Tucson 2007: And so it begins...

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First....Jeff, thank you for inviting me to go with you to this wash in. You are a wonderful man!!! Our travel was NOT pleasant to say the least and yet.....it was still enjoyable because of you!!

To Ross, Roger, Nate......THANK YOU!!!! I know that it is a lot of work opening your home to a group of people and I appreciate ALL that you did to prepare for it.

I met some very interesting people, people that made me laugh my A-- off!!! Rodney you are HYSTERICAL!! It was also nice to see people that I have previously met. Everyone is SO nice.
I also want to thank everyone who excepted me....I am an outsider but I enjoyed myself very much. I learned a lot this weekend. As I don't collect Vaccums or Washer and Dryers myself, I find it very interesting and I can see why you guys do it. After seeing the unimatic and the 1 18....i WANT ONE!!...(insert joke here)....

One last thank you to Terry.....YOU MAKE G R E A T COFFEE!! And it was really nice of you to make sure that everyone was eating and drinking and having a good time. You are the hostess with the mostest!!!

Greg........I'll be waiting for my Dual 50 !!! LOL...THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Take care guys!! (and gal...Venus)

Michael
 
Finally home...

After going through two airports, a bumpy ride on a CRJ200 (the Corolla of airliners, no joke), and one FANTASTIC fun-filled weekend. Ross, Roger, Nate, and Nate & Melissa, I can't thank you all enough for inviting us into your homes and letting us play with your machines. Everything turned out perfectly, and the best part was that after Friday it stayed nice and enjoyable all weekend...the back of my neck shows it too, LOL! It was especially great seeing everyone again, and meeting new faces as well!

Now that most of you who attended found out about the little shipping disaster, I can say that the "surprise" was going to be one of the first Dyson DC21 canisters to hit the US market, serial number 36. I ordered it Wednesday and had it shipped UPS Next Day Air so we could play with it. It made it all the way to Tucson without any trouble, and then on the truck to Roger's house, something apparently fell on it and it was damaged. Greeeaaaaat, but worse things happen. I was mad, but UPS will be giving me a refund in full, and I'll just get another one. At least it was damaged and no one took it. That would have been worse. But there were still many fun machines to play with...namely the Hoover Convertible 65 and 67, Model 27, 28, 305, Eureka widetrack ESP self-propelled, Kirby 518, Eureka upright with the "touch-power" grip, and the most interesting of all, the Cordaway "canned ham" canister with the Vibra-Beat nozzle! I had never seen one of those before, so it was very interesting (and ineffective). It made an otherwise quiet machine put out one hell of a racket!

Thanks to Roger, I now have 4 excellent new additions to my vacuum collection. A Hoover model 634 (rare promotional version of the 63 in turquoise), 334 (the first lightweight commercial Convertible), 62 (unlike others, this one has chrome lettering on the hood), and a dual-voltage UK Powerplus. I also grabbed an older two-tone Quadraflex Powermatic nozzle, for experimentation with otherwise straight-suction machines. Now I just need to get another adapter cord for it!

I will hopefully be posting pictures and giving a more detailed synopsis of the washer-related festivities shortly. Right now I'm beat, and it's back to the daily routine starting tomorrow.

--Austin
 
Austin

I'm really sorry about your misfortune with your Dyson, but at least You won't be out of nothing and Will be getting a replacement. I will be looking forward for Your pictures for sure.

Skip...
 
still washing

We've had a nice evening here doing some more laundry and eating at Roger's, Roger, Terry, Greg, Nate, Bob and myself.

It's been a most wonderful weekend and many thanks to our hosts and the great people we saw again or met. I know there are a few others still about that I hope to see before leaving tomorrow night.

It's been a lot of fun!
 
What a time

This weekend I kept thinking of all of you having fun. I didn't check in until now, Monday Morning. And, of course, I see that you all did have a great time!!

Looks like a beautiful place and great washers, dryers, and vacuum cleaners.

And most of all people who can share a weekend together.

Thanks for the great pictures.

Martin
 
Tom A.

One question That's all Why Do You always have a negitive response to anything I say. I know You don't like me as the feeling is very mutual. But To keep the peace please don't respond to anything I say As I don't respond to Your comments

Thanks and Have a piece of cake

Skip...
 
