Daily Archives: December 7, 2009
Region west of Greenwich discovered
Contrary to my and most Greenwich residents’ belief, there is apparently a section of town west of Greenwich Avenue and south of the Post Road and it’s not Belle Haven, it’s a place called Byram. There’s not much there but … Continue reading
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Why the mortgage modification program is in the mess that it’s in
While I was out being reeducated by the GAR in New York, NYT’s columnist Floyd Norris published this report on a Chase loan modification clearing center. Read the whole thing if you want to be depressed but the executive summary … Continue reading
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Why the world is in the mess it’s in
Dreamers, says Steven Den Beste, and he’s right. Not people who dream of possibilities, but people who, when their dreams encounter reality, deny that reality and deep dreaming. Sort of like some home owners I know. Government by Wishful Thinking … Continue reading
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Rural land boom
I’m tired of this dirty old city. Entirely too much work and never enough play. And I’m tired of these dirty old sidewalks. Think I’ll walk off my steady job today. Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the … Continue reading
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The center will not hold – limo shortage in Carbonhagen
Aw geeze, those poor delegates who’ve flown to Danmark to save the world from people like them have really come a cropper – there aren’t enough limousines to ferry them around! On a normal day, Majken Friss Jorgensen, managing director … Continue reading
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Shocker of the day: contract on Manero’s condo
559 Steamboat Rd Who would have guessed? There’s a contract on one of these units reported today. The developer dropped a million off its price but it’s still at $6.995 and I really didn’t expect it to move this year. I’d … Continue reading
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Greetings from Iowa
Got a nice email postcard from our corrupt Senator Dodd just now and, while I haven’t had time to read his proposed plan to “Get Connecticut Back to Work” (it seems to involve tax subsidies for the small businesses he’s … Continue reading
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Tell me when it hurts
This spec job has been on the market since 2006 and was built on land purchased for $2.4 million in 2004. That’s a long time to wait for your money but this seller is nothing but patient. Still, he has … Continue reading
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If you are declared a health hazard, should you continue to exist?
I’ve been thinking about today’s decision by the EPA declaring carbon dioxide to be a health hazard. I find it alarming that humans, known for emitting CO2, are in effect being declared hazardous to the globe by a government agency. … Continue reading
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New land in Riverside
Dr. Kitchen’s place at 73 Club Road has been put up for sale for $10 million, courtesy of brother Gideon – be sure to close before Christmas gifts are due, would you? 2 1/2 acres of nice rolling lawn, waterfront, … Continue reading
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Isn’t this the guy Suzie’s always chatting with under the tables at Valbella’s?
Actor Richard Gere clearcuts Pound Ridge property, faces $50,000 fine. This is the same sort of ordinance Greenwich tree huggers want to bring here, which should give some people pause – me, for instance. But where is Greenwich Time’s Suzy on this … Continue reading
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15 Carleton looks better each day
Okay, Carleton is not my absolute favortist street in town, but it has its advantages: it’s convenient to the big city and could be considered within walking distance to the train if you’re a marathoner. I previously mentioned this house … Continue reading
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like Festivus
UN bans Christmas trees at Copenhagen junket as a forbidden religious symbol. It’s probably mean to say so, but what are the odds that the jerk who sued the Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Department to remove their cross is also a … Continue reading
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Senator Max Baucus sees nothing wrong
Sure he appointed his girlfriend (the Senator is still married) as the U.S. Attorney for the great state of Montana, but she was “the most qualified person for the job”. You might expect this little bit of corruption to cause … Continue reading
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Uh oh, here comes the EPA
As I mentioned when the Senate’s Cap and Trade bill went nowhere, the real threat to our economy comes from the EPA, which has the power to declare CO2 a “dangerous pollutant” and intends to do so, perhaps as early … Continue reading
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A lawyer who represents himself has …
There’s one price change today, a rental on Ballwood in Old Greenwich. It didn’t rent at $14,000 so the owner, a real estate agent, has increased it to $15,000. That will teach you to dither, eh?
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Here’s one guy who obviously doesn’t peddle real estate for a living
Greenwich Time’s Neil Vigdor has posted this picture of a $120,000 Maserati toting a town employee parking sticker and wonders whose salary we’re paying that affords such luxury. Word is that it actually belongs to BET member Larry Simon, but it’s nice to know … Continue reading
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Maybe there’ll be a Christmas for realtors after all
With some realtors prowling the woods looking for animals to kill and eat and the GAR offering to pay admission to the annual Christmas Party to cheer up their despondent members, word that the Census Bureau is going to hire 600 … Continue reading
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Climategate Copenhagen: 1,200 limos, 140 private jets, and caviar
And that’s after Al Gore’s mysterious cancellation of his own jaunt over to the summit. But not to worry, the world press is on the job, with 56 newspapers promising to sing as one about the dangers of global warmism and … Continue reading
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