The London Times tells us: "Grassley is not the first member of Congress to develop a strong attachment to a piece of machinery. John Boehner, a former Speaker of the House, appears frequently with his lawn mower. The senator John Kennedy has a cross trainer in his garage that he has named Margaret, 'after Margaret Thatcher because both kick butt.' His wife, Becky, 'won’t let me bring Margaret in the house,' he said, in a video posted this year. So he uses Margaret in his garage and then lifts weights, watched over, metaphorically speaking, by his Iron Lady companion."It’s a sad day at Grassley household…. For my 34 years and 15 yrs before that at my mother in law’s home Beth has worked dependably….
— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) August 8, 2026
It's just by chance — and consistent blogging methodology — that Margaret Thatcher came up twice today. The earlier post is about her plan to send coca-eating moths to Peru.
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Trump can assist with finding American trainer repair
Just have the plug replaced. (I think Grassley really just wants to get rid of Beth).
And what’s with this “u” and “ur”? Grassley’s texting like his great-great granddaughter.
I agree with Whiskeybum... fix the plug.
You can replace the plug for less than $5 — even an
old man could do it.
I still use my first and forever favorite vacuum cleaner. A late 1980s Eureka Might Mite lightweight canister with the 3.0 Peak hp motor. Uses disposable "C" bags. Had to replace the cord and improvise a canister closure lock with velcro.
Upon its debut, [Eureka Mighty Mite] quickly became an iconic household appliance, even being named one of the Top Ten Best Designed Products of the Year by TIME Magazine in 1982.
Never a fan of the uprights with the free hanging bags.
He could at least fix the plug, just to find out if a worn-out plug is the only problem.
Hoovers last a long time. My grandmother had a model called the Constellation, it was a hovercraft model. It was round, like Sputnik. Instead of wheels, it used the exhaust air, blown underneath to float over the floors. I thought it was the coolest thing until my dad got a Flymo.
Just like a Senator, though, isn't it? Buy a new one and d*mn the expense. Said in the best, pennypinching, parsimonious curmudgeonly Yankee way.
I give Grassley a pass. His wife probably shed a few sentimental tears...
"With as much dignity as he could muster, the Old Man gathered up the sad remains of his shattered Major Award. Later that night, alone in the backyard, he buried it next to the garage. Now I could never be sure, but I thought that I heard the sound of 'Taps' being played, gently."
strange timing. My elderly father called me the other day - and the upright vacuum cleaner is kaput. It's a Riccar. They have had it for decades. They replaced the cord twice, and now it's broken again. He told me to get him a new one. He's done.
I've repaired many electrical appliances in worse shape than that. Grassley just wants some strange.
Beth
You say you feel so empty
That our house just ain't a home
That I'm always somewhere else
And you're always there alone
Just a few more hours
And I'll be right home to you
I think I hear them calling
Oh Beth, what can I do?
Beth, what can I do?
Beth, I know you're lonely
And I hope you'll be alright
'Cause me and the boys will be playing all night
Nope. No new vacuums for me. The bagless variety are useless and the Dyson is ridiculous trash. I'll keep my 20 year old Oreck vacuum. If it needs to be repaired, I will repair it. I don't want that cheap trash from China.
"Grassley is not the first member of Congress to develop a strong attachment to a piece of machinery."
Yes. Can we even think of Senator Edward Kennedy without recalling his 1967 Olds Delmont 88?
Then there was his brother's 1961 Lincoln Continental four-door convertible, though it's said that he would have preferred the hard-top model.
There’s no way any household appliance could last 49 years today.
Spiros - if you don't mind spending the money - buy a German vacuum. I bought my father a Sebo.
Agree with you on the bagless. Total crap.
I own a fleet of Miele canister vacuums. Some are old - but they keep on going. I am the vacuum queen in the family.
you gotta maintain them yourself. Change out the hepa filters. I buy off brand. Change out the bags when they are 50%-70% full.
I still have my Mom's old Kirby.
I have a Sanyo fan that I purchased in the early 1980s, plastic blade in a metal cage. After all these years, it is still quieter than any fan that I have purchased since.
Lazarus said...
"Then there was [John F Kennedy’s] 1961 Lincoln Continental four-door convertible, though it's said that he would have preferred the hard-top model.”
Which was heavily modified by Hess & Eisenhardt in Cincinnati. The modifications included an additional 3 1/2 section added in the middle to include addional jump seats as seen here: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GYU5TeBjSbo/XNZjpDKs2nI/AAAAAAAFmn8/kAUySfusMBAzcI6IV_2RCBwb3HquIdUtQCLcBGAs/s1600/tjr4etj.JPG
People who peddle the “Magic Bullet” conspiracy theory always line Kennedy and Connelly up as if they were sitting in line with Connelly in the front seat as shown here: https://image1.slideserve.com/1888534/magic-or-single-bullet-theory-l.jpg
But Connelly was sitting in the inbound and lower jump seat, and he was turning while struck. The actual alignment is shown here: https://dyingwords.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/JFK-Bullet-Tumble.png
I have an upright Hoover from the 1970s that works perfectly. Just had to replace a belt once.
It's a machine. Fix it or toss it and get another one. Save your sentimental attachments for people .
"... it was a hovercraft model. It was round, like Sputnik. Instead of wheels, it used the exhaust air, blown underneath to float over the floors. I thought it was the coolest thing until my dad got a Flymo."
At a prior home I had a neighbor who had a hovercraft lawn mower called a Flymo. Had to, his front yard was so steep you couldn't walk it much less push a mower. He tied a rope the handle and lowered it down and then swing it from side to side to cut the grass. By maneuvering left and right and shortening the hold on the rope he'd get the whole yard done.
Here is one action, although by hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHofyZQ6e6Y&t
I agree, replace the plug. Unless in going down it also wiped out the motor.
I had a Kirby for a while in the '90s (probably a '70s one) and loved it, but got rid of it when we moved from Seattle to AZ and weren't going to have carpets. My neighbor who had recently passed left me her almost-brand new. . .whatever it was. . .Kenmore! It worked great! Until it didn't; some stupid little plastic piece. So I got another Kirby at an estate sale that seemed to work and I then entered the online world of Kirby Collecting looking for advice/parts because it didn't really work like I thought. My God, people collect Kirbys and they're almost all men. I got rid of it a short time later because it would be too pricey to fix (plus it sucked way too hard for our few area rugs).
I'll give props to our cordless Dyson. Soooooo easy to just grab and use without messing with a cord. Although I was the main vacuuming person, the Spousal Unit now uses the Dyson like at least 3 times a day (having cats helps needing it).
Have also had a collapsable Electrolux for like 20 years now, too.
I have noticed men seem especially attracted to vacuums for some reason.
I find Kirby's over-rated and way too awkward and heavy to be useful.
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