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Thread Number: 39924
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
My vacuum collection is "gone" |
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| Post# 423815 4/20/2020 at 07:42 (1,458 days old) by Johnsmith96 (East Coast) | ||
Good morning guys,
You might know me on YouTube by my username John Smith. I haven't posted in a while, or on here rather. But some information I wanted to share was my entire collection minus my rotator powered liftaway is boxed up and in my basement sealed away until I finish college and move out from home. Before Christmas my parents remodeled my bedroom and along with it, the closet that all my machines were stored in. They said they needed to be out of the house or at least somewhere else. So, that's where they will stay for now. I'm not upset about it, and it's kind of refreshing that they are out of the way. So no videos will be posted unless I aquire more machines, which they would not be happy about. Maybe this is a good way to create an easy way to part with some machines that I don't care for as much as others when I reopen them again. Also, for those of you with significant others, how did they feel when they found out you had so many machines? I know they should be "accepting" but I understand how it would be odd and maybe bother some people/give the perception that I have an obsession. | ||
| Post# 423889 , Reply# 1 4/21/2020 at 16:17 (1,457 days old) by Vacuumlover11 (Duluth) | ||
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K K sounds good 👌🏻 | ||
| Post# 423910 , Reply# 2 4/21/2020 at 20:42 (1,457 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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Someone named John or Smith.... that's so specific and unforgettable. I don't know.... | ||
| Post# 424034 , Reply# 4 4/23/2020 at 06:44 (1,455 days old) by Johnsmith96 (East Coast) | ||
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My name
Yes obviously my name is NOT John Smith. Years and YEARS ago I made a profile with intentions of being able to comment and post on vacuum videos without people tracing me back to other online profiles or emails etc. While I do not have to post my real name, I've seen many instances where people can get sloppy and end up leaving info online that traces them back to their personal information. Also many years ago I was not allowed to have a cell phone, so I used my iPod touch and a texting app. It required an email and name to use, I chose John Smith that way people who I contacted to sell things, or telemarketing people wouldn't know my name. That's the same email I used for my YouTube. I understand how it's unspecific, but my followers know my profile and always call me John. It's kind of hard to change now
But thank you Jo or Jon for responding to my initial post, you focused on my main points haha :D | ||
| Post# 424060 , Reply# 6 4/23/2020 at 14:21 (1,455 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
oh
That's too bad. I've enjoyed your videos. But from the sounds of it this is more a delay than a discontinuation.
In regards to your other question Been single a long time but those who I have dated didn't have a problem with it and some even found it "cute" how I'd "geek out" over them. Some people may be put off by it but eh. It's a part of our lives and ya kinda get everything when you date someone. | ||
| Post# 425742 , Reply# 7 5/20/2020 at 00:03 (1,429 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
"Also, for those of you with significant others, how did they feel when they found out you had so many machines?"
I haven't dated anyone who really had much to say about it. Almost every guy I've dated in the last few years has ended up with a new vacuum, so they can't complain too much lol. I have one ex who had four Orecks and thought they were the best things ever, I didn't have the heart to tell him that there were better options out there. My current boyfriend is really interested in music and instruments, so my vacuum room is now also the instrument room. It works out well enough for us. | ||
| Post# 425751 , Reply# 9 5/20/2020 at 09:40 (1,428 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
When I met the man who is now my husband, I told him that I owned about 600 vintage vacuums, and that a company had built a museum to house them. That was my job, the curator of the vacuum cleaner museum. He thought the museum was fascinating when he saw it. I kept only a couple vacs at home, but on our first date I did show him the Rainbow and my model L Lux from 1968. He had never used a canister vacuum before.
He owned a Dirty Devil and a Eureka Victory before I met him, so anything was an upgrade. My vacuum collecting didn't upset him at all, but he didn't have to deal with a house full of machines either. That was six and a half years ago. We bought our current house right before we got married - and I now have a 'vacuum room' since we have two guest bedrooms. I have 29 machines at home plus my Modern Day central vac (the only vacuum my husband will use). He has taken a slight interest in the machines at home, and comments on how quiet the really old ones are. All in all, he's always been cool with the collection and has bought me vintage cleaners to add to my collection from time to time.
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| Post# 425754 , Reply# 11 5/20/2020 at 10:46 (1,428 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
rodknock95 wrote:
I got hooked, pulled those vacuums out and restored them, and added 52 more kirbys and 30 electroluxs, pretty much filling up the basement. I reply: Okay, that makes me feel a little better about the size of my collection. My Kirbys and Electroluxes number in the single digits each, seven and nine respectively, and my entire collection totals about 25 machines, but I have them stashed in just about every nook and cranny. I've had girlfriends give me shit about having so many vacuums, suggesting I have a hoarding disorder and encouraging me to sell off all but one or two, but who's the first person they turn to when they need a vacuum? And yeah, I don't always get them back. | ||
| Post# 425775 , Reply# 12 5/20/2020 at 20:52 (1,428 days old) by Marks_here (_._) | ||
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| Post# 425782 , Reply# 13 5/20/2020 at 22:23 (1,428 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.) | ||
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Sweet story "I owned about 600 vintage vacuums, " Can one get any closer to an ideal love story? It's better than I've done. Good for you both. | ||
| Post# 425812 , Reply# 14 5/21/2020 at 15:23 (1,427 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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