David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 8/23/2009 1:25 PM David Nebenzahl spake thus:

[yes, it's Abram, not Abrams. Apparently they didn't name the tank after
him.]

Well, I don't personally hate him. Don't even know the guy.

But that's the title of the latest piece by one of my favorite
columnists in the /Berkeley Daily Planet/, Matt Cantor, local owner of
a home-inspection business who writes a weekly column on home repair
and maintenance.

Here's a sample:

I do genuinely hate these specific shows: "Hometime," "This Old House"
and "The New Yankee Workshop." I hate them for one simple reason: they
make most people feel like idiots.

Heh; got some junk mail from /Popular Woodworking/ today (don't think
I'll subscribe, as I got spoiled from reading /Fine Woodworking/). The
pitch features the cover from their August 2005 issue, with a photo of
Norm in his shop. The article title is "In the Shop with Norm Abram: We
Debunk 7 Myths About TV's Frugal Yankee".

Wonder what the myths are. Anyone have this issue lying around?

I remember that issue, way back when and they were all softball
questions. You know,
"Does Norm own the shop" and "Does Norm really have a power tool fetish"
and "Does Norm
actually build all those projects himself", that kind of thing.

I will say, Popular Woodworking surprised me, I got it on a whim one
year and have kept renewing ever since. FWW, PWW and a multi-year
subscription to Wood that someone got me is all I read these days.