Anybody deny letting you see they're vacuum?

[s31463221]

I love reading these....

I thought I was the only one who got funny looks for wanting to look at / use other folk's vacuum cleaners. Like some of you I have had a fascination of vacuum cleaners and fans for years, I guess since I've been old enough to know what they were. At first my parents were appalled by it, but they quickly realized that it was who I was and I had no plans to change for anyone. Not too long after that, my dad brought home an Electrolux Super J and told me I could keep it upstairs to use so we wouldn't have to keep lugging one up and down the stairs. They had an Electrolux Olympia One at the time (which I now have) so I guess I'm a little biased toward Electrolux's today because of it! Anyway, that I guess started me on my path. I now collect and restore vacuum cleaners (mostly Hoover and Electrolux) and have a rather large collection of electric fans (but that's for another forum). As I posted in one forum yesterday I just acquired the top prize for my Electrolux collection...an Electrolux Commemorative Edition that was a VIP presentation to Gary Griffin, the former CEO of Electrolux! My parents now come to me for advice on vacuum cleaners and yes they still are using Electrolux vacuum cleaners (not the re-badged Eurekas from the big box stores either). Thanks for the great laughs and for bringing back so many memories!

 

[andy-lux]

Hi James I think the junior turbopower was in cream with a brown cloth bag and headlight. I may have got my model numbers mixed up.

 

[motojoejo]

I didnt really ask much when I was a kid due to my mom putting the fear of embarrassment in me.

These days its as easy as can be. Being a piano tuner, all I have to do is ask, "can I borrow your vacuum to clean out this piano before dive in?"

 

[anthony]

hi

when i was very young [about 5] i sucked all the water from the toilet with my mums Connie it was a pink one so that will give you some indication of the date this happend in 1962 .my auntie had a Goblin wizard deluxe i was teriffied of that but strangly interested as i got older i used to love watching it in action although looking back i dont think it was very efficient the blue bag with the little goblin on it . My dad put the connie in the airing cupboard for a week or two and it was fine . Whwn i was about 10 my parents took me to a shrink because they didnt think my interest in domestic apps was healthy so i am sitting in a room with this man on the desk is a large glass paperweight the doc tells me to imagine its an apple and to take a bite i said you have a bite first so i can see your teeth fall out he went outside to my parents and said theres nothing wrong with him take him home he will grow out of it i am 55 now and my mum is still waiting for me to GROW OUT OF IT by the way the connie is long gone but i do have the Goblin wizard cheers Tony

 

[bravokid]

when i was a kid i was always curios as to what type of vacuum relatives friends parent and parents of friends had. i always ask what kind they had so i could tell them if it was good or bad and where to get the best deals on parts lol and most of they time people appreciated the advice and would let me look at it and if i was lucky i got to run it. but on a few occasions i was looked at as very wired i had a friend whos mom would send home if i even brought up vacuums or fans and never got to see their vacuum or even know what brand it was they thought its was an unnatural hobbie. as far as my mom she was cool with the interests i had in vacuums if i was well behaved she would pic one up when ever she went to a yard sale. the first on i can remember was a white Kenmore twin fan with a bright blue vinyl bag.

 

[Ipreferkirby]

My experiences

When ever I am at relatives I ask if they want their house vacuumed for free and most of the time they accept my offer. I have used these vaccums.
*Kirby G3 (Now mine)
*Kenmore Progressive Canister (What they replaced the Kirby with)
*Hoover Tempo
*Bissell Powerforce (blech)
*Hoover Elite with hard bag cover

 

[gsheen]

I was chatting to a friend the other day and he said to me his mom used to ask him when is Gareth coming to play because I used to vacuum here entire house with her Hoover concept one.

Brad: Our school psychiatrist told me that if I didn't drop this obsession of mine I would amount to nothing, Years later we were house hunting and Guess what when I pulled up into the drive in My brand new Benz he just looked at me, finally he placed me and said to me so you finally moved on and dropped the vacuum obsession. I looked at him and laughed I told him that my " Obsession " paid for the smart car I drove and would allow me to buy his house with ease, he was dumbfounded. He told me he had retired I said Good so you won't be trying to crush any more children's dreams. It may have been a childish thing to do but there is something deeply satisfying about going, stuff you I succeeded when you had no faith in me