Fall showers...liquid sunshine...sorry appliances

It's almost time for hubby to come home for the day and it has just begun to pour liquid sunshine all over us.  As I was adjusting the kitchen window and noticing the little frog fellow sitting on it, my nose caught the scent....at first I thought it was the Bottle Brush tree just outside the window...but no, it was the smell of rain moving in.  A few minutes later I heard the drumming of raindrops on the roof.  This is a welcome relief, as the heat had reached about 89 degrees outside....instantly the air began to cool.

The major disadvantage to these afternoon showers....we will be unable to do anything outside around the house, such as trimming or mowing.  But, all this liquid sunshine will help keep the drought index above fire threat....a good thing for those of us with lots of pine trees dropping their cones and 'straw' everywhere.

I managed to run the growling vacuum across the carpet, briefly.  Dumped the dirt cup twice and called it quits...just sounds like its in major pain.  The dog hair is temporarily at bay and I've read through the warranty for this thing...of course the roller brush is one of the items NOT covered by the warranty.  Figures.  So now I may just pull it back apart and see if there's a way to 'fix' the problem.  Can't take much of the growling, chewing sound it makes the longer it is run.  Probably isn't real healthy for the motor either. 
What I'd like to know...What has happened to decent quality in the area of vacuums?  They all seem to be made entirely from plastic now.  I realize that most things have become 'disposable', but come on....who wants to purchase new appliances every couple of months?  Not me, that's for sure!

Eureka is now part of the Electrolux line from what my warranty information indicates.  Weren't they one of the better vacuum products years ago?  I recall the one my Grandmother owned and that was one cleaning little machine.  What has happened here?  Am I the only one who is having such sorry luck with vacuums now?  My Hoover is ancient, over twenty years old...still useful for some things, but the carpet attachment just doesn't pull the hair very well.  The new one is an awesome cleaning machine....or was until the roller brush died....sigh....sorry appliances....just makes me wonder why I even bother trying to keep the house semi clean....

UPDATE: 4:55 PM  Flipped the tv on as the rumbling thunder and dark skies indicated a bit more severe type weather...our area is now under a Tornado Warning until 6 pm tonight.  Looks like we have several storm cells that could produce the Tornado action...