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Re: Shark cordless vac
Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 112016
"Today, Woot has the Shark cordless vac that I think Andy speaks so well of."
 You must be thinking of somebody else, Anne. I did buy a Shark EuroPro corded vacuum a long ago, but it didn't work very well, and I soon gave it away. My current vacuum is a Eureka, but as mentioned in a post a few days ago, I do 90% of my floor cleaning with my Swivel Sweeper. :-)
 Since we're talking about Woot, I shoulld add that *today's* Woot, the ACDelco Plug-2-Go Car to Car Charging System, is a poor choice. Get a good set of jumper cables instead.

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Shark cordless vac
Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 112020
"Since we're talking about Woot, I should add that *today's* Woot, the ACDelco Plug-2-Go Car to Car Charging System, is a poor choice. Get a good set of jumper cables instead."

Andy
 While I agree that traditional jumpers are your and my best choice, the car-to-car charger isn't all bad and has a couple advantages over jumpers.
Many (most?) people are scared to death to play around with jumpers and trying to determine the correct way to hook them up. Having seen a several batteries blow up, I consider battery jumping to be one of the most hazardous maintenance activities a motorist can engage in. People have good reason be concerned about their safety The car-to-car jumpers are slow but simple and safe to use and requires no fumbling around under the hood. For folks who are clueless about the mechanical parts of their cars, this is the safer choice.
Now for the next-to-clueless folks who will open their hoods, a set of the new, polarity-protected jumpers can be a good choice.
https://www.buysmartcables.com/ver4/index.asp> Unfortunately, they are too short to jump a LD from it's own coach battery.

Larry
2001 MB
* Not to be confused with Larry W (3000 of my posts are actually from expert Larry W due to Yahoo transition mis-step)
 
Re: Shark cordless vac
Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 112025
"The car-to-car jumpers are slow but simple and safe to use and requires no fumbling around under the hood."
 That's a good point, Larry--I spoke too hastily. The main drawback of the ACDelco product Woot is offering is that it's ungodly slow. One owner says "I have NEVER been able to get them to work in less than one hour." Most people don't have the patience to wait an hour for a jump start.
 But as you say, they *are* safe and idiot-proof... unlike jumper cables, which can cause serious injuries if used improperly. So there really is a place for this product--one could say that place is "in your grandmother's glovebox" and not be too far off. :-)

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"