Vacuumed Items
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Miscellaneous items inadvertantly sucked into the vacuum cleaner over the years (an inexhaustive list):
- marbles
- keys
- enough money for a deposit on a first house
- dust
- phone numbers
- occasional contraband (misc.)
- sundry sheddings and parings
- representative sampling of the class insecta
- a labrador retriever puppy
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Posted to Little-known Facts • 2002.10.12 (Sat) • 13:28
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Posted by resonance 2002.10.12, 23:13
OK, I’ll bite.
A PUPPY???
Posted by jh 2002.10.13, 19:46
Oh, I was just kidding about the puppy.
Posted by Jeff 2002.10.13, 21:10
When we moved into our house 9 years ago, it came with a built-in vacuum “system.” There are outlets all through the house. Take the hose, plug it in the slot and the vacuum automatically begins.
It was a good system and very powerful. One day I accidentally vacuumed up my wife’s socks. The thing hasn’t been working since.
We now have a special vacuum with a great hepa filter that works just fine. But people always ask what those “outlets” in the wall are.
Posted by resonance 2002.10.14, 01:28
Jeff, I never understood the value of those centralized vacuum systems until very recently. One of the houses my parents had while I was growing up had a centralized vacuum system and I always wondered what the convenience of such a system was—especially when lugging around the big hose was a lot more cumbersome than lugging around a vacuum.
I have asthma, and recently I’ve been researching vacuums (mine broke last week, and I vacuum just about every day because I have three dogs). Turns out those centralized vacuum systems are one of the best things for people with allergies and asthmatics. Why? Because the exhaust is centralized…most vacuums (hepa filter or not) kick up more dust with their exhaust than they vacuum up. It has less to do with power and more to do with not throwing the dust you want to vacuum up into the air. Chances are it would only take a few bucks to fix your system.
It’s pathetic that I had to go learn all the benefits of hepa, centralized, and closed-system vacuums a few short weeks after getting harassed by this guy.
Posted by resonance 2002.10.14, 01:32
Jeremy, you might be kidding about the puppy, but once I was vacuuming behind a piece of furniture when the vacuum’s tube got stuck. I moved the piece of furniture out of the way and lo and behold there was a large mouse stuck in the end of the tube. One of the funniest (and saddest) things I’ve ever seen! It managed to pry itself loose as soon as I shut off the vacuum.
Posted by Christopher Walker 2002.10.14, 18:24
It’s the way you specified the breed of dog as well that made me laugh. Say “puppy” and it is just too generic to get a reaction.
Posted by Jeff 2002.10.21, 19:32
Resonance, the centralized vacuum cleaners are only good if they exhaust outside.
I used to have asthma as a child. Now just allergies. There are a couple of good hepa cleaners (just because a vacuum says it has a hepa filter doesn’t mean it works well). We have Lindhaus. It’s good.
Posted by measle 2003.10.06, 11:31
seems to me like All of you people have too much time on your hands, well, i am here, so maybe i do too. i hope that every one of you has hugged someone today. please do.
Posted by James 2003.10.06, 23:01
Aol user!
Posted by gidget 2004.07.31, 04:11
i think it’s awesome that you all think so much about vaccuums. I sepnt fifteen minutes talking with two sales people and my friend about what water bottle would be the best. ONLY BUY WHAT YOU NEED!! DOWN WITH CONSUMERISIM!!
Posted by Karen 2005.01.14, 11:40
OK, I vacuumed up my bird while cleaning its cage one day! Didnt do any major damage thank goodness!
Posted by Vac Guru 2005.08.04, 00:50
Great to hear that you lover the central vacuum. There are easy ways to repair the clogs. Look at: builtinvacuum.com/flowchrt.html . I too have seen a few people vacuum up birds. They ended up with shredded tweet! Also I’ve seen snakes, lizards, and frogs. The best though was a harmonica. I couldn’t figure out what the noise in the wall was coming from.
Posted by lori 2005.10.18, 05:10
ok…hope my husbabd doesn’t read this(or kids for that matter)but most of his collector pins he leaves laying around are open game for my central vac.and i tell you,the kids come running to their rooms in a hurry when they hear something making its final journey down the long and winding hose to the wall.beads,marbles,polly pockets…all in the name of cleaning.(great motivator when polly’s puppy gets sucked up,while my daughter watches-doesn’t happen again,,,well for a week or two…)basically my motto is…if it fits -it goes-shloop!!!
Posted by saoirse 2006.03.13, 11:04
all I want to know is………Should I buy a central vacuum or a regular stand alone vacuum cleaner. I had the dreaded Kirby salesman and wife with the usual aggressive sales tactic here yesterday and even though I didn’t buy one, I think it seems like a pretty good machine. Any comments from anyone not linked to Kirby!!!!!!!!!
Posted by julz 2006.09.22, 16:03
Saoirse,
I bought a kirby vacuum and i still believe its one of the best investments i’ve made. The carpet looks great, and i like that i can vaccum my bed. I say take the plunge and buy one
Posted by Francis 2007.02.13, 16:40
Always wanted one, just bought one! The house is roughed-in and started installing it. The machine sounds fine, there is sucking out of the outlet off the machine, but no sucking power out of any of the other outlets throughout the house. I figure my electricals are messed up. New place and don’t believe the piping would be messed …. but you never know. Yikes …..!
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