Al And Tipper Buy Oceanfront Home For $8,875,000

[Guest KarlS]

Can anyone run to this guys defense? I thought the oceans were rising and we were doomed.

Al Gore, Tipper Gore snap up Montecito-area villa

The Italian-style home has an ocean view, fountains, six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms.

Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times

Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have added a Montecito-area property to their real estate holdings, reports the Montecito Journal.

The couple spent $8,875,000 on an ocean-view villa on 1.5 acres with a swimming pool, spa and fountains, a real estate source familiar with the deal confirms. The Italian-style house has six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms.

Al Gore, Tipper Gore snap up Montecito-area villa - latimes.com

[herr.baer]

Maybe he is going to insure in for twice what it is worth because he knows the coastal waters will destroy it when they rise.

[Mike.357]

yep insurance. It will probably wash away in a year or two

[analog_kidd]

You know how much electricity it will take to heat , cool, etc. that place? Hope he knows of a good place to buy some offset carbon credits.

[Guest Old goat]

Can anyone run to this guys defense? I thought the oceans were rising and we were doomed.

Al Gore, Tipper Gore snap up Montecito-area villa - latimes.com

Come on guys, give Al a break, he's setting up camp close so he can monitor water levels. He's just looking out for us.

How's That

[mikegideon]

Shot of montecito from the water...

[Steelharp]

I'm not sure 9 bathrooms are enough to handle the $#i+ that just falls out of his mouth, let alone the other end.

[kb4ns]

I'm not sure 9 bathrooms are enough to handle the $#i+ that just falls out of his mouth, let alone the other end.

:bowrofl:

[Guest strelcevina]

for his defense, he did buy a new Solar cell phone charger

[Guest jackdm3]

Even if he goes green, it'll be too much.

[mikegideon]

Pretty easy to suck down a lot of solar power in that part of the world.

[Steelharp]

Even if he goes green, it'll be too much.

If he "goes green," then he's been eating waaaaaaay to many turnip greens. Hence the additional need for the 9 bathrooms...

[G27]

I'm not sure 9 bathrooms are enough to handle the $#i+ that just falls out of his mouth, let alone the other end.

:bowrofl:

[Tempest455]

Can someone tell me what he does for a living again???

[mikegideon]

Can someone tell me what he does for a living again???

Silver spoon polisher

[Daniel]

You know how much electricity it will take to heat , cool, etc. that place? Hope he knows of a good place to buy some offset carbon credits.

It doesnt really need heat in that part of the country.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Did he sell his house in Belle Meade? His farm in Carthage? I'll feel better when he's completely out of TN.

[Smith]

Did he sell his house in Belle Meade? His farm in Carthage? I'll feel better when he's completely out of TN.

No he'll keep those as primary residences so he won't have to pay CA taxes.

For the money that's just under 1 million a bathroom.

[greenego]

Looks like Big Al is living high on the hog.

P.S.

My wife just reminded me, Is this what Obama was talking about, making enough money already?

Edited May 1, 2010 by greenego

[Tempest455]

I wonder if he will take his "BS1" yacht out there? The one that's Bio D and solar powered.

Not!

[Oh Shoot]

Did he sell his house in Belle Meade? His farm in Carthage? I'll feel better when he's completely out of TN.

That's too bad.

Kali is perfect place on the planet for him, short of a nice globally warmed piece of hell on earth somewhere.

- OS