It purportedly throws the detritus out as it encounters it. Just unassumingly goes about flinging leaves hither and yawn.
But, don't ax me, as Andrew and Sarah, the parents of Lizzie Borden, once exclaimed. At 09:29 AM 5/14/2008, you wrote: >Now how the hell could it possibly clean the gutter? Does it push all >the crap ahead of itself and clod the drain pipe> grin Sounds like a >fairly useless device. Gee, if you have to go to the trouble of >putting the thing up there, might as well just clean them while your >there. For not a lot of junk in the gutter, taking your blower and >sending a blast up the drain pipe actually helps blow junk out of the >gutter. Not very effective, but a quick fix. I'm still looking for a >good gutter solution. >On May 13, 2008, at 3:23 PM, Kevin Doucet wrote: > > > 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><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.co>[EMAIL > PROTECTED] > > > m > > > > [mailto:<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > > > ] > > > > On Behalf Of Jeff Balek > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:56 PM > > > > To: > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com><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><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>http://lowvisionguide.org > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > From: Jennifer Jackson > > > > <<mailto:jennifer_jackson%40cox.net><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 > > > > >http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_use > r_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/>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>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/>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]/>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/>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><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 > > > > >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 > > > > >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 > > > > >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><mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net>s.h > [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. > > > > Kevin Doucet > > <mailto:contactme%40kevindoucet.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > confuse as says > > > > Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly! > > > > > > > >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: 269.23.16/1433 - Release Date: >5/14/2008 4:44 PM Thanks. Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly!
