Why would anyone make a museum of clean? And why would anyone go to a museum of clean? The whole thing sounded pretty weird so we had to go and see for ourselves. Surprise – it’s actually a fun museum!
Click to read the words – funny!
Don Aslet, who founded the museum, started a house cleaning company while he was in college. It’s grown into a large multi-million dollar business specializing in cleaning commercial buildings. Aslet has a great sense of humor and the company has yearly contests for employees who built go carts and sculptures using cleaning equipment. The sculptures are displayed in the museum along with hundreds of vacuum cleaners, washing machines, cleaning supplies, and anything else that pertains to clean living. Large areas are set aside for kids to explore with many hands-on exhibits.
The coolest vacuum cleaner is a 1900s horse drawn contraption used in Great Britain. The mechanical part is original but the wagon is a reconstruction.
Visitors can join a guided tour or wander around on their own. Each family group receives a free book.
Everything except for the Kid’s Plant and the second floor of Noah’s Ark is accessible.
The parking lot is large enough for any RV. Museum 42.85965, -112.44118
That looks like a fun place to visit :). Y'all going to check out EBR-I Atomic Museum in Butte County, Idaho?
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Hi Vern!
DeleteWhere are you? Did you start on your trip to Idaho?
We didn't visit the EBR Museum this time but we did visit it about 10 years ago. Very interesting but very upsetting too. We were especially disturbed by the poor methods of disposing nuclear waste and the fact that toxic chemicals used to clean the equipment had been pumped into the ground. Those chemicals have seeped into the Eastern Snake River aquifer and a plume of pollution is slowly spreading to the west where the aquifer water is used for irrigation and drinking water for thousands of people. There is just no excuse for such carelessness and disregard for a resource that can not be fixed after it's been ruined.
Hey you two,
ReplyDeleteGetting the rig loaded up and all the house stuff in order and am gonna head that direction in a few days.
Yeah, as a race, we're not taking very good care of our home...
Vern
Sorry we missed meeting up with you but hopefully it'll work out next time.
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That is such clever museum, one that would appeal to anyone's quirky spirit (like mine)!
ReplyDeleteYou'd love the guy's sense of humor. Every exhibit has some type of funny comment.
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