Originally Posted by datlas (Post 18306615)

I would rather have a crush on Christina from flip/flop. I jokingly call Tarek and Christina "Ken and Barbie" to annoy my wife.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 18306053)

Just remembered: that TV show is completely forgettable.

Originally Posted by SpeshulEd (Post 18306520)

Property Brothers, Fixer Upper, and Rehab Addict...great television right there.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 18306546)

When we go to visit the in-laws in VA, I usually end up watching way too much HGTV (they're retirees and don't get out much). Except for the House Hunters shows - I swear to god that they edit those show in the hopes that you'll want to fury punch the participants in the ear.

Originally Posted by Ramona_W (Post 18306595)

I am trying to resist. That original post is such a morass displaying as it does the improper and ineffective use of punctuation, capitalization, and sentence fragments that it would be easy to spend way too much time deconstructing then reconstructing it.

Two sentences that set me off immediately were "My weight was also through the roof! I was 30lbs overweight!" Seriously?! WTF, man?! What kind of body dysmorphic world does this guy live in? Would I be happy if I were thirty pounds overweight or if LoP was? No, but I had gestational diabetes and have other family history so it's not just for aesthetic reasons or cuz I'd have to help pedal both of us up hills. That being said, did this poster pause for even a moment to consider how some of the Clydes and Athenas who started out riding or are now riding their bikes weighing 100 pounds more than their doctor would advise would feel reading his assessment? "Geez. If this guy's weight was through the roof at thirty pounds over, what does that make me?" What an inconsiderate jackass!

Of course, we could tell that right off by the way he pushed to the front of the pack thus forcing the better riders to reroute around his nearly lifeless form should he collapse from his attempt to power through on adrenaline instead of air. I'm just sorry he didn't throw up when he wanted to.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 18306626)

You guys must have expended all your discrimination on bikes, coffee, cameras, audio equipment, home workshop tools and beer, because you certainly haven't saved any to use to judge TV.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 18306626)

You guys must have expended all your discrimination on bikes, coffee, cameras, audio equipment, home workshop tools and beer, because you certainly haven't saved any to use to judge TV.

Originally Posted by jsharr (Post 18306663)

What is the best $500 bike? Is this the right place to ask bike questions?

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 18306620)

I'm with you there. She is pretty cute.

Did you ever notice how they are always borrowing money? They always say they made this or made that but they're always broke.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 18306623)

Ah! I've seen that show a few times. She's cute, but I'd bet that she's had just a bit of work done. And the dude pisses me off - he seems to **** up in every episode, but still ends up making a good return.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 18306682)

Hey, those are all my hobbies.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 18306682)

Except you missed the kitchen goods.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 18306673)

Here we see one guy relaxing on a rock, trying to decide if it's worth it to try and steal that other guy's little fish. #kindasmall

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...DSF5460-52.jpg

Originally Posted by jsharr (Post 18306663)

What is the best $500 bike? Is this the right place to ask bike questions?

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 18306581)

We watched it having spent a good amount of time in the NYC housing market. Seeing people in Montana ***** that a $150k property was "only" 2500 sq feet just made me angry.

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 18306529)

Audio rack: coming along, as are some blisters. This is rough planing of the first slab while the second is in the clamps. It's amazing how, the more you practice, the better your tools get.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/781/22...7347ea26_b.jpg

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 18306690)

These shows are portrayed to be "real life" but obviously they are partially scripted and/or dramatized to keep viewers interested.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 18306673)

Here we see one guy relaxing on a rock, trying to decide if it's worth it to try and steal that other guy's little fish. #kindasmall

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...DSF5460-52.jpg

Originally Posted by SpeshulEd (Post 18306770)

I dig the International one though, just because it's cool to see how people live in other countries and whatnot.

Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 18306793)

i agree with this

i was never a big "lets go to france" guy till this show. i saw a couple looking for a house in a small quiet villiage and now going to nowheresfille france is on my bucket list

it was like an old cartoon, you open your kitchen window on the second floor and youre overlooking a 6 foot wide "street" and you could shake hands with your neighbor on the other side

very strangely though, the french take their cabinetry with them when they move, its like furniture. i dont understand that concept at all

Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 18306793)

very strangely though, the french take their cabinetry with them when they move, its like furniture. i dont understand that concept at all