"Tim S" wrote in message
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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...


There might be many more crap diy jobs done as well that knock thousands off
the value of a house.

I wonder if the lowering of VAT helped the profits in any way? I certainly
did at the pound shop?

Adam