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Thread Number: 74340
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Goofballs on HGTV |
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Post# 981238 , Reply# 1 2/4/2018 at 13:14 (2,265 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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| Post# 981241 , Reply# 2 2/4/2018 at 13:27 (2,265 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I cant watch It raises my already high blood pressure to the stroke range! | ||
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Post# 981244 , Reply# 3 2/4/2018 at 13:44 (2,265 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I rarely if ever watch any of those reno, or anything on HGTV any more. It's so overly scripted and phony . They want you to think that no one would ever buy a house that wasn't totally gutted inside.. And of course there are fools out there who would not buy the perfect house for themselves because all they see are plain appliances and wall colors they don't care for. Not even thinking that in all likelihood the appliances will be going with the seller. So they'll go out and spend tens of thousands more on a house that has a new lick of paint on all the walls and faux stainless, not even tol , appliances..
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Post# 981254 , Reply# 4 2/4/2018 at 14:46 (2,265 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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HGTV Speak
annoys the living crap out of me! They all use the same buzz words, like open concept, dated, complete gut job, not our style (whatever thats supposed to mean), hosting, grilling, the complete disregard for anything that isn’t of the current acceptable fashion.
The distruction of perfectly good appliances, cabinets, countertops, fireplaces, floors and plumbing fixtures is really obscene and wasteful. How about at least donating these undesirable components to Habitat for Humanity? There seems to be no appreciaiton for anything that isn’t brand new and conforming to current trends. And after all these many walls have been torn down to create the much sought after “Open Concept”, how much do ya wanna bet that there be a renewed zest for individual rooms with a purpose, like dining. Eddie | ||
| Post# 981265 , Reply# 6 2/4/2018 at 15:37 (2,265 days old) by rpms (ontario canada) | ||
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| Post# 981288 , Reply# 8 2/4/2018 at 17:51 (2,265 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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I will take Steel kitchen cabinets, and pink bathrooms, | ||
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Post# 981291 , Reply# 9 2/4/2018 at 18:32 (2,265 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 981295 , Reply# 10 2/4/2018 at 19:11 (2,265 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Back in the old HGTV, you had people like Mike Holmes fixing the crap bad contractors messed up and you could learn from what he did. Now its the same people over and over throwing perfectly good things away and listening to owners that now want this and that and dont care how much it costs, but they made their way to national tv. 24/7, HGTV is about 6 shows rerun over and over now.
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Post# 981298 , Reply# 11 2/4/2018 at 19:30 (2,265 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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My partner know to "humor" me in some ways. If I see either of (1) that dual oven Thermadore with convection/microwave oven and dual self-cleaning ovens or (2) widest GE dual P7 self-cleaning ovens I groan and moan and he knows I'd love to have those. I've explained to him those were the end all of end all of dual wall ovens 30 years ago and still some of the best even today and best of all, no electronics. Same thing with either Whirlpool Power Clean or Kenmore UltraWash dishwashers as well as GE GSD1200 or 2800 PotScrubber or Maytag reverse racks with water heat. Same with a gas or electric cooktop with griddle in the middle. I have the same reaction if I see a 40" double oven range with large oven self-cleaning. If I had mechanical ability, we'd have these appliances in my/our kitchen. He just shakes his head too. | ||
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Post# 981304 , Reply# 12 2/4/2018 at 20:27 (2,265 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ) |
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I watch a lot of HGTV,DIY etc. I like some shows, can't stand some others. Mike Holmes Jr. is an absolute stud muffin. But I digress, been getting into "Maine Cabin Masters" , great show, well done, and they appreciate and restore run down camps in Maine. I recommend the show. The other one I like is "Nashville Flipped" My friend, Troy Dean Schaffer, is the host and he also brings houses back from the edge of being torn down.
I agree, you can keep House Hunters, Property Brothesr, Love it or List it, these are all so scripted. | ||
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Post# 981331 , Reply# 14 2/5/2018 at 06:11 (2,264 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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| Post# 981370 , Reply# 15 2/5/2018 at 12:04 (2,264 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
HAHA, I used to watch Hometime all the time as a kid!
HGTV today doesn't really teach you much anymore. Though I did learn a thing or two on styles and trends. I painted my whole 2nd floor a light cool grey, and it just POPS with the white woodwork. Looks great. But I mixed it up with taupes and dark/black wood furniture. I also learned lots of what NOT to do. Ha! Some of that HGTV stuff is horrid. Shiplap is cool in small doses, but OMG I think it's run its course. | ||
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Post# 981385 , Reply# 17 2/5/2018 at 13:32 (2,264 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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Always loved Hometime, course it is a MN made show so that insures it will be awesome. I think I had a crush on all of the female co-hosts, all were quite capable and not just there for 'show'. The hardware store I managed had the entire Hometime collection on video tape. I made sure they were always running.
