Todays pod makes me thinks of my first vac , A Electrolux xxx/ When i was 8 or 9 the lady next door got new wall to wall carpet, She had a xxx and decided that she wanted a new upright. She bought a new Kirby. She put the xxx out for the trash people, Well I quickly went and got it. It had all the attachments , box and owners guide .. Look like she hardly ever used it.. Mom came into my room and went wild, "Your not keeping that junk in my house" she bellowed . I said its much better than the westinghouse tank cleaner we have. Look the floor brush has never been used. She grabbed it up and said" I'm going to use it" And she then spanked me with it. I still remember to this day how those brushes hurt. When I got in from school the next day it was gone . I never could find out what she did with it. Things were never the same between us after that.. I know that today they would call it child abuse and put her away. I also remember when she got mad at dad one time and chased him around the house and out into the yard banging him over the head with the floor nozzle of the old westinghouse, That was a nice show for the neighbors to see her chasing him hose wands and all and hitting him.with the nozzle.. After that he traveled more..I think just so he did not have to come home so much .. Really it was a bit funny though.