On 17 Sep, 10:48, Tim S wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8260233.stm

"B&Q owner Kingfisher has seen its half-year profits increase by more than a
third, saying it was benefiting from a "renewed consumer interest" in DIY."

If the claim is correct, I sense a small amount of hope for humanity. Could
the general trend of people becoming more helpless be reversing?

Or will A&E just get busier...

Maybe connected with the rise in unemployment, giving more people who
now can't afford to "get someone in" and/or no have no excuse for not
rounding that toit.

Chris