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"no surprise there!!" Indeed not John!  And to think a co-worker (well, ex co-worker now) couldn't believe it when I said that the vintage HOOVERs perform better than modern cleaners.  It really took her by surprise when I said that, which I suppose it would - but "we" know better...

"Lovely vacuum cleaner" It certainly is.  A lot of people dislike the Rangers because they are just standard Seniors/Convertibles with a bulkier hood, but I love them - especially the Harvest Gold (?) colour, very original to the 1970s.

Indeed Kenneth. I know I am scraping the bottom of the barrel at the moment, but even then £2.54 ($4) is still affordable. Hell, that is half the price of a bottle of wine and I can still afford plenty of those...

Interesting! I've never used an appliance made (I presume?) in Canada, how is the build quality?

This is the reason I bang on about my Ranger all the time!  My 612 is actually even better than this but as I had the Ranger out at the time I thought I'd just film it. 

"Loyalty to a friend, a manufacturer, is paramount.&#3 I could not agree more John. 

I did once share your opinion, but you must understand that this forum has to make enough money to cover the costs of keeping it online and a big part of the money (I would speculate) comes from subscription costs for upgrading membership and there has to be insentives for doing so. As for the...

"there are only real "Hoover" hoovers, no other Sounds good to me!

Well, I could not resist!!    10 minutes ago I plugged the cable into my light socket and guess what?  The Lux purrs like a kitten.  The suction was almost non-existent as the cloth bag is clogged with years of dust as was the filter pad, but the bag is now in the washing machine on a...

I completely agree Edgar and will not be doing anything to it other than giving it a simple clean up.   Being the person I am, I will likely end up using it with the bayonet fitting it has, but should I find a replacement with a standard plug "end" I will buy it and fit it.  You are right...

Indeed it would David.   One day I would like to, if John would let me, visit his house and see all his wonderful HOOVER appliances in their "natural habitat"! 

That heater is gorgeous John!!  Do you have any "portable" heaters like the one I posted about in the Household forum yesterday?

Well I was certainly not expecting this as a leaving present from my work colleagues!  Yes, it is an Electrolux X1!!   And that is all I know about it admittedly, as Electrolux is not my "main" brand and even if it were a HOOVER, I would still be pretty clueless considering it seems to be...

When I saw this old beauty on eBay I could not pass it up, and considering I won the auction for the starting bid of £4.99 I think I just got myself a great bargain.   Normally this is where I would write paragraphs about it, but given that I know absolutely nothing about Hoover's heater...

And the Dyson has now gone to a new home!!   I spent £10 buying it, no petrol money as I was going into town anyway and the only part I had to buy was a new hose for £6 on eBay, so given that I sold it for £30 I've just made myself an easy £14 profit.   If only I could get my hands on...

I hope your mom has a great day!!   Hey, bad habits (within reason, of course) are what make us unique.  Without them we'd be machines, and I'd rather die sooner than live to 100 by eating salads and avoiding alcohol and smoking etc...

My God Chris, you agreed with me - are you feeling OK!?

Thing is though, it is either one or the other.   The newer Dysons I have used (DC04 and DC07) did indeed have better suction, but they felt like they could fall to bits at any given moment.   The DC01 feels very well made, actually on par with the Turbopower 2 in terms of build quality...

Well, after two days I've had enough!!  The Dyson is not staying.   On a positive note, it is the quietest and best made Dyson I have used, but as with all Dysons it is pathetic when it comes to carpet cleaning.   The surface dirt and dust is gone, but after going over the carpets again...

Finally,a visit to the"Fabulous Fifties". Can't wait, look forward to seeing more!!