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Just noticed this on the listings page for tonight at 9PM on Ch 4
Grand Designs Abroad
Kevin McCloud chases progress on a project to convert a traditional farmhouse into a luxurious eight-bedroom chalet in the ski resort of Les Gets, in the French Alps. With the owners tied up back in London, the builders struggle to interpret the plans for a structure the like of which they have never seen before
Should be worth a laugh
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Will have a look,ta
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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And at the same time on ITV2 is a repeat of last week's Holiday Showdown, the one with the horse-laugh woman taking the 2 strippers to France for a skiing holiday.
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meanwhile on sky one mix, Stargate Atlantis 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Well that was interesting, I'd have loved to hear what the french builders thought of it, they did a really nice job but didn't really know what the idea was behind the plan. Still I'm deeply envious, but I'd be happy with just the top[ 2 floors and 4 beds/bathrooms 
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It looked absolutely amazing, I'm really envious but we've got a better view!
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Quite simply...wow !!
ise, get sky plus and get 2 watch them both like i did 
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Did anyone, by any chance, tape the Les Gets programme? I've been out all evening and I've got a chauvinistic French friend with an English wife who runs a family hotel in Les Gets. He'd absolutely love to see that show.
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Was that Les Gets?Or well off the beaten track at LG?Very interesting all the same.Highlighted some of the problems involved in property development.The need for constant supervision,a clear plan and dumper loads of common sense!!
How does anyone spend £250k and have no idea the building has no foundations!
All credit to the French builders for the result they achieved.And I,for one,wouldn't blame them too much.Having dealt with interior designers I've found them heavy on concept,but lacking practicality.Mind you,you should be able to do a wicked "beanz on toast" in a 30grand kitchen  Somehow I cant picture the kids doing finger painting on their kitchen table;can you?
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snowskisnow, What really amazed me is that they were suprised about the foundations - old houses just don't seem to have them and this was a very old house! Mind you a good survey wouldn't have gone a miss! I also noticed that the house wasn't very family friendly. Probably the children were just another accessory in their perfect life! I'm still jealous!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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what amazed me was that they were spending £250k, but didnt think it worth having a project manager... and were then surprised that it didnt 'just happen'..
nice pad tho.. 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Actually they were spending a total of 750K, 250K on the farmhouse and 500K on the "Rennovations" but you would have thought a structual survey would have been a smart move first !
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| the ski resort of Les Gets, in the French Alps. |
Hah, that reminds me of a day I was standing by the roadside with a mate when a huge great 4x4 pulled up. The electric windows slid down and some city slicker type shouts out:
oohhh eeeh lez getts?
we looked at each and my friend engaged the driver in conversation, after about 5 minutes of incomprehension (dialogue des sourds as they say) my friend finally throwed his hands in the air
ahhh you mean leh chjez?
Let's hope the Ch4 team are a bit better at pronouncing the local names.
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You know it makes sense.
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I thought it amusing that the chief carpenter was called B**stard, and how they cut straight from the woman ranting about the guy to the sign outside his door.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wouldnt dare take my kids there. Imagine flopping down on one of those sofas, soaking in sweat, socks on their 4th day. Nope, just a bit to splendid for my skiing tastes. Romantic week away in the summer perhaps
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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FAQ
in the Alps for £750k?
I'm afraid this style of designer life is not for us "normal" people.Houses are to be lived and used.Buildings should function,not be a curse to the owners.That womans "vision" was borderline obsession?Couldn't help feeling that a spot on the floor,or a vase moved slightly out of place, would have her screaming to her life therapist 
