Gorilla Tape has saved the day for me...my In-laws will be arriving this afternoon and I'm rushing around picking up the house, cleaning and trying to run the vacuum!  I notice that the vacuum all of a sudden does not have any suction.  I do believe my vacuum cleaner has seen better days, but who the heck wants to spend a couple of hundred bucks on a cleaning tool?   Well, the hose has a medium sized crack and the air is simply rushing out.  At the Country Living Fair I was given a free sample of Gorilla Tape - in a handy one inch roll - black.  I wiped the hose off - free and clear of all dust and dirt.  Wrapped the Gorilla Tape around twice and WHALAH - back in action we go!  I like that the tape is black like the hose and you can barely notice the fix.  I'm hoping this is a permanent fix - I'll keep you updated on the Vacuum Follies!