Someone made a post earlier about how they were glad to be accepted within the group. In my opinion, that's what Applianceville is all about!!! No one is (or should be in ANY club for that matter; of course I'm using the term "club" very loosely) considered an "outsider", made to feel unwelcome, or looked down upon because they were either new, a significant other of someone attending that hadn't previously met anyone, or didn't yet have a collection. Everyone is treated equally. That's the beauty of cameraderie, and why I enjoy events like these. The machines are fun, but without the great people and the positive energy, it would just be like watching your own machines in your laundry room...pretty dull and boring if you ask me.

In Tucson, everyone talked to (and got along with) each other, not just any particular person or group. There were no "cliques". No one bragged about what machines they had in their collection that most others didn't have. No one argued over which vacuums they wanted from Roger's "to go" stash. No one was so head-over-heels for a particular brand or type of machine that they attacked anyone who disagreed with its design or performance or who didn't really care for the action it had. Speaking of that, not ONE negative comment was made...it was ALL positive the whole time. Last year, this was the best weekend of my life, and I have to say this year was even better. We tinkered with machines, talked for hours, enjoyed delicious meals, and of course washed and washed and washed. MUCH knowledge was shared, and many questions were answered. Like other events, I learned quite a bit of information from this one as well. It was great.

I hope to have the many pictures I took up later today on Imperial, so everyone can see. And I'm now in the process of sorting through the DVDs, and after I watch all of them, I will start on the music video :)

Austin
 
Toucson

Hi all

Glad you all had a FAB time, have enjoyed the pics so far, BUT, Names Please!!! dont know all the faces etc...

So what happened on the first day??did the weather turn real nasty for the time of year??

Who`s is the Hoover Twinny, enquiring minds need to know??

And did we have any Sudz Lock or Cakes for our washing efforts??

Cheers, Mike

p.s. sorry to hear about the worlds worst secret Austin, we aim to ship perfect from here, those D...`s are nothing but immotive!!!
 
Boy Austin

Austin those clothes You all washed must be the cleaness in town. Yes Austin so true We all have to be positive on anything in Life and learn to get along Again You couldn't have said it better.

As the saying goes let the past be the past and live for the future

Happing Washing Skip...
 
Nate, Ross and Roger

Thank you for everything that you did, what a great time and it was so nice to meet more members of this wonderful group.

I hope to make it for all three days in 2008!
 
Skip Skip Skip...tsk tsk tsk...there you go again taking things the wrong way...I merely wanted to comment on the great photos. I am so glad that everyone had such a good time. I was talking to Jeff Parker about the "wash in" and he said how much fun it was. So take that any way you want Skip...last time I checked I do not need you to tell me when to post or how...I DO my own thinking no one does it for me...and I do not know you! I only know you from the nasty emails you sent me. Why dirty up this fine thread? Isn't that what the vca is for? I have read that...

--Tom

North Canton, OH
 
WHAT A GREAT TIME!!

After slogging through the weekend's laundry and cleaning, I've finally found a minute to post!

To Ross, Roger, Terry, Nate, Will, Nate, and Melissa.....

A *HUGE* thank you!! Your hospitality was infinite! You treated all of us like kings (and queens)! From the food, to the conversation, to the collections and appliance action, there was and abundance of everything!!! The only other place I would feel at home would be, well, at home!!

It was fantastic to catch up with old friends, and a hoot to meet some new ones!! I was in hyperdrive the whole time!!

Thank you so much again! You guys are the best!
 
Hi all - just made it back to the "Big O" a while ago. Not a hitch, everything went just perfectly - just like on the way out last Wednesday. I had an earlier flight out of Omaha to Minneapolis so I took the Lightrail downtown and met Don (jetaction) for dinner and then we rode the train back to the airport for the flight down to Tucson. Everyone had a great time even with a little chilly rain, but the weather turned out perfectly and it was so fun seeing everyone and meeting so many new faces. I forgot my camera but the pictures so far have been really great - thanks everyone for posting them!
 
Tom

Your last sentence, I for one don't care for any suprises and the pictures speak for themselves , i was the one who mention about the suprise that's what makes me think your remark was refernce to my statement

Skip...
 
Tom

Just to clear my name I have never sent You any nasty emails at all, I'm not that kind of Guy. You for one have no business saying that on this forum, You are the one airing dirty laundry not me, I have never aired anything here at this site about anything outside of here. Yes I did sent You some emails but never nasty ones. Tom the only thing I asked You and I have asked You nicely that from now on don't make any negative comments about what I say that's all I have asked. I have never brought up the past because I live for the future not the past. So let's make a deal here I don't and won't respond to any of your comments and You do the same for me.

Thanks Skip...
 

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