Random Irritations

[GreiginFife]

Got another. How does a vacuum cleaner with a motor as powerful as a hair dryer cost £199 and a proper one with a motor that's 1300 Electrolux by the way only cost £50? How I wish you could still get this

Not sure what your actual point is here. Hairdryers usually consume around 1800-2000W but bear in mind there is a heating element in there which consunes the majority of that power and the rating on a hairdryer isn't motor power IIRC. A small hairdryer with a 2KW motor would be pretty wild to handle. So not comparable to a vacuum at all.
For vacuums themselves, I assume you mean smaller motors being more expensive?

Motors are not just motors though; induction, brushed, brushless.
Different technologies cost different amounts to produce, R&D etc.
Then you have efficiencies of scale, a smaller induction motor of say 950W is probably as efficient or more so than that 1300W brushed motor.

If you don't understand stuff, its probably best for everyone if you try not to get irritated by it.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Teachers !!!! Seriously???? "you've kept the country going". The clown that has just been shown saying this had better not get near me.

Do you think it’s worth having a little think about that comment for a minute and maybe you can then reevaluate and understand how clueless that statement isn

 

[PJ87]

I have to ask, and I'm sure I ask on behalf of many forumites..

What is wrong with your head, man?

I'm not sure if he's just jealous of public workers or just is a bit thick.

 

[rudebhoy]

Yes it is, she looks like an android in certain angles ?
Are we allowed to discuss the plot? My money is on her father or lawyer friend being involved somehow ?

her dad is too obvious.

my missus has gone from thinking it was Hugh Grant, to it being Nicole Kidman, to her dad, to the victim's husband. She now thinks it's the victim's son

I'm with you on her lawyer pal.

 

[USER1999]

Rugby players socially distancing during the anthems, when in a few moments they will be in a scrum or a ruck. Pointless.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Rugby players socially distancing during the anthems, when in a few moments they will be in a scrum or a ruck. Pointless.

We were saying the same thing ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

All the neighbours putting Christmas lights up because the road next to us has. a) its only the bloody 21st November and b) since when has it become a competition. We have one annoying neighbour that seems to think he runs the street and what he says the outer neighbours sheepishly follow (except us). Very disappointing

 

[PJ87]

All the neighbours putting Christmas lights up because the road next to us has. a) its only the bloody 21st November and b) since when has it become a competition. We have one annoying neighbour that seems to think he runs the street and what he says the outer neighbours sheepishly follow (except us). Very disappointing

I suggested to my Xmas mad wife that we put the tree up one week early just because where else can we go?

She was mortified

 

[Blue in Munich]

Peter Walton; "VAR isn't there to get the right decision."

He is an even bigger muppet as a pundit than he was as a referee, and I didn't think that was possible.

 

[Pin-seeker]

People being offended by The Fairytale of New York lyrics ?‍

Life must be SO hard for them

 

[robinthehood]

I suggested to my Xmas mad wife that we put the tree up one week early just because where else can we go?

She was mortified

I'm putting up my outside lights tomroow. Make the place more cheery

 

[Crumplezone]

People being offended by The Fairytale of New York lyrics ?‍

Life must be SO hard for them

Apparently the Pogues don't mind the alternative version being used. After all they re recorded it in 1994 for the same reason.

 

[BubbaP]

I suggested to my Xmas mad wife that we put the tree up one week early just because where else can we go?

She was mortified

Some radio programmes and other media have been suggesting going up early this year for similar reasons - something to do. I envisage me caving in earlier than usual. Mind we're in a no streetlights area, so the outdoor lights do lighten the gloom.

 

[Orikoru]

All the neighbours putting Christmas lights up because the road next to us has. a) its only the bloody 21st November and b) since when has it become a competition. We have one annoying neighbour that seems to think he runs the street and what he says the outer neighbours sheepishly follow (except us). Very disappointing

I suggested to my Xmas mad wife that we put the tree up one week early just because where else can we go?

She was mortified

I actually think we're past the point of moaning saying it's too early. Only a week and a half until December, and given that we're largely stuck indoors for the time being what better time to do it? Why begrudge someone for an activity they can actually do at home to pass the time and feel a bit more cheerful about things?

 

[PJ87]

I actually think we're past the point of moaning saying it's too early. Only a week and a half until December, and given that we're largely stuck indoors for the time being what better time to do it? Why begrudge someone for an activity they can actually do at home to pass the time and feel a bit more cheerful about things?

I'm actually running out of jobs I'm sure of it lol

Next week I'll wet and forget the garden and I think that's my last job I need done

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I actually think we're past the point of moaning saying it's too early. Only a week and a half until December, and given that we're largely stuck indoors for the time being what better time to do it? Why begrudge someone for an activity they can actually do at home to pass the time and feel a bit more cheerful about things?

Up to a point I would agree but it was more the "the next street has so we need to" that annoyed me more. The other street has always gone to town big time for Christmas and most gardens have the large inflatable santas, more and more lights every year and make it a real effort as a community. We have this one neighbour who has taken it on himself to make sure our street HAS to compete with the other and has railroaded most of the the neighbours into following suit. There is no way we're ever having an inflatable anything in the garden and both HID and I think less is more in terms of decorations and don't want to have outside lights on our house.

 

[chellie]

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We have that.

 

[Slime]

All the neighbours putting Christmas lights up because the road next to us has. a) its only the bloody 21st November and b) since when has it become a competition. We have one annoying neighbour that seems to think he runs the street and what he says the outer neighbours sheepishly follow (except us). Very disappointing

Maybe they think you're the annoying neighbour for not going with the flow.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Maybe they think you're the annoying neighbour for not going with the flow.

They probably do. However neither my wife and I have been into decorating our house at Christmas that way and certainly wouldn't do it on the say so of a neighbour and certainly not before December, with or without lockdown. As I said for us, less is more

 

[USER1999]

I decorate on Christmas eve. It comes down on 12th night. That is Christmas.