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glenda
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response 22 of 46:
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Dec 8 22:59 UTC 2003 |
I found a web site that sells remote controlled laser firing tanks. They come
in pairs. The cats love chasing laser pointers. . . How about laser pointers
that chase back.
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keesan
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response 23 of 46:
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Dec 8 23:33 UTC 2003 |
I emailed jep the photo. Forgot to post the full URL. It is
www.usol.com/~keesan/vacuum.jpg. Jep figured out right away what the problem
was with this one. It is a simple fix. The red stripes are the brushes on
the beater bar. The brown object is not found in all vacuum cleaners.
We will trade this one for the other or maybe get them both working.
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gull
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response 24 of 46:
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Dec 9 01:15 UTC 2003 |
Kirby vaccuums run forever. My apartment is way too small to maneuver
one of those chrome beasts in, though.
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rcurl
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response 25 of 46:
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Dec 9 03:52 UTC 2003 |
Re #16 (Re #15): Consumers Reports takes time to buy, test, and evaluate
products, then there is the time to write and publish the reprots. The problem
they have lies in manufacurers switching models too fast to keep up with.
I think they do this deliberately so that reviews of products are hardly
ever current and hence the manufacturers don't have to worry about them.
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cmcgee
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response 26 of 46:
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Dec 9 14:31 UTC 2003 |
I have found that asking an experienced sales person to show me the current
model that used to be xxxxx in Consumer Reports, usually gives me what I need.
Experienced sales people tell me whether the engine/motor/whatever has
remained the same, and what the differences between the old doodads and the
new doodads are.
Usually what I am looking for is longevity/durability and if the basic power
unit is the one that was reported in CR, that's good enough for me.
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goose
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response 27 of 46:
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Dec 9 16:15 UTC 2003 |
Another problem is using different model numbers depending on the place it
was purchased, such as the Suckmaster 2000WM if bought at WalMart, or the
Suckmaster 2000KM if purchased at K-Mart. Despite its shortcomings I will
continue to get Consumer Reports if only to support what they are trying to
do. (I do end up using the information quite a bit)
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jep
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response 28 of 46:
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Dec 9 19:21 UTC 2003 |
re resp:21: My mother got a Kirby several years ago. Then, for some
reason, she got an upgrade a year ago that does steam cleaning. Two
$1500 vacuums... she got a discount on the 2nd one; $300 I think it was.
Unfortunately she got the upgrade, *then* told me about it. Mom...
$1500 will buy you a lot of trips from Stanley Steemer...
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tod
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response 29 of 46:
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Dec 9 19:34 UTC 2003 |
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jmsaul
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response 30 of 46:
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Dec 10 01:21 UTC 2003 |
Re #27: Some suppliers (Levi's for example) do cheaper goods for WalMart.
I realize that was just an example, but I'd watch out.
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tod
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response 31 of 46:
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Dec 10 19:25 UTC 2003 |
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jmsaul
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response 32 of 46:
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Dec 11 01:08 UTC 2003 |
Let's leave your personal life out of this, shall we?
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tod
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response 33 of 46:
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Dec 11 01:12 UTC 2003 |
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keesan
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response 34 of 46:
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Dec 11 02:32 UTC 2003 |
Jim spent a couple of hours taking the perfect picture of what the problem
was in Larry's vacuum cleaner and it really disappointed that nobody (except
jep, to whom we emailed it) has taken a look:
http://www.usol.com/~keesan/vacuum.jpg. It is a funny picture.
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scott
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response 35 of 46:
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Dec 11 04:41 UTC 2003 |
That is pretty funny, assuming it was indeed the problem. :)
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bhoward
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response 36 of 46:
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Dec 11 10:24 UTC 2003 |
Re#29: $1500 will get you a hardwood floor of decent quality?! How many
square meters do you think that would buy?
What sort of wood?
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keesan
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response 37 of 46:
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Dec 11 14:38 UTC 2003 |
Re 35, it was the cause of the belt not moving and therefore burning in one
spot and breaking.
We paid $2 per square foot for third-quality maple flooring in the eightiews,
direct from a factory in the UP. It is about $5 now at the store, or $50 per
square meter. 30 square meters? Enough for a reasonable sized house.
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anderyn
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response 38 of 46:
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Dec 11 14:48 UTC 2003 |
That is a pretty cool picture. I didn't know ou could get monkeys in your
vacuum, instead of on your back.
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aruba
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response 39 of 46:
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Dec 11 14:59 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, you gotta watch out for those monkeys. Good picture, Jim. :)
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slynne
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response 40 of 46:
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Dec 11 15:21 UTC 2003 |
Hahaha. I wonder how that monkey got in there? ;)
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bru
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response 41 of 46:
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Dec 11 17:05 UTC 2003 |
Teh vacuumer was probably vacuuming up peanuts, and the monkey was going for
lunch.
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tod
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response 42 of 46:
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Dec 11 19:37 UTC 2003 |
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bhoward
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response 43 of 46:
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Dec 12 00:17 UTC 2003 |
Was curious because not long ago I requested a guestimate on flooring our
home. It came out to quite a bit higher than though come to think of it,
part of that was to level out some slightly uneven sections of the concrete
block foundation.
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polygon
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response 44 of 46:
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Dec 13 06:16 UTC 2003 |
I did look at the picture earlier. I was puzzled by the animal. Do you
mean to suggest it was caught inside the vacuum somewhere?
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jep
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response 45 of 46:
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Dec 13 13:35 UTC 2003 |
Larry, I've got the monkey now; Jim and Sindi gave it to me when I
picked up the vacuum. Would you like to have it back?
I replaced the belt and Larry's old vacuum seems to work great for
me. Thanks, Jim and Sindi!
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keesan
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response 46 of 46:
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Dec 13 15:32 UTC 2003 |
The monkey was caught exactly as the photo shows it - it is unposed. Larry
obviously is not one of those DIYers :=)
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