Vacuums just do nothing for me, I hate floor care! I can't explain it but all forms of floor care, be it vacuuming or sweeping or what have you, inspires something akin to rage.Now if you show me a new, fancy washer/dryer, I'd be happy as a clam...a new vacuum would just remind me that someone needs to actually use it.
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
No, only your practicality. Just once I'd love to find a lightweight vacuum with a strong motor that didn't break down in two years! I hate going to bed with the feeling that I've got a whiplash everytime I vacuum and mop the house.Originally Posted by papayahed
I've made a rule in my household that every practical gift better be followed by something sweet, sexy or cute and impractical...It's made the holidays alot more enjoyable. I must admit, I would love some new kitchen cabinets or a large capacity washer/dryer...I hate the trips to the laundryVacuums just do nothing for me, I hate floor care! I can't explain it but all forms of floor care, be it vacuuming or sweeping or what have you, inspires something akin to rage.
HAHA Hey vaccume cleaners are cool, but since you dont want to be selfish you have to share with the guy who got it for you, its only fair to let him use it 50% + another 20% for being soooo sweet to buy itmhm mhm. yep yep yep! I did this, for christmas I got dad a tool kit, and put my car keys in it, so he could fix it
these are very thoughtful gifts. women pull them off better.
"Be careful of quotes you find on the internet, they may not always be true" -Abraham Lincon-
doh, I'm fascinated with the dryer that also steams clothes. I don't know anybody that has one yet.
My new vacuum is kinda heavy..
oh dear, I don't think that will not work for me, I bought the vacuum myself.HAHA Hey vaccume cleaners are cool, but since you dont want to be selfish you have to share with the guy who got it for you, its only fair to let him use it 50% + another 20% for being soooo sweet to buy it
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
is it the kind that you hang your clothes up inside of the dryer and they come out hung and steamed? I know someone with a dryer like that. She got it for free with "points" from her husband's work. She said that for the price she couldn't do better. I think she likes it.
BrilliantHAHA Hey vaccume cleaners are cool, but since you dont want to be selfish you have to share with the guy who got it for you, its only fair to let him use it 50% + another 20% for being soooo sweet to buy it
I do wonder if men think it's okay to buy practical gifts for us because that seems to be all that is out there for them. What fun gifts are out there for men? I used to buy selections of foreign coffees and cigarettes, out-of-print books for my husband. As he got older, he stopped smoking, stopped reading and had a less discriminating palate. I started buying him clothes; but he continued to wear the faded, ugly things...
I wonder if I'd have to rewire the house and put in new fuse boxes to get all these wonderful conveniencesdoh, I'm fascinated with the dryer that also steams clothes. I don't know anybody that has one yet.
My new vacuum is kinda heavy..
oh dear, I don't think that will not work for me, I bought the vacuum myself.
I think they design vacuums and lawn mowers heavy so that you either have to be a body builder or marry a body builder to use them
It is entirely acceptable to buy practical gifts for oneself for Christmas
*The Comedian walks in, dressed in full-drag. Someone mistakes him for papaya. The Comedian grins. "Works every time" he whispers to himself in perfect falestto*
Mrs. Comedian received a lovely original oil painting that she one gave favorable remarks on during a visit to a gallery a long while back: it was of a field of orange flowers that receded into the background.
*The Comedian walks out*
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
It is such a pity there is only one Comedian; What a wonderful gift!
How many husbands would remember a painting his wife admired; how many husbands would go to a gallery with his wife?
Where were you when you were wearing drag...yeah, yeah, I know Shakespeares guys always did it; but I never thought it came off quite as well as Portia in her male attire:
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Mrs. Comedian received a lovely original oil painting that she one gave favorable remarks on during a visit to a gallery a long while back: it was of a field of orange flowers that receded into the background. QUOTE]
There you are, I told you it was easy, didn't I? Now just keep remembering these little asides for the rest of the year and next Christmas you'll be ahead of the game.
(What's this with the drag - hammers and screwdrivers wreak havoc in a decent handbag....)
*quietly* I'm in disguise. . .this is a thread for chicks, see. . . . .now where's the exit? A there it is. . . .
EDIT: oh yeah, and thanks for the advice. It worked very well.
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
Congrats! I love clean floors and will vacuum everyday even if it is the very last thing I do before I collapse on the sofa for the evening. The house does not look any better than the community hall unless it is tidy without any bits and bobs on the floor.
I don't usually go for the very expensive vacuums because, in my opinion, they all last more or less for two years before deciding to resign so I will get something mid-range from a respectable company.
The Comedian> No need for the drag; it is always preferable to have male company who is comfortable in his identity without resorting to any disguises!
And excellent choice of gift
~
"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
~
Vacs have a short but happy life in my house too - I think I bring about their premature demise by using them to pick up things they are not designed to swallow - one died after being force-fed plaster chippings after some redecorating...
The last one (whisper it, it's been here over five years, must be some kind of a record) was selected solely on weight - I was walking on two sticks at the time and need something upright and really light or I just could not handle it. I lifted every one on the display, to the bemusement of the saleslady - I wasn't interested in performance or even price, just 'Can I lift it onehanded?' Otherwise I'm not sure I would have chosen a purple machine with bubbles all over it to show how light it is. But it lives in a cupboard, so who's going to see it except me?
We're talking VACS?? Oh man....I think I need to invite the boys back!
We can never know what to want, because living only one life we can neither compare it with our previous lives, nor perfect it in our lives to come'
Milan Kundera,The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Parce que c'est toi, parce que c'est moi
Does anybody else go on weird shopping trips? Every so often when I'm tired or something is on my mind and I'll go shopping for like one thing and I'll come out with the weirdest stuff. I've been at work a lot this weekend so on my way home today I stopped for milk I came out with, among other things: Tomato Soup, Milk, and a Video Game. Nothing weird about that except I don't like Tomato Soup and the video game is not my usual fare. One time I cam home with the Harry Potter books..
EDIT: I can't even play my video game, it's taken me an hour to get passed the first small section.
Last edited by papayahed; 01-10-2010 at 08:51 PM.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
All the time. Weird shopping trips are what my life is made of. I went to the health food store to buy food and left with an Alex Grey calendar, who is the artist who did some of the artwork for Nirvana's In Utero. I also got a Yoga magazine and some incense and some candles...
"...if you weren't smart enough to get a pedophile in a dress to put a small amount of water on the child’s forehead, then what the eff did you think was going to happen?
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