Hey, Have you'll heard that the same company also makes a robotic gutter cleaner? Yep! Works by remote, although you do have to put the little bugger in the gutter. It can't get there it's self. <smile> At 12:35 AM 5/14/2008, you wrote:
>Of course just to add a little to the mix, these aren't technically >consider real vaccum cleaners are they? >My understanding is they are kind of more a sweeper machine than a >regular unit that would use more air than the sweeeping ability to get >the floor clean. Subsequently, they also don't handle dog hair very >well as I understand. My wife and I were kind of interested in one of >these, but with 2.5 German Shepherds in the house, that's a crap-load >of hair for any machine to handle. > >On May 13, 2008, at 6:54 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote: > > > I'm with you. Lived alone for 13 years and did all the house work > > myself. > > > > And the one that talks? It could be sending my information back to > > the mother ship while I'm at work. I'd come home and my vodka would > > be gone. I'm not ready for another kid even if I have to charge him > > up... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Larry Stansifer > > To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:43 PM > > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums > > > > How can you tell if it missed anything? > > Do we use the barefoot test? > > I am vaguely interested in this robotic vacuum however I am pretty > > damn good > > with my rainbow canister and it is going to take some convincing to > > make me > > jump ship for some machine that I don't control. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > m > [mailto:<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > ] > > On Behalf Of Jeff Balek > > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:56 PM > > To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums > > > > Hi Shawn! My robotic vacuum also goes under the couch too. I have to > > have > > somebody help me charge it up every so often. The best time to use > > it I > > think is when I'm out of my apartment for awhile doing something, > > and then > > when I get back, I check it to see how it did, and if it vacuumed > > everywhere > > and I also check to find out if it missed anything. > > Jeff Balek > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Shawn McMurdo > > To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums > > > > I have an iRobot Roomba. > > It works pretty well and didn't need any setup. > > I just push the power button and then I push the clean button. > > It works on both carpet and hard floors. > > The best part is that it goes under the couch! > > Shawn > > > > --==--==-- > > Shawn McMurdo > > See my Low Vision Guide at > > <http://lowvisionguide.org>http://lowvisionguide.org > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Jennifer Jackson > <<mailto:jennifer_jackson%40cox.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:25:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums > > > > Now is it just the original set up that needs sighted assistance? > > After > > that do you just charge it up and let the little guy run? Will one > > set up do > > both carpet and hard surfaces? What about moving it from upstairs to > > down? > > > > Jennifer > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jeff Balek > > To: blindhandyman@ yahoogroups. com > > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:51 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Robotic vacuums > > > > have a robotic vacuum and I love it. I set it up to vacuum my whole > > apartment whenever I go out of my apartment for grocery shopping or > > something. My sister helps me set it up, because it's kind of > > tricky. I > > really like the blind handy man show a lot. Sometimes I help my > > sister Jenny > > do yard work, and when I move into a condo probably next year, I > > won't have > > to do any yard work because there are professionals who do yard work > > in > > condos. Like I said earlier in this post, I love the coverage on the > > blind > > handyman show and I'm very proud to be a part of this list. > > Jeff Balek from Charlotte North Carolina > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p > > age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > > > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > > Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > > following > > address for more information: > <http://www.jaws-users.com/>http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a > > complete list > > of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a > > blank > > message to: > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Groups Links > > > > -- > > BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 177435930) is spam: > > Spam: > > > <https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=177435930&m=0ddaf1b4032d&c=s>https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=177435930&m=0ddaf1b4032d&c=s > > Not spam: > > > <https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=177435930&m=0ddaf1b4032d&c=n>https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=177435930&m=0ddaf1b4032d&c=n > > Forget vote: > > > <https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=177435930&m=0ddaf1b4032d&c=f>https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=177435930&m=0ddaf1b4032d&c=f > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >Scott Howell ><mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.16/1431 - Release Date: >5/13/2008 7:55 PM Thanks. 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