Thanks Spiro, I appreciate that.
You would think that, as much as we pay for these vacuums, they could make them a little less noisy? I have the Oreck Cannister vac too, and I used to hate those things, but it also picks up quite well; just can't get the job done as fast. I'm off to take my tired self to sleep, in a few minutes, as I have to work in the morning! Claudia ----- Original Message ----- From: Spiro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... what's extreme about headphones that let in all but the first 80db of sound? Heehee You're a very sweet woman and I'm sure yur ears are precious to more than just the general me. On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > Okay Spiro, > > I think not. > LOL! > That sounds like I'd be taking things way to the extreme, so I'll just deal with the noise, I suppose, but I won't like it! > Chuckle! > > Claudia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:21 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > do you have a shooting shop near you? Yeah, I mean a gun shop. > I suggest that you go in, and ask for the cheapest shooting headphones you > can get. I don't find the Oreck louder than all, a bit louder than the > ElectroLux. But when I'm running my router, i am happy happy happy to have > an extra set of > *noise *cancelling *ear *protection! > I can't run the router for more than 5 mins without wanting to jump out of > my skin. I do audio for a living. Also when i was into shooting sports, > nothing bigger than a .32 or it would shorten the fun. > I think that *that will do you better than ear plugs. > There are even expensive Noise Cancelling Cans that allow a great bit of > sound through. but they are cancelling "rapid rise audio" like a sudden > sound level rise (as ehn you fire a gun) and will eventually flatten out > on a vac; which may bring through more than you want and spend more than > you want on it. > Being blind, you'll have to do the vacuuming with no one around as it will > mess with your spacial a tiny bit and your "startle component" will go way > up. > The cheapest might do you quite well. > The other answer would be "cancellation headphones" like used in mix down > studios; (where they have to study sounds) which block out a great bit of > outside sound. > But the shooting headphones do well limit noise and let some through, > where as the studio related ones will block all outside sound and raise > your"startle factor" even more. > Best of luck > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I have an Oreck upright vacuum, and I love the thing because you can vacuum > > with it, very fast, and it's very lightweight. > > However, the darned noise from the vacuum is so loud that it tends to give > > me a headache, at times. > > Are they all pretty noisy? > > > > Nothing has changed with it; I didn't inadvertently vacuum up anything I > > wasn't supposed to; guess I was just really bothered by the noise today! > > > > > > Claudia > > > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > > our-safe-haven-subscr...@googlegroups.com > > makinghouseworkeasier-subscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
