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Default TV Programme looking for your House of Horrors!

Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major
flood? Have unwanted pests invaded your home? Has the bath fallen
through your ceiling?

Were looking for unlucky burnt, burgled, flooded, infested, noisy,
haunted, falling down, blown away, drenched, damaged..even blown up
homes!

If you have now, or in the past, battled a Horror in the Home and its
making your life a misery, then we want to hear from you and we might
be able to help for a new TV programme.

CALL - 01603 727 614 or email -

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Lobster wrote:
Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major
flood?


ROFL, let me think... I wonder who???


Now *that* actually might make a programme worth watching...


With all the Vox Pops in appalling verse?

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Fancy asking for that sort of thing on uk.d-i-y!

Because of the fantastic advice given by the
regulars on this group we don't have any of that
sort of thing any more...

Ok - close ranks guys...

Roy




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Fancy asking for that sort of thing on uk.d-i-y!

Because of the fantastic advice given by the
regulars on this group we don't have any of that
sort of thing any more...

Ok - close ranks guys...

Email him

... and be abusive


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RzB wrote:
Fancy asking for that sort of thing on uk.d-i-y!

Because of the fantastic advice given by the
regulars on this group we don't have any of that
sort of thing any more...

I wouldn't mind a tour of IMMs house. I would be ashamed of myself
though if he was publically exposed as the tosser I suppose him to be.
I'd rather find out he is a troll with a very nice home.

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oups.com...
Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major
flood? Have unwanted pests invaded your home? Has the bath fallen
through your ceiling?

Were looking for unlucky burnt, burgled, flooded, infested, noisy,
haunted, falling down, blown away, drenched, damaged..even blown up
homes!

If you have now, or in the past, battled a Horror in the Home and its
making your life a misery, then we want to hear from you and we might
be able to help for a new TV programme.

CALL - 01603 727 614 or email -

I removed all my light switches as I can't find any wallpaper with holes cut
in it.
It also took me 7hours to fit two curtain poles together to form a long one
and fit a nice extended centre support.
Don't even get me started on trying to stop condensation. I fitted all the
radiators on the outside of the house.


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wrote in message
oups.com...
Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major
flood? Have unwanted pests invaded your home? Has the bath fallen
through your ceiling?

Were looking for unlucky burnt, burgled, flooded, infested, noisy,
haunted, falling down, blown away, drenched, damaged..even blown up
homes!

If you have now, or in the past, battled a Horror in the Home and its
making your life a misery, then we want to hear from you and we might
be able to help for a new TV programme.



I know tons of people in Sumatra or New Orleans or Pakistan or even Hemel
Hempstead, whose disasters this year would fill your TV programme with cheap
laughs. What'll (note the apostrophe) you give me for their stories?

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Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major
flood? Have unwanted pests invaded your home? Has the bath fallen
through your ceiling?

Were looking for unlucky burnt, burgled, flooded, infested, noisy,
haunted, falling down, blown away, drenched, damaged..even blown up
homes!

If you have now, or in the past, battled a Horror in the Home and its
making your life a misery, then we want to hear from you and we might
be able to help for a new TV programme.



I know tons of people in Sumatra or New Orleans or Pakistan or even
Hemel Hempstead, whose disasters this year would fill your TV programme
with cheap laughs. What'll (note the apostrophe) you give me for their
stories?


Jason, are you detecting a trend here?

A wee bit of hostility ?

Are you, as a researcher, getting the message and taking it on board
with some feedback to take back to your TV company ?



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raden wrote:
Peter Taylor writes
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Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major

Jason, are you detecting a trend here?

A wee bit of hostility ?

Are you, as a researcher, getting the message and taking it on board
with some feedback to take back to your TV company ?


There's information about him "out there".
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Chris Bacon wrote:
raden wrote:
Peter Taylor writes
wrote in message
Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major

Jason, are you detecting a trend here?

A wee bit of hostility ?

Are you, as a researcher, getting the message and taking it on board
with some feedback to take back to your TV company ?


There's information about him "out there".


I dont mind the absuive replies and numerous emails I get at work about
the post I made in regard's to the programme, I was only doing as
instructed by my producer, and I completely understand your views.
However can I ask that the personal abuse stop, its uncalled for,
thanks.

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I dont mind the absuive replies and numerous emails I get at work about
the post I made in regard's to the programme, I was only doing as
instructed by my producer, and I completely understand your views.
However can I ask that the personal abuse stop, its uncalled for,
thanks.


Jason,

I posted a small quip earlier in this thread.. It was with tongue in cheek
and hope it wasn't taken the wrong way.. I agree that any abusive stuff
is totally out of order... Not usually a part of this NG...

BTW - I took a look at your show reel... Nice... Keep up the good
work... but not another "DIY blunders" thing, please :-)

You could of course always try Mr Walsh... I'm sure he will have a
story or two to tell :-)

Roy.


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In article . com,
wrote:
I dont mind the absuive replies and numerous emails I get at work about
the post I made in regard's to the programme, I was only doing as
instructed by my producer, and I completely understand your views.


However can I ask that the personal abuse stop, its uncalled for,
thanks.


Crikey. A sensitive researcher. You must be new at it. A few months
working as a runner on drama etc before researching would have made you
thick skinned for life.

You might suggest to your producer that a good DIY prog showing how to do
things properly rather than the tosh over rubbish we get in the UK would
get a big and loyal following - as well as plenty of help from here.

However, such a prog would likely cost more than the few thousand quid
budgets for DIY horror story ones. And need some skill to make too.

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Chris Bacon wrote:
raden wrote:
Peter Taylor writes
wrote in message
Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major
Jason, are you detecting a trend here?

A wee bit of hostility ?

Are you, as a researcher, getting the message and taking it on board
with some feedback to take back to your TV company ?


There's information about him "out there".


I dont mind the absuive replies and numerous emails I get at work about
the post I made in regard's to the programme, I was only doing as
instructed by my producer, and I completely understand your views.
However can I ask that the personal abuse stop, its uncalled for,
thanks.


My comments weren't aimed at you personally, more at the stinking idea
behind the programme, but if you go along with that idea then I certainly do
include you. So far you haven't given us any reason to believe any comments
were uncalled for.

If you can prove your company actually does something worthwhile to help
these misfortunate people and doesn't just make a few cheap laughs out of
them, then I will apologise gladly.



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On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:54:52 -0800, jasoncuddy wrote:


Chris Bacon wrote:
raden wrote:
Peter Taylor writes
wrote in message
Have you had a major DIY disaster? Are you recovering from a major
Jason, are you detecting a trend here?

A wee bit of hostility ?

Are you, as a researcher, getting the message and taking it on board
with some feedback to take back to your TV company ?


There's information about him "out there".


I dont mind the absuive replies and numerous emails I get at work about
the post I made in regard's to the programme, I was only doing as
instructed by my producer, and I completely understand your views.
However can I ask that the personal abuse stop, its uncalled for,
thanks.


I guess the 'intrest factor' is that viewers will be able to feel a sense
of satisfaction that they could _never_ have been as stupid as those on
show.

As I have said before the difference between bad diy and bad pro work is
that the former is usually a little more creative and tries to
save, reuse, recycle materials. Whereas the latter tend to save
installation effort and time.

I have a photo for you: Customer complains "Heating & some kitchen sockets
have stopped."

http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/no_juice.jpg

This picture was exactly as it was as I took the cover off the junction
box. was it a pro or an diyer who was a couple of screws short?


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The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
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