[Age of Reason]

"I think a lot of the 'McMansion' griping comes from lazy, unsuccessful pieces of s**t who are just plain envious."

Funny, but I would find it wonderful to see a house like this as a neighbor:

http://www.historicproperties.com/detail.asp?detail_key=mader001

Or this one: http://www.historicproperties.com/detail.asp?detail_key=Nepit003

Or one like this one: http://home.midmaine.com/~ruggles/ruggles_house_photo_tour.htm

But when it comes to having a Mcmansion as a neighbor, well, I guess my revulsion is really just me being an unsuccessful piece of s**t who is just plain envious.

[ccmay]

Get over the ancestor worship already; just because a house is old is no reason to think it is better than a new one (or vice versa).

If you like your house, bully for you. If you don't, tear it down and build one more to your liking. That's the American way.

I don't care if it's three hundred years old, it's your own damn property and you should build what you damn well please.

-ccm