Home Improvement
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| First episode date | September 17, 1991 |
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| Final episode date | May 25, 1999 |
| No. of episodes | 204 (list of episodes) |
| Theme song | Iron John's Rock |
| May 25, 1999 | |
| The overall greatest achievement, of Home Improvement & Tool Time: Beyond entertainment, and a greedy industry, it . . . | |
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| ID | 950693 |
About Home Improvement
Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, host of the home-improvement show "Tool Time," definitely is not as handy at home as he is on screen. He and his wife, Jill, raise three boys who are racing toward adulthood. The Taylor family often relies on next-door neighbor Wilson, who provides unconventional wisdom and perspective to the Taylors' personal and familial crises.
The villagers who bought their own petrol pumps
... He has a small Home Improvement company, runs the local Spar and post office, is the village undertaker and is watch commander at the fire station...
Decathlon boycott calls grow for staying in Russia
... " He called on customers to boycott the company, along with Decathlon and Home Improvement chain Leroy Merlin, which is also owned by Association Familiale Mulliez...
Why a recession can be a good time to start a business of their own
... Other industries that have seen a large increase in the economy as a result of the coronavirus, and therefore offer opportunities for new start-ups, Home Improvement, and the delivery sector...
Doorstep scams 'linked to modern slavery'
... It urged consumers to be aware of Home Improvement scams, as well as alert to the individuals who may be involved...
General election 2019: Lib Dems pledge £100bn climate fund over five years
... Labour has announced it would make all new-build homes, as well as through a huge Home Improvement programme...
General election 2019: Green Party pledges £100bn a year for climate action
... Ms Berry leads the Green Party alongside Jonathan Bartley Labour has also set out some of its own environmental pledges, including a promise to cut UK carbon emissions by 10% through a Home Improvement programme...
General election 2019: Labour pledges billions for home energy upgrades
...Labour is pledging to cut UK carbon emissions by 10% through the largest Home Improvement programme for decades...
Doorstep scams 'linked to modern slavery'
The Man said he walked for 10 days to escape his controllers
A worker who came to Britain has said he was bartered between criminals And Then used to work on doorstep scams.
The Man said he was beaten, threatened and forced into work In Return for tobacco, alcohol and bread and butter.
National Trading Standards (NTS), The Frontline UK consumer protection body, said this was an example of modern slavery behind traditional scams.
It urged consumers to be aware of Home Improvement scams, as well as alert to the individuals who may be involved.
The slavery victim, who has not been named, told NTS he was never paid but was "totally powerless" as The Criminals took his passport, ID and money.
"We would fix up houses, do gardening, everything, house to house," he said. "I had to work from the early morning until very, very late, Seven Days a week.
"I was sold, from person to person - bartered for right in front of my face. I Heard one man say I wasn't even Worth £300. I felt worthless. "
Eventually, he said he walked for 10 days to get away from the slavemasters, and was helped by charity Hope for Justice.
NTS, which was Set Up by the government in 2012, said gangs targeted vulnerable Young Men from deprived areas. Many were alcohol or drug dependent.
Lord Toby Harris, who chairs NTS, said: "The doorstep scammer is not a lovable rogue. Often behind the person who turns up at your door offering cut-price services is a serious criminal.
"Not only are they happy to rip off older people, those living on their own, and indeed anyone who is taken in by their patter, but they may also be exploiting and even enslaving vulnerable people to help them carry out their crimes. "
He said that consumers needed to be aware that many of The Scams that occurred were modern versions of traditional scams.
Some of the biggest emerging threats include:
Door-to-door scams related to solar panels and home insulation are also proving popular for Rogue Traders , trading standards officers said.
personal finance, trading standards, fraud, slavery, money
Source of news: bbc.com
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