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

[turbo500]

Benny and Michael..

I don't see collecting vacuums as being particularly "weird". Unusual is a good word for it, as Benny pointed out.

I'm not getting insulted, Benny. Just challenging why some people have an ideal of what "normal" is. Based on Michael's description of "normal" posted above, I don't know anyone who fits under that. EVERYONE has something about them that makes them unique or unusual and I would challenge anyone here to find someone who doesn't. So surely by the logic of "normal", if everyone has something about them that makes them different/unusual/unique, then surely being "weird" IS "normal"?

A friend of mines Mum always used to say "everybody is weird. Normal doesn't exist - it's just a setting on a tumble dryer"

 

[singingrainbow]

I also have yet to actually see the program, and I am indeed a bid scared of how they may have twisted around some of the things I said. They also constantly tried to twist what I said during filming and there were things I had to refuse to say or do. God knows how they edited it.


Scott

 

[thekirbylover]

I've just watched it and they made out like the vacuums ruled your lives a bit sad really as I can guarantee they dont [this post was last edited: 1/30/2014-11:11]

 

[gsheen]

Hey Scott

Stuck in the same boat. I have an added problem that I represent the service dep for a major vacuum brand if if it comes accross that I say any thing detrimental I can get into a heap of trouble.

I found the filming to be exhausting a some times when its late you just gave in and said what they wanted to get them too go home.

They Kept making it out that I had rented a warehouse to store my massive vacuum collection which was not true. I stored it at my shop were we filmed.

I told them straight that I would make a huge fuss if I found they had twisted my words, and with multi media been what it is today it will be easy. I was told to say other brands are rubbish.

I don't know why they couldn't just film us been us instead of trying to create drama it and blatantly lie about various aspects.

I even had to make my workshop look messy to fit in with there idea's. I decided that once this has shown then I will post pics on here about how things actually are.

This has really opened my eyes up to Reality TV and how most of it is fake.

 

[ultimatevacman]

I watched the program today. I must say, Gary, Scott and Guido, you have very impressive collections.

 

[sleepdoc]

Comments

The comments in that article were laden with a lack of consideration, but I was surprised they weren't even worse.

 

[jmurray01]

"And which one is that jmurray01?"

<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">Which fence or which side thereof?  </span>


 


<span style="font-family: times new roman,times;">On both accounts, the fence whereby you are either tolerant or not, and the Daily Mail and its readers are not.
</span>

 

[ralph123]

Size of collection

So at what point do you go from being a collector to being a hoarder?

 

[ralph123]

Regarding my question, perhaps I should have said at what point does your collection become more of a burden than an enjoyment? In my experience part of the joy of collecting is keeping the size manageable by occasionally culling the herd.

 

[gsheen]

I think It only becomes Hoarding when you yourself have lost control and cannot manage your collection.

About a month after they filmed me I got Rid of many machines, My collection was more around the 500 mark but that included incomplete machines aswell. I have sold off most of the new ones and kept the valuable ( to me ) ones. Like Scott said for every one I get , I now get rid of a few, Some I just buy ( new ones ) to see how they work and run and then sell on once I have finished investigating.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Well a hoarder is when you have 200 in boxes not seen in moths or even years lol Hi my name is Phill and i'm a hoarder lol. Let's have a huge mini meet and everyone take a box home.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Hoarding

Is when one cannot let go of anything, for all sorts of psychological reasons, with no signs of restoration or display or use of the things ever taking place. A collector tends to focus on only one or a small number of items and does spend time working on their project.

 

[ultraperformer]

Just watched the program, Immediately didn't like the fact it was turned into a competition, but I really should of gathered that from the title before I even watched it!

Scotts mum was so sweet! Very impressive collections all three of you!

Gareth maybe you should treat your wife to a hoilday!

 

[turbo500]

Is when one cannot let go of anything

Spot on, Benny.

An old friends Mum was a compulsive hoarder. She would keep cut-outs from magazines, old TV guides, empty butter tubs, old clothes and shoes (even if she couldn't find the one of the shoes).

The family unfortunately had a house fire a lot of years ago and everything was lost. Ever since, she couldn't throw ANYTHING away. She had a whole bunch of old vacuums as well, actually, but they never got used as there wasn't any floorspace to vacuum.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Turbo500, it is a strange one is that, the fire, because people can go one of three main ways with fires, burglaries, floods, and so on & so forth; either they deal with it & move on, or else become obsessive hoarders, or go the other way into a state of remarkable liberation, realising that all which matters was life & that what was lost was only 'things'. I know a hoarder or too. If the hoarding was the only problem, things might be alright. But it usually isn't. It's whatever else comes with it too that makes it all so much worse. The constant need to acquire and hoard and yet dispense with the most precious thing of all in the process -one's own lifestyle and freedom to do as we please- is heart breaking. I don't think I will ever understand it.

 

[sebo_fan]

Is there any where online this is available to watch>?

 

[gsheen]

Ultra Performer

Hehe ya as I said they take things out of context, The reason we haven't been on holiday is we have been building a business( my wife actually said this but they edited it out ) that has taken allot of our time and Money. If you have ever started a business from scratch you will know what I mean. There is no breaks or weekends off you work all the time. This year will be the first time we will have a break soon.

 

[thekirbylover]

you can watch it here

http://gorillavid.in/tr9g28hbhbse

 

[gsheen]

This is what I was saying further up. They made us out to be complete freaks who were totally obsessed by vacuums our lives consumed by them. That is simply not True. I am a Happily Married man with two wonderful litle monsters( they take after their dad) I love to go for long drives with my family, I love pets I have allot, I am a avid gardener and grow my own vegetables, I Love woodwork and build allot of our furniture myself. I am an engineer who loves solving design faults.

But if you look at this I am a vacuum loving idiot who puts vacuums ahead of everything else in my life.

The day they came and did the first filming I realized this had little o do with them telling our story as much as it had to do with them creating drama and making Ratings. I actually called them that night and said I didn't want to do it any more as I didt like the way they portrayed it. Joanne talked me into it again saying that it was a once in a life time opportunity, That said she was pretty furious when she saw the film and how they had edited what she had said.

 

[nycwriter]

Meh.

It's the Daily Mail.

Who the hell cares. You're all better than that.

Move on.

 

[dysonman1]

I'm sorry you guys suffered that experience. When I'm filmed here at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum, they can't take things out of context. My collection is displayed to the public, and they are used for the engineers to learn and create even better vacuums. All the documentaries that have been filmed here have turned out beautiful. Perhaps because the machines are on display and are not in my home changes the perspective.

 

[beerad]

This is exactly why

I stayed away from these people.

 

[sebo_fan]

Personally I wouldn't have taken part either. There's one thing being a member of a forum and another to state or show off your collection nationally. I was at two minds whether to do the video test of that Hotpoint washing machine I took part in, never mind show off my vacuums.

You can only give some people benefit of the doubt, but when it comes to media, there's very little doubt that a lot of them will present you properly.