16" Overall!

Since the rain began early Thursday morning we have had 399mls or around 16 inches of rain.  The wind has at last eased and the rain has stopped, I have cleaned the place up, vacuumed the pool, run inside to escape a quick shower of rain before heading back out to add some lawn feed to the front lawn.

There is a website called "OzBargain".  People who spot a good bargain in a store or online go to OzBargain and put a note online about it.

There have been a few adverts on TV for this Dyson Vacuum Cleaner.  This one costs $450 in Harvey Norman.  But on OzBargain someone had found it online on special at Harvey Norman for $299.  I mentioned it to Trish as a good buy and possibly handy for our little house.

After due deliberation Trish agreed it would be handy.  Our current vacuum cleaner was getting a little tired and our mini vac used for small jobs was losing its charge.  We journeyed to Harvey Norman in Maroochydore and saw it..  The sales girl came over and was selling it to us.  I said I had seen it online at $299.  I had bookmarked the web page on my phone.

She checked her computer and said it wasn't listed there at that price.  She checked with her boss and we bought it for $299.  It goes off special later this afternoon.

It has its good points in that it is versatile and easy to get and use.  The disadvantages are that it it has a battery life of around 15 minutes and then takes almost 4 hours to recharge. 

Our house is only small even though the 15 minutes is a little on the short side.  However for everyday around the house quick cleaning it will be perfect.  We won't be getting rid of the other vacuum cleaner just yet!