Oh, Ty, Ty, Wherefore Art Thou?

I only just learned today, but it seems that Ty Pennington from one of my favorite tv shows, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, has been working for the past week on a home in Capitol Heights, just miles away from home. Gee, if I'd known, I would have taken a day off from work so I could try to get a glimpse of Ty. Okay . . . I admit it, I've got a crush on him (psssttt . . . don't tell Bruce!) and wouldn't mind in the least being yelled at with his megaphone next to my hearing aid.

Unfortunately, crime in Prince Georges County is still around, as what happened to one of the crew's wife, who was pistol-whipped in an armed robbery at the hotel they were staying.

After Hotel Attack, It's On With the Reality Show:

They got off to a roaring start yesterday morning, demolishing Veronica Ginyard's dilapidated two-bedroom home to make way for a three-story, six-bedroom house. But even before they started, the crews got a rough reminder of Prince George's crime problems.

I'd like to apologize to the cast for the poor job that the county supervisor is doing in getting a handle on the crime problem and not supporting the police adequately.

In the article, it states that the single mother of eight got ripped off by a contractor who took the money and left the house in even worse shape than ever (such as, exposed wire poking out of drywall, holes in the wall, and so forth). What is it about those contractors who pull off stunts like this? I surely hope he's not in the area anymore. Word has it that this will be a two hour special. Since it is likely that I'm not going to be there for that “Move that bus!” moment, I'll have to make do and mark off the days on the calendar till the fall season starts up again.

And meanwhile, I've now lost another knitted garment - my warm cardigan. Sigh . . . It wasn't one of my best projects ever, since the yarn pilled terribly, but was it warm. Well, guess I'll have to knit another one. And I better get started on the socks, now that the extra bamboo needles have come in.