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Posted by bob kater on March 17, 2008, 1:15 pm
you wanna learn something, send them to my house, its always in some type of
renovation.
> Anthona wrote:
>
>> Years ago when Bob Vila was in the Old house, he left because he said
>> that he didn't like the way the show was going..building and repairing
>> luxury homes only.
>
> Pfffft, that's a nice cover story. He didn't leave, he got canned because
> he started doing commercial endorsements based on the celebrity he had
> from TOH.
>
>> I agree then and still agree, the way they show how
>> perfect they can make million dollar homes look great is sickening.
>> How many of us can afford such luxury? Maybe they felt some guilt and
>> now show another show right after that, "Ask this old house"...which
>> is fine. But so far i have never noticed them visiting someone in a
>> city, like NY or Chicago...its always a private home in some boon
>> docks areas.
>
> Not always, I agree they do too many high-priced projects but they also
> tackle more modest homes, it seems like a 50-50 split to me. They're
> currently doing a shotgun single in New Orleans, last year they did a
> low-rent townhouse in Philly (?) and a reasonable house in Austin and that
> two-owner house in Boston, none of those struck me as mansions. My
> impression is they do one over-the-top home each season. I agree the ATOH
> feature is of particular use to the average homeowner. And regardless of
> what the the total cost of the job is, the ideas and skill you can pick up
> watching them do the work are always useful.
>
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