Re-use those unnecessarily pricey paper vacuum bags...

This proprietary vacuum pickup bag is eight bucks
and tax -- almost ten bucks!

...a lot of cabbage for a paper bag.

...this bag wouldn't hold ten dollars in cabbage!

...where is the value in that?


It follows then...
that it's cheaper to eat cabbage than to vacuum.
Who knew?
Tell the wife!

Spouse: "Hon... can you please tidy up the place?"
You:"... but I've barely touched my beer! Why don't we just have cabbage tonight?"

Re-cycle that bag. It's barely full anyway!

Take it outside and shake the contents down to one end.

Whilst outside, marvel at all that printing on it -- unless it is really cold: in which case, do your marvelling indoors.

Open it up by slicing off the top with knife or scissors.
Look carefully inside for the silver lining.

Try not to poke out an eye.

You DID? Then I suggest more practice if you can see yourself clear.

... or else funnel your skills into cooking (think of how quieter the place will be without that infernal sound of a vacuum machine). And once in the kitchen, finding that you miss the noise of vacuuming, simply remind yourself that cabbage is high in weight calcium something-or-other.

Slip a garbage bag over the newly-opened end.

Wearing a dust mask, invert the whole thing and empty the vac bag into the G.B.

Seal up the open end by stapling.

An ordinary office stapler will suffice.

Fold over once and rough staple to hold the crease.

Fold over again and sew up this double-fold with a good line of staples, making the bag leak-proof once more.


Time to take Bob your uncle out for borscht!






Use your vacuum to control jobsite dust.