long story short. my ruby red progressive kenmore died. Why you ask? well, my DS decided to clean out his broken down pick up IN THE RAIN! and then tipped over a huge cup of coffee, and kept right on sucking. next day all sticky and wet I opened it to clean it out and the bag was SOAKED! it was drippy with coffee and ick and over stuffed. the sucker part wouldnt turn on! the beater bar brush would, but no suction means the dang thing is useless.

REpair shop said $50 to diagnose it and probably from what I am saying another $150 to repair it. I said NO! I have been asking folks what stuff they like, but in the end, got another progressive by kenmore. its been a good vac for a long time.

This is what I got.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...&blockType=G14

it has a telescoping hose so I dont have to bend to vacuum. I can also reach the ceiling without standing on a chair. It has all horsehair bristles, and a pet hair remover power head. I tried it out today and it is a TON better than my old heavy monster. This one has aluminium hose parts so its very lightweight, and the hose is 2 feet longer than the last guy, and the cord is a full 5 feet longer than the last one. Whoo!

DS had no choice but to replace what he broke. I felt bad for the kid cause he has so many expenses, but we cannot live without a sucker in this house. So, that is ONE of the things that I have had to replace due to DS not being careful with my things. Remind me later to tell you about grease on my CASHMERE Sweater! OMG I was mad! I forgot what its like to have a boy in the house.