What is it with kids and vacuum cleaners, exactly?!

[megadrainbamage]

My kids have done this to me more times than I can even count, by this point. And it's not just my kids. Nearly everyone I know has complained, at one time or another, of the same things, so I'm led to believe that it's a universal kid phenomenon

Comments

[flidaisairmid]

The obvious answer is design flaw here. What is needed is the riding mower model of a vacuum cleaner that picks up dust, lint, children and husbands ! Until a machine is capable of that, it is not truly designed for home use.

Can't help wondering where your husband is at times like these

[legolyas]

"strings, threads, push pins, hot wheels tires, airsoft pellets, coins, hardware, pets, livestock, dead people or abandoned buildings

ROFL Loooooove the new pic, Legolyas!

[gimlihagrid]

It does look exactly like you, heh. And no, it doesn't make your butt look fat. Seriously, thanks for the tip, I managed to find one of my old yearbook pics the same way, hope you guys like it

Re: ROFL Loooooove the new pic, Legolyas!

[dawnaree]

What you never did the dryer thing as a kid? The laundromat ones worked the best, especially when random people would give you the look. My pic I had to change for the occasion, it seemed to fit. My 21 yr old had to show her nephew how to be bad. Just so he'd catch hell from mom and dad as he gets older. Of course it never got turned on.

I think if all you guys could teach mega how to do the motors and replace the cords she would be in a great business. All the parents would definitely have her on speed dial.

Re: ROFL Loooooove the new pic, Legolyas!

[mixter79]

ROFL awwwww, how cute, I'm pretty sure that's Albo, we forgot we shoved him in there years ago, hehehe. I remember us doing a whole lot of stupid things like that as a kid. Never at the laundramat, though, probably because my mom had better sense than to drag the whole bunch of us there and try to get anything done. She had 11 of us in 14 years, so even something seemingly simple like running to the store to pick up a gallon of milk would have been suicidal from a parents' standpoint, plus taken a tour bus to get us all there. My dad put in a laundramat down in our basement, three washers and three dryers, which I'm pretty sure were constantly running. I do remember a few of us shoving each other in the dryer for various reasons, as well as riding bikes down the basement stairs, jumping off the garage roof, wrist rocket fights, etc. So I know firsthand it's not just Mega's kids, they're ALL born stupid, and resistant to change. And I'm pretty sure my son, who's about to turn 16, blows hers clear out of the water as far as stupidity,

Re: ROFL Loooooove the new pic, Legolyas!

[gimlihagrid]

No, I feel gypped once again. I was an only child, and I can't help thinking that if I shoved myself in the dryer and turned it on, my folks would have called those nice guys in the white coats to come get me.

[dawnaree]

I think we've all had the same universal battle. I've been dealing with it for about 23+ years since my oldest decided to start 'helping'. Now I love having no carpeting. If we want something close there is throw rugs. Take them outside and shake them off. Oh wait you may be accused of remodeling or something that needs a permit lol. Now we have a rechargable hand vac, it helps with the dog hair and other stuff. But seems the kids aren't helping much with that it don't have problems like that.

So, what do you think REALLY big shop vacs are for?

[legolyas]

When you bring the throw rugs out to to shake them out, bring the super shop vac with, just in case any village officials stop to ask pesky questions. WHOOOOOOOOOOSH! No muss, no fuss, end of problem, LOL. Sort of a Ghostbusters meets Angie Baby kind of deal. ;-)

Re: So, what do you think REALLY big shop vacs are for?

[mixter79]

ROFL Legolyas, you just made me spew ice water all over my monitor! I can just see you pulling a stunt like that! You've always had innovative ways of dealing with unwanted interference from authority figures! ;-P

I think you may have something there

[mixter79]

Tam and I end up doing battle with the vacuum cleaner every time one of the kids decides to help out, too. And every parent I know has the same problem, but since many of them don't seem to know how to fix them, they just buy new ones every time we turn around. So any given garbage day, if you drive around early the evening before, you'll see about a dozen vacuum cleaners that look almost new sitting out at the curbs with garbage stickers on them. But by morning, every one of them will be gone, which probably means salvagers come around and scoop them up, fix them, then turn around and sell them used. And if you can manage to pull that off and it's nothing but a good, solid clog that you can manage to free up, whatever you can manage to take in off that is clear profit

Re: I think you may have something there

[dawnaree]

Love the new pic. Just like the character 'is he evil or not'? LMAO. Haven't gotten a chance to read my daughters books yet.

Re: I think you may have something there

[mixter79]

Thanks. I try not to be too evil to anyone but my kids, LOL, but the biggest reason why I decided to go with this pic was because of my name. It predates the whole Fellowship thing, and if you think about it, it sounds kind of like a potions master name. So I guess that puts me in Gimli/Hagrid's corner of the fellowship. And you'll have to check out my wife's pic (JustPlainTam) if she ever responds --- we decided we make a cute couple, LOL. :-)

Re: I think you may have something there

[justplaintam]

:::rolling eyes::: There, now let me get back to finishing up the dishes. No, this wasn't my idea, it was his, but since I don't really have a better idea, I guess he's right, we do make a cute couple.

...In a sick puppy sort of way, LOL