In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom I wouldn't piss in dysons ear if his brain was on fire.
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@woe2you @CppGuy @MarkHoltom My understanding is that Henry's are really low-tech as far as vacuum cleaners go - they may not have all the bells and whistles of more modern machines, but they take all the abuse you can throw at them, and are easily replaceable with readily accessible spare parts, which is why they are do beloved by contract cleaners
It is apparently possible to build one from off the shelf parts, but why would you do that when it's cheaper to buy a new one?@stuartb @CppGuy @MarkHoltom I don't think anyone would literally build one from parts, it's just a way of illustrating that something has 100% spares availability.
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@stuartb @CppGuy @MarkHoltom I don't think anyone would literally build one from parts, it's just a way of illustrating that something has 100% spares availability.
@woe2you @CppGuy @MarkHoltom The only example of something similar i can think of is when Charles Church bought the RAF's stockpile of spare parts for Spifires in the 1980, and managed to build a plane from them that was registered as a genuine, authentic, very late production aircraft rather than a replica, which tend yo use non-authentic parts.
But then, the Dpitfire had been out of production for 40 years, and even examples in really poor shape cost more than the parts. -
In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom Henry FTW.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom
At our repair café, it's a stream of expensive Dysons that need to be fixed. Henrys almost never (and they are super-easy to fix, unless someone used it to suck up water)
With Dysons, it's usually blocked filters and/or perished hoses.
I could say that they suck, but the problem is that they don't...
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It's only one couple's experience, but we had a Dyson vacuum cleaner and the thing kept breaking down every three months. Fortunately, we'd bought an extended warranty and we got free parts. When the parts were no longer available, the insurer gave us a replacement machine, also made by #Dyson, which was much worse and couldn't actually clean our carpets.
We gave up on it and bought a #Henry. We couldn't be happier with it.
@CppGuy @MarkHoltom Not to mention that in my experience those overpriced products are very noisy. I'd rather get anything else with decent suction and less dBs.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom Don't worry "common people" ( like us ) can't afford to buy Dyson stuff .. it's too expensive .. Henry works perfectly fine.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom dyson sucks
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@CppGuy @MarkHoltom Good call. I bought a Henry because it's what I always see contract cleaners using. Apparently they're fairly repairable too, not that I've needed to.
Oh, and Dyson supported Brexit too. So he can get in the bin with Tim Martin.
Henrys are brilliant, and rarely go wrond.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom Thanks for this. I was considering a Dyson even though it is more expensive than I prefer, but now No Dysons ever.
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Henrys are brilliant, and rarely go wrond.
@Thebratdragon @CppGuy @MarkHoltom Yup. I don't want fancy wanky unreliable rubbish, I just want a rugged vacuum that doesn't suck.
Wait, no.
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It's only one couple's experience, but we had a Dyson vacuum cleaner and the thing kept breaking down every three months. Fortunately, we'd bought an extended warranty and we got free parts. When the parts were no longer available, the insurer gave us a replacement machine, also made by #Dyson, which was much worse and couldn't actually clean our carpets.
We gave up on it and bought a #Henry. We couldn't be happier with it.
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Henrys are brilliant, and rarely go wrond.
@Thebratdragon @woe2you @CppGuy @MarkHoltom I completely agree.
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@Thebratdragon @woe2you @CppGuy @MarkHoltom I completely agree.
@johnhenrythe3rd @woe2you @CppGuy @MarkHoltom
My other issue with Dysons, is they are foookin heavy, I had wrist issues and trying to use one could break me for the day.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom
Ever since Dyson backed Brexit - because he believed it would mean he could cut labour protections- I've been telling people to boycott Dyson.I moved to Canada following Brexit, and my message #DontBuyDyson has a new audience. But more people need to know about his role in UK disastrous COVID.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom Although there was a fair amount of confusion from the tech bros. Most were producing CPAP machines which required vast amounts of oxygen to operate, which we didn't have. The Dyson would have stayed on the shelf. Proper invasive ventilators were needed.
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@MarkHoltom
Henry and his friends (vacuum cleaners) are greatReally tough, easy and cheap to repair - all the parts are available, even just the very end end of the hose that gets worn away when used without any attachment
British company, headquartered in the UK.
@OliverNoble @MarkHoltom can you get them for 120-volt households?
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom
And don't buy a (new) 'Volvo'.Volvo isn't that Swedish company anymore. It's now just a brand name owned by a Chinese company.
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In 1959, Volvo invented the three point seat belt and released the patent to it for free, realising it would save millions of lives.
In 2020 (Covid), James Dyson asked for a tax cut before he would even try to build a ventilator to save a life, then moved his business abroad to avoid tax. He didn't deliver a single ventilator.
Don’t buy a Dyson.
@MarkHoltom Dyson pays sweet FA in tax, but his massive profits are being used to buy up vast swaths of British farmland.
It was once said “buy land, they are not making it any more”.
