CJT wrote:
I've got a Kirby out in the garage someplace. It's not that good, IMHO.

As far as I can tell the main thing Kirby vacuums have going for them is
reliability. They last forever. They're bulky and heavy, though.

I have a cheap Dirt Devil upright vacuum and I wouldn't recommend it, at
least not to anyone with long hair. Stray hairs get wedged between the
plastic beater bar and its plastic bearings, jamming it. Then the belt
burns in half.