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12. Right, because all Texans behave this way.

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Texas couple paint their house bright shade of teal only to receive DEATH THREATS from neighbors who [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP

Not my favorite color by a long shot but if they had permission then whatever *shrug* cstanleytech Oct 2015 #1

When we repainted ours a decade or so back to a nice purple-blue shade Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #41

Yes, a nice Lime Jello Green with Hunter's Orange trim would have looked better, but still nice! FrodosPet Oct 2015 #108

I once saw a house in Steubenville, OH awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #115

Teal is a color? DashOneBravo Oct 2015 #2

San Jose Sharks (NHL) have always been Teal and Black rpannier Oct 2015 #33

Teal is a color, a pretty one, but the pic of that house is turquoise on my monitor. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #39

That's a perfectly decent colour for a Victorian. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #43

There's a reason Queen Anne jen63 Oct 2015 #124

Yep! I think the house is beautiful and very well done! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #66

+100 narnian60 Oct 2015 #101

I have a vivid violet house down the block and I have seen totally black houses roguevalley Oct 2015 #3

I think it looks very nice... Kalidurga Oct 2015 #4

I've never understood why people agree to HOA rules and policies. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #10

I don't get it either Kalidurga Oct 2015 #11

To actually pay a group of people to give you shit ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #14

LOL Kalidurga Oct 2015 #16

The same type... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #116

Well, that's totally generalizing people.... KatyMan Oct 2015 #127

I like living in one. Hard to find a new house without one yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #20

Fortunately, ours does a good job. Never a complaint. They focus on keeping the common RKP5637 Oct 2015 #67

Same here. Our monthly has not increased in 11 years. yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #90

HOAs for houses? PasadenaTrudy Oct 2015 #75

Oh no. Now communities with single dwellings can have them yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #89

what if you can't afford a house? CreekDog Oct 2015 #28

What does that have to do with an HOA? Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #61

because if you can't afford a house, your main choices usually include HOA's CreekDog Oct 2015 #80

Multi-unit properties come with such rules by default because the exterior is collectively owned. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #105

I love my HOA. $30 a year, they take care of the entrances, decorate for holidays, djean111 Oct 2015 #50

We. Have. No. Choice. Nt JudyM Oct 2015 #58

The problem is so many areas have them and you have to live somewhere. 7962 Oct 2015 #62

Oh, dear... hope those poor special snowflake neighbors never visit San Francisco... TygrBright Oct 2015 #5

Exactly, the Victorians in SFO are beautiful. Imagine if they had used purple, orange, brown RKP5637 Oct 2015 #68

I said at the top jen63 Oct 2015 #125

I think it's beautiful. Victorians are supposed to be colorful. Lyric Oct 2015 #6

Yep! Exactly!!! Hmmmm, what do they want them to paint it ... plain generic beige. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #69

I completely agree! (nt) paleotn Oct 2015 #74

Yes, it was well done. AwakeAtLast Oct 2015 #118

how do those neighbors sit with those sticks up their butts? irisblue Oct 2015 #7

I think it looks Jeb Bartlet Oct 2015 #8

Right, because all Texans behave this way. Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2015 #12

Doncha know rpannier Oct 2015 #34

Awww, poor widdle Texas got its feefees hurt shenmue Oct 2015 #128

So...Texas is the only place this happens, right? KatyMan Oct 2015 #132

Isn't it nice that people who do not pay the bills in the house have the right to tell you Feeling the Bern Oct 2015 #9

I love it! They should not change it! Firebrand Gary Oct 2015 #13

That's not teal, that's turquoise or cyan. Beacool Oct 2015 #15

Very much so LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #19

Yep, that's teal. Beacool Oct 2015 #113

Yep, teal is more greenish-blue. I think the colors they used are great!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2015 #71

you are so nice... restorefreedom Oct 2015 #83

looks okay to me 0rganism Oct 2015 #17

It's not that I don't like the color, I just think it doesn't go well with the color of the brick. YOHABLO Oct 2015 #18

Ya I think its the brick thats throwing me off as well now that I look at it. cstanleytech Oct 2015 #23

Teal is awesome, but that is not teal LostOne4Ever Oct 2015 #21

We had a house down the road that was painted "Pepto Bismal Pink" sakabatou Oct 2015 #22

That was the color of MY house when I bought it! dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #40

The second one looks much better, IMHO. Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #42

In the first pic, he is shown as a patient puppy while I fill his water pool. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #46

I missed seeing the dog in the first shot, sorry about that. Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #47

Awww...what a sweet face. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #59

Much agreed. kydo Oct 2015 #72

Awwww! What a sweet little pup! smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #107

little boxes delrem Oct 2015 #24

+1 cyberswede Oct 2015 #120

Death threats? Lunabell Oct 2015 #25

It's Texas..... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #26

IKR Lunabell Oct 2015 #27

Did you read the article at the link? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #29

