*does math - runs out of fingers/toes so grabs paper* yeah rugby team is more likely.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
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*does math - runs out of fingers/toes so grabs paper* yeah rugby team is more likely.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I agree with rugby!Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
thats just too many kids! :blush:
Hey I get to be Auntie to all these kids right? But I don't do nappy to kids who are walking!
What? It's the easiest surgery ever! Two minutes! And really, do you want that much competition between your little "teammates"? :biggrin5:Quote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
:D just sponsered my sister and cousin to do the race for life ^^
:lol: Two is plenty for me, and I certainly can't imagine life with more. Things always feel like :willy_nilly: when no one is doing this :incazzato: and this :bawling:. Who needs more than two when between my two I swear I have at least 8 different personalities :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
All in all though, the procedure to make things permanent isn't too bad. Mine was just quick surgery after giving birth to my daughter, and I only have maybe a 1/2 inch scar to show for it. I just couldn't bring myself to ask my hubby to have anything done when I was in the hospital anyway and I had a minimum of 6 weeks before returning to work.
The Pens didn't do so great in their first playoff game, but I'm not too worried about it. They are, after all, the best team that has ever existed.
Excellent! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aravona
So, I need a new vacuum cleaner. I like the bagless ones.
Any suggestions?
those bagless ones seem pretty cool! But they are expensive right? Dyson by far the best brand.
My last two have been bagless but they were not Dyson. The Dyson models are ridiculously expensive and, in my experience, no matter how much money you pay, a vacuum does not last more than three years so I usually opt for a non-flashy reputable brand (like Hoover, Samsung etc).
my vacuum cleaner is at least 15 years old, never had any trouble with it.
get a water filter vacume... the rainbow is the best but is almost £2,000
What make is it??Quote:
Originally Posted by Lulim
:D
Har har!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Might as well hire a cleaner, which might cost less! :p
Dont worry! I dont think forking out rediculous amounts of money for the best brand is always the best idea. sometimes cheaper models last longer and you get your moneys worth out of them. My mams had the same Nilfisk for about 15 years.
Siemens, I think ... of course, it gets plenty of rest, I don't use it too frequently :blush:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
My mother had her first one for years as well but the ones she got later on did not last that long (still they did not resign after only 2 years).Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Siemens is a very good brand, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lulim
Maybe this is my problem: I vacuum everyday (and there are days I might twice :-/).
Does anyone know where I can get a life?
:goof:
I've had a Kenmore for about 4 years now. It's healthy enough for the time being. The only issue I have is that it needs a belt, but other than that all is well. I know my mom had the same brand for around 10 years, and she never had issues other than new belts, filters, etc. I know that mine has been used and abused, and it is still cleaning up dog hair like a pro :)
Whats with that! I mean, my mam has also had the same microwave since i was about five also. She also had a cooker and a washing machine for about ten years and after they were replaced, suddenly she was replacing them more frequantly. I think products just get crappier the more they are mass marketed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
They do I'm afraid. My husband explained it all to me in tech terms regarding the electronic components, but all I really understood is that they're crap :mad:. Things are made to be disposable. I remember my first cell phone, and the darn thing would still work like a charm if there was a service provider for it. My new shiny one will maybe make it the full two years before I'm due for another one. Disposable is the name of the game any more, but if they're made to just be thrown away it just seems awful that they charge as much as they do. $800 for a washer isn't bad if it will make it 10 years, but when it only lasts for 5... Then it isn't too much of a deal at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Well, this is a Brave New World!
:p
I have a motorola razor phone. its probably about 5 years old. I've had a couple of phones since that have lasted a year, year and a half. my sister had one of the old nokia 3210? phones and she had it for two years, my mam had it for two years, then i had it for a year and i think someone else still has it. must be at least 9 years old now. They really know how to make money. Build a not so trusty phone and people will buy a new one quicker.
:lol: Very true. I'm always geared up for my new one after 2 years, but then I also try to stick to a phone that I can get for free. This time was hard since there are some new tech savvy phones that I'm dying to get my hands on. Anyone have a Droid they would like to give me ;)
hmm, I don't think so. We have a saying here: Soll es funktionieren oder soll es Siemens sein? – meaning something like: Do you want it to work or do you want Siemens? :biggrin5:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lulim
My parents' first washing machine and fridge were Siemens and they lasted for 19 years, I think?
I think part of the problem is that these days the labour is so expensive (and the prices of the new ones are lower) that if you call a technician to fix your broken machine, it costs almost as much as a new one - especially if they replace a part. So, most people opt for a new one rather than having a "mended" machine.
