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On 23/10/2014 09:01, Nightjar "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote:
On 22/10/2014 18:15, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 22/10/2014 14:08, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 22 October 2014 13:38:30 UTC+1, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Theo Markettos wrote:



"We have large stores full of rubbish that nobody wants to buy, so
we can make no money."



There was a suggestion that younger householders are less keen on
DIY.

Young houueholders a few in number because they can;t afford to
become householders. If you end up renting yuo arent; realyl allowd
to do any major DIY. Well you could chnage a plug on a lead if they
weren't all moulted. Most things can be brought cheaper than it'd
cost to build something similar.


Most can't even assemble flatpack.


That is probably because they naively try to follow the instructions.


Which are only the manufacturers opinion of how it should be done...


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