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ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 2000 D7 PROJECTS: Know what you're doing before you pick up power tools B00JUM: When visiting Lake Logan, be on the lookout for this old legend of his business is finishing what overly ambitious do-it-yourselfers had started. Now a home improvement correspondent for CBS, Warren still bails out weekend warriors, such as the man who stripped his roof and started laying new shingles following the instructions from a book. The problem was the book did not discuss what to do if the roof is out of line. The shingles had to be ripped out and replaced. Carter places some of the blame on false expectations, particularly those created by the plethora of home-improvement shows on television.

Such shows, he said, give viewers the impression that building your own wainscoted library can be a fun weekend project that is no more stressful than having a few friends over for dinner. "They are so unrealistic, it's not funny," Carter said of such shows. "There's no sawdust, everybody's happy, they have clean clothes on, and there's never a problem. The reality of it is that there are 30 or 40 problems a day. There's always a problem." CBS' Warren said, "TV personalities have an obligation to make it clear to the audience what it really takes to do these things.

It doesn't happen in real life as smooth and easy as it does on TV. It's important for people to understand." Folks have ceased to look for the scary Boojum and his jewels. But who knows? He may still roam the hills at dawn and dusk, leading people away from his cave. At least, that is probably what they'll be telling around the campfires when Lake Logan's shores ring one day with the voices of children there to attend summer camp. If they're lucky, they'll also hear of the ghost lady dressed in white that the cooks used to see from time to time.

Who better to keep legends alive than a bunch of campers? Carole Currie column appears on Wednesdays. You can call her at 687-2548 or e-mail to Carolecurrieaol.com Continued from Dl casserole, sweet corn grown on the property, a famous sweet potato casserole, a variety of other vegetables and salads and homemade desserts. Women who lived in the area came to Lake Logan to prepare the food. Any "peartnin juice" served at Boojum's Cave through the years was of the legally purchased variety, Orr assured. Through the years, several famous people visited Lake Logan, including Richard Nixon, Billy Graham and George Bush, when he was vice president.

Continued from Dl younger buyers and younger project-doers," said Richard Johnston, the institute's senior researcher analyst, who also talks of increased participation by women and retirees. "It's a trend among baby boomers that's been encouraged by stores like Home Depot," Johnston said. "They hold how-to clinics that build confidence jp smaller-type projects." Know your limitations Too much confidence, is a eoramon problem, said Tim farter, a Cincinnati contractor whose Web site on home repair www.askbuild. com) is flooded each week by sometimes starring questions. "They are out of their realm Of expertise," Carter said.

"A man's got to know his limitations, and with some people the limitations start and end with sing a screwdriver." Carter knows the perils that come from too much confidence. He tells the story of a man who wanted cathedral ceilings in the family room. "He says that we can change the trusses with rafters without taking the roof off," his concerned wife wrote. Carter's response: Step away from that saw! "You and your husband might be in your graves a little early if he proceeds without consulting a structural engineer," he replied. Rescuing home handymen and handywomen has become a growing industry.

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