Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

harry wrote

Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted
elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.

Not true of our equivalent.

Does no-one young do any DIY these days?

I know a couple that do. Pretty decent extension to their house in fact.

And restoring old cars too.

(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Haven't noticed anyone under about 40 but that isn't
that surprising given that few of the kids have even
heard of usenet. Plenty on facebook into DIY tho.

On 22/08/2015 08:29, harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)


IMLE the under forties are not great DIY'ers, i believe the latest
acronym is DIFM (do it for me).

From what i can see, under 40's get their dad's and mom's to do it for
them, as with much of the rest of their lives, e.g university funding,
housing deposits and more (the bank of mum and dad and all that).

That said, as a rider, i am sure there are exceptions to that trend but
i haven't personally observed much of it.

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On 22/08/2015 09:50, Balie McWheeble wrote:
On 22/08/2015 08:29, harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the
price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)


IMLE the under forties are not great DIY'ers, i believe the latest
acronym is DIFM (do it for me).

From what i can see, under 40's get their dad's and mom's to do it for
them, as with much of the rest of their lives, e.g university funding,
housing deposits and more (the bank of mum and dad and all that).

That said, as a rider, i am sure there are exceptions to that trend but
i haven't personally observed much of it.

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Don't forget childcare, which is becoming the norm if the number of old
gits pushing prams is anything to go by. Prams? I mean buggies, the BMWs
of child transport

On 22/08/2015 10:05, stuart noble wrote:
On 22/08/2015 09:50, Balie McWheeble wrote:
On 22/08/2015 08:29, harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the
price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)


IMLE the under forties are not great DIY'ers, i believe the latest
acronym is DIFM (do it for me).

From what i can see, under 40's get their dad's and mom's to do it for
them, as with much of the rest of their lives, e.g university funding,
housing deposits and more (the bank of mum and dad and all that).

That said, as a rider, i am sure there are exceptions to that trend but
i haven't personally observed much of it.

--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---

Don't forget childcare, which is becoming the norm if the number of old
gits pushing prams is anything to go by. Prams? I mean buggies, the BMWs
of child transport

Very true but i did say, e.g.... 'and more'

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Balie McWheeble wrote:
IMLE the under forties are not great DIY'ers, i believe the latest
acronym is DIFM (do it for me).

From what i can see, under 40's get their dad's and mom's to do it for
them, as with much of the rest of their lives, e.g university funding,
housing deposits and more (the bank of mum and dad and all that).

Average first time buyer age is now 37. Rental properties typically don't
allow you to DIY, can kick you out with 2 months notice, or use your DIY as
a reason to raise the rent.

Theo

On Saturday, 22 August 2015 08:29:48 UTC+1, harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price
of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.
But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?

Old people use their B&Q Pensioner Discount.

Young people use the internet.

Owain

On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:29:45 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?

Was it Wednesday? That's when over 60s get 10% off.

On 22/08/2015 11:22, Peter Johnson wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:29:45 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?

Was it Wednesday? That's when over 60s get 10% off.


When my father in law was coming up to his 60th birthday... i was
scratching my head hard for a present with a difference....

Then a brainwave came to me when I was in B&Q....

On my FIL's birthday, I gave him his present and a birthday card...

The message in the card was:

"A Diamond present for a Diamond Geezer on his Diamond birthday"

ANd the present was a wrapped up B&Q over 60's discount card!

On 22/08/2015 08:29, harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.

Had you considered that they might well be at work?

In article ,
harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the
price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?

No. They've been indoctrinated to think that everything can be done in
software.

(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Of course not - haven't you noticed by all the extreme right wing views?

Typical of old farts.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

In article ,
harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the
price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?

No. They've been indoctrinated to think that everything can be done in
software.

(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Of course not - haven't you noticed by all the extreme right wing views?

Where are these?

Typical of old farts.

You must be one yourself, but from your left wing views you must be one of
the old wet farts.

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
In article ,
harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the
price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?

No. They've been indoctrinated to think that everything can be done in
software.

No they haven't. My 14 year old neighbour just borrowed my hot melt gun.

(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Of course not - haven't you noticed by all the extreme right wing views?

Plenty of kids have those.

Typical of old farts.

"harry" wrote in message
...
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price
of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

A while back I was talking to the manager of the Exmouth branch. She told me
that they do not employ anyone under 60.
Far more reliable in their experience.

In article ,
Nick wrote:
A while back I was talking to the manager of the Exmouth branch. She
told me that they do not employ anyone under 60. Far more reliable in
their experience.

And likely cheaper. Working for beer money.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
wrote:
A while back I was talking to the manager of the Exmouth branch. She
told me that they do not employ anyone under 60. Far more reliable in
their experience.

And likely cheaper. Working for beer money.


Ah, I see, your usual antipathy for people who actually are prepared to
work.

In article ,
Capitol wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
wrote:
A while back I was talking to the manager of the Exmouth branch. She
told me that they do not employ anyone under 60. Far more reliable in
their experience.

And likely cheaper. Working for beer money.


Ah, I see, your usual antipathy for people who actually are prepared to
work.

And your usual knack of being unable to see the point.

BTW, why aren't you at work? Last we heard you worked 24/7. Or was that
just another lie?

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In articleK7WdnR7LhfWY7kXInZ2dnUU78fednZ2d@brightvie w.co.uk,
wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In ,
wrote:
A while back I was talking to the manager of the Exmouth branch. She
told me that they do not employ anyone under 60. Far more reliable in
their experience.

And likely cheaper. Working for beer money.


