Friday, March 30, 2007
He said, "Maybe you could give me 5 dollars!"
When we moved, we decided not to bring Katherine's vacuum with us across the country. We didn't think it was worth the bother. It didn't really do the job that it was meant to do. The smallest task made that thing work very hard. When we left it behind, it wasn't really doing a very good job. I guess we thought that we would be able to find one and replace it no problem. I know that I had a bit of sticker shock when I found out how much (new) vacuum cleaners cost. They start at about $60 and go to over $2000 for the really deluxe models. I don't know what a $2000 vacuum cleaner would do - I suspect it might suck the carpet right off your floor. On the other end of the spectrum, I guess that the $60 model wouldn't do anything much at all. It would probably just make a lot of noise. Needless to say, we have been without a vacuum since the summer. Earlier this week, our dreams came true when I saw an ad in the online bargain finder Used Ottawa.
This is what was delivered to my door. It was missing one of the wheels, I guess it fell off during transport. The guy who dropped it off said, "Friend, tonight you get a deal. I lost a wheel when we moved it and so I'm going to give it to you for nothing". I asked if it works and he assured me that it did, then he said maybe I could give him $5 for gas. He was driving an F-150 and I could appreciate that the $5 would be needed. So, I handed over a fiver and took my new prize inside the house. I plugged it in and the floorboards almost came up. It's probably only 60 years old but it's still going strong. Tomorrow, the car is going to be very clean.
This is a picture of Katherine trying to vacuum the cat. She likes to do that. The cat ran away.
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3 comments:
wow, it's a vintage electrolux. I have a vintage electrolux too that i got from my grandma. They last forever!
This all goes to prove one can go a long time without vacuuming and that's a good thing. I was thrilled to read of the invention of a robot vacuum a few years ago and have been interested in one of them ever since and I think they are down from the $2000 price point now (another very good thing) just think of leaving it to buzz up and down the living room while you disappear for the day. Do you think extensive instruction reading is required to make this machine operate ? That could be a downside for me.
On a different hummmm...thanks for your calls Chris - I meant to call tonight -but now it's too late in Ottawa. Jane
Wow, look at the classic lines on that sucker!! (no pun intended, by the way). You can really see how the sleek body style is inspired by the 1963 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special.
On a related note, we were recently offered a free trip to two to Mexico in exchange for sitting through a sales pitch for some whiz-bang vacuum system. We finally decided, "Not worth it"." We have a Kenmore that has served us well, but there is no chance we'll be selling it for even the cost of gas 50 years on. It'll be dumpster fodder long before.
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