Over 50's club

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HellsBells Aug 2023 4:46pm, 7 Aug 2023 31,614 posts	0 HellsBells I have a new bissel - it vacuums and washes all in one
Snoot Aug 2023 4:51pm, 7 Aug 2023 6,706 posts	0 Snoot Our carpet sweeper was a Eubank
Hanneke Aug 2023 4:53pm, 7 Aug 2023 108,291 posts	0 Hanneke I remember what our Electrolux vacuum looked like... A tube with rear wheels, bluey grey. One end opened, to get the dust bag out. My mum would empty it into the bin and shake it out in the garden before putting it back in. No inner paper bags then...
leaguefreak Aug 2023 4:55pm, 7 Aug 2023 11,463 posts	0 leaguefreak I've got a carpet sweeper. They are still a thing.
Hanneke Aug 2023 4:56pm, 7 Aug 2023 108,292 posts	0 Hanneke I remember Leifheit? But could be something else...
Hanneke Aug 2023 4:59pm, 7 Aug 2023 108,293 posts	0 Hanneke We are talking this kind of era...
Hanneke Aug 2023 4:59pm, 7 Aug 2023 108,294 posts	0 Hanneke I'd garden but housework? 🤣 Nothing changed then 😎
Hanneke Aug 2023 5:01pm, 7 Aug 2023 108,295 posts	0 Hanneke Using my mother's house plant watering can.
Eynsham Red Aug 2023 5:36pm, 7 Aug 2023 9,852 posts	0 Eynsham Red The mention of tongs to get the washing out of the twin tub reminded me that first project I had in secondary school woodwork class was to make a pair of washing tongs.
Eynsham Red Aug 2023 5:42pm, 7 Aug 2023 9,853 posts	0 Eynsham Red I recall that the replacement for our twin tub machine was a (then high tech) Hoover Keymatic programmable washing machine. It had a square plastic “Key” that was inserted into a slot. The program was determined by with way round the square key was inserted.