Tuesday, August 10, 2010

A Little Known Fact: SF Jeff Repairs Vacuum Cleaners

Last night at dinner the following conversation ensues:

Jeff: You know, I probably shouldn't admit this but....
Kim: Do Tell!!!!!
Jeff: I repair vacuum cleaners
Kevin: You what?
Jeff: I find vacuum cleaners and I repair them
Alex: Where do you find them?
Jeff: On the streets of San Francisco
Kim: And you repair them.....
Jeff: Yes, and then I put them back on the street with a sign that says "Works Great, Really Sucks"
Kim: Your kidding
Jeff: Well what am I going to do with a dozen vacuum cleaners
Alex: But you wouldn't have a dozen if you hadn't found them on the street
Kevin: And repaired them
Jeff: Once repaired, Somebody picks them up, somebody always picks them up
Kim: You do realize there is no way this isn't going on the blog?
Jeff: They are found objects, I mean, I don't look for them they just cross my path
Kim: You've repaired a dozen?
Jeff: Most of them just need belts or cleaned out
Alex: Do you repair anything else?
Jeff: Sometimes for example last week I bought an LCD TV and a Crock Pot at a tag sale
Kevin: What's a tag sale?
Jeff: A garage sale but
Alex: In San Francisco there are no garages so....
Jeff: It's just on the sidewalk, the LCD TV just had a broken power supply, I bought one for $30 bucks on ebay and fixed it but usually I stick to vacuum cleaners
Kim: Wow
Alex: I have never seen a vacuum cleaner left on the street
Jeff: Well I live near a college and in June they're everywhere

5 comments:

Andrea said...

I've probably seen those same vacuum cleaners when I lived there...in fact I vaguely recall see one with just that sign on it...dangit I should have picked it up.

Queen B said...

WOW! who knew?!

Diane said...

Great story! good to know

Anonymous said...

Good thing Jeff doesn't live next to Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre. Who knows what else he might fix.

Jane said...

I knew this

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