Why I own a brownstone and don't do any of the work myself
I am a stay at home parent with 2 young children. If I were to start doing anything around the house, I’d need a sitter and it is cheaper to hire a handyman than to muddle through it myself and get a sitter. My partner works long hours 7-9 Monday to Friday, and wants to…
I am a stay at home parent with 2 young children. If I were to start doing anything around the house, I’d need a sitter and it is cheaper to hire a handyman than to muddle through it myself and get a sitter. My partner works long hours 7-9 Monday to Friday, and wants to just relax with the family on weekends. Am I not “allowed” to own a brownstone because it isn’t possible to do the work myself. I rewired all the receptacles in our old apartment, painted, but our lifestyle makes it hard these days.
I’d be into that–maybe we need to start a new thread?
We should really have a gay and lesbian Brownstoner picnic or something in the park.
Hello to the lesbian in Park Slope. Do you have contact info? My girlfriend and I are looking for some friends in the city. If you are, too, give a post and I’ll post my contact info.
To the lesbian in Park Slope. I know I live in Brooklyn Heights, but I can travel. Where can I meet these lesbian friends??? I spent this afternoon baking mini Brioche and making Pumpkin ice cream. Just tell me where the party is!
Dear bheightsejp: I’m the 12:40pm poster and I’m also the big ol’ dyke who suggested you find some lesbian friends in the Slope as a way of connecting with gay men! Yes, I was pretty shocked at some of the comments you received. But, unlike 2:51pm, I really can’t lay the blame at the feet of contractors. As a lesbian, I’ve found that almost all the tradesmen who have worked on our house have been refreshingly unbigoted. And — over the past 7 years — we have worked with a huge range of people, some Brooklynites born and bred, others from every corner of the globe and every color and creed. Actually, I have a different theory. I believe that a website dedicated to real estate is bound to attract at least some people who are avaricious and small minded. They confuse RE with Ayn Rand-style beliefs! Look what happens when there’s any mention of affordable housing on this site. Or a debate about race. Some ugly opinions get aired. It’s the same mind set when it comes to homophobia. And plenty of homophobes are, unfortunately, perfectly well educated.
The homophobic comments on Forum merely prove what I always observe: there are too many bitter out-of-work contractors here constantly insulting people. Who else would it be? Well-educated, upper income brownstone owners in Park Slope? Don’t think so.
Thank you for your comment 12:40. However, the irony in criticizing homophobic and other offensive posts is that in addition to making us feel like we are doing the right thing, it also gives these individuals the attention they obviously want. Another poster before you pondered why there are not more gay posts. Well, I posted a question months ago about where a gay man may meet other gay men in Brooklyn to talk about home renovation and other social things. I suffered many ignorant and bigoted comments. Other posts I have made having nothing at all to do with a gay issue or including any reference to “gay” at all have been attacked. One comment I made about painting suggestions resulted in my idea being called an adjective beginning with the letter “F” that was removed from the site. Thank you to those who take offense to these comments. You may not be able to stop them on this site but you can always support your gay friends in life.
Hey 6:55pm: that’s a really weird and homophobic post. First off, there are just as many straight people as gay people who refer to their spouses as partners. Secondly, I’ve often felt it was odd that there are so FEW gay comments on this site. Thirdly, the “program your kids to be gay like you” comment is really offensive. But I guess you can’t help it — clearly you are very insecure about your own masculinity or you wouldn’t have to brings up flower arranging and needlepoint.
As a matter of fact, I do embroider and knit.