Dyson redux

From: haggis (haggis58_at_comcast.netnospam)
Date: 03/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 07:54:00 -0500

OH.MY.GAWD. If this came with a vibrator, I'd have found my soul mate.

Finally did my taxes yesterday (don't now why I procrastinated, because
I knew I'd get a refund) and though the vast majority will go toward a
refi on the house (whole 'nuther story), I decided my token splurge
would be this.

Of course once there, I suffered apoplexy at the choices (5 models at
Best Buy), as it seems there are really only 2 basic models and the rest
depends on which extra goodies you think are important. The original
(yellow) is less convenient as far as using attachments (you have to
dismantle it and turn the wand around); the newer ones simply pull out.
I have leather furniture, so the part about getting hair off that wasn't
a real selling point. In the end, though, I decided the smaller power
head would be useful for the car, and went with the newest Animal (DC14).

WOW. Now, I'd farted off running the vac all week, but it looked halfway
clean; there were only annoying bits of paper and an occasional leaf
from the ivy. I DO have a Westie, a tabby, and (yes, still) 9 birds,
however. When I fired this thing up and did the first 3 x 6 area, I had
a 3-inch pile of hair and crap stacked up in the canister. Who knew 1
little cat could shed so much! (The dog really doesn't, unless I'm
actively stripping her coat.) The thing must be pulling stuff up from
the crawlspace, 2 feet down. Long, looong day, so I only had strength to
do a cursory trial--but I suspect I'll be equally enthused (esp. when I
get to the bird room). My son moved out in Jan. and I took his room over
as my office; never have been able to get the dark rug free of crud (the
room is tiny, he never cleaned, he sheds horribly--when I finally got in
there, it was *shudder* like walking on a Greek man's back. . .) It
now looks like new--no grey patina to highlight the sculpted pattern.

It sucked the filter at the air return clean without removing it,
totally unclogged the fart fan cover, ceiling fans are now free of that
fuzz on the leading edge. Things I didn't know were dusty are now
breathing a sigh of relief. Yes, it sucks just as well full as empty.
Also surprised it's easily half as noisy as my little Eureka
canister--dissapointingly devoid of sexy, British accent, though. Still
figuring out all the bells and whistles, have yet to try the spot
remover (today's the day), slightly mortified (though not surprised)
I've been such a lousy housekeeper for so long, still queasy about how
much I spent (I would say it IS worth the difference), and probably
really pathetic to wax poetic over a vac (if you knew my life lately,
you'd probably think it was perfectly logical).

. . . but SOMEONE apparently had to be the guinea pig. Feel free to
throw money for the service. (Yes, I got paranoid and paid for an
extended warranty, too. . .) The guy at BB said they sell 3-5 of these a
day, BTW. It's also the one they always pull off the shelf to clean the
store (true--all the Dysons were well-used and the dozen other vacs
pristine, or nearly so).

jeanne
(apparently the queen of parenthetical comments, but too high to care
how dizzy Lizzie gets)

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