electrolux~137
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I HAVE MADE THE MOST AMAZING "REUNION" ON FACEBOOK!!
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kirbylux77
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Charles, congratulations for finding your childhood friend on Facebook! I bet it must have made your birthday hearing from Greg, and reliving old childhood memories.
I hope you do get the old Electrolux! That would be AWESOME! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you....
Rob
I hope you do get the old Electrolux! That would be AWESOME! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you....
Rob
briankirbyclass
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Wow,,thats just awsome,,good for you Charles! Would be great to have the Electrolux that started it all for you, hope you get it!
My Grandma's Model E (equipped with a PN socket down by the front wheel) and new PN1 started it all out for me. I had it for a little while and then gave it away to a friend, which im kinda kicking myself for, but it was a dear friend that appreciated it, so not too sad. Anyway, what a great story, so happy for you. I too have found some old friends on Facebook,,people that i never thought id ever see or hear from again. Sure is fun,,we never know what life is going to thow our way!
My Grandma's Model E (equipped with a PN socket down by the front wheel) and new PN1 started it all out for me. I had it for a little while and then gave it away to a friend, which im kinda kicking myself for, but it was a dear friend that appreciated it, so not too sad. Anyway, what a great story, so happy for you. I too have found some old friends on Facebook,,people that i never thought id ever see or hear from again. Sure is fun,,we never know what life is going to thow our way!
normvac
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Awesome Charles
If you were to get the Model E back into your life. You would never have to plead or beg for another vacuum the rest of your life. It would be the Angel on the tree of Vacuums. LOL !
My buddy that I played with, lived across the street from me. His parents had a lux E in 1953, when our Air Way 66 was
brand new. Oh how I wished and hoped that air way would turn in to a new pop out bag electrolux. LOL
Norm
If you were to get the Model E back into your life. You would never have to plead or beg for another vacuum the rest of your life. It would be the Angel on the tree of Vacuums. LOL !
My buddy that I played with, lived across the street from me. His parents had a lux E in 1953, when our Air Way 66 was
brand new. Oh how I wished and hoped that air way would turn in to a new pop out bag electrolux. LOL
Norm
djtaylor
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Found an old flame...
Charles, I am glad that you had good luck finding your old friend. I am sorry to say that I did not have good luck. When I joined Facebook I looked up an old flame from my senior year of high school(1990). After high school he surved a mission for his church. When he came home he was 'cured' of being gay and that's when we lost touch. I think that was 1994. Flash forward to 2011, I got in touch with him(nothing dirty, just wanted to reconnect with someone from my past) did not go well. I won't bore you with the details, but it's safe to say that I won't be emailing him again.
So, now I'm wondering IF I should try looking up anyone else or cut my losses and accept that the past is THE PAST.
Oh, well.
Justin(the old Justin, not to be confused with the 'young' Justin)
Charles, I am glad that you had good luck finding your old friend. I am sorry to say that I did not have good luck. When I joined Facebook I looked up an old flame from my senior year of high school(1990). After high school he surved a mission for his church. When he came home he was 'cured' of being gay and that's when we lost touch. I think that was 1994. Flash forward to 2011, I got in touch with him(nothing dirty, just wanted to reconnect with someone from my past) did not go well. I won't bore you with the details, but it's safe to say that I won't be emailing him again.
So, now I'm wondering IF I should try looking up anyone else or cut my losses and accept that the past is THE PAST.
Oh, well.
Justin(the old Justin, not to be confused with the 'young' Justin)
electrolux~137
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Well, whenever we contact someone from our past, the likelihood is certainly there that it may not "go well."
Someone told me, who has resisted Facebook, "If I haven't had any contact with a person for decades, there's probably a good reason for that."
That may well be so, but I am glad I did take the risk to contact Greg and Tim when I finally found them. Even if nothing ever comes of it in terms of obtaining THAT Electrolux, it has made me feel really good to have made this reunion with them. It's as if a stray piece of my "life-puzzle" has found its place. And that's really, really cool.
Someone told me, who has resisted Facebook, "If I haven't had any contact with a person for decades, there's probably a good reason for that."
That may well be so, but I am glad I did take the risk to contact Greg and Tim when I finally found them. Even if nothing ever comes of it in terms of obtaining THAT Electrolux, it has made me feel really good to have made this reunion with them. It's as if a stray piece of my "life-puzzle" has found its place. And that's really, really cool.
johnnyb59c
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awesome pic of you and your friends, however-
but no smile? however I'm sure you were very happy- wasn't the model E the one that came out right after the model 60? May I talk to you on facebook?
but no smile? however I'm sure you were very happy- wasn't the model E the one that came out right after the model 60? May I talk to you on facebook?
briankirbyclass
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DjTaylor in Salt Lake,,,i would encourage you to please continue to contact old friends on Facebook,, please dont think that just because one reunion went bad, means any others will,,infact ill bet several more will be awsome, if you chose to do it.