Ah, I see, your usual antipathy for people who actually are prepared to
work.

And your usual knack of being unable to see the point.

BTW, why aren't you at work? Last we heard you worked 24/7. Or was that
just another lie?


Some of us worked hard enough to be able to retire and only work at DIY.

On 22/08/2015 12:46, Nick wrote:
"harry" wrote in message
...
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price
of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

A while back I was talking to the manager of the Exmouth branch. She told me
that they do not employ anyone under 60.
Far more reliable in their experience.

If you get some guy who's been laying bricks for 40 years he'll probably
have picked up some knowledge about the industry.

Along with a bad back which will make laying bricks a bit hard...

Andy

On Saturday, 22 August 2015 08:29:48 UTC+1, harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Define 'young'? I'm under 40 and do DIY. You would unlikely find me in B&Q though. Perhaps it is only the over-40s that have not realised there are better/cheaper places to purchase from? ;-)

On Saturday, 22 August 2015 22:08:50 UTC+1, Mathew Newton wrote:
On Saturday, 22 August 2015 08:29:48 UTC+1, harry wrote:
Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Define 'young'? I'm under 40 and do DIY. You would unlikely find me in B&Q though. Perhaps it is only the over-40s that have not realised there are better/cheaper places to purchase from? ;-)

what if your B&Q is only 500 metres away and you just need a 12kg bag of plaster, get it delievered next day from amazon even if it is cheaper.

On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 12:41:14 PM UTC+1, whisky-dave wrote:

what if your B&Q is only 500 metres away and you just need a 12kg bag of plaster, get it delievered next day from amazon even if it is cheaper.

That's quite a hypothetical situation but in such unplanned cases I'd probably find myself in Wickes. It might be a bad example however as whilst I said I DIY I should have caveated that with '...unless it's plastering' as it is probably the one thing I don't do!

For anything else though I tend to plan ahead, get quotes and buy from builder's metchants, saw mills etc. Even for one-off unplanned purchases I usually find that SF and TS have what I need.

I've got nothing against B&Q per se; I just don't think I am in their target market given that I plan projects in advance and don't mind shopping around to get the best deal. Indeed I am quite happy to do this - I get a good feeling for having stretched my pound further, and I inariably find that the quality of the product is considerably better where such variations can exist e.g. timber in particular.

On Monday, 24 August 2015 17:01:50 UTC+1, Mathew Newton wrote:
On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 12:41:14 PM UTC+1, whisky-dave wrote:

what if your B&Q is only 500 metres away and you just need a 12kg bag of plaster, get it delievered next day from amazon even if it is cheaper.

That's quite a hypothetical situation.

Not for me as I live less than 500M from a Be here and Queue.

but in such unplanned cases I'd probably find myself in Wickes. It might be a bad example however as whilst I said I DIY I should have caveated that with '...unless it's plastering' as it is probably the one thing I don't do!

It's like I was explain tt a student sure he can buy a USB to RS232 converter from aliexpress for 97p, but it's 30-60 days delivery your course finishes on 1st september, I suggest RS at around £12.


For anything else though I tend to plan ahead, get quotes and buy from builder's metchants, saw mills etc. Even for one-off unplanned purchases I usually find that SF and TS have what I need.

If I had either of those close by I might compare prices a little more.


I've got nothing against B&Q per se; I just don't think I am in their target market given that I plan projects in advance and don't mind shopping around to get the best deal.

I don't either and I always check, even argos too.


Indeed I am quite happy to do this - I get a good feeling for having stretched my pound further, and I inariably find that the quality of the product is considerably better where such variations can exist e.g. timber in particular.

I guess so, I rememebr helping my dad get timber from a tiber yard, we used a pram and had to walk most of teh way in the road, took ages of so it seemed.
Well 20mins and I'm not sure how the traffic would cope with us nowadays with the bus lanes and cycle route that are on the roads now.

in 1415760 20150822 084149 Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:29:45 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants
.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Old gits are far more reliable than the youngsters these days. They
start work on time, don't bugger off early or take sickies at any
opportunity. Altogether a better quality of employee.

Very true.
The mystery is how they manage to tolerate the "music".

On Sunday, 23 August 2015 07:12:08 UTC+1, Bob Martin wrote:
in 1415760 20150822 084149 Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:29:45 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants
.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Old gits are far more reliable than the youngsters these days. They
start work on time, don't bugger off early or take sickies at any
opportunity. Altogether a better quality of employee.

Very true.
The mystery is how they manage to tolerate the "music".

Probably deaf.

In article ,
harry wrote:
On Sunday, 23 August 2015 07:12:08 UTC+1, Bob Martin wrote:
in 1415760 20150822 084149 Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:29:45 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants
.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Old gits are far more reliable than the youngsters these days. They
start work on time, don't bugger off early or take sickies at any
opportunity. Altogether a better quality of employee.

Very true.
The mystery is how they manage to tolerate the "music".

Probably deaf.

Ideal for answering questions from customers, then.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Bob Martin wrote:
in 1415760 20150822 084149 Chris wrote:
On Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:29:45 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Was in B&Q the other day. (Found what I wanted elsewhere at half the price of B&Q) Ripoff merchants
.

But I noticed there was no-one in there young. They were all old gits.
Does no-one young do any DIY these days?
(Is there anyone young on this newsgroup come to that?)

Old gits are far more reliable than the youngsters these days. They
start work on time, don't bugger off early or take sickies at any
opportunity. Altogether a better quality of employee.

Very true.
The mystery is how they manage to tolerate the "music".

We're deaf!!