Comments on: This is way OFF OFF Topic for Patterico’s, but some Extreme Makeover Home Edition fans might find this “interesting”

By: Deborah

Deborah — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:37:10 +0000

Unilaterally, one word screams into mind:

Oops!

By: WLS

WLS — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:56:00 +0000

Susan — I don’t disagree with you about the Ripatti project, knowing what she has went through.

And I think that the show does, overall, select worthy candidates.

But they could have done much better in their selection in Hawaii than to build what is a huge house by Hawaiian standards for a couple with three kids who have a stable income of over $250,000. Very poor work by the show’s producers.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:20:50 +0000

My kids love watching this show but I disliked it and that Ty guy always annoyed me. But then I saw the show on the house they did for Kristina Rippatti, paralyzed LAPD officer, & family… it was truly amazing… I’ll never say another bad word about that show. What they did for Rippatti makes up for every mansion they build for a millionaire…

By: davod

davod — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:49:14 +0000

The cost of living in Hawaii is pretty high. Real estate is also expensive. A large number of people live with their parents because they cannot aford to go out on their own.

So they build a 3500 sf house for someone earning 250,oo per year?

By: Independent Sources » Blog Archive » Extreme Makeover Needs a Do-Over in Hawaiian Boo Boo

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:40:51 +0000

[...] but somewhat pitiful story from Patterico about a group of volunteers and other donors who unknowingly built a $1 million estate for a couple [...]

By: DRJ

DRJ — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:38:45 +0000

If you want cynical, don’t discount the possibility that the Extreme Makeover Home Edition people just wanted to spend some time in Hawaii.

By: reff

reff — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:22:24 +0000

mrs. reff and I were discussing this very thing just the other evening….me, in my cynical mode, commented that anyone who owns land in Hawaii can afford a house….mrs. reff was more understanding, reminding me that when we were there last year, and visited the areas that were more developed by the native citizens, that there was a much lower socio-economic grouping…tonight, when reading this story to her, she got very quiet…which in her mind meant she was VERY ANGRY….the cynic in her won the day….in spite of all the good that may be done by this charity, this was competely wrong on ABC’s part….I can think of many other charities that could have used something like this….as I’m hoping that many people will be telling ABC in the near future….

By: PatAZ

PatAZ — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:41:17 +0000

It’s a little disheartening to read something like this, with all the really needy in this country.

By: DRJ

DRJ — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:06:18 +0000

Thank you for posting this. First, it’s interesting. Second, it makes me feel a little better about my Britney Spears’ post.

By: Itsme

Itsme — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:00:54 +0000

Here’s a little more info.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070923/NEWS01/709230360/-1/NEWS01