human
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So I was heading out one evening a few weeks ago and I saw a vacuum cleaner beside a dumpster in my apartment complex. This isn't all that rare an occurrence and sometimes I've rescued and repaired them (usually just belts and bags), and then either used them, sold them, or given them away. I was late for a meeting and didn't feel like stopping, but the Kirby name on the handle gave me pause, so I backed up grabbed it, and threw it in the back seat for later examination.
When I got home from my meeting, I lugged that beast into the house and found that I had snagged a Kirby G6 2001 Limited Edition cleaner in quite nice condition. The aluminum housing was a bit dusty but no parts appeared to be missing or damaged. Heck, even the belt was intact. The only thing I could find wrong with it is the bag was overly full (easily weighed 5 or 6 pounds when I removed it) and the brush roll is showing a bit of wear. Even so, it sucked up better than my Electrolux (one of those old blue canisters from the early '70s). I ordered some bags and belts on eBay and now I'm good to go. Can't imagine why someone would dump such a beautiful--and expensive--machine like that. Oh well, it's mine now.
When I was at my parents' for Christmas, I told them about my dumpster find and Dad said he had a Kirby in the attic that he had bought on one of his frequent Goodwill trips. He said they weren't using it because it was too heavy for them, so I should take it home with me. Now, in addition to the G6, I have a 1982-vintage Heritage HD-1 Turbo with a sporty orange bag. It's in even nicer condition than the G6. It appears that somebody at Goodwill gave it a thorough reconditioning before putting it out on the sales floor--new bag, new belt, and possibly a new brush roll. I say that because the bristles are about half again longer than those on the G6.
That's two free Kirbys in the same month.
When I got home from my meeting, I lugged that beast into the house and found that I had snagged a Kirby G6 2001 Limited Edition cleaner in quite nice condition. The aluminum housing was a bit dusty but no parts appeared to be missing or damaged. Heck, even the belt was intact. The only thing I could find wrong with it is the bag was overly full (easily weighed 5 or 6 pounds when I removed it) and the brush roll is showing a bit of wear. Even so, it sucked up better than my Electrolux (one of those old blue canisters from the early '70s). I ordered some bags and belts on eBay and now I'm good to go. Can't imagine why someone would dump such a beautiful--and expensive--machine like that. Oh well, it's mine now.
When I was at my parents' for Christmas, I told them about my dumpster find and Dad said he had a Kirby in the attic that he had bought on one of his frequent Goodwill trips. He said they weren't using it because it was too heavy for them, so I should take it home with me. Now, in addition to the G6, I have a 1982-vintage Heritage HD-1 Turbo with a sporty orange bag. It's in even nicer condition than the G6. It appears that somebody at Goodwill gave it a thorough reconditioning before putting it out on the sales floor--new bag, new belt, and possibly a new brush roll. I say that because the bristles are about half again longer than those on the G6.
That's two free Kirbys in the same month.
