The Vacuum Cleaner Cord

Ever hear of Murphy’s Law? Is it real? It is with vacuum cleaners. You are going along at a good speed with your vacuum cleaner. Maybe it is self-propelling, maybe you are doing the major work. Either way – but especially if you are doing the major pushing effort – Murphy’s Law is bound to step in. Even when you are being really careful to make sure there are no obstacles in the way of the cord, it is bound to happen– The vacuum suddenly, abruptly, sometimes with violence STOPS YOU. It is still running, you know the cord is plenty long enough to reach the area you are vacuuming, but it jerks you to a stop. You look back and what do you see? The cord is barely caught in an impossible manner around something that could not have been considered a landmine – or possibly is just curled in a way that doesn't seem like it could stop you. You can’t just give it a tug. You have to go to the snagged section of cord and free it in order to continue. Success is usually easy – though not always, which irritates you even more. You go back to vacuuming. You get another section done, then it happens again. What? You moved the item that it got hooked on previously, so you know there is nothing it can hook itself on. And yet it did. It has managed to tuck itself under the doorframe (yes, older homes sometimes have gaps in places such as doorframes). What? As if it would fit!? In fact, it almost doesn’t fit as it takes careful, determined effort to pull it out without damaging it. How the heck–?

Vacuum cleaner cords. At least it’s not a weed whacker which can whack its own cord in two – not to say we can’t chew up the vacuum cord and attempt to destroy it via vacuum suicide. It is entirely possible – remember Murphy’s Law? Well, don’t. Forget it. Life in general has its snags. Just free yourself as soon as possible, calmly and justly, and keep going. 

Murphy’s Law: if anything can go wrong, it will.

Colleen’s law: It’s life. Fix it and keep going.  Preferably with a smile.