The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.

"Thumper" wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

Are you in Orpington by any chance?

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On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:26:23 -0000, "Thumper"
wrote:

The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.

I was under no such illusion. Everything on TV is contrived to one
degree or another.

--
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"Graham." wrote in message
news
On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:26:23 -0000, "Thumper"
wrote:

The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.

I was under no such illusion. Everything on TV is contrived to one
degree or another.

9/11 wasn't.

Well, I think this tends to depand on the where when and wat they are up
to.
Are you suggesting they have contracts with certain firms?

Brian

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"Thumper" wrote in message
news
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

On Mar 19, 10:26*pm, "Thumper" wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.

Well they need the work done properly or there would be all hell on.
They might still be volunteers, depends on if they are being paid or
not. Might be looking for free advertising.
Fat chance from the Beeb.

On 19/03/2013 22:26, Thumper wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

I've often wondered about Ground Force. When Tommy starts building that
deck at midday on 'daaay won'.

No way can 2 blokes build decks those sizes in a day & a half.

--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

harry wrote:
Might be looking for free advertising.
Fat chance from the Beeb.

Oh I don't know; a long lingering shot on the signage on the van, a
shot of the company logo on a tee-shirt, then a shot of the guys doing
an excellent job (the fact that it is the best workmen the company has
is not mentioned) is good advertising. How much would an advert cost on
prime time TV? And this is 'better' than any advert as it doesn't
appear to be one, the host [usually trusted] saying "what excellent
carpet laying/carpentry/kitchen fitting", isn't skipped on recordings etc.

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 19/03/2013 22:26, Thumper wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

I've often wondered about Ground Force. When Tommy starts building that
deck at midday on 'daaay won'.

No way can 2 blokes build decks those sizes in a day & a half.

depends on how hard they work. We had a vegetable bed with redundant fruit
bushes that needed clearing. A local "garden contractor" reckoned on 3
days for 2 men. We didn't accept the quote and did it ourselves in one
afternoon - no tea breaks.

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

soup wrote:

harry wrote:

Might be looking for free advertising.
Fat chance from the Beeb.

Oh I don't know; a long lingering shot on the signage on the van, a
shot of the company logo on a tee-shirt

I thought the beeb pixelated them?

How much would an advert cost on prime time TV?

One Hour Makeover OTOH ...

On 19 Mar, 22:26, "Thumper" wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.

Does it really come as a surprise to you?

MBQ

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 19/03/2013 22:26, Thumper wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a
nearby street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in
the street since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence
that the programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community.
It's not even local companies they are using.

I've often wondered about Ground Force. When Tommy starts building that
deck at midday on 'daaay won'.

No way can 2 blokes build decks those sizes in a day & a half.

You can't expect them to spoil their make-up doing actual work, can you?

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
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[Default] On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:26:23 -0000, a certain chimpanzee,
"Thumper" , randomly hit the keyboard and
wrote:

The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.

No! Next you'll be telling me Melinda Messenger doesn't get all the
stuff for free, and there IS a week that goes by that John Russell
doesn't uncover a major setback that could scupper the whole build!
--
Hugo Nebula
"If no-one on the internet wants a piece of this,
just how far from the pack have I strayed"?

On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:03:07 +0000, The Medway Handyman
wrote:

On 19/03/2013 22:26, Thumper wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

I've often wondered about Ground Force. When Tommy starts building that
deck at midday on 'daaay won'.

No way can 2 blokes build decks those sizes in a day & a half.

If they spend all day working rather than hours on the internet they can


--

Thumper wrote ...


The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.


When 'er with the Big Arse was making a similar programme some years
ago, a friends company had visited the site and priced their work weeks
before the filming started.

"Toby" wrote in message
...
"Thumper" wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

Are you in Orpington by any chance?

Yeah

Hugo Nebula wrote:

No! Next you'll be telling me Melinda Messenger doesn't get all the
stuff for free, and there IS a week that goes by that John Russell
doesn't uncover a major setback that could scupper the whole build!

That'll probably be the same week the cowboy says "It's a fair
cop, have the money back!"

I know that the programme will only show dramatic cases, but it
is pretty disheartening to see how many crooked builders there
are around, seemingly beyond effective control, even with a
string of unpaid CCJs.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.

Thumper wrote:
the programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community.

Well, I'd prefer people to do the work of their own volition rather
than conscripts.

JGH

"Thumper" wrote in message
news
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal local tradespeople to volunteer their services for
free. It's not even local companies they are using.

