I was talking to Cam a few days ago
about things that were around when we were little and I thought of
the vacuum. Yeah, they still make them these days but not the way
they did when I was little. Probably because hundreds of children
were devoured by them. My Grandmama had one that had to weigh about
40 pounds and had a spotlight on the front because...reasons. Maybe
for vacuuming in the dark or under couches in which case your couch
is too damned high if this could fit underneath it. If the weight was
not enough you had to worry about all the different components. I also need to point out that it sounded like the apocalypse when it was on.
Today
if the vacuum is full you just take out the convenient compartment
and dump it out. Groovy. Back in the day you had to throw out a bag,
eat some of the dust whether you wanted to or not, and put on another
bag. Simple. But not at all. After attaching the bag you would have
to secure it with a black band (which after working in a porn shop
realized looked exactly like cock rings) and hope you did it right.
There was also a belt that made the brush turn. It was a whole thing
that was not fun and I'd wait until someone else changed the bag
because I liked cleaning but hated set up.
