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 Douche bags are not bad, they clean people, which is good . I found the video of the newscast on the KPRC website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I found the video of the newscast on the KPRC website. forget the landscaping - what about that house! apparently, it is a pyramid builder's home (http://www.pyramidbuildersinc.com/aboutus.html) who "established itself as a renovator of vintage style homes in the Houston Heights, a historical district. With a portfolio of 25 elegantly designed, contemporized, bungalow houses-each built as a speculative project-the Pyramid Builder's classic signature is visible all over the Heights." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 forget the landscaping - what about that house! "With a portfolio of 25 elegantly designed, contemporized, bungalow houses-each built as a speculative project-the Pyramid Builder's classic signature is visible all over the Heights." Could that be used as an adverb, too? "He contemporizedly rennovated the bungalow." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 LOL, is she for real!I guess she did not bother reading the first post. The official douche bag of the thread. Enjoy the title! And to think, you all wanted to make me the forum hate-monger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 And to think, you all wanted to make me the forum hate-monger... He's back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Could that be used as an adverb, too? "He contemporizedly rennovated the bungalow." I don't know about that spelling. But what I do know is looking at that portfolio they do some really nice work. I am a Log home guy myself, however Spanish Colonial is my second choice. Log homes don't work in the heights or anywhere in town, that one of the reasons I live out here amongst the sycamores. I grew up in a spanish style home, these people do nice work. Really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 And to think, you all wanted to make me the forum hate-monger...Trust me Jeebus, you earned it already, I am a work in progress.I like to think I fly under the radar and switch my attitude as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 well, to me, those "contemporized bungalows" look alot more at home crammed on an 8,000 square foot lot in bellaire, than amidst the height's bungalows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 well, to me, those "contemporized bungalows" look alot more at home crammed on an 8,000 square foot lot in bellaire, than amidst the height's bungalows...My thoughts exactly. That house is no friend of The Heights.Yuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 EDIT: Before all you homo's freak out - simply quote any medical journal that proves you were born gay and I'll retract my statement.It is truly disgusting and disgraceful you would use the term "homo's (it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 It is truly disgusting and disgraceful you would use the term "homo's (it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 well, to me, those "contemporized bungalows" look alot more at home crammed on an 8,000 square foot lot in bellaire, than amidst the height's bungalows...While I agree, I still hope they open their new home for the next home tour. I'd love to see the inside of that badboy...And back on topic- from the looks of it, Garden Guy probably lost out on quite a nice paycheck by turning these guys down. Gay or straight, DINKs are good for business (dual income; no kids). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I avoid these threads as best I can because they end up not being worth it.That said, I cannot believe there hasn't been a single comment about the Chronicle article. Did anyone else find it offensive how the article ended? "They should refuse to do business with all sinners."Wow. Now, the landscapers (a married guy that likes pretty flowers...bet he knows his way around a 24 hour "newstand") have every right to hold their opinions and express them however they deem responsible but the Chronicle should have a higher standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalparadise Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I avoid these threads as best I can because they end up not being worth it.That said, I cannot believe there hasn't been a single comment about the Chronicle article. Did anyone else find it offensive how the article ended? "They should refuse to do business with all sinners."Wow. Now, the landscapers (a married guy that likes pretty flowers...bet he knows his way around a 24 hour "newstand") have every right to hold their opinions and express them however they deem responsible but the Chronicle should have a higher standard.I took it as a sarcastic reply, meaning that, since all people are sinners, they should just go out of business. Why limit your discrimination to only one "sin," you know? I really believe the statement was made against the Garden Guy, on the part of the reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I avoid these threads as best I can because they end up not being worth it.That said, I cannot believe there hasn't been a single comment about the Chronicle article. Did anyone else find it offensive how the article ended? "They should refuse to do business with all sinners."Wow. Now, the landscapers (a married guy that likes pretty flowers...bet he knows his way around a 24 hour "newstand") have every right to hold their opinions and express them however they deem responsible but the Chronicle should have a higher standard.Holy Moly, Kinkaid, I am with you in total agreement. He could have worded that differently. But, I believe he was using it to point out Garden Guy's point of view that his holier than thou attitude should not stop with just Homosexual sins, as related in the bible, but ALL people who commit any sin. I don't think it was meant as a stance on his part, just the stance of the Garden Guy. I let it slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orikal Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 That said, I cannot believe there hasn't been a single comment about the Chronicle article. Did anyone else find it offensive how the article ended? "They should refuse to do business with all sinners."Wow.That one threw me for a bit as well. I think I understand what they were trying to convey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Time to get those man-thongs out of your butt cracks! Rick Casey clearns things up for you sensitivie ones:"In this regard I should clarify the ending of my Friday column, which some readers found confusing".http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...ey/4277355.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 while not a rick casey fan I do appreciate his comments about posting other peoples' personal information. But there is no excuse for hateful phone calls, e-mails and forum postings, much less death threats. And certainly not for the Internet posting of the Farbers' home address and phone number. (Nor for the posting of the address and driver's license numbers of the gay couple they turned down.) Posting information is just as hateful as the original act IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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