Hey Anne, remember when I sent that IM to you today asking who would pay $500 for a vacuum cleaner?
Well, I guess the answer to that would be we would.
Our second upright vacuum cleaner died right before our new chair arrived (pictures to come soon), and we went today to Best Buy to ascertain what they had.
It was quite interesting. On the floor, they only had models that were $100 or less, or $300 or more. I left the decision up to him, but indicated I'd be happier with the "Animal" model depicted in the link above, which was $100 more than the "low end" model. Especially as it was designed for picking up animal hair. And yes, it is that awful color of lavender.
It did a good job tonight. Lou was busy vacuuming while I was doing the dishes. Oh, our new dishwasher is coming tomorrow. That died last Tuesday, when our neighbor came up to inform us that his kitchen cabinets and countertops were being leaked upon by something...namely, said dishwasher. A repairman came out to fix it, and basically declared it old and dead, with the drain seriously leaking. Fortunately, that's a landlord issue, so he's paying for it all.
Which also means we're at the whim of what he chooses to get us, but I'm sure we'll manage pretty well.
Lastly, Lou and I watched Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars tonight. Both parts. I'm terribly content, which actually distresses me. I think part of me wanted there to be some cliff-hanger-y ending, so that the potential for more would be out there. But this seemed to wrap everything up very nicely, so I'm content, yet not. *sigh* I am happy and sad as well, but no spoilers.
Now, onto the wait for the "Serenity"!!
Comments (2)
I'd really like to hear a more in-depth review of your Dyson - Jenni's been veryvery curious about them, seeing as she's one of those folks who's long on the hunt for the "perfect" vacuum...
Posted by Jim Gaynor | October 19, 2004 11:56 PM
Posted on October 19, 2004 23:56
I will let Lou detail any specifics, since he was the one busy vacuuming last night. I do know he was amazed at how much dirt he actually got up (he dumped the canister three times, IIRC, but I don't know if it was "full" each time), and found it pretty easy to use. Of course, we used to use a bag vacuum cleaner, so our old vacuum may have gotten up that much, but we couldn't see it. I'm not positive that's the case though. Our old vacuum cleaner didn't seem to have much suction as it was nearing the end of its life.
What we really need to do is use a carpet cleaner on the carpet.
Do you have carpets? We're 90% carpeted in our apartment, the only floor areas are the lineoleum in the kitchen and the bathroom. It may function differently on non-carpeted floors.
Posted by Julia | October 20, 2004 10:25 AM
Posted on October 20, 2004 10:25