Daily Mail: Weird world of the men obsessed with vacuum cleaners

[turbo500]

An article regarding 3 vacuum collectors - some recognisable people here.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...ld-men-obsessed-vacuum-cleaners-revealed.html

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Can't believe the ignorance in the comments box.

 

[turbo500]

Can't believe the ignorance in the comments box

Ditto. I'm waiting until I get home before I start replying to a few of those narrow minded, uppity arseholes.

Typical Daily Mail readers.

Having said that, I don't think the article did us any favours. It makes vacuum collectors look like a freakshow. I'm sure none of the 3 people featured in the article are in anyway strange or weird, but in true british press style, they've latched onto 1 passing comment or tiny detail and blown it all out of proportion.

Typical Daily Mail.

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Like one says 'They probably don't know how to use one' & that 'He looks as if he's about to have sex with all of his hoovers'

Honestly, do people really have to be so ignorant?

 

[hi-loswitch98]

They're all snobs, the lot of them (dailymail readers). It also dosent help that it's under the 'femail' section.

 

[madabouthoovers]

The Daily Fail is always the same - full of Essex boys and Essex girl readers comments, and rude ones at that.


So what if we have strange habits like collecting vacuums?


Its a pity there is no one from the UK there - I thought maybe Sebo_fan, or Kirbymodel2C may have featured?


 


304 vacs? John Long (Gottahaveahoove) has more than that lol.  Speaking of John, what happened to him? he hasn't been on for ages?


 


 

 

[ultraperformer]

Before I even clicked on the link I knew the comments section was going to be intresting!

Clash of the Collectors, tonight at 9.30pm on National Geographic - will deffo Sky+ it.

 

[thekirbylover]

To be honest vacuum collecting is strange/weird not to us, but when someone who has no interest reads that some people are obsessed and that people have them crammed into there homes they're not really showing us in a good light so how do you expect positive comments, yes people will make joke the most famous being that I receive sexual favours off my henry but oh well

 

[turbo500]

Michael, I completely disagree. I think the kind of people who make those jokes are....well...Daily Mail readers. Narrow minded, ignorant people. Lots and lots of people collect many MANY different things - stamps, books, records, china, jewelry, clothes, cars, bikes, shoes, photographs, dead insects. Why is our hobby any different from those?

 

[vintagerepairer]

Sometimes I wonder if I am reading the same forum as some of you.

 

[hi-loswitch98]

Why?

 

[vintagerepairer]

Why?

Because when it gets nasty on here, a few of you really know how to go for it. The comments on that Daily Mail website are no less mature or spiteful as some of what I have seen on here. We had a saying back in my day. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

 

[jmurray01]

I think it is safe to say which side of the fence the Daily Mail and their readers are on!!

 

[hi-loswitch98]

And which one is that jmurray01?

 

[thekirbylover]

Why is our hobby any different from those?

it isn't but you cant say that it is normal to have 300 vacuum cleaners which take over your home, not everyone collects something, and yes I think it is strange even though I am the one who does it I've learned not to question it as much, its NOT normal to have vacuums taking over your house I dont understand why you are trying to make out it is

 

[vintagerepairer]

"I dont understand why you are trying to make out it is". Presumably because it is an opportunity to get offended about something.

 

[beko1987]

ANYWAY

Anyone watching this? Some enviable machines out there!

 

[alexhoovers94]

I don't know why you all care so much as long as you are happy and ot is not taking over your life then do it and don't let anyone get in the way of that.

 

[turbo500]

its NOT normal to have vacuums taking over your house

so what IS "normal", Michael? I dare you to try and define it...