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Post# 23203 , Reply# 3 10/28/2007 at 06:29 (6,024 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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My brother, his wife, my sister and her family, and two women friends know about me so far, and no problem. Seeing the other kinds of things people collect and society finds acceptable, I wonder why the vacuums would raise eyebrows. I myself found out about one collector on HGTV, and after I got the computer, was surprised to see clubs, and the primo vacuum museum sites. Just because I was trying to find tools for my GE Cord-Reel. Now I shudder to think of how boring things would be without this hobby. I have other hobbies, but this one is so much fun. Good luck Debbie, and all the rest of us, when it gets out in the open!
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| Post# 23216 , Reply# 5 10/28/2007 at 11:27 (6,023 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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This is why most of my Vacuums live in the (very rarely ventured into, even by family members) Garage. It's just easier ;p | ||
| Post# 23217 , Reply# 6 10/28/2007 at 11:30 (6,023 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Exact same thing here, Pete & Debbie. Frankly, I think of it all as 'decor', same as folks that have Bradley Mint plates hung all over their walls. 'Cept when another enthusiast comes over and then they are 'features' that must be taken out for a run and played with. I encourage everyone to find and nourish a hobby, so if you want to collect jars of Barbie heads, or toenail clippings, it's all fine by me. Its is funny though, I was raised in a home where there was to be no saving or storing of extra or duplicate stuff; My Mom even culled 3/4 of the photos from the family albums when I was 12 or so because they were 'just old pictures we've all seen'...no sense of nostalgia whatsoever. Could be a depression, war & post war thing? Or because both parents are Virgos? My siblings are from the same mold - lovely houses clean and tidy and functional as a whistle and mostly new stuff that replaces old stuff as soon as fashion or need dictates. How I turned out as a pack rat no one can explain and of course, my family marvels at how I fix it all up and have it running good as new, sparkling and shining & humming silently like fresh from the store...back in the good olde days they'd rather leave behind as ancient unimportant history. Ah well, I put a smile on their faces, provide them with the family oddball stories to share with their friends (my Son/Brother, the dorknerdgeek) and unlike many of my cousins, I ain't been in jail/divorced/on medication/destitute. 'Nuff said. As for computers, well, there's 6 here all with a different purpose and absolutely essential to my general well being. LOL | ||
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Post# 23228 , Reply# 10 10/28/2007 at 12:39 (6,023 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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My brother and sister-in-law are quite neat, sis-in-law confessed to being claustrophobic and in April of '06, she and brother dearest had a massive meltdown when they saw the family home. Then in June I suffered a near fatal car accident, and my former next door neighbor(present roommate)had to clear the living/dining area and kitchen, for my wheelchair. This predates my vacuum collecting. My sister and brother-in-law are arts and crafts constructors, and they are not neatniks. I must invest in a good shed, my storage locker is at critical mass.
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| Post# 23244 , Reply# 13 10/28/2007 at 15:19 (6,023 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Toby jugs are evil imo. Heh @ Tom Anderson's story..I can just imagine little oily trackmarks leading into the next room where you shoved it ;p Ian | ||
| Post# 23323 , Reply# 20 10/29/2007 at 01:52 (6,023 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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