Making do 23

[PurpleFunnyChocolate]

get some sleep, man =]

[mattmaloneypresents]

rather you than me Rob. Atleast you were getting paid for it.

[Kabuki0009]

arrrr soup butt I don't think I could face another boll again, thanks like innit ;)*****stars

[robziz]

It's amazing how cheerful all the sewerage workers I have met are. They have a funny little saying "It may be sh*t to you, but it's our bread and butter!" Nice image there!

[richandnik]

LOL...

When you mentioned the sewers and the gunk I instantly got a flashback of that Ghostbusters movie and the river of slime.Eww

[ricdal]

The Nintendo Wii is harder to get your hands on in some places than others.

For example:

I have a friend in london that had to wait for 2 months after its release to get his hands on one, i live in sheffield and some of my close friends here had to wait close to 6 months.

There is however an upside to this, i payed £179.99 for my Wii and if i wanted to i could trade it in for cash and get £300 back :)

[littlejinkz]

what are you going to do as a theme for videos next year as you wont be making do anymore? I just got thrown out of a yahoo group for using "smeg" in part of my yahoo ID LOL

[krytenmechanoid]

Hi Robert. My twin boys (Cameron Corey) are huge fans of Red Dwarf, Kryten's their favourite character :) It's their 11th birthday on the 18th of this month and it would mean soooo much to them if you would wish them HAPPY BIRTHDAY :) .... I can't deny it would also make me super mom of the year ;-) .... If you can, thank you! If not, that's ok too :)

[tamakado]

Hey Robert. Thanks for keeping up with these Making Do Videos.

You're a fairly interesting guy you know. Umm. So yeah, keep up the good work, stay healthy and safe, and i wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

[ddrummyh]

always enjoy your video diary, my boyfriends mother was trying to get the grandson a wii for christmas she couldnt get one anywhere back in novemeber so she had to pay £400 at a market to get one and it's chipped with 15 games brand new apparently..personally i wouldnt pay anything like that from a market i'd rather get one from a proper retailer where you get a guarentee with it!

[Dogslovetrucks]

You are doing the English version of the US Show "Dirty Jobs". Awesome! I can't think of a better host!

[johnofnutworld]

I ordered my Wii last October to make sure it was here for Christmas. May I got it.

[hgtfsdrfdfd]

Did you spend so much time taking showers and baths that you forgot to get any sleep? Serious Robert, you look really tired. Regardless, Channel 5 have things that are worth watching on every now and then, and this appears to be one of them. I look forward to it.

[pendo86]

Oh I don't know how you did it! I'd be in the shower for weeks if I went down in the sewers.

[oracleentertainment]

chunky minestrone!

[pedroatlarge]

Pierre is a great ambassador for your channel; to think I would have missed your masterly description of the sewer if Pierre had not responded to you! Did you see any rats? Every movie I've ever seen featuring London's sewers (like Hue & Cry the first Ealing comedy) always has rats!

[englishwitch]

bet you weren't too popular around your house until you'd had a dozen showers or so.

congrats on getting the wii by the way. those things ARE hard to find. I'll bet you paid a pretty penny for it too. best price is 175 quid, I'll wager you paid more than that.

[noshoes]

Dirty Jobs British style. You are perfect for this production. Congrats.

[rdpenny]

I'm abit surpired it's so watered down...but after you explained it it does make sense.

I found something out recently about the sewers in Paris on QI...It seems their sewers match the roads above ground and have the street names on that they follow. Also, they use to do boat rides down there many years back.

Well, enjoy the Wii and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[Oddsweb]

I can see how that could certainly put things into perspective... :¬D it is also great that your family are helping you and joining in with the making do... :¬D Cant wait to see the "how do they do it!" series... :¬D Christmas wishes to you and your family :¬D

[yvedt]

I'll never be able to eat soup again. Gross!

[flydarling]

Not the best thing to watch while I'm cooking but at least I'm disposing of my excess fat responsibly into the bird feeder. Cheers, Lesley

[mu301nh]

excellent vid

[mccoy4eva]

When in January does 'how do they do it' come out? Hopefully near my birthday =P

[hellyersonline]

All the Wii's have sold out where i live... but this is working wonders for ebay - my mate saw one on there last week fo £1,000 :)

[russellgreeno]

Think you were lucky to get a Wii - although there are deliverys weekly to the shops.

[AICabal]

Not something I would ever do, so hats off for going down there.

