Starship troopers

[beaufighter]

Small balls

Yep, it's believable the part where the arctics get picked up but the small plastic balls get left behind. I call it the Dyson principle. That is after buying one of these "revolutionary" pieces of cr@p you realise that the only thing that has been sucked in is the consumer. Dyson not only got me once but twice! After the first one breaking my wife wanted another - they don't learn - but seeing as she is in charge of the housework I bowed to her wisdom. Dyson number 2, still picks up things like coins and socks (don't ask) but not the tiny specks of fluff that cling for dear life to the carpet. As for the small balls, tiny pieces of polystyrene that the previous owner of our house had used for loft insulation. Oh, how I would like to thank him for using this. When I was boarding the loft floor and properly insulating loads of this stuff came down. The name of the game is to see how many pieces of this the Dyson actually manages to pick up. Made more difficult as the "cyclone" action supercharges each ball with static electricity.

Back to the telly, I have just looked at the christmas line up and it actually does get worse each year. How do they do it.

[Sancho]

Yep, it's believable the part where the arctics get picked up but the small plastic balls get left behind. I call it the Dyson principle. That is after buying one of these "revolutionary" pieces of cr@p you realise that the only thing that has been sucked in is the consumer. Dyson not only got me once but twice! After the first one breaking my wife wanted another - they don't learn - but seeing as she is in charge of the housework I bowed to her wisdom. Dyson number 2, still picks up things like coins and socks (don't ask) but not the tiny specks of fluff that cling for dear life to the carpet. As for the small balls, tiny pieces of polystyrene that the previous owner of our house had used for loft insulation. Oh, how I would like to thank him for using this. When I was boarding the loft floor and properly insulating loads of this stuff came down. The name of the game is to see how many pieces of this the Dyson actually manages to pick up. Made more difficult as the "cyclone" action supercharges each ball with static electricity.

Back to the telly, I have just looked at the christmas line up and it actually does get worse each year. How do they do it.

Don't get me started on Dysons. My mum had five in a row break on her and they refused to give her any more replacements after that because she was 'using it wrong'. Absolute sh!t.

[MattF]

Should I even bother to mention the grammatical incorrectness of using the
word 'wrong' in that sentence?

[Apache]

Don't get me started on Dysons. My mum had five in a row break on her and they refused to give her any more replacements after that because she was 'using it wrong'. Absolute sh!t.

Good grief! We had one for 7 years and have just slung it out because the carrying handle fell off when it fell down the stairs.

Bought another one a few months back. Superb bit of kit! Even sucks the colour out of the carpets!

Perhaps I'll start running courses on how to use vacuum cleaners...

[BUSHWHACKER]

We've got one of the originals, and we know how to use it!

[Apache]

Should I even bother to mention the grammatical incorrectness of using the
word 'wrong' in that sentence?

You missed 'arctics'. Unless the twister was able to pick up an entire continent that is...

Just thought I'd point out your imperfect pointing out

[Sancho]

Should I even bother to mention the grammatical incorrectness of using the
word 'wrong' in that sentence?

No, it was in inverted commas - denoting a quote from the original source. I appreciate that '(sic)' should have been inserted after 'wrong' to acknowledge the grammatical incorrectness, and will pay more attention in future.

I'm not playing this game anymore. It's for the best.

[MattF]

I'm not playing this game anymore. It's for the best.

It's not just me who is becoming paranoid regarding double checking their
pronunciation and spelling then, I assume?

[Sancho]

It's not just me who is becoming paranoid regarding double checking their
pronunciation and spelling then, I assume?

No. It's you and me. Everyone else thinks we're a pair of tw@ts.

[MattF]

No. It's you and me. Everyone else thinks we're a pair of tw@ts.

[beaufighter]

Apache and Bushwacker, if you want to suggest to my wife that she needs to go on a course on how to use the Dyson then good luck to yer!! I have on occasion offered advice (constructive critisism I think it is termed) and have paid the price. The carrying handle on a Dyson? No, only better made machines have these. I don't think the pushy handle is up to the job. Whilst lifting mine be this when I was helpfully taking it upstairs, although the handle was locked into place, it ejected itself from the body which then clattered down the stairs marking the wall as it went. As I said a pile off CR@P!!!

Sorry about Arctic, but writing in haste.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Eh! How am I involved all of a sudden? I was just stating a fact!

[beaufighter]

I think it was when you said you knew how to use it.

[Apache]

Ours (both of them) have carrying handles and are superb machines!

As soon as I have enough numbers to justify booking a conference centre, I'll send joining details for the course

[stormforce]

Don't get me started on Dysons. My mum had five in a row break on her and they refused to give her any more replacements after that because she was 'using it wrong'. Absolute sh!t.

my mrs got thru a couple and apparently the hoover was sucking up the wrong dust........what the hell is the wrong dust for christ sake