On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Chris Andersen wrote: > ...I was appalled not only with Mr. Vila's cavalier attitude > towards the furnishings and other artifacts in the museums he visited, > but also with his often equally cavalier attitude towards the people who > were showing him around. He frequently cut them off in mid-sentence and > generally made it readily apparent that he often wasn't listening to what > they were saying. This was particularly obvious in his treatment of the > guides at the Ace of Spades house in Texarkana and at one of the houses > in Natchez. It was very clear that his tours were very rushed - he > often appeared to flit from one piece of furniture to the next - fondling > everything in sight - with little or no focus to his activities or to his > presentation. He often acted like a spoiled kid let loose in a toy store > who is so overcome by greed that he can't settle on any one toy.... Somebody *finally* got to the point I've been waiting for. From watching "This Old House" I developed the conviction that Vila is a boor and a boob, which was confirmed by the circumstances under which he left the show. The man is ignorant, arrogant and entirely self-centered. Anyone who is foolish enough to get involved with him must pay the price. Hank Burchard * [log in to unmask] * Washington DC