This is a Eureka Sanitaire S677 vacuum cleaner that was traded in on a new vacuum cleaner.

Our shop, which has over 26 years servicing and repairing vacuum cleaners, did a complete service on this one. It is in excellent shape. It is hard to tell it from a new one looking at it. It has a new inner bag and belt in it. This vacuum cleaner looks and performs like new.

The original owner had it for a little over a year and said they used it maybe 10 times.

The bag used by this vacuum is a special bag which has Arm & Hammer baking soda in it for odor control.

It also has allergen filtration to filter out all those pesky dust mites, mold, and bacteria.

The outer bag is also an allergen bag.

You can always tell how much a vacuum cleaner has been used by how the brushroll looks. You can see that this one looks like it is new.

The Eureka S677 uses the VibraGroomer 1 brushroll, which actually pulls 40% more air than a regular round brushroll.

These vacuums have a list price of $399, but we are offering this one for a great, low price of $250.

You can come into our shop at The Electric Hospital, 988 S Broadway, Coos Bay, OR and take it for a test drive, or give us a call at 267-2241 for more information. See for yourself how nice this one is!

We are so sure this vacuum cleaner is like new, we are offering a 1-year, manufacturers
household warranty with it (warranty not for commercial use).

Gold Beach Lunatics

I joined the Gold Beach Lunatics on a paddle out and back on the Siltcoos River Water Trail.

This is a great way to go to the beach by canoe and kayak. The wildlife was great and the weather was a perfect fall day.

Pediatric Dentistry

I compiled these images and put them into a slide show just for fun.

Windy day in Bandon

Bandon Oregon gets some windy days and we were playing with our cameras. Gay took this picture of me and I took the images of the Coast Guard practicing surfing skills in a big boat. There are also some pelicans touring the beach.

Umpqua River Kellog to Elkton.

Umpqua River Photo Trip

This is what we call Umpqua River gridlock. Some turkeys in a traffic jam have to see what the hold up is ahead.
The weather was in transition with rain off and on. It made for a beautiful trip. We kept putting rain gear away then getting it out. The tent was a disappointment. We had 2 inches of rain water inside the tent. The items we were most concerned with were with us in the tent and got wet. This did not dampen the enthusiasm for the great trip.

This is a view before you get to the rapid at the Big K ranch.
This is the wide rapid that has a lot of currents that come in at different angles making it difficult. The foam with a big rock in the middle encouraged us to portage this drop.
The overcast day made diffused light, for great picture taking. I liked the erosion patterns of the sandstone river bed.

Native caones on Empire Lakes

Doug Barett from the Confederated tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians teaches youth to paddle a head canoe on Empire Lakes. Note the cedar wreath on the bow and the cedar hat on Doug.

















The race is on a "Head" canoe vs a "Yourk" canoe. Both of these boats were used in this area by the local people. The Head canoe was faster but not as fast as our Mad River canoe. Our advantage was being a thousand pounds lighter and having seats where the paddles reached the water better. We also had a 40 year experience advantage.

Bob Sleeth came out to paddle different types of canoes. He has much patience to put up with my incessant lecturing on how to canoe. Here he is paddling a Royalex Mad River. The afternoon winds were making it difficult to control so he shifted his weight to sit in the front seat backwards. You can still see the bow is out of the water and wanted to weather cock in the wind.

Everyone needs to know where is the tipping point for your boat. Bob is finding out for himself how far can you lean before you swim. He kept the canoe dry in this experiment. I was impressed with his courage, bracing the canoe with only one hand on the paddle.