6/27    If I buy a house, I will have to sell 1/2 of my options and ESPP and
        pay more than 1/2 of my post tax saving to the mortgage. On top of
        that, I will need to mow the lawn, put in the fertilizer, spray
        pests, add Weed-B-Gone, re-tile the kitchen, re-grout the bathtub,
        repaint the interior, wash the carpet, fix the faucet, repair the
        air conditioner, and mow the lawn. I will spend most of my vacation
        in Home Depot. Fuck! Who ingrained this stupid idea that you gotta
        get a house? Fannie Mae and Kaufman and Broad?
        \_ man condo
           \_ More to the point,
              man condom
        \_ The federal government. If they eliminated the tax advantages
           it might be a different ballgame. It's also a good way to
           gain leverage on an investment. -dim
           \_ yeah, fuck house and marriage and child tax breaks. this is a
              clear example of the majority screwing over the minority.
        \_ Home Depot sucks, go to a real hardware store.  -tom
           \_ Care to expound?  I've always enjoyed trips to HD
                \_ They have crappy quality for most of their stuff, nothing
                   with any style, they don't have funky screws or parts you
                   need for projects (unless you want to buy 100 of them),
                   and the people who work there are 90% morons.  -tom
                   \_ if you want a really funky part within 24 hours, i
                      think that <DEAD>www.mcmaster-carr.com<DEAD> is by far the best
                      online story of any kind, and certainly the largest
                      supplier of weird hardware.  Want a 2 meter metric
                      threaded rod?  at your door by 4:00 pm tomorow.
        \_ Just pay someone to do the yard ($5 per hr per person)