Mini-meet my place Sunday Apr 5th

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Well I'm glad I got my new queen sized Sealy pillow-top. I'll break my cardinal rule about always sleeping alone and let both you guys share it with me. That's the kinda guy I am, always putting others above myself and my own needs.

Oh dear, where's my hankie I'm getting all welled up and teary just thinking about my sacrifices.
 
Pete
Sure wish I could make it up there. It would not be that far from Col. O. I had a little mini meet here with Jeff Schoff,
Jim and a friend. Last Sat. We had a good visit, and played with some of my 60 vacs. I've been waiting for Jeff to post
pictures so we tell some of the stories.
I invited David Lovey (dirtfinder) from Grove City (burb of
columbus) but he was with his family in Dayton, As he had
some medical issues to deal with. Need be in touch with him
again.
Have a heap of fun, I know you will.
Norm
 
Opening soon! WEBS!!!

"They came from the Pond"

And don't you believe those PC soft-pedaling disclaimers of harmless benign Swan behaviour. Swans are just pretty chickens when ya get down to it. Dumb as rocks. Never mind the swan's safety - watch your own children, pets and ankles!

But they are mighty pretty as long as they stay in the water. They don't walk so good and sometimes fall over; I've seen a few take a tumble as they waddle the downhill incline to the Lake during the Parade.

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All loaded, and ready to float up to Sarnia.....

Well,

I packed the cavernous maw of a trunk of the Grand Marquis with goodies to bring to the meet. I listed a few above, and one more that screamed TAKE ME TOO!!!!

That said, I plan to be over to Rusty's house by 9:00 am, and that means traffic and weather permitting we should be coming to your door around 10:30 or 11:00. We will prolly have to make a pit stop or two, but we will be taking the route you described before. Because of reasons that I'm unsure of, your final directions went missing, so after we hit the exit after the bridge I will give you a call to flag us in. I'm pretty damned good at doing things by sight, but will call you anyway so I don't end up in Stratford on accident.

Look forward to seeing everyone who's coming tomorrow. I have the camera charged up and ready to snap off lots of photo's of us enjoying our meet!!!


Chad
 
Wow, I wish I Could Make It!!

But it's just not possible right now, and I doubt if I'll be going to the convention this year, either. We had a great time at our mini-meet last week and I'm sure you will, too. Mini-meets are always fun! And be sure to post plenty of pics and keep the rest of us informed!
Jeff
 
Me & the boys.....

can't find your house! I think you gave me the wrong address. Terry is so disappointed! He came across twelve NIB Hoover model O's and now has no one to give them to. Such a shame...we sang 99 bottles of beer on the wall 42 times.

Rick
 
gad I thought they'd never leave but I finally ushered Davey out the door!!!!
As promised some pics I took but Chad and Dave took plenty more, maybe even some moving pics and talkies
Not soon after arriving I kicked them all out to go junking at my favorite little place in Petrolia to see what they could find and they returned with a heap of junk strewn all across my driveway. Chad apparently found a sought after Black and Decker vac.. haven't got the picture but Dave said he was on cloud nine when he spotted it in the pile from 2000 yards.
Here's returning from the junkporium and bringing in all the vacs Chad brought out of his trunk.

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Some of the vacs in front that Chad brought and all that stuff in the background was found at the junkporium, Dave got an RCA record player and someones old 8mm home movies and an old Eureka that Rusty spotted hidden in more junk.

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Chads found himself this B&d vac,,Dave got an old Hoover dustette, record player, home movies, some irons, some FQ parts and Rusty found some reamers to fit on his Hamilton Beach mixer juicer attachment.

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Dave showing off his extra long hose. BTW that little Royal was the strongest sucker off all the vacs we tested pulling well over 100 on the suck-o-meter. Dave recorded all the figures and will be posting them later.

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Chad almost fainted when his Regina hit 3 digits as well. He's gonna take better care of it now.

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The day shot by so fast we never really even got around to many of the vacs, none of mine that were downstairs. It was only before Dave was leaving that I grabbed his Hoover Floor washer to give it a go before it went.
 
