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Originally posted by techweenie
Name a TV show that's doing a 'service.'
The guys who build the 'clown bikes' routinely grind on metal without eye protection; even weld without eye protection. Often you see the same thing on the other shows like AHR.
The home makeover shows promote the fiction that a first-timer can produce the same results as a skilled craftsman in painting, tiling and carpentry/cabinetry. The home filpper shows promote the fiction that it's nearly impossible to lose money flipping houses.
It's infotainment. Emphasis on the 'tainment.
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Let's not forget that you can remodel a house in a week!
I particularly hate that show, imagine the headache(s) that show has caused many contractors.
I always cringe when they weld without eye protection, they even made light of it in one show.