[ovationceleb]

It's quite a refreshing change to see someone make a video about shite, rather than make a shite video... Just my first thought, probably not very well considered. ;-)

[SmOkM]

lol great stuff

[ovationceleb]

Thank you, thank you... I'm here all week, please tell your friends.

[hostelilit]

i wonder is the series how do they do it? the sister version to, how do they do that? on cable? sounds interesting ill keep an eye out for it in january. i hope you're being well paid for it, cause it would take 'shitloads' of money to get me to visit a sewer. and they say working in television is glamorous. he he he he he

[OrielFilms]

Your all over the telly now :)

I walked into the living room the other dy when my mum ws watching a cooking show and the voice over came on and i said "hey, is that Robert Llewellyn

[starglider2006]

Good to hear you had no trouble getting a Wii where you were. On the other hand, here in Maidstone Kent, it's a nightmare - NO-ONE has them at all (I work in retail so I can guarantee you that it's not a consumerism "trick" to say you can't get a product). There will be a lot of dissapointed kiddies (and adults too) this xmas 'round here!

[Munchlax2982]

feel sorry for you going in that sewer well atleast you clean now. I hope your Wii does come that would be such a nice Christmas gift.

[OldSchoolz86]

I wonder how much you paid for a Wii? ;)

[OhSmeg]

What robert describes in that sewer is what happens to your arteries after going to fast food places. This sounds similar to Dirty Jobs on the US discovery channel.

[ichbinkeinberliner]

OMG! Shudder. The sewers! Knee deep! Ugh! Nightmare material! Imagine if there was a backup and it exploded right on that busy shopping street!!! You should get your kids the Twister game! Loads of fun and silliness. Do you have Twister in England?

[matthews827]

sounds like a good plan to me!

[MDEMONIC689]

There is a guy on ebay right now trying to sell a WII for £1,000,000! There's people auctioning the thing at insane prices hoping that some mug with loads of cash buys into it just to get famous,LOL.

The shops are selling the thing but the problem is you dont see the £179.99 retail kit with sports, retailers are cashing in on the "shortage" and bundling them up with games for £250-350 as the only options.

[capmodesty]

i'm pretty sure that's the only time anyone will hear someone say that it waslovely going into a sewer. hahaha

[squalloogal]

Plenty of Wii's in Australia so no shortage here. Keep us updated to let us know you got it. We also have a Worst Jobs TV program here. Sounds like you may also need bath gifts for Xmas with that job.

[Trellium]

Interesting to think some of those sewers are hundreds of years old! I wonder if you stepped in any Victorian Poo.

p.s.

Just read The Man In the Rubber Mask, very interesting and enjoyable.

[Mutey7]

Sounds like a real fun day.

I'll be looking out for that show mate!

[RemusTard]

"Other unmentionables" lol

[wildste]

Keep us up dated Rob, we want to hear when this Wii arrives.

Hope you conitune this Making Do for next year and see what you can accoplish

[Salva22]

sounds like a shit day ... :p bad i know :D but heh almost done less than 1 month left.

[pitbike2006]

was it nice and warm down there lol

[Zaranyzerak]

I'll assume the fact they're getting a Wii is no big surprise, or that they never watch Daddy's YouTube videos. ;) There's a series on over on our side of the pond that you might find interesting, sounds a bit along the lines of the one you did today, called "Dirty Jobs." It's essentially about a felow who goes off and tries the most bizarre (and often filth-ridden) jobs out there. One episode I saw was about a farmer turning poop into flower baskets. Amazing stuff.

[archdelux]

nice video robert talk about being down in the dumps lol

[biroboy]

i admire you for risking it down there

[doctorevilbad]

I've been to a Win a Wii competition in my local pub. I came second, so didn't win anything!

I like minestrone! :D

[MatthewBearne]

Any messages in bottles in the sewers? Did you see any goldfish?

;)

[AICabal]

3rd!

Ill post something constructive in a sec :P

[weirdstuffanimation6]

that fat sets on the top of the water and maks a sort of skin iv been down to my local sewer and the smell is herific

[iggy35]

The Wii looks great fun, wish my kids wanted one so I could pass it off as one of their presents ;)

But they don't :(

[TheKlink]

they dont know that they're born!!! :P

[wildste]

Well get one for yourself. Its one of those gifts that doesn't really have an age limit.

[AlterEgoTrip]

Thinking about that shopping trip for your job... was there any reason for you to buy anything new if you were going to be lowered down in the sewers. Sad about the waste and problem with cooking fat, it could be used as fuel alterative.. you look well but it must have been a hard day!! Best wishes for the next episode!!