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I’ve noticed some Kenmore canisters being slightly redesigned slightly and they’ve regained headlights on the power nozzle. This is a welcome change, because I didn’t like when the power nozzles lost headlights when Cleva designed canisters first came out, and only the Elite models still had...

I’m still driving my Ford Taurus, and not having any trouble with it. However, it feels like I’m wearing it out, since it amazes me how fast the miles have racked up on it lately. I got it the year before Covid, so much of 2020 and 2021, I wasn’t driving as often. But after that I guess I was...

Unfortunately, unlike other members here who have gotten good progress in vacuum sobriety, I’ve fallen off the wagon today, double so! Earlier this week on my lunch break, I stopped by Salvation Army and saw some vacs. One was a Shop Vac Mighty Mini canister vac of the 1980s with its box and...

I saw this vacuum at Habitat today. Looks to be maybe a lower line or mid line model. It doesn’t have the two speed switch, performance indicator, woodgrain top or tool caddy like the one I have. But I don’t think it’s quite bottom of line. Anyway I didn’t get it (yet) but I was debating on it...

What supermarkets are in your area, and which do you go to? In my town, we have two Publix stores, Aldi, Walmart, 2 Winn Dixie stores, and Save A Lot. I’d say I mostly shop at Walmart, as it tends to be cheaper. I usually get milk and frozen goods there and sometimes produce. I used to go to...

I’m getting so nervous about this storm that’s expected to be a category 3 before it makes landfall. Especially seeing the devastation from Helene across 5 states just a week ago. It looks like this could not only severely impact the coast, but all of central Florida given it’s path, I don’t...

With the wiring in the house approaching 50 years old, I sometimes wonder if it’s still safe. From what I’ve seen, my house wiring is probably fine, it’s all copper, and it seems like they used wire gauges for 20 amps on even the 15 amp circuits. The breaker box is original too, and it’s a...

My grandfather used to have 1994 Buick Regal. It was a pretty IMO teal blue/green with tan interior. He seemed to really like that car. It was his 2nd car at the time but he seemed to like driving it more on long trips. He used to have a 1996 Buick Century, that one bought new. Somehow even as...

I see bagless uprights in trash occasionally but have rarely found canisters. I remember as a kid I saw an avocado green and yellow Sears Best canister on the way home from school once (just the hose with it) but my mom wouldn’t pick it up for me as she was embarrassed. lol Then at another...

Came across a bit of an oddball slow cooker. It’s a GE when Walmart sold them, and I can’t really call it a “crock pot” because it doesn’t actually have a ceramic pot. Instead it’s non stick metal, which results in the whole unit being very light. The lid also has locks but instead of the...

My neighbor down the street that threw away that 16 gallon Craftsman a few weeks ago, which I picked up, I noticed had put some more stuff at the curb. One was a Dirt Devil hand vac. If it’s still there on my way to work in the morning (which I imagine it will be), I’ll probably grab it. I...

Sometimes I find Kenmore HEPA cloth bags in the style Q or O for my uprights or canisters. I usually buy them for $1-3 even if not a full pack. Wayyyy cheaper than getting them online. I’d been wanting to find some Hoover ones for my Windtunnel uprights, and yesterday I lucked out and found a...

Today at the thrift store I saw a Black and Decker waffle iron that has the reversible grids that flip over to a flat griddle. This, like the Classic Iron, is another design that Black and Decker got when they bought GE’s small appliance line in the mid 1980s, and still produces. I already...

Since I did a thread on floor lamps before, figured I’d do one on table lamps. I have acquired a few from thrift shops and sales. I have a banker’s lamp in brass with green glass shade and pull chain switch. Has a GE 40 watt bulb still in it that I bought it with at thrift store. I like the...

Do you go to these kinds of sales and have any luck with them? When are they usually held/when do you tend to go? I tend to go to the estate sales pretty frequently, mostly just to look at the houses. I try not to buy much and usually I don’t find much to buy anyway that I want. Around here...

I got this at Habitat week before last. Passed it up the first time then decided to go back for it. To me it’s comically large, seems like it would be for some place where it gets used all day! The base plate is cast metal and it claims a “fan cooled motor”. It’s definitely the largest...

Last night on my walk I saw one of my neighbors had set a Craftsman wet/dry vac on the curb. It was getting dark so I figured if it was still there in the morning I’d take a closer look and possibly grab it. It was, and I did. Looks to be in good shape, I couldn’t find a date on it, but I’d...

When I was in high school, I took drivers ed in a brand new at the time, 2006 Chevy Impala LS. Dark gray with dark gray and wood grain interior. It was a very basic model, just cloth 6 passenger bench seats, column shift, no dual zone ac or steering wheel radio controls, auto dim mirror, etc...

I’ve discussed this some months ago, but I’m still on the lookout for a house. The housing market has been brutal these last four years especially, I wished I’d bought in 2029 looking back, but even that seemed expensive, to me. I keep browsing the listings online and seeing if there’s anything...

Usually my Goodwill might have 2-3 vacuums at a time, if any. I went Friday and there was nothing. I decided to stop in Sunday afternoon, and suddenly there was a whole slew of them. I can say about 15. There were 3 bagless Hoover uprights, a newer blue bagged Self Propelked Windtunnel, a...