aeoliandave
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First, the sad news - Tuesday night April 22 2008, in her own bed asleep, Mrs. Margaret Templeton shuffled off her mortal coil for her Eternal Rest at the grand age of 92 years.
Her daughter May found her list of things to do on the chairside table on Wednesday morning, called me up and asked me to please plan to come pick up the vacuum on Sunday as her Mother wished. The Funeral was held on Friday and as I had a dress rehearsal of Hamlet I could not have attended, tho I dearly wish I could have.
Margaret - here's to you and your fine long life and ageless spirit to the end. I know you're happy out there knowing your cherished vacuum continues in a good home.
For cherished it obviously was. Her daughter says she used it ever since she could remember and would not let anyone else try it, particularly the cleaning woman when she was infequently engaged.
There are not enough superlatives in the Thesaurus to describe the condition of this machine. I'll try to keep it short and let the pix tell the story.
The bag was 1/4 full of fine sweet smelling earthy 'clean' house dust, btw. I have saved it in a sealed baggie. Call me crazy but it does smell nice. Sorta like Kitten Felix does.
Now then, all I have done is change the belt as it was running with a slack belt that would slip on the roll. No Spa Cleaning has been done to it yet. Original cord, original molded plug, original bag with one carefully sewn up 1/4" tear in the top edge corner under the bag clamp, otherwise flawless. No paperwork, tools or hose known of or found after a quick search of the closets but if they are subsequently found May will contact me.
But the Fates were kind to me a few days back, perhaps knowing this vacuum was coming in to my care. The appropriate picture will come up in the sequence. First up, without further commotion, the Money Shot...
Her daughter May found her list of things to do on the chairside table on Wednesday morning, called me up and asked me to please plan to come pick up the vacuum on Sunday as her Mother wished. The Funeral was held on Friday and as I had a dress rehearsal of Hamlet I could not have attended, tho I dearly wish I could have.
Margaret - here's to you and your fine long life and ageless spirit to the end. I know you're happy out there knowing your cherished vacuum continues in a good home.
For cherished it obviously was. Her daughter says she used it ever since she could remember and would not let anyone else try it, particularly the cleaning woman when she was infequently engaged.
There are not enough superlatives in the Thesaurus to describe the condition of this machine. I'll try to keep it short and let the pix tell the story.
The bag was 1/4 full of fine sweet smelling earthy 'clean' house dust, btw. I have saved it in a sealed baggie. Call me crazy but it does smell nice. Sorta like Kitten Felix does.
Now then, all I have done is change the belt as it was running with a slack belt that would slip on the roll. No Spa Cleaning has been done to it yet. Original cord, original molded plug, original bag with one carefully sewn up 1/4" tear in the top edge corner under the bag clamp, otherwise flawless. No paperwork, tools or hose known of or found after a quick search of the closets but if they are subsequently found May will contact me.
But the Fates were kind to me a few days back, perhaps knowing this vacuum was coming in to my care. The appropriate picture will come up in the sequence. First up, without further commotion, the Money Shot...
