All about us

Me and my hubby of almost 27 years (John) are from a tiny little town in Maryland called Hurlock, that nobody around here even knows exists. We moved to Blairsville, GA, in 1998, after I had graduated from college for the second time, with a degree in English, Secondary Education. Gainesville, GA, was desperate for Spanish-speaking English teachers, and tried to recruit me. Well, John came down here to check it out, and hated Gainesville, but stumbled across Blairsville, and here we are! We packed up the 4 kids and the cat, and drove 650 miles to a place I had never visited, and he had only been to for a few days.

Luckily, John worked for Electrolux at the time, and could transfer anywhere in the USA. So he ended up in the Murphy office, and I worked a series of jobs while waiting for the high school English teacher position at the local school to become available. Soon, I ended up running the GED program for North Georgia Tech.

In the meantime, John decided to open up a vacuum store, since not everybody could afford an Electrolux, but might need a good vacuum cleaner. A building came available right across the street from our house, and that was the beginning.

So, we began hiring a series of people to help him at the store, while I continued teaching. Soon, we were paying his employees more than I was making, and we couldn't find anybody to do a very good job, anyway. In 2002, I became the Vacuum Queen, and started working in the store.

We sell new and used vacuum cleaners, install and service central vacuum systems, sell floor care products, fix vacuums, rent shampooers, and sell floor care products. Throughout the years, each of our four children have worked with us at some time or another......finally, one of them decided that he actually liked it, and Drew is here with us full time.

Throughout the years, I have learned a lot about vacuum cleaners and related items, and thought I might pass along some of the more useful pieces of information to anybody who might be interested.

Hint of the day: Do you have a vacuum cleaner with bags, and your vacuum seems to stop sucking long before the bag is full? Here's a trick........Take 1/3 of a paper towel, rip it in half, and then stuff it into your clean bag. As you are using the vacuum cleaner, the towel will bounce around inside the bag, knocking the fine particles of dust off the sides, and helping the bag to breathe better.......greatly prolonging the lifespan of your vacuum bag. Try it, it really works!

That's it for now........Have a great day!

Cathy