The Fearless Foursome.

89 minutes from driveway to driveway - I pulled in at 9:56PM. Car still packed til tomorrow or until the arriving 3 day snowstorm ends...

There was no one on the road ahead of me all the way back - I guess everyone else was speeding. :-) I set the cruise control at 69 MPH (except for the small towns of course).

With both our cars mistly packed up with treasures we remembered to get the Attendee Group Shot. I'll post as many additional pics as I can before bedtime.

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Pete Floorwashermaning

I'm so stricken with Floor Washer Fever I just had to bring it along. The blue is the original issue color for 1959 and this one has a low serial number at 4,936. The yellow ones came later and one of mine has Serial No. 125,633. Thanks again, Brian!

Pete's kitchen floor being so surgically clean, using clear warm water it's not easy to see the floor getting wet as you stroke but then the light catches it and you realize it is and you're brush mopping. Then ya click that lever and the dang thing starts sucking up all the 'dirty' water on the forward stroke, drying the floor with warm exhaust. I think - or imagined - I heard Pete say he wouldn't mind having one someday...

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The Skylon Warthog in all it's intended glory.

The bulb over my head blazed to life last night as I recalled that Compact exhaust ports are cast in vertical and Tristars are angled. I brought along a blue Compact to demonstrate.

So, the soaring scenic Warthog Niagara SKYLON afterfilter is meant to tower above the Compact in an upright position - not lean over sideways - while the Filter Fresh puck piggybacks on the Tristar.

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Dashed over to Petrolia Junque-torium as Pete suggested. After trolling the main building and hauling out to the car I suggested we drive 'round the back to the open air shed stalls. As we came through the gate Chad began to tremble and make squeaky noises. He drove right across the yard and was practically out of the car before it stopped. LOL What an eye he has!

These back sheds are open to the elements year 'round without any tarp protection. It's out here I found my yellow Eureka chrome dome Roto-matic two years ago. This Black & Decker vacuum has been out here all the years I've been dropping by. Pete says at least 5 years!

Just waiting patiently for Chad to Whoop, Swoop & Scoop to it's rescue...

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Meanwhile over on the other side of the yard Rusty is busy extracting something from a pile...whatever it was he put it back as Chad & I hustled over, me zeroing in on the Tristar PN behind him.

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Wow Pete, like Rick said we just couldn't find your house, could be the fact that as we were singing 99 bottles of beer, some of us drank a few as well.LOL Rick you must be mistaken, you never told me this was a surprise!!! Pete you are so so sweet, I am sure that we would have had a wonderful time!!!
Guys it sure looks like you all had fun and found some wonderful treasures to bring home. Aren't mini meets and gatherings so much fun. I hope that one of you will write something up and send it along with pictures for Fred to use in the next newsletter.

Terry
 
Here we three pose with the back 40 treasures - this after w

No sign of the Tristar but then I had brought my newest mottled silver one along. This PN is in better shape than the one I brought!

Time to head back to Sarnia and Casa Pete. This wonderful side trip took all of 90 minutes - we were back just before 3PM hyperventilated and hungry. Chad had not yet emptied his cavernous trunk of the vacs he brought to show but we managed to get everything in on top, around and beside. Rusty was quite accommodating, gracefully sharing the back seat with my stuff.

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Rick, not to worry about those NIB Hoover Model O's I'll share with you and we can build up our retirement fund!!LOL
 
The Petrolia Haul Garage Door Glamour Shot, not to be confused with items we all brought to show in our trunks. :-)

First thing Rusty found in ther front yard as we arrived was the Blue Eureka upright...hidden under a tarp. I had to have it, along with the complete Hoover hose, wand and tool set in pale brown, all those flatirons with cords, the films, record case stuffed with 45s and RCA Victor record player, the Filter Queen bucket & base, box with Electrolux triple polisher pads & brushes, a bunch of assorted vacuum nozzles & accessories and a very cute halfsized Fuller floor/carpet sweeper.

Chad could not stop chuckling as he mentally inventoried all the dark gray accessories and tools back in Ann Arbor to compliment the new Black & Decker.

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