Cheryl, who spends 15 hours a day cleaning.

Sofa_Sogood

Smiley_Mum wrote:

I think Cheryl would probably hyperventilate (like Divadee earlier on today ) if she was watching How Clean is Your House on CH4 just now, I think I'm going to heave. Bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeuchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Lard everywhere, cockroaches, s**t everywhere. How on earth can people live like that, I know a bit of dirt is ok but it's just pure squalor. _pale_ I know some of those people who appear on the show have their problems but there are some, they are just lazy b@stards. Unbelievable.

OMG - she had 17lbs of old used, scummy fat/lard come out of her kitchen. Puke!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH won't let me watch it when he's in, and I forgot to tape it. I only watch it because it makes me feel 100% better

But I don't know how people live like that at all.

Do you think when they get a call from the programme makers they drop eveything? (Or the bit that they were doing?) It just seems incomprehensible to me S_M

Curry_Queen

I get the impression from tonight's programme, and many others that I've watched, that there's an element of depression that's either going on, or has done in the past, which is what leads to their places getting into such a state. I guess it's hard for anyone who's never experienced depression to fully understand how debilitating an illness it really is and the devastating effects it can have on your life. Even once you're out the other side you're left with the mammoth task of catching up on everything that has been neglected during illness, be it yourself or the housework, and that in itself can be a difficult mountain to climb.

The woman in tonight's programme obviously just needed that kickstart to get things back to normal again and had managed to keep on top of it when Kim & Aggie did their return visit :T

Sofa_Sogood

Curry_Queen wrote:

I get the impression from tonight's programme, and many others that I've watched, that there's an element of depression that's either going on, or has done in the past, which is what leads to their places getting into such a state. I guess it's hard for anyone who's never experienced depression to fully understand how debilitating an illness it really is and the devastating effects it can have on your life. Even once you're out the other side you're left with the mammoth task of catching up on everything that has been neglected during illness, be it yourself or the housework, and that in itself can be a difficult mountain to climb.

The woman in tonight's programme obviously just needed that kickstart to get things back to normal again and had managed to keep on top of it when Kim & Aggie did their return visit :T

Depression should come hand in hand with a cleaner ... preferably a free one C-Q

The programmes that get me are like the one where there was two able-bodied, and happy, blokes. Father and son if I remember right.

And some that are on Houses Behaving Badly. What a misnomer that is.

I'd send some (not the one's that have been ill obviously), back to school and a good domestic science course ..... or whatever it's called these days

I just don't understand the really filthy ones

Curry_Queen

There was one guy, must have been in his 60's, lived alone, that I saw a few weeks ago and his place was absolutely gross!!! :eek:

It wasn't fit for an animal to live there let alone him, but after Kim & Aggie had done all their hardwork cleaning it up, which was a miracle in itself that they managed to even do it, he just let it go straight back to how it was again ... why???

Smiley_Mum

Curry_Queen wrote:

There was one guy, must have been in his 60's, lived alone, that I saw a few weeks ago and his place was absolutely gross!!! :eek:

It wasn't fit for an animal to live there let alone him, but after Kim & Aggie had done all their hardwork cleaning it up, which was a miracle in itself that they managed to even do it, he just let it go straight back to how it was again ... why???

I know he was like a retired social worker or something, geez, what an example he set for people. Yeeuch. How anyone could let someone in over the threshold of their front door when the house looked like a complete rubbish tip is astounding. I'd be . What really got me is that he let it slide after all their hard work, felt like giving him a good hard kick up the @rse for that. A pig lives cleaner than that. There was the woman with the birds too that let them fly around the house and [email="cr@p"]!!!!!![/email] everywhere, gyeeuds, and when they came back after cleaning the house they came back and the house was covered in s**t again. Some people are beyond help and I think that if someone contacts K+A for help and then let it slide, then they should be CHARGED for the help that they got, if they kept it tidy then fine but if not then they should get a HUGE BILL for it. What a waste of time.

Sofa_Sogood

Curry_Queen wrote:

There was one guy, must have been in his 60's, lived alone, that I saw a few weeks ago and his place was absolutely gross!!! :eek:

It wasn't fit for an animal to live there let alone him, but after Kim & Aggie had done all their hardwork cleaning it up, which was a miracle in itself that they managed to even do it, he just let it go straight back to how it was again ... why???

That's what I mean (can't remember if I saw that one either - might Google to check) but don't the researchers check who needs genuine help?

Sofa_Sogood

Smiley_Mum wrote:

A pig lives cleaner than that.

:eek:

I might give Googling a miss

bargainqueen_2

Sofa_Sogood wrote:

That's what I mean (can't remember if I saw that one either - might Google to check) but don't the researchers check who needs genuine help?

Not really, when they contacted me they were much more interested in a "good story" and detailed descriptions of what the house looked like. A bit like drooling dogs. And when I told them that my friend had exaggerated (she HAD!) and that I hoover and clean and wash, they lost interest immediately. They only pursue if you are a pig. Guess it makes good telly!?

Smiley_Mum

How they can bear to put their "bare" hands near all the gunk and [email="cr@p"]!!!!!![/email] and sniff minging pillows and niffy knickers I'll never know. They must get paid a fortune!!!

Sofa_Sogood

bargainqueen wrote:

Not really, when they contacted me they were much more interested in a "good story" and detailed descriptions of what the house looked like. A bit like drooling dogs. And when I told them that my friend had exaggerated (she HAD!) and that I hoover and clean and wash, they lost interest immediately. They only pursue if you are a pig. Guess it makes good telly!?

Have to make a confession and say I skipped over your earlier post sorry. I'd have gone nuts if friends had put me forward for an Aggie and Kim makeover.

Maybe the moral of the story is: "Where there's muck there's money?" (Or someone to clean up for people?)

And tbh bargainqueen, I doubt many would watch if the houses were clean. It'd be like watching Gordon Ramsay on "Can Cook, But Won't Bother" Or Big Brother, without the cameras
Have to applaud you for even talking to the prog makers :T and posting about it

Thanks btw.