My bagless vacuum cleaner has been having a hard time off and on for several months. For some reason, it always takes me a while to remember that all that needs to be done is to empty the canister and clean the filter. Go figure. This time, however, it has been doing pretty poorly for several weeks and it hasn't been that long since I cleaned it. So today I was cleaning in Peyton's room and was trying to vacuum the edges of the room with the hose. It didn't have any suction... at all. It perplexed me because the canister wasn't all that full. But I decided to empty it anyway and clean the filters, which took about 30 minutes. Nada. After much deep thought, I removed the hose and stuck a broom handle up it to see if it was clogged.... this is the point at which you need some background information....
A couple weeks ago I was looking for chores to occupy my bored kids. If I hear complaining about boredom, I don't hesitate to give them something to do. So I assigned them the task of shredding several hundred documents that had been waiting for just the right amount of complaining. They actually liked the shredding, but the problem is that Peyton opened the trash bag they were loading the remains in and was making it "rain" all over my living room and office. After picking up the largest "puddles" by hand, I decided to let my trusty vacuum cleaner do the rest. It constipated the poor thing somethin' fierce. I had to dump it several times before the task was done. It was a disaster. So back to today.....
I pushed the broom handle up and it stopped with at least 18 inches left of hose to go. WAY clogged with.... you guessed it.... millions of little shreds of paper. I had to get out our kabob skewers and work on that thing for another 30 minutes to get all that stuff out. Time well spent! After this, I hooked the hose back up and fired her up. When I put my hand over the end to test, it was so strong that it knocked my vacuum over backward. I revacuumed the house in celebration!!
So in the battle of vacuum cleaner vs. paper shredder, the victor is WOMAN!
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I can only imagine the fun your children were having from shredding. I know that I love to shred. Shredders can make quite a mess if you aren't careful dumping them out. Instead of just dumping out the shreds, you can use them in a lot of crafts.
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