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11/29 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091129/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_woods_accident "Police first went to his $2.4 million house ......" For a world's top athlete making hundreds of millions of dollars, isn't it strange that Tiger Woods lives in a mere $2.4m house? \_ No. \_ what's so weird about it? what makes you think that's the only house, residential property, or simply property he has? and even if he has 1 billion, why would it be weird to live in a mere 2mil house? what can you get with a 20mil house that you can't with a 2mil house, in Florida? \_ seconded. Go look at some FL real estate listings guys \_ Bill Gates drove a Toyota (then later a Lexus), Andy Grove drove a Saab, and Ikea founder drove a Volvo. Is that weird? \_ You're ignoring the not-street-legal 1/2 mil Porsche he kept at home. \_ I wonder if that's because the GPS on Toyotas and Lexuses runs Windows CE or XP Embedded or something. \_ I'd have thought that as the richest man on the planet, Gates always goes around in a convoy of bodyguards. \_ I heard he's afraid of pie attacks. \_ When I met him in the hallway at Wired Magazine, he only had some woman and Steve Ballmer with him. I have heard that he know travels with at least some security these days though. he now travels with at least some security these days though. \_ and you didn't take the opportunity to sucker-punch him? \_ I stared at him for a while and considered spitting on him, but then incorrectly decided that he was just some poor SOB who had the misfortune to look like Bill Gates. Afterall, what was the probability that I might actually bump into him? Turns out that he was there for a photo shoot. \_ Good thing you didn't. Bill Gates curse is even more effective than Soda blacklisting you from Silicon Valley. \_ what the hell are you talking about? what blacklist? \_ Talking to people from Sun, I am pertty sure they would have hired me just for that. Ellison probably also. \_ if you have to work at Sun or Oracle, you're probably desperate for a paycheck, or is an indentured^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H H1B visa holder who wants a greencard. \_ I met a limo driver who insists who drove Gates and his wife to his house in Rancho Santa Fe (or thereabouts). They hadn't eaten so they wanted to stop on the way. They went through the drive through at Burger King. He claims Bill's wife pulled BK coupons out of her purse which they used. \_ as silly and improbable as this story sounds, it is in fact consistent with what people say about Bill Gates for many years. \_ What's improbable about it? The things that are interesting about fast food remain interesting when you have a ton of money. Chez Panisse doesn't have a drive-through. And the coupon thing is about personal pleasure in getting a perceived deal, it's not about saving 25 cents. -tom \_ Can a limo actually negotiate the tight turns at a BK drive-thru? \_ ding ding ding, thanks for pointing out the inconsistencies in this bozo's statements. he is a suspect now -monk \_ not all limos are stretch limos. \_ I'm not sure it was a limo. I should have used the word 'chauffeur'. It could have been a town car or even an SUV for all I know. I didn't ask. I doubt it was an actual limousine. \_ I have to say that I am pretty surprised. You'd think he'd have more property (=privacy). I am sure he owns a lot of other properties, but that's not the point. \_ A story about the world's richest man and his wife using coupons is funny. Guess what, the world's richest man's time is more valuable than yours. Why would he waste time cutting and redeeming coupons? That's stupid. I don't know why Sergei doesn't travel with an elite squad of hot blond Russian Spetnatz assassins. Eric travels with some security. Who the hell let him go to Iraq? |
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| news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091129/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_woods_accident WRAL Raleigh By FRED GOODALL, AP Sports Writer Fred Goodall, Ap Sports Writer - 33 mins ago WINDERMERE, Fla. Sunday could deliver two bits of information -- what the world's No. Kim Montes, the patrol spokeswoman, said she expected troopers to return to Woods' house when they report for duty around 3 pm Sunday. She said FHP investigations into minor collisions don't normally drag on for days, but this isn't the first time that one has stretched on. "It's unusual, but I will say it's happened before," Montes said Sunday. "This is not the first time that we've gone back to get a statement from a driver. We try and give the driver every opportunity to tell us their side of the story before we complete our investigation." Montes has said Woods is not required to give a statement, only his driver's license, insurance and registration of the SUV, which was towed to a private yard with damage to the front and both back-seat windows broken. She declined to speculate what charges or penalties Woods might be facing. In its initial accident report, the patrol said Woods left his house, ran over a fire hydrant with his Cadillac Escalade and then smashed into a tree at 2:25 am Friday. And Windermere police chief Daniel Saylor said Woods' wife told officers she heard the crash from inside their home, and used a golf club to break out the back window. Police first tried to interview Woods on Friday, only for his wife to ask if they could return the next day because he was sleeping. "I mean, (Friday) we understood, and that's kind of normal. This just delays us to getting closer to the completion of the investigation." Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, did not respond to a text message asking why Woods was unavailable. "Every 10 seconds these days, people update their tweets," said David Schwab, vice president of sports marketing firm Octagon. If he's not able to do it, find someone to do it for him." The accident came two days after the National Enquirer published a story alleging that Woods had been seeing a New York night club hostess, and that they recently were together in Melbourne, where Woods competed in the Australian Masters. The woman, Rachel Uchitel, denied having an affair with Woods when contacted by the AP. Woods' news conference had been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, although it was not clear if he would still play, or even attend. we are anticipating a great week of competition," said Greg McLaughlin, the tournament director and president of his foundation. In a telephone interview, Woods' father-in-law, radio journalist Thomas Nordegren, told The Associated Press in Stockholm that he would not discuss the accident. " Nordegren said about his daughter, Elin, before cutting himself off. Woods' mother-in-law Barbro Holmberg also refused to address the matter. "She doesn't want to comment on private issues like these," Holmberg's spokeswoman Eva Malmborg said. Aside from occasional criticism of his temper inside the ropes, Woods has kept himself out of the news beyond his sport. In an October posting on his Facebook account, Woods wrote, "I'm asked why people don't often see me and Elin in gossip magazines or tabloids. I think we've avoided a lot of media attention because we're kind of boring. " "He's an iconic brand, the platinum standard," said John Rowady, president of rEvolution, a Chicago-based sports marketing agency. "I find it interesting how he's being attacked by so many sides after how gracious he's been. But even the best of celebrities who try to do their best can be riddled with controversy." The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |