tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post7919413488464091259..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Some Assembly RequiredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-19616906684115837042009-07-09T13:31:37.616-04:002009-07-09T13:31:37.616-04:00I have about four vacuums, all of them work, I don...I have about four vacuums, all of them work, I don't use them. If I can't find someone to pay to do it, it doesn't get done.<br /><br />However, I do Swiffer hard floors and just did the front bathroom and hall and the kitchen--took me two hours!<br /><br />Much too old to work this hard. <br /><br />Now to the writing.<br /><br />Marilyn a.k.a. F.M. MeredithMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-40114409766049626382009-07-09T10:09:59.049-04:002009-07-09T10:09:59.049-04:00I am a poor housekeeper, but that's not my rea...I am a poor housekeeper, but that's not my reason for breathing air, anyway. So, I have just accepted it about myself. Saves a lot of useless guilt.<br /><br />We have a Hoover Wind Tunnel, about 10 years old and works pretty well. We have/had/will have cats. I have longish hair. But, I'm a lousy housekeeper. Figure it out: the vacuum is in pretty good shape because I don't use it much.<br /><br />A few years ago, I got a burning wire smell when using it. My husband is good with mechanics and checked it out. It was a faulty on/off switch. I ordered one on-line for about 10 bucks and he replaced it. No more burning smell and I've been not-very-frequently using it since.<br /><br />I always have the suspicion that vacuum cleaners are one of those items that is MADE to become obsolete and broken down every x-number of years specifically so we have to keep churning the economy by buying new ones.Vicky Politonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-89288725030550219862009-07-09T08:12:56.317-04:002009-07-09T08:12:56.317-04:00My 15-year-old Electrolux broke a few months back ...My 15-year-old Electrolux broke a few months back (gee--maybe that's why my house had looked so dirty prior to my figuring out that the vacuum had no suction) and Electrolux was a) more than happy to fix it to the tune of $350.00 (we paid $400.00 in 1994) or b) give us a store credit toward a new $700.00 machine. I opted for neither and asked my sister if she had an old vacuum around. Turns out she did and we've been using that. You can buy the bags in the grocery store (Type A--just like their owner!) and we've already gone through five or so. I hate spending money on things like vacuum cleaners so I'm using this one until it dies a suctionless death. Let us know how you like the new Hoover, please. I fear that my time with the old vacuum may be coming to a rapid close. MaggieDea, Kia, Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343657178001614404noreply@blogger.com