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vacuumlad1650

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Well, here is one thing I think we all love!
Do you like to call, text, email, or meet up with other collectors? I do!
I frequently talk with collectors John long (Gottahaveahoove), Toby Glenn (ge1969), Tom Gasko (Dysonman1), and Jimmy Martin (Rugsucker)
I also love to call or get together with local collectors such as Tyler M (goshoover), Jon D (no account), and Ray M (BikerRay)
What collectors do you enjoy talking vacuums with?
Andy Rousonelos
 
Since my job, five days per week, is talking to everyone and anyone who visits the Vacuum Cleaner Museum - I get burned out talking sweepers by the end of an 8 hour day.

It's a dream job, don't get me wrong. They built a Museum to house my collection. The collection is always growing - I get donations almost daily.

As far as talking about them with friends, I have a small group of close friends on a facebook group, where we talk about anything (including vacuums). I'm not much of a telephone person any more - we used to do that all the time before the internet.
 
I have lost touch

With some of my old collector friends, I do talk to Toby Glenn about 3 times a week, and I still talk to Clay Floyd and Mike Rogers, and I talk to Ron Jones about every day, Mike Rogers and Billy Lipman and Roger Proehl, but the internet has really changed things, back in the 90s I had a outrageous phone bill from all the long distance calls to vac collectors.
 
phone bills. You should be using VOIP by now.


I use an OBIHAI device with google voice. This allows me to use a "soft phone" on my cell phone. (OBION app)


As long as I have a WIFI connection, the calls are free, since I am using the OBI device at home.


I ported over my land line number a long time ago. Once you have the OBI device, you only need Internet access to make a call. If you need 911 service, a small fee will activate it.


 
 
Unh Unh ! ! !

You treat technology like the old adage goes: Keep YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE, and YOUR ENEMIES EVEN CLOSER. Meaning, if ya snooze ya lose, as technology turns over so quickly that if ya blink ya miss a lot of it that seems to take forever to catch up to, and by the time you do that technology is then OBSOLETE! ! !

Remember 40 years ago when you bought a new stereo, you had the latest and greatest for 6 months? Now it's 6 DAYS ! ! !
 
There are great people here.

I am in contact with some regularly. I'm now talking to a few new ones, who seem to be very nice indeed.
From the VCCC/Vacuumland, I've made true friendships which will last a lifetime. Tom Anderson is one such person. Although no longer a member, we talk weekly, I visit his home at least once a year. Together, we have been inside every single
Hoover building, both open and even the closed ones. We've also been through TTI headquarters.
It's great to talk w/ fellow collectors, share ideas, etc.
 
@ John Gottahaveahoove

John, On the topic, I keep calling and getting the machine? Am I calling at the wrong time or have you realized its me calling, so you dont pick up?
 
I'm avoiding you!! NO SILLY............

I'm not home. I'm at the college, then, some nights I go to my aunt's to check on her and have dinner with her.
You may call after 11 p.n. also. Sister Barbara calls me every night at 11:30...I'm the only relative she has left on the planet, and she live in the nuns'nursing home.I always enjoy hearing from you,
John
 
Hmm, I always thought that's too late to call! Of course everyone ELSE here is in bed, but im up then! They would not be happy if i was on the phone that late! Maybe YOU should call when You're free, John...you should have the number
 

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