<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll third the Hoover PortaPower Commercial.   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The most important thing to remember don't get one with wheels...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've never tried blowing with mine so I don't think it does it...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David I.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I second the Hoover PortaPower endorsement. I've been using mine for <BR>about 30 years, and it shows no sign of ever giving up. I received an <BR>Oreck portable as a bonus for buying the Oreck upright (a good, <BR>lightweight machine), but it was so noisy that I soon went back to my <BR>trusty Hoover. There are two on eBay right now for very few dollars, for <BR>example:     <A href="http://tinyurl.com/5nrrvs">http://tinyurl.com/5nrrvs</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Mark Schecter</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:BobDavis88@aol.com">BobDavis88@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR>> <BR>>  <BR>> The Hoover PortaPower Commercial is such a beast, and is available on <BR>> Ebay. I know, because I just got one recently, due to my ancient <BR>> PortaPower taking one too many dives. It's powerful, and while not <BR>> quiet, at least the noise is commensurate with the power. It comes with <BR>> a set of wands and brushes, and has a shake-out-able cloth filter <BR>> instead of expensive bags.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>