"Bill" wrote in message
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I don't know about you, but these home improvement shows are WAY beyond my
budget lately.

I was watching This Old House last night and they had a $3000.00 plus
consultant hired in to study backyard water drainage and give
recommendations. Then they hired a crane to cut down a tree! (So they
could "lower" it down gently.) I'm sure that cost a pretty penny.

I just can't relate to these shows anymore so far as my home goes and my
budget. ($30,000.00 for a kitchen remodel, $60,000.00 to fix the place up
a bit, etc.)

Most people I know are hard pressed to come up with a few thousand dollars
for home projects...

I agree. They seem to show the same sets of shows on an endless loop on
DIY. They are hopelessly out of touch from what the common slob can afford
to do. They did that house in Carlile, MA. What a joke. You could have
fit my house in the basement of the "L" they added on. They hire exterior
designers, and closet designers. (there's a carrer is designing closets????)

And what's up with the HVAC systems they put in these houses??? ****, I bet
they are spendy!!!!

Did anyone see the shows where they did George's (ugly) house? What's up
with that guy? How could one person need so much space? He must be gay!!
They spent 80,000 on a teak staircase! I'll bet he has over a million into
that ugly ass house.

What's up with Kevin O'Conner? He looks like a grown up version of Ralphie
from a "Christmas Story" and is a dumbass to boot. I seen a show where
he was helping Tom Silva do something, and all Tom got done was telling
Ralphie how to do stuff.

I still watch the show infrequently, but it doesn't relate to the kinds of
projects I would do. I always thought "Hometime" did a much better job of
that.