On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:53:31 PM UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
"Graham." wrote in message

news
On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:26:23 -0000, "Thumper"

wrote:



The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby

street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street

since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the

programme

makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local

companies they are using.



I was under no such illusion. Everything on TV is contrived to one

degree or another.



9/11 wasn't.

Yes it was because it's american'ised should be 11/9 in the UK P-)

Andy Burns wrote:
soup wrote:

Oh I don't know; a long lingering shot on the signage on the van, a
shot of the company logo on a tee-shirt

I thought the beeb pixelated them?

depends if your face fits

On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:41:59 +0000, soup wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
soup wrote:

Oh I don't know; a long lingering shot on the signage on the van, a
shot of the company logo on a tee-shirt

I thought the beeb pixelated them?

depends if your face fits

mine twitches - will that do?
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

"Thumper" wrote:
"Toby" wrote in message
...
"Thumper" wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

Are you in Orpington by any chance?

Yeah

In that case, I know of one local gas engineer they are using, as I know
them, and he posted a picture on Facebook of himself and Nick!

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"Toby" wrote in message
...
"Thumper" wrote:
"Toby" wrote in message
...
"Thumper" wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a
nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not
even
local companies they are using.

Are you in Orpington by any chance?

Yeah

In that case, I know of one local gas engineer they are using, as I know
them, and he posted a picture on Facebook of himself and Nick!

Ok. In that case I was mistaken.

In article ,
Thumper wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.


I know of a couple of people who got involved in one of these a while back
and they are certainly local companies.

I got the impression that the big boys are on standby to help in case the
locals let them down or can't drum up enough resource.

Also, a lot of the materials are pre ordered obviously.

Darren

On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:26:23 -0000, "Thumper"
wrote:

The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.


Get photos and blog about it.
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"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
...
Well, I think this tends to depand on the where when and wat they are up
to.
Are you suggesting they have contracts with certain firms?

It may be a mixture of that and a few local firms. Having looked again at
the vehicles parked there is a flooring firm that is local and Toby has made
me aware of another. But the others I don't recognise and none have local
phone numbers on the sides. Some only have mobile numbers.

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"Thumper" wrote in message
news
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even
local companies they are using.

"harry" wrote in message
...
On Mar 19, 10:26 pm, "Thumper" wrote:
The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not all local
companies they are using.

Well they need the work done properly or there would be all hell on.
They might still be volunteers, depends on if they are being paid or
not. Might be looking for free advertising.
Fat chance from the Beeb.
----------------------------------
Yes I've noticed that if you look on the bbc website there is no mention of
which companies were involved in any of the DIY makeover programmes. Whereas
for a programme like Grand Designs on channel 4, every single supplier gets
their full details published.

In article ,
Thumper wrote:
Whereas for a programme like Grand Designs on channel 4, every single
supplier gets their full details published.

You must be watching a different version to me.

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On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:45:19 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Whereas for a programme like Grand Designs on channel 4, every single
supplier gets their full details published.

You must be watching a different version to me.

On the website I think he means. Grand Designs don't fuzz out van sides
etc either.

--
Cheers
Dave.

In article o.uk,
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:45:19 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Whereas for a programme like Grand Designs on channel 4, every single
supplier gets their full details published.

You must be watching a different version to me.

On the website I think he means. Grand Designs don't fuzz out van sides
etc either.

Right. As regards 'fuzzing' out supplier's names etc, why should they?
They aren't employing them. They are recording what has occurred.
Different matter with these DIY progs.

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On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:27:04 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

On the website I think he means. Grand Designs don't fuzz out van sides
etc either.

Right. As regards 'fuzzing' out supplier's names etc, why should they?

One thing I noticed on the 'Planners' series was the lack of fuzzing
out of number plates of cars parked in public roads. It came as a
refreshing change after all the fuzzing out of the last year or two.

"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:45:19 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Whereas for a programme like Grand Designs on channel 4, every single
supplier gets their full details published.

You must be watching a different version to me.

On the website I think he means. Grand Designs don't fuzz out van sides
etc either.

Yes, on the websites.

"mogga" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:26:23 -0000, "Thumper"
wrote:

The BBC tv programme have got contractors renovating a house in a nearby
street. Various company vans and lorries have been parked in the street
since the weekend, so that kind of destroys the pretence that the
programme
makers appeal for volunteers from the community. It's not even local
companies they are using.


Get photos and blog about it.
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