A lineup of events.
Yesterday, took my car to the Kia place, Enterprise(rental) came and picked me up, I rented a car (with a substandard AC), drove home then to Kroger then back home.
Coming into the complex, I noticed a LOT of possessions dumped beside a dumpster (not the one nearest me)
Once I'd unloaded and put away the cold stuff I went back out.
There were THREE Vacuum cleaners, two sofa sets, two bed frames (maybe one, in pieces it was hard to tell) and a bunch of other stuff, but chief among them was a rear projection TV!
One of those BIG ole suckers!
Having seen that, I had taken some tools, busted into the thing and got the three lenses(9 really 3 per color).
One of those vacs was just like the one I got from Michele, only instead of gray in color, this one is sort of a burnt orange.
The base was there, but I did not see the charger/cord.
I brought that one back with the lenses and tried it in my charger base.
The light didn't come on, so for whatever reason I assume it is kaput.
Today, after several contentious messages and one phone call with the VA, I went back and got my car; Kia said they'd call Enterprise and tell them the rental was at the dealership and to stop the rental now.
When I came home, my neighbor across the hall was working on his car in the car park. (you may remember that I attempted and failed to fix his old vacuum cleaner)
I told him about all the booty at the dumpster, so he went and got the OTHER TWO Vacs, and asked me to see if either could be fixed.
Leave it to me to be the good guy neighbor, so I agreed.
The one is an Eureka, with a Hepa filter. It is extremely heavy for a vacuum, and was COMPLETELY FULL.
Once I'd gotten the cannisters out, I tested it. It runs, the beater bar turns, the headlight works.
I washed everything and after letting it all dry, tried it in my living room.
Now he has a working Vacuum Cleaner (I haven't given it to him yet)
I asked at the office, she told me that the guy in 1010F had just LEFT, owing money and a 2 bdrm apartment full of furniture, bedding, canned food (I saw a crock pot)
She said he was all the time coming in and raising hell with her, so she wasn't going to miss him.
Self Portrait from about 1978
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