Kirby Vacuum Cleaner Review

Okay, I am no one's little housewifey.  My home is a carefully balanced series of piles and stacks held together with cat hair.  But not so much cat hair as there might be, thanks to my Kirby 2000 vacuum cleaner.  My mom owned a Kirby, so I was familiar with their sturdiness and dependability.  I love mine from its extra long power cord to its detachable body--although it makes one of the larger, heavier hand-vacs around.  Although I don't use the carpet shampoo feature as much as I ought, given the little brown smears of cat puke across my carpets, I appreciate knowing that it's there.  This baby will pick up just about anything you roll it over.  Drawbacks, of course. Very expensive and the salesperson will do about anything to make the sale.  Heavy to push--for me it just feels like a good workout, but persons who are fragile or frail might want a lighter machine.  Tools store in a separate caddy--inconvenient perhaps but you're also not having bits and pieces fall off as you work, which happened frequently on my previous Hoover.  Okay, I know there is a nostalgia element for me, but my sister has Mom's old Kirby, and apart from a few new parts, it's going strong!