Earlier this evening I watched a programme called "Honey, I destroyed the house" - yet another home makeover show. The presenter, Naomi Cleaver (who I dislike at the best of times), said the following:
"I've chosen this electric fire because it looks funky and you don't have to worry about all the regulations like you do with gas ones..."
Excuse me?
OK, so maybe gas is capable of causing a bigger explosion, but electricity has regulations too, and is equally capable of burning down your house, or killing you.
When you get this kind of flippancy on TV there's no wonder it filters through to the average DIYer...
"I've chosen this electric fire because it looks funky and you don't have to worry about all the regulations like you do with gas ones..."
Excuse me?
OK, so maybe gas is capable of causing a bigger explosion, but electricity has regulations too, and is equally capable of burning down your house, or killing you.
When you get this kind of flippancy on TV there's no wonder it filters through to the average DIYer...