HGTV demos are done to add drama and excitement to increase viewership with those same folks that love when a monster truck crushes a perfectly good car. Even if I were removing cabinets that were going to be burned, I can guarantee that I wouldn't break them up in situ with a sledgehammer. That shows little respect for the structure of the home. There is just no reason to be "tenderizing" the structure of the home. All the drywall nails will pop on the other side of the walls and you will end up breaking the seals in the twin pane window inserts. | ||
| Post# 981386 , Reply# 18 2/5/2018 at 13:46 (2,264 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
I just detest these young couples that are looking at a nice home and usually the wife ( is a pill anyway ) starts whining if there are no SS Appliances and no Granite/Marble/ Whatever counter tops.
God's sake... it's your first home. Buy it, get used to it and then gradually do the improvements. But that's not the way most youngins' think these days. I can't watch those shows anymore. | ||
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Post# 981389 , Reply# 19 2/5/2018 at 14:03 (2,264 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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This is why a lot of younger people don’t have two nickles to rub together, because they can’t wait for anything. I agree with Eddie in reply #18 above. Move into the home, live there a while, decide what you want to change then SAVE the money to make the improvements.
If people continue to refi and to roll home improvements and remodling expenses into their mortgages they will never have a paid for home. When you wait until you can afford the improvments you will be sure to spend your dollars wisely and you will really appreciate the improvments after you’ve live for a while with the things you didn’t like. We waited 19 years before we could afford to replace our downstairs carpeting, the kitchen flooring and the bathroom floors. It was hard sometimes, but its sure nice to have no mortgage and to not owe anything for the flooring. And from what I’m seeing the past few days about the stock market, I think we may be in for another recession. The real estate market prices are inflated again and people are once again pulling the equity out of their homes. It’s the set up for the perfect storm for another crash. And of course when it happens they will take zero responsibility for the crisis. Eddie This post was last edited 02/05/2018 at 18:04 | ||
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Post# 981398 , Reply# 20 2/5/2018 at 15:34 (2,264 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Better than Hometime who remembers Wally's Workshop? With Wally, and Natalie Bruner?
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| Post# 981399 , Reply# 21 2/5/2018 at 15:40 (2,264 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Yes Eddie.
I believe they should wait on all these improvements. And I love when the prospective buyer's wife is pregnant. And they're driving a Range Rover or something of that value. I find it mind boggling how these young couples are banging out litters of children. Between the video games, designer sneakers (with lights) iPhones, and all the other toys I suppose the justification is we can save money through buying Happy meals and feeding the children crap food. And we haven't even discussed Doctor's Bills and Orthodontics. | ||
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Post# 981457 , Reply# 22 2/6/2018 at 00:30 (2,263 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I'm amazed at how my coworkers, 99% of whom are less than half my age, live in $1k/month apartments, drive Lexus/BMW/Corvettes/Camaros, etc, have student loans, go on cruises and European vacations, and re-enroll in school at Vanderbilt of all places (very VERY pricey tuition), but they also make half my hourly pay after my 20 years experience (I'm almost topped out). My house is paid off and the only debt I have is our new car. Yet, I can't afford all those vacations, I'm saving up to pay cash for a new roof, yes I drive a Lincoln but it's not as expensive as one would think, and my commuter car has 250K miles on it all put on by me. Maybe they're printing money in the basement. Then all those young couples on HGTV with $2M budgets.....I want to know what they do for a living!
I looked up home values in my area a few weeks ago and was utterly shocked! If someone offered me what the internet said my house is worth, I'd take it and RUN! But, like said above, I believe it's all about to change and not for the better. | ||
| Post# 981477 , Reply# 23 2/6/2018 at 06:32 (2,263 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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askolover...
EXACTLY. And then last week on the Boston News, they were reporting that most Americans don't have $1000.00 in their savings. Just read a few articles. www.marketwatch.com/story... | ||
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Post# 981481 , Reply# 24 2/6/2018 at 06:49 (2,263 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 981647 , Reply# 26 2/6/2018 at 14:47 (2,263 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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| Post# 981657 , Reply# 27 2/6/2018 at 16:08 (2,263 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
A statement on modern culture it is, | ||
| Post# 981712 , Reply# 31 2/7/2018 at 08:39 (2,262 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Zealot's yell. Composed thinkers evaluate, then reply. | ||
| Post# 981728 , Reply# 32 2/7/2018 at 10:55 (2,262 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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Thank you,
For calling me young and stupid for the tenth time on this forum.
I have no issue with people buying what they can afford, I never said anything about that. Of course not all people of wealth are pompous, I would not even say a plurality, only a few, however, the people that HGTV focus on tend to be. They see one speck of '90s oak and brass in a house and they won't touch it. While this doesn't bode well for one's net worth, it is certainly nice to live in a state where home values allow more to own a home. What costs 200k here can be north of 400k in many other states. As to your second post, did you expect me to hit the caps-lock key before replying? | ||
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