"'Everything from white trash Californians, "what are they doing here" to "we want to hang them" cui bono Oct 2015 #31

They would flip out here in Vegas.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #36

There used to be a barn near where I live that was painted lavender. Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2015 #44

I would love it, too! kentauros Oct 2015 #55

Pretty! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2015 #77

There's still plenty of the dull colors here, kentauros Oct 2015 #97

Love all of them! Texasgal Oct 2015 #135

Cool! (so to speak) kentauros Oct 2015 #139

There is a family in my neighborhood christx30 Oct 2015 #93

I personally think it's a joke threat by kids Reter Oct 2015 #134

Looks fine to me NBachers Oct 2015 #30

A lesser version of that happened to me. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2015 #32

Better than red world wide wally Oct 2015 #35

Nice neighbors. Enthusiast Oct 2015 #37

Wow those neighbors sound like the epitome of romanic Oct 2015 #38

And here I thought Texans were all about freedom. Justice Oct 2015 #45

when first home shopping in Texas many of the old neighborhood ass. rules still had Sunlei Oct 2015 #53

I find that very true about over-regulation at local levels. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #106

Exactly, funny if they are right wingers treestar Oct 2015 #96

Texas . . . it figures. Vinca Oct 2015 #48

Scandanavian style MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #49

most newer neighborhoods around here have a list of rules a mile long, link Sunlei Oct 2015 #51

Yup, I will never buy a house with an HOA like that TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #129

Texas, land of the free? No, land of the do what we say or else. cpompilo Oct 2015 #52

I didn't know what color teal was; I think that makes me a terrible gay. frizzled Oct 2015 #54

One of my requirements when house hunting is no HOAs Thor_MN Oct 2015 #56

this is why i hate homeowner associations ,just another layer of bearucratic nonsense allan01 Oct 2015 #57

I thought Texans were all about "freedumb" and all that n/t secondwind Oct 2015 #60

Have a look upthread kentauros Oct 2015 #64

The house looks great nuxvomica Oct 2015 #63

I think it's beautiful. Victorian houses are typically painted like this. What a bunch of RKP5637 Oct 2015 #65

There's about 3 that color in our National Registry historical district. Too bad some can't sinkingfeeling Oct 2015 #70

texas librechik Oct 2015 #73

OK, I get it..... paleotn Oct 2015 #76

That is very California. There are many cities in CA with neighborhoods of Victorian style houses Cleita Oct 2015 #78

On the other hand, it could be this: Princess Turandot Oct 2015 #79

There are many cultures in which brightly colored houses are the norm ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #81

It is beautiful. Gorgeous. oldandhappy Oct 2015 #82

That is an absolutely beautiful home. roamer65 Oct 2015 #84

The only things wrong that I see Nac Mac Feegle Oct 2015 #85

Yeah, those are jarring elements that wreck the Victorian aesthetic. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #88

Right. It's barely victorian in style. kentauros Oct 2015 #102

Thank you Much better . "Muddled"was putting it in a nice term Person 2713 Oct 2015 #119

Some Texans have too much time on their hands. Aristus Oct 2015 #86

true rockfordfile Oct 2015 #121

Not what I would have chosen, but not that bad. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #87

LOLOLOLOL My house is the same color!!! LOLOLOL Javaman Oct 2015 #91

Perfect Halloween decoration for you... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #110

Some people have way too much LiberalElite Oct 2015 #92

HOA's V0ltairesGh0st Oct 2015 #94

Color does not seem so bad treestar Oct 2015 #95

LOL at anybody who buys into one of these HOA's tabasco Oct 2015 #98

Death threats? Stryder Oct 2015 #99

looks like they put a bundle into this property dembotoz Oct 2015 #100

Here is a photo of their true house. Francois9 Oct 2015 #103

I don't find that color bad at all. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #104

Home owners association has rescinded permission to paint the house teal and 1monster Oct 2015 #109

ya gotta love the Daily Mail olddots Oct 2015 #111

I agree, it's a RW rag. Beacool Oct 2015 #114

Their neighbors should do as in this commercial csziggy Oct 2015 #112

they would probably be offended by teal hair too Skittles Oct 2015 #117

Never liked Homeowner's Association rockfordfile Oct 2015 #122

I never liked neighbors! nolabels Oct 2015 #136

Death threats over a house color? agentS Oct 2015 #123

Tribalism is what the human population has evolved from (and or lives by) nolabels Oct 2015 #137

That sounds like Texan tolerance. nt valerief Oct 2015 #126

Not a color I would choose TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #130

If the homeowners association gave them permission Wernothelpless Oct 2015 #131

You need permission to paint your own house? Reter Oct 2015 #133

I'll just say it: Homeowner associations are fucking garbage ButterflyBlood Oct 2015 #138