Rubbish Equipment

A certain person at work who shall remain nameless, seems obsessed with replacing perfectly serviceable equipment with rubbish.

It started when the battery on our works Dyson V6 started to go. It was unceremoniously thrown in the bin, from which I rescued it and purchased a replacement, non-Dyson battery from China. It now works perfectly and has been supplementing our stable of vacuum cleaners at home for about 6 months. The replacement that was purchased was reassuringly expensive, but useless - especially when vacuuming out cars or picking up leaves from the showroom mats.

We had a wonderful leaf blower that developed a hole in the bag. Rather than buying a new bag, a totally new leaf blower was bought, but it looks as if it was meant for kids. It's all of 3 feet long.

I have to assume a stooped over gait to use it, resulting in excruciating back pain if used for more than a few minutes. The old leaf blower is residing in my shed, complete with a new bag, ready for use around the new pond when the hedge starts shedding.

I hate to see good equipment thrown away for want of a small, cheap part.

Talking of rubbish equipment, are you aware that in America, the Tesla is bottom of the list for reliability? In the UK it ties with the Landrover for that position.