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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 12:29 pm
I don't give a flying flip for how much money anyone has and I think that this subject is getting as much attention as it is because it is TOO LONG between showing of the race. Back to the old argument - why can't they show it more than once a week...LOL! Entertainment me without being overly offensive...that's my criteria.
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B4ugogo
Member
09-09-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 12:52 pm
I've been skimming through the posts and am surprised that after the last TAR episode the discussion is still focused on the former "survivor" contestants. I would have thought that more discussion would be given to the amazing comeback of the two brothers and their determination to succeed (not to mention their kinda cute).
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 1:12 pm
We don't know, but many people take out second mortgages so the worth of their property isn't in equity and selling the property would gain them little. And if Chip and Kim bought in 99 they still would be paying some big property tax bills. We don't know that they owned the home outright so we cannot make the judgement that they have access to any money from the home. And of course I'm one who doesn't care about their net worth anyway. B4, anyone is welcome to post about the brothers. I'm sort of neutral on them.. I sort of think one of them caused the accident, which hurt the cameraman and, sure, it is cool that they caught up, but hardly heroic. I'm not a Gretchen fan but I'm far more impressed with her overcoming and determination. As for discussing former Survivors, well they are currently on TAR and clearly they push buttons and create interest, negative AND positive and that's why we discuss them.. And the issue of prior wealth looms in most reality shows. That's why, according to Willard, all three attorneys (Jolanda, Willard, Caryn) in the current survivor are not admitting to being what they are. That's why Carl was booted from survivor supposedly, too wealthy. Heck the former survivors resented the former winners in all stars and they were quickly targetted. Yep.. entertain me!! And Romber are doing that very well indeed.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 1:21 pm
You would think so B4..... *sighs sadly*... but alas, the allure of Romber has taken over the TVCH boards...Its a shame really cause they seem to be taking the other contestant's 15 mins... I too was rooting for the brothers and really hope they make it to the finals. But AR7 seems to support the old addage, nice guys finish last... nobody wants to talk about the "nice" people... Guess I'll just have to wait until AR8 in order to have a non Rob/Amber discussion....
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 1:29 pm
I like the brothers.
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 2:31 pm
I still like ALL of them. Rob, Amber, the brothers. The sanctimony of the boyfriends really irritated me last week, but I still overall like them. <QT> Frankly I don't care about wealth or previous reality TV show appearances. I care whether the people are entertaining. Rob is entertaining, so were Chip and Kim.
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Forum_moderator
Moderator
01-01-2004
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 2:37 pm
Please refrain from comment on other posters Thanks! <QT>
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 2:50 pm
If only people in need should be on these shows, I want to know why I haven't been chosen. It would seem that you would have to have some kind of nest egg to be on any of these shows because there are still car payments, mortgages and other bills to be paid for that period of time you have to take off from your "real" job unless you have a whole lot of vacation time. And that's all I have to say about that.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 6:21 pm
The owned a house in a very wealthy area of OC that is worth close to a mil. Did you see the videos of them in their house?? They weren't hurting for money, unless they charged everything and didn't pay their bills.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 8:06 pm
Pamy, according to the articles in the Register they were very much hurting for money since a business partner had absconded with money and both companies had failed. They may have borrowed on the house. (well see the article Mocha posted above) And if they bought in 1999, prices were less. Today, the median price is in the $800,000s which means some are much more and some are less and the median would have been less than today in 1999.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 8:34 pm
aahhh thanks for the info Sea, I had no idea. I stand corrected.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 8:43 pm
LOL.. I remember when Coto was just a huge hunt club. A community had been planned of huge places with lots of acreage but the company that owned it (a railroad I think) and the economy went bust.. so there was just a hunt club with shooting ranges and a trainer and some lakes.. and you could get privileges for something like ten bucks a month! It was fabulous since we just lived over in Modjeska and we could take our labradors out all the time to practice retrieving and go swimming.. just 2000 acres of open land then.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 9:17 pm
Wasn't Lion Country Safari out that way back in the 70's?
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 9:56 pm
No that was down below the 405.. I remember going there once and you had to sign a waiver in case a big cat came and scratched your car! Here's a map that shows where Coto is (and you can see Silverado Canyon and Modjeska Canyon where I lived in the seventies!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, April 04, 2005 - 10:01 pm
The red star is Coto.. in the old days the only way to get there was to take El Toro Road up to Cook's Corner, turn right and go thru Trabuco, cross the creek that goes up to Holy Gym Canyon and on and around and then get to the gate to Coto.. I'm sure they have other entrances these days..
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 4:58 pm
Havent read all the posts here but I have to say, I am no longer a Robfather fan. His decision to drive by the accident without concern bothers me. I was hoping Phil would give him heck at the PITSTOP but it didnt happen. It would have been great for a penalty of some kind to be given to them for poor sportsmanship and lack of concern for safety.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 6:23 pm
aaahhh thnks Sea!!!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 6:26 pm
Looks like a good spot for a TVCH meet?!
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