April 04th, 2024

Behold this magnificent beast!  Howdy do to my new vacuum!  Ain't he a handsome devil!

Our old vacuum, may it rest in peace, was 10+ years old and apparently in vacuum years that's the same thing as being Methuselah.  I did look it up (of course I did) and it seems that a decent vacuum that is properly cared for generally lasts around 8 years so our old one did it's time and did it well.  Mostly.  Well right up 'til the end anyway.

I remember when we first got it, I was so impressed with what a great job it did. But as we all age, we slow down a bit.  It happens.  That's just real life I suppose. Even with appliances.

It's not as if I over-used it.  I dont' really like to vacuum so I usually only do it once a week.   And I only do it the once a week because while I don't like vacuuming I do like a clean house.  And mostly, we are clean and tidy people so it's not horrible.  It's not as if our home is a Hazmat situation. Just well,  in my mind there are two levels of clean.  Day to Day clean and Company Clean.  Our home is always day to day clean.  I know people who vacuum every single day.  Their homes look amazing all of the time.  Our home looks............lived in. Not horrible.  It's acceptable.  But definitely lived in.

Since the kittyboys came into our lives however, we have a new demon to battle.  Fur.  My hair is everywhere as it is.  And now that my hair is longer, there is all that much more hair that I am forever finding and picking up to throw away and muttering to myself how I don't know how it is that I can lose that much hair every day and not be bald.  Now we have two kitties worth of fur to add to it.  Me oh my.

The old vacuum, which used to do such a great job, objected.  Strenulously.  It had gotten to the point where before vacuum each and every time, I had to tinker a bit.  If there was so much as one strand of hair wrapped around the roller it would refuse to pick up anything so I would have to stop and cut it away.  A hole cropped up in the hose which I repaired with electrical tape and that would occasionally have to be replaced.  Sometimes the vacuum just needed a break between rooms.

Recently, after I finished just one room, the old vacuum just plain stopped.  It said, nope.  And I said, "I am so over this".  Tim immediately began researching (of course he did) and then ordered a new vacuum for me.  Gotta stay ahead of the dirt!

Once it arrived I couldn't wait to hit those carpets!  It's just area rugs not wall to wall carpetting but still, they are pretty big and that's where the dirt shows the most.  I had to empty the cannister after tackling just one area rug.  Mercy!  I can only conclude that the old vacuum was not doing much of it's job for longer than I realized.  I would be embarrassed except that you just  don't know what you don't know.  Y'know?  

Three cannister emptyings later, the place was looking pretty good!   This new vacuum just about sucks the colours out of the rug.  Dirt doesn't stand a chance.  Those Bissell folks know what they are doing. I LOVE my new vacuum cleaner and so does the house!  In all honesty, I still don't enjoy vacuuming, but I do love the results when it's done.  This place is looking good :)

And bonus points, the kitties are enjoying the box it came in.

The old vacuum is dead.  Long Live the New Vacuum!  Woohoo!