7.06.2005

UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS ABOUT
"THIS OLD HOUSE"
06: It is appropriate, when children are dying of hunger in Darfur, to pay $25,000 for a stove?
05: Do any of those roofers have their green cards? Seriously. Do any of them?
04: Is it really historic preservation when you turn an old horse barn into a 21st-century multi-media entertainment center?
03: When Norm Abram and Bob Vila see each other at Le Cirque, do they say hello, or do they just ignore each other?
02: When was the last time they restored a house that someone who, you know, wasn't a frickin' billionaire could afford to live in?
01: Will someone besides me please acknowledge the intense sexual tension between master plumber Rich Trethewey and contractor Tom Silva?