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Giving Women a Chance to Feel the Power

Aired May 27, 2003 - 05:57   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Annika Sorenstam it isn't, but one home improvement store is giving women a chance to feel the power. To be more precise, the power tools.
Our Jeanne Moos takes us on a power trip.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): If you think nails are something to be polished rather than hammered, if you wander aimlessly around home improvement stores unable to distinguish a nut from the washer, maybe what you need is a drill sergeant.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Push. Push it all the way. Use all your muscles.

MOOS: At over 1,500 Home Depots across the country, it was Do- It-Herself night.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Wait till my husband finds out.

MOOS: Finds out she's entered the mysterious world of power tools.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You hold that little thing and then the screw goes in and you say wow.

MOOS: From the power drill to the jigsaw...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There you go.

MOOS: ... to the ever so intimidating...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Don't press any buttons yet.

MOOS: ... circular saw.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is it held this way?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No,, no,. Hold it straight down.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Turn it on.

MOOS: A survey for Home Depot shows that 69 percent of women want to improve their home improvement skills. Wouldn't it be nice to be like Home Depot's Marlene Pratt?

MARLENE PRATT: Yes, I can build a house from the ground up. I'm not that great of a cook, but I can build a house from the ground up.

MOOS: The first tip involved fingertips.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Watch your fingers.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Watch your finger.

MOOS: It's enough to give you gray hair, unless you already have it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Beautiful. That's nice.

MOOS: Gerry Senior proclaimed the power drill easier than expected. But when she got to the circular saw...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That was kind of new. I was a little frightened on that.

MOOS: But there were no injuries, no Texas chain saw massacres. If power tools aren't your thing...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Tonight you're going to learn how to put a patio down.

MOOS: Here at Home Depot, the do-it-herselfers start young.

(on camera): Did you ever build anything before?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: A box.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Go ahead, start this off.

MOOS (voice-over): Get out the goggles...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you have long hair, tie your hair behind your back.

MOOS: These women weren't just introduced, they were seduced by power tools.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's powerful!

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Every tool known to man -- now to women.

MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired May 27, 2003 - 05:57   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Annika Sorenstam it isn't, but one home improvement store is giving women a chance to feel the power. To be more precise, the power tools.
Our Jeanne Moos takes us on a power trip.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): If you think nails are something to be polished rather than hammered, if you wander aimlessly around home improvement stores unable to distinguish a nut from the washer, maybe what you need is a drill sergeant.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Push. Push it all the way. Use all your muscles.

MOOS: At over 1,500 Home Depots across the country, it was Do- It-Herself night.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Wait till my husband finds out.

MOOS: Finds out she's entered the mysterious world of power tools.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You hold that little thing and then the screw goes in and you say wow.

MOOS: From the power drill to the jigsaw...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There you go.

MOOS: ... to the ever so intimidating...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Don't press any buttons yet.

MOOS: ... circular saw.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is it held this way?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No,, no,. Hold it straight down.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Turn it on.

MOOS: A survey for Home Depot shows that 69 percent of women want to improve their home improvement skills. Wouldn't it be nice to be like Home Depot's Marlene Pratt?

MARLENE PRATT: Yes, I can build a house from the ground up. I'm not that great of a cook, but I can build a house from the ground up.

MOOS: The first tip involved fingertips.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Watch your fingers.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Watch your finger.

MOOS: It's enough to give you gray hair, unless you already have it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Beautiful. That's nice.

MOOS: Gerry Senior proclaimed the power drill easier than expected. But when she got to the circular saw...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That was kind of new. I was a little frightened on that.

MOOS: But there were no injuries, no Texas chain saw massacres. If power tools aren't your thing...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Tonight you're going to learn how to put a patio down.

MOOS: Here at Home Depot, the do-it-herselfers start young.

(on camera): Did you ever build anything before?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: A box.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Go ahead, start this off.

MOOS (voice-over): Get out the goggles...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you have long hair, tie your hair behind your back.

MOOS: These women weren't just introduced, they were seduced by power tools.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's powerful!

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Every tool known to man -- now to women.

MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com