Hopefully this arsonist will see his own mortality in the death of this vacuum cleaner and the ugly legacy he's left for the rest of us to clean up, if we ever can. Source: New York TimesBeth, a trusty tan Hoover vacuum cleaner with a burgundy cloth dust bag that for years tended to the floors of the Iowa farmhouse of Senator Chuck Grassley, earning admirers in both parties, has died. “See black that’s from electrical sparks. For my 34 years and 15 yrs before that at my mother in law’s home Beth has worked dependably…. — Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) August 8, 2026As an aside, Hoover didn't start making the Concept Two upright until 1983, so his memory is a bit off.