To hell with work...

[exploder3211]

Bleacho

LoL
With my luck with white goods, i can fix a man eaiser than an appliance.. Still ca't get the control panel back on the filter flo on the porch

 

[hoover1060]

showing the collection to the potential BF

I no longer remember if I showed Michael Hooverland on our first or 2nd date.
I do remember how I introduced hime to it though... I made him close his eyes, I walked him downstairs into a dark basement, then I switched on the lights. He was pretty surprised, but aldo intrigued too.
Remember when first bringing up the subject to also mention that you restore the stuff too... Several people I know who'd heard of my collection before seeing it said they expected to see just a "bunch of dirty old vacuums" and not what they did see.
Who knows, the date might just get into watching you roll up your sleeves and get dirty fixing a machine...
could be fun!!

 

[frigidaireguy]

Graham:

Beautiful machines. I have a '54 unimatic. Does your machine's pulsator have a portion that is metal or is it all black?? Mine is all black as is Rogers in Tucson. Before 1954 I think they still used part of the pulsator as metal.
I'm looking for a dryer to match my washer so if anyone knows where one might be please let me know.
Thanks!!!!
Bob

 

[Unimatic1140]

Well said Jeff!

Remember when first bringing up the subject to also mention that you restore the stuff too... Several people I know who'd heard of my collection before seeing it said they expected to see just a "bunch of dirty old vacuums" and not what they did see.

Jeff has a very good point there Graham, it is something I always stress when telling people about my collection. I remember how impressed Neal was the first time he saw my washers. He like so many people said the exact same thing to me that they expected to find just a bunch of dirty old washers piled on top of each other in my basement. Then when they see everything lined up neatly, clean and washing away their impression is completely changed to being totally impressed. Of course even at that point there are a rare few people that still roll their eyes, but generally I find that these people don't have one ounce of creativity in them and they are not worth our time.

 

[hoover1060]

Amen Robert!

Nobody ever realizes what goes into restoring these babies, be it a washer or vacuum!

One previous BF I had enjoyed working on the vacuums with me, and Michael loves it! He has no clue how to take anything apart, so I disassemble and he cleans and details. It works well..
I asked Michael when I talked to him about an hour ago what he remembered about seeing my collection for the first time, he had a rather interesting response, it was not the vacuums he noticed so much as my excitement and passion for the hobby. He was more excited abut the vacuums after he had some time to look around and check things out.

 

[gansky1]

Boyfriend??

Honey, if they've made it to the basement, they've stayed too long!

 

[Unimatic1140]

G R E G, naughty!

 

[hoover1060]

Now greg...

remind me to smack you later!

 

[buffster]

Glenn... er Greg....

You have me in stitches... RFLOL... You are a naughty boy

 

[sharples]

lol

OMG, so Funny Gansky1...I am starting to see your point.

 

[foraloysius]

My washers are in the bathroom and on the landing, near the bedroom...

 

[exploder3211]

One Washer Lives on the porch, one in the laundry room and the next one will be in the dinning room... My husband has told me no, but i pay the rent...

 

[jeb]

42 machines!

Of your 42 machines how many can you have "up and running" at the same time ? If you do have a wash-in count me in. Jeff