johnnyb59c
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mixed feelings I think
I think it was one of those things they thought it was a childhood thing. nope. I started out studying and playing with my moms Kirby Classic Omega attachments when she had them out before I could walk (according to this pic I was less than a year old). Then around 2-2 and a half(again according to the pics) I started using it apparently under supervision(mom was a photographer and has lots of pics of me and my bro growing up). then, when I was in preschool or kindergarten(whichever comes first) I was more mobile and started searching peoples' closets when we went to visit places(with parents or school field trips, I didn't care) my grandparents on dads side had a Sanitronic Kirby and grandparents on moms side had a Classic, Classic 3(which he sold in a yard sale I guess, because we didnt visit but for Christmas and summer and next time I came it was gone) Electrolux 1205, and a Regina Electrik Broom(the Regina was blue and thats all I know about the model) one of my aunt and uncles on moms side had a Classic they still used long after Uncle Ken became a salesman)
I didnt know at the time they were all different models, so I just called Classic 3 the "Big Red Kirby" the Classic and Classic Omega "Big Brown Kirby" and the Sanitronic was "Little Tan Kirby". I knew there was difference in Aunt Mary and Uncle Kenneths "Big Brown Kirby" and ours- ours had the "lines" on the light(trim) and the "thing around the place where it turns on" and theirs didnt. theirs had a "yellow bag"(I didnt know gold yet because it wasnt part of my crayons-but somehow I did know what tan was) and ours didnt, it had little brown "triangles" theirs had metal "balls" to hold the bag ours didnt. theres had a light- ours didnt(or at least I didnt think, because ours was always burnt out and mom and dad could care less until I wouldnt let it go that I wanted a light like Aunt Mary and Uncle Kenneths and had him "fix it" and I was happy for awhile) the drugstore had a "little tan Kirby"(which they let me run every time we were there- during business hours and it was one of those old buildings with real loose thin carpet that was also office supply so it was a little bigger.) later on when I started kindergarten I had to run the vacuum every morning before school and I remember our Kirby had duct tape on the lower part of the front of the bag-probably from rubbing under furniture. When our class to a trip to the petting zoo outside someones house but still in a fence) I found they had a "little tan Kirby" (another reason for "Little Tan Kirby" is I didnt know "Sanitronic" and "Dual 50" except one had a "circle on top of the light and the other didnt) I was so excited to see another "Little Tan Kirby at the petting zoo I had to have the lady hold it up so the rest of the class could see(she held it up because we werent allowed in the house and she didnt want to get it dirty outside) later on dad bought me my own "Little Tan Kirby" so I'd quit asking other people for theirs! The one he bought me had cobwebs on it. The people had quit using it and decided to sell probably because of the screaming motor (from bad bearings) and a hole in the bag. Uncle Kenneth fixed me up though- he made it sound good like Grand dad and Grandmom Davis' and put a new replacement striped bag on-Omega "Big Brown Kirby" style. One day while staying at Aunt Mary and Uncle Kenneths house after school I wrote a letter to Santa with a big purple crayon way before Christmas asking for a new "Big Red Kirby"(I didnt know when Christmas was- I just knew Christmas meant it was cold outside and we'd be at Grandma and Grampa Hendrix's house) later on still, Uncle Kenneth brought Aunt Mary a "Little Blue Kirby"(apparently "Dual 50" because of the plastic window on top of the headlight cap, now with a blue lense instead of the light up logo and the belt lifter had a plain blue cover instead of "Kirby on it" it seemed like it was no longer a Kirby because all the Kirby logos were gone and replaced with dark blue plastic where the lenses would go. I didnt believe it was a Kirby til they told me) I was afraid of it but don't know why- I guess because the bag was allowed to raise above the handle instead up down and I thought it was going to come of while vacuuming(I have never seen one like this since, but the bag was blue and had the little "triangle" things like our "Big Brown Kirby"
I think it was one of those things they thought it was a childhood thing. nope. I started out studying and playing with my moms Kirby Classic Omega attachments when she had them out before I could walk (according to this pic I was less than a year old). Then around 2-2 and a half(again according to the pics) I started using it apparently under supervision(mom was a photographer and has lots of pics of me and my bro growing up). then, when I was in preschool or kindergarten(whichever comes first) I was more mobile and started searching peoples' closets when we went to visit places(with parents or school field trips, I didn't care) my grandparents on dads side had a Sanitronic Kirby and grandparents on moms side had a Classic, Classic 3(which he sold in a yard sale I guess, because we didnt visit but for Christmas and summer and next time I came it was gone) Electrolux 1205, and a Regina Electrik Broom(the Regina was blue and thats all I know about the model) one of my aunt and uncles on moms side had a Classic they still used long after Uncle Ken became a salesman)
I didnt know at the time they were all different models, so I just called Classic 3 the "Big Red Kirby" the Classic and Classic Omega "Big Brown Kirby" and the Sanitronic was "Little Tan Kirby". I knew there was difference in Aunt Mary and Uncle Kenneths "Big Brown Kirby" and ours- ours had the "lines" on the light(trim) and the "thing around the place where it turns on" and theirs didnt. theirs had a "yellow bag"(I didnt know gold yet because it wasnt part of my crayons-but somehow I did know what tan was) and ours didnt, it had little brown "triangles" theirs had metal "balls" to hold the bag ours didnt. theres had a light- ours didnt(or at least I didnt think, because ours was always burnt out and mom and dad could care less until I wouldnt let it go that I wanted a light like Aunt Mary and Uncle Kenneths and had him "fix it" and I was happy for awhile) the drugstore had a "little tan Kirby"(which they let me run every time we were there- during business hours and it was one of those old buildings with real loose thin carpet that was also office supply so it was a little bigger.) later on when I started kindergarten I had to run the vacuum every morning before school and I remember our Kirby had duct tape on the lower part of the front of the bag-probably from rubbing under furniture. When our class to a trip to the petting zoo outside someones house but still in a fence) I found they had a "little tan Kirby" (another reason for "Little Tan Kirby" is I didnt know "Sanitronic" and "Dual 50" except one had a "circle on top of the light and the other didnt) I was so excited to see another "Little Tan Kirby at the petting zoo I had to have the lady hold it up so the rest of the class could see(she held it up because we werent allowed in the house and she didnt want to get it dirty outside) later on dad bought me my own "Little Tan Kirby" so I'd quit asking other people for theirs! The one he bought me had cobwebs on it. The people had quit using it and decided to sell probably because of the screaming motor (from bad bearings) and a hole in the bag. Uncle Kenneth fixed me up though- he made it sound good like Grand dad and Grandmom Davis' and put a new replacement striped bag on-Omega "Big Brown Kirby" style. One day while staying at Aunt Mary and Uncle Kenneths house after school I wrote a letter to Santa with a big purple crayon way before Christmas asking for a new "Big Red Kirby"(I didnt know when Christmas was- I just knew Christmas meant it was cold outside and we'd be at Grandma and Grampa Hendrix's house) later on still, Uncle Kenneth brought Aunt Mary a "Little Blue Kirby"(apparently "Dual 50" because of the plastic window on top of the headlight cap, now with a blue lense instead of the light up logo and the belt lifter had a plain blue cover instead of "Kirby on it" it seemed like it was no longer a Kirby because all the Kirby logos were gone and replaced with dark blue plastic where the lenses would go. I didnt believe it was a Kirby til they told me) I was afraid of it but don't know why- I guess because the bag was allowed to raise above the handle instead up down and I thought it was going to come of while vacuuming(I have never seen one like this since, but the bag was blue and had the little "triangle" things like our "Big Brown Kirby"
