Sometimes help isn't helpful.
I have a dear friend that loves to see the things I make and talk about sewing, read about sewing, etc. but has never made anything with fabric in her life. (She is a master gardener, but sewing is not her thing). Well, this morning she called me to let me know she had been to an estate sale, and that they had an Elna long arm machine that was marked $75 but they were cutting all prices in half, so did I want the address? Well duh! Of course I did. I was at the address in less than 15 minutes! Imagine my disappointment when the machine turned out to be an old Elna School model. Not a long arm. Tomorrow I am going to meet her for coffee, and show her what a real long arm machine looks like. It's a good thing I like her a lot, or I would have to strangle her for getting my hopes up like that. I actually got dressed and across town in less than15 minutes!
(Does Elna even make a long arm machine?)