Here's proof,,(will try to make a long story short),,i went to a large public school system, over 400 in just my class in HS alone.
Not being in the "In" crowd,,i had very few close friends, and knew a few other people, but not many,,all thru the school yrs.
( i was the geeky kid with the curly perm and glasses!)
I was fortunate to know what i wanted out of life at an early age, and graduated early, leaving the town, and what few friends i had behind.
Fast Forward 30 yrs.
After getting on Facebook, and finding a few old HS friends, i was thrilled that they had been looking for and wondering about me too!
We had a small "Reunion" of our small group,,that to my supprise grew to include some of the "IN" crowd that wanted to come! (which supprised the heck out of me,,they wouldnt have given me the time of day back then!)
We had a wonderful time catching up, and seeing and visiting eachother again, we all couldnt stop hugging eachother,,i even got teary eyed.
We are now all on Facebook,,, and its been ALOT of fun being with old friends again. We are planning another little reunion again this summer.
So, the moral is,,,DONT give up just because of one person,,alot of joy can come from reconnecting with old friends,please dont let one bad apple spoil it for you.
(Sorry, didnt mean to hyjack the thread,on with regular programming!)
Here's proof,,(will try to make a long story short),,i went to a large public school system, over 400 in just my class in HS alone.
Not being in the "In" crowd,,i had very few close friends, and knew a few other people, but not many,,all thru the school yrs.
( i was the geeky kid with the curly perm and glasses!)
I was fortunate to know what i wanted out of life at an early age, and graduated early, leaving the town, and what few friends i had behind.
Fast Forward 30 yrs.
After getting on Facebook, and finding a few old HS friends, i was thrilled that they had been looking for and wondering about me too!
We had a small "Reunion" of our small group,,that to my supprise grew to include some of the "IN" crowd that wanted to come! (which supprised the heck out of me,,they wouldnt have given me the time of day back then!)
We had a wonderful time catching up, and seeing and visiting eachother again, we all couldnt stop hugging eachother,,i even got teary eyed.
We are now all on Facebook,,, and its been ALOT of fun being with old friends again. We are planning another little reunion again this summer.
So, the moral is,,,DONT give up just because of one person,,alot of joy can come from reconnecting with old friends,please dont let one bad apple spoil it for you.
(Sorry, didnt mean to hyjack the thread,on with regular programming!)
electrolux~137
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I received a very nice follow-up email from Greg today. It was pretty long, so here are just the relevant bits:
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My, you have certainly lived an interesting life! I think it's neat that you knew Stan Kann. He was always one of my favorite guests on The Tonight Show. I always wondered if when his gadgets didn't work right he had messed up on purpose to be funny or if things really didn't go the way he planned.
I haven't had a chance to talk to my mom yet about her vacuum cleaner. I'm not sure whether or not she would be willing to let it go.
[Vacuumlanders, keep your fingers crossed for me!!]
I always liked her Electrolux, too. The thing I remember the most about it is its smell. It was kind of metallic, I guess.
I just got finished vacuuming my house about ten minutes ago. Vacuum cleaners have always driven me nuts. Everyone I've ever had would do well for a few months and then stop picking up the dirt. I think the dog and cat hair might have been too much for them. I finally broke down and shelled out over $600 for a Dyson. It has been one of the best investments I've made. After several years it still cleans as well as the day I got it.
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My, you have certainly lived an interesting life! I think it's neat that you knew Stan Kann. He was always one of my favorite guests on The Tonight Show. I always wondered if when his gadgets didn't work right he had messed up on purpose to be funny or if things really didn't go the way he planned.
I haven't had a chance to talk to my mom yet about her vacuum cleaner. I'm not sure whether or not she would be willing to let it go.
[Vacuumlanders, keep your fingers crossed for me!!]
I always liked her Electrolux, too. The thing I remember the most about it is its smell. It was kind of metallic, I guess.
I just got finished vacuuming my house about ten minutes ago. Vacuum cleaners have always driven me nuts. Everyone I've ever had would do well for a few months and then stop picking up the dirt. I think the dog and cat hair might have been too much for them. I finally broke down and shelled out over $600 for a Dyson. It has been one of the best investments I've made. After several years it still cleans as well as the day I got it.
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