I think I've found the problem.:nod::frown2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Electronics... now heres something I can talk about!! ^_^
We had a microwave that we'd had for about 10 years it was awesome... I melted it by cooking a jacket potato in it for 45 minutes! We also had a very old kettle, about 8 years? I managed to get the wire hooked around the hob of the oven, went to make some soup... burnt through the wire. Electrical fire FTL! ... As for our hoover... I never touched that, Probs why our dyson made it to about 6/7 years before it bust!
Luckily my fiance's dad can fix anything! His tv blew up, actually smoked... if you look in it now, theres some missing parts which have been replaced by wire, lego and blu-tac. Tv works great now!
I suppose I should promote a Dyson - we made parts for them and my last ever dispatch from the factory before we closed down was a completion of one of their orders. But - the model I actually owned did not actually last very long. I can't say I used it as frequently as Scher but it did battle with dog and cat hairs - but then, I expect a vac to do that as par for the course.
I have a Vax bagless model now: it was chosen for its light weight rather than its cleaning ability - no dogs or cats now but I was staggering about on two sticks at the time and needed something that would move with minimum effort. It is however as good as anything I've had previously. I've decided on cheap and cheerful for both vacs and washing machines - if I'm going to have to fork out for both within five years, as I've had to with both expensive and cheap models, then minimum outlay each time is for me. My toaster cost £3.45 four years ago - I shall not mind binning it when the time comes but at the moment it's going strong!
I can still only use an upright vac model - which type do you prefer - upright or cylinder?
*HUGE eye-roll*
Aaaand we're talking about vacuums again.
I want a Henry hoover but my other half won't let me have one.Quote:
Originally Posted by kasie
I get the cylinder because it is easier to store for me and also I get the feeling that the upright models won't get to those hard to reach spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by kasie
How about those vacuums that also wash the carpets? I saw a Vax (I think?) which was around £100. Are they good?This was fun to read! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Aravona
Why not?Quote:
I want a Henry hoover but my other half won't let me have one.
haha well I like electronics!
And he wont let me have a Henry cos he thinks they are silly!
Well, he may think they look silly but the man who is here doing my decorating for me has one in the back of his van and he is nothing if not fussy about cleaning up after himself, so he must think they work and are good value for money. (Yes, he is a Treasure.)
Scher - you are right about uprights not getting in the hard-to reach-places, though they do have hand tools you can attach. I just can't use cylinder models - I fall over, nothing to lean on!
I like the new dyson, the space saving one... but my other half and I plan to have dogs, so need a good dog hair vaccum, and theres a fair few new ones :)
They used to make electronic appliances that were good and reliable, but that's not very profitable, so they've given up the habit.
My parents still have the microwave oven they bought when my older brother was born (its 25th birthday isn't that far away), and it's working as good as new despite its old age.
By the way, I never understood how people break their cell phones so easily. I've had three cell phones in 7 years, but both my old ones were still working fine when I changed them for a newer model. My first one was Nokia 5110, old already when I got it (it was huge compared to those 3310 and 3330 models everyone else had at that time), so I got a new one two years later. Then I got my recent one when I graduated from upper secondary school three years ago, and there hasn't been any problems with it at all, it doesn't even look worn.
Anyway, this vacuum cleaner conversation isn't really my thing. I can participate with saying that yes, I own one, and yes, it's been fine, but I think it's lonely and feels like I'm neglecting it :blush:
:lol: I do all the things to a phone that you shouldn't do:D I drop them and run them through the washing machine. I let the kids play with them and forget to pull them out of the car in the hot summer sun. I'm just not good at caring for them, but then I run on the assumption that I get a new one every two years anyway, so no real point in worrying over it. I'm normally ready for one by the time my contract is up anyway. I love gadgets, and after two years the technology is changed enough that I am ready for a new toy.
Now, if only I could get my husband talked into the new computer that I want.
I am a boy. I am here. I plan to stay here. And you can do nothing. muhahahaha :reddevil: :D
Welcome, would you like to talk about the latest hair styles :ihih:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nikhar
Oh, I'm not worried. On regular intervals a certain subject of girl-talk pops up, the one that has so far been very successful in driving away all the male intruders. Was it Virgil who once came here, exlaimed "What a gruesome subject. I just wanted to see what this thread is all about and now I wish I never did :sick:" and left, scarred for life :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nikhar