Cowboy Builders (TV - Channel 5)

And the other set piece of Melinda pretending to knock down a wall with a hammer you wouldn't give away with blue bird toffee

Owain

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Owain
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Given all the taxes we pay, why isn't there enough money for hospitals, roads, schools etc?

Owain

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Owain

You, me and about 60 million others would like to know the answer to that one :o) Unless, of course, you take into consideration that all politicians are cheating, lying scumbags out to line their own pockets.

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John

Why aren't you prepared to extend the same rights to taxpayers as to consumers instead of spouting the arrant tosh that "We all have to pay taxes"?

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Huge

Phew. You are on the right wavelength, after all.

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Huge

Of course!! :o)

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John

}How do you think the pubs overheads compare with your overheads? How }many domestic staff do you employ for starters? How much do you pay }your accountant? How much does your bank charge you each time you sell }yourself a pint? etc, etc, etc,...

}If you don't like the pub prices then don't go to the pub.

That seems to be what's happening in my area East London, lots of pubs have closed down over the last few years. It is far cheaper to buy booze at the supermarket, and pubs are usually controlled by the brewery who seem to think increasing prices brings in more profit. Sometimes it's area and culture. One local pub to me started specialising in fine wines and spirits to get the punters in, but the aera has become more and more muslim over the years and they tend not to spend much time in pubs.

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whisky-dave

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot" saying something like:

I've noticed that many of the freeby donors don't get much of a mention, if any at all.

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Grimly Curmudgeon

the shameless lure of "gettin on the telly" maybe?

JimK

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JimK

Challenge Tommy Walsh is on Quest (Freeview 38) most evenings. They're probably old repeats, but I find them interesting, because unlike almost every other housey programme, they actually show you how to do stuff.

Cheers Richard

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geraldthehamster

Yes, not a lot, but a lot better.

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The Natural Philosopher

But do the owners return and keep saying "Oh my God"

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John

The owner is usually there mucking in.

Cheers Richard

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geraldthehamster

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember JimK saying something like:

Fifteen seconds of fame.

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Grimly Curmudgeon

I expect there is a huge difference between what the researcher promises & the editor produces. TV producers are only interested in ratings and are completely ruthless in achieving their goal.

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The Medway Handyman

I'm not sure "rip-off" is the word I'd use. They are exploiting a foible of human nature, and they don't have to lie about what they're providing. Is that ripping people off? To me it's immoral to take advantage of stupidity, but the bizarre truth is that many people seem to like being taken advantage of in this way. "Some of them want to use you, some of them want to be used by you."

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Gib Bogle

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Gib Bogle

The politicians are just like us, on average.

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Gib Bogle

You can always choose to live in a country where people don't pay taxes. Like the Congo, or Somalia.

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Gib Bogle

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Andy Burns

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