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And tools. Almost any new tool feels like Christmas. I got a new riding lawnmower and I was giddy. And I’m in my 50s.
I bought a used Ryobi lead acid riding mower with bad batteries for cheap. Converted to lithium. I was and still am psyched to get that thing out every week. And I’m in the same age range as you.
I plan on doing the exact same thing!!! I have a buddy who has done a few already and flipped them.
I was going to do it this time but the wifey was less than thrilled since we needed a mower immediately when our last one died. We have a pretty decent sized yard that is a pain to mow with a push mower. And when I said “new mower” before I meant new to me since it wasn’t new. It was however free since a family member gave me one they weren’t using anymore since they downsized their yard. So spending money on something that was going to require work wasn’t gonna fly. It is definitely on my plan for next summer however. At least this new one is less noisy than the last. My next door neighbor has one of those exact same Ryobi mowers (still with the SLA batteries however) and I’m so jealous how quiet it is.
Uh oh… I’ve been excited about cordless vacuums since my early 20s 🫣
I was 31 when I got excited about one. It had the same battery as my drill.
40’s? I’m barely in my 30s and talked for weeks about my new cordless mop/vacuum hybrid thing LMAO
Please do tell, I wonder how they combined a vacuum and mop into one.
Remember always buy one that uses replaceable battery packs. Even better if you can just use a power tool battery. There are even adapters for certain brands of vacuums so you can put a power tool battery into the vacuum.
If the battery is not replaceable you have to trash the vacuum after a couple of years of use, since the battery won’t hold a charge. Replacing the li-on cells is not easy and requires a spot welder, you can’t just use a soldering iron.
Or worse yet, the battery is serviceable (barely, one has to completely disassemble the unit for access), only to find that a replacement costs almost as much as a brand new vacuum. The best part is, since there is usually little to no info online about the part number for the battery, one only learns of the cost until after one has taken on the challenge to take the damn thing apart (which definitely didn’t take 1-2 hours). Looking at you, Shark 🙄
Yes, but it’s THE WIDTH OF A 500 YEN
Thirty is cordless and light, because fuck 50 pound vacuums that you have to lug around because ‘it gets better suction’
Forty is a robotic vacuum that doubles as an alarm clock when it wanders into your room at 7 am, eats a sock, and yells at you to unclog it.
I’ve started to leave my floor clutter free. I have reached zen.
I got one that uses the same battery system some other tools (lawnmower, strimmer, drill) uses and oh baby it’s nice.
That’s a symptom of early onset Republican as well.
If you have a ‘normal’ house and keep up with cleaning, a cordless should be fine. The portability and lightness are awesome.
If you have a dog or cat, results may vary.
If you have two labs, you’re going to want to throw the thing out the window every time you use it because it clogs every 3 minutes.
Yes, even the “pet” version.
They clog? Glad I don’t have one then. I use a Henry hoover, having a cable doesn’t really seem like a problem tbh, and who couldn’t love a hoover with that face?
My wife and I are in our fifties. When we got our robotic vacuum we spent a week arguing about what to name it.
Meryl Sweep
Vactor
Yep totally just sent that to my wife.
I like how there’s this unspoken rule that they qualify as just alive enough to be named.
My parents’ fridge made weird noises sometimes so my dad named it
OK, I’ll bite, what was it?
I was trying to remember when I wrote the comment. I think it was Gertrude.
My wife and I are 44, and can think of little finer than driving down to a local beach, getting a bag of chips, and watching people walk by with their Very Good Dogs. On a sunny day it’s just about one of the best things you can do.
If 24 year old me knew about this, he’d probably have hanged himself.
That sounds like an amazing day
100% recommendation from me. Find yourself a good Dog Beach* that’s a short walk from a good chippy and you need never be sad again. _ *be careful it’s not a Dogging Beach. That’s a very different thing.
You know that is REALLY good advice I don’t know why I never thought of it. Can I share it on !lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
Do what you must, but don’t blame me if the rabid hordes get wind of it and overwhelm your favourite Dog Beach with their ogling eyes.
Thar is a risk, but I feel I can’t keep something so beautiful a secret. It’s not fair on my fellow humans
Doesn’t everyone get excited though? Even as a kid I would get excited because it would make chores easier.
Yeah, I was delighted as a kid when we got a dishwasher! No more washing by hand every night? Hot damn!!
I’ve started handing my 5 year old the handheld vacuum and she seems to be on the fence about admitting she enjoys it. I remember using a corded handheld vacuum to vacuum the stairs as a kid with some regularity too
23 here and this has always excited be.
A Trader Joes will be opening soon in your area:
As someone in his 40s definitely not excited about overpriced grocery store opening.
Maybe this is for people who don’t have kids?
