tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post9017187547899630485..comments2024-03-27T03:28:56.209-04:00Comments on Ramblings on Romance Etcetera. Etcetera: The trials - and joys - of lifeKristie (J)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-63548015850362696932010-04-20T20:48:01.132-04:002010-04-20T20:48:01.132-04:00We have central vacuum at home which is pretty goo...We have central vacuum at home which is pretty good :D Well at least, it must be because I don't take care of it LOL. Only problem though is I don't know why but my room gets soooooo dusty ^_^;<br /><br />I'm glad you figured out the vacuum... and LOL, you vacuumed twice!! Lucky for you, your living room is small. <br /><br />Hmmm, I'd love the round vacuum... but for you? It might freak out Destructo Cat for a while, but i'm sure one day, you'll come back home and see that the victor is the cat :Pnathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-52580499278981516662010-04-19T18:46:21.879-04:002010-04-19T18:46:21.879-04:00Ames - with the amount I've spent on buying va...Ames - with the amount I've spent on buying vacuum cleaners, it probably would be cheaper just to have a central vac installed - but not before I get a Roomba *g*.<br /><br />Magdalen - obviously your husband doesn't have as intimate a relationship with the vacuum as you do - otherwise he would have assisted you in "The Vacuum Murder"<br /><br />Lori - it went up in FLAMES???? LOL - you got me beat :-)<br />And what would even better would be to HAVE George Clooney do the vacuuming!<br /><br />AL: It just looks so nice and fresh now!! It had been about a month since the last time I vacuumed and the vacuum worked!! Of course this was all after my other son made a surprise visit - with his girlfriend yesterday. They got to see the sad, FLAT carpet - covered with stuff.<br /><br />Susanna - I've seen that one before - it's funny isn't it. This is what I have in mind for Destructo Cat<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSiTZToJBy4&feature=related<br />heh heh heh<br /><br />Leslie - See!!! We do have our appliances. Mine used to be can openers but I got them back when I got a hand held one. Only then the bad luck switched to vacuum cleaners. And they're a lot more expensive to replace. *sigh*<br /><br />Bev - LOL - a husband who LIKES vacuuming - that's amazing. And since he's the one who does it, you don't get the blame when it gives up the vacuum ghost - double score!!<br /><br />Brandy - My last two have been the bagless kind. I had 'issues' with the kind that had bags. The bags were forever bursting on me - perhaps if I had changed them more often. And also there were the number of times I'd forget to write down the right kind, get what I thought were the right ones, only to discover they didn't fit.<br /><br />Orannia - I have a freezer in the basement that's 50 years old and still running fine. Mind you I'm sure it's a real energy sucker, but I know if I were to replace it, the new one would NOT last that long.<br />And I don't know how the roomba's do on corners, but the thought of an appliance busily vacuuming while I'm at work and then putting itself away when it's done is very appealing. Not to mention the mind games it might play with Destructo Cat. That's an incentive all of it's own on this cat I have a love/hate relationship with.Kristie (J)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15743921647882733738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-80641528795520934612010-04-19T16:13:14.000-04:002010-04-19T16:13:14.000-04:00My theory is - years ago manufacturers used to mak...My theory is - years ago manufacturers used to make things to last...then they realized that would drive them out of business, so they make things that don't last as well. A good example is hot water cylinders. I replaced the one in the house late last year - it is the original hot water cylinder, installed when the house was built ~40 years ago. There is no way the new one will last 40 years.<br /><br />Oh, and the appliance that drives me nuts is the waste disposal. I'm so careful about what I put down it but it still packs a sad every so often.<br /><br />Round vacuum cleaners? Interesting... How do they do corners?oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-84645716564424334352010-04-19T16:00:28.401-04:002010-04-19T16:00:28.401-04:00We've been through at least ten vacuums in the...We've been through at least ten vacuums in the last 5 years. A few months ago I decided to try one of the more expensive ones so we bought an Oreck at TARGET! (Go figure!) I lurve my new vacuum it makes our horrible carpet look nice and with 2 kids a hubs and eight cats that's not easy. It did seem to stop sucking once, two weeks ago. Turns out teenage daughter vacuumed her room and didn't pay attention and sucked up a balled up piece of paper. I fixed it and we're good to go! Btw, all the vacuums that have died on us were the bagless. HATE those, the filters become clogged and emptying seems to always empty dust and whatnot into the air. Bleh.<br />Good luck with your new vacuum!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738504696243512495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-86772013739601479272010-04-19T15:05:04.637-04:002010-04-19T15:05:04.637-04:00Vacuum Cleaners are the wussy weaklings of the app...Vacuum Cleaners are the wussy weaklings of the appliance world. Mr. QB vacuums every single day when he gets home from work. It's his Zen time and he must do it even if there's no need. But we get a new vacuum about once a year, sometimes more. We've tried expensive, top of the line vacuums, we've tried cheap, craptastic vacuums, and we've tried everything in between. But the longest we've gone is, IIRC, 15 months. And then the search begins again.Bev(QB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03571585694956752892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-67756690465244030472010-04-19T14:04:24.821-04:002010-04-19T14:04:24.821-04:00I've had pretty good luck with vacuums, it'...I've had pretty good luck with vacuums, it's toaster ovens that I go through fast but I use mine a lot. <br /><br />I do like that Roomba you have pictured. The color goes with my family room. Is that a good enough reason to get one? :)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055116610295076439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-75602594934985972992010-04-19T10:15:49.919-04:002010-04-19T10:15:49.919-04:00Of course, if you DO get a Roomba robot vacuum cle...Of course, if you DO get a Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, it might have Unexpectedly Interesting side effects:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS6Z2Aq5NFkSusanna Kearsleyhttp://www.susannakearsley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-58808977037276260142010-04-18T23:26:31.423-04:002010-04-18T23:26:31.423-04:00Oh Kristie, how you make me laugh!
And boy, do I ...Oh Kristie, how you make me laugh!<br /><br />And boy, do I know exactly what you mean--about vacuum cleaners and sons whose purpose in life is to drive their mothers crazy ;-)<br /><br /><br />Congrats on a clean and fluffy carpet!aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-81183272902807045112010-04-18T22:15:28.155-04:002010-04-18T22:15:28.155-04:00Oh Kristy, I have the exact same luck with vacuums...Oh Kristy, I have the exact same luck with vacuums and all those things in that family.<br /><br />My last shampooer actually burst into flames. I was rather freaked out by that.<br /><br />The last vacuum I bought was a few months ago and it's already stopped working once. Like you I spent A LOT of time and finally it's working again.<br /><br />My next vacuum I want to look like George Clooney.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603287422043758944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-42614344258329983322010-04-18T20:06:50.162-04:002010-04-18T20:06:50.162-04:00I have actually killed -- in cold blood -- a vacuu...I have actually killed -- in cold blood -- a vacuum cleaner. I tried to plead self-defense, but my husband wasn't buying. So I pleaded temporary insanity.<br /><br />They let me out of the asylum on day passes now, and I'm feeling much better, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10897259.post-78575473174100459832010-04-18T19:18:34.822-04:002010-04-18T19:18:34.822-04:00I hate vacuum cleaners too! But our house has a c...I hate vacuum cleaners too! But our house has a central vac. Love it...but still don't use it often enough. LOL<br /><br />Glad you "fixed" your new vacuum. :P~ames~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17683205224039402987noreply@blogger.com