Aloha Jennifer, When my kids were little I developed the habit of vacuuming barefoot and walking backward so that my feet cleared the way before the machine got there. However, if enough of the little toys go missing, the kids will become proficient at picking them up.
At 05:40 PM 1/15/2009, you wrote: >I have heard that one big benifit for a blind person with the Dyson is that >it can suck up some pretty sizable materials without damaging or clogging >the machine. What is your experience with this? Ever since Leggos have >come into the house, I have been leaving most of the vacuuming to the >sighted members of the household. > > >Jennifer > > >Jennifer > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Andrew J. LaPointe" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:59 AM >Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > > Hi, just read your post here. I had 2 electro luxes, an orrac, a kirby >and > > now a dyson. If you ever have a chance to try out a dyson, do so. I >think > > you will be pretty impressed. There is no smell and as a bagless vac, you > > can't go wrong. Also, the beater bar is great. The customer service is >the > > best that I have ever worked with. They know everything about their >product > > and have the best attitude toward the customer. Andy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]]on > > Behalf Of Spiro > > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:22 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > > > > claudia, > > I know you have a household to run and a child. I definitely understand > > the need for speed. But if you can, sometimes take your time to go slowly > > with the Oreck. > > I find that slow even changes the feel of the carpet back to a nice > > fluffier state. Almost that of the Electrolux. > > And, for hardly any money that canister side kick is nice. > > It, haha uses electrolux bags; I swap them. > > I don't really like the blet mechanism of the Oreck. I'd rather a gear > > drive with a slip, and an switch for neutral. The smell of burning belts > > when it eats a sock is nasty. heehee > > BTW stick with the oreck bags, they are a tighter weave than the off brand > > which breathe too much and start to stink (dog hair and dander) before > > they are filled. Then ya have to change the bag and wash the cloth outer > > bag. > > Oh and lastly, watch out for fibers or strings getting between the roller > > and the housing underneath. It will start to make a higher pitched sound, > > and then start to smell of belt as if you ate a sock. But no sock. Taking > > off the roller and unwrapping strings or carpet fibers is the only answer. > > P.I.A. if you ask me. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > > > Thanks Spiro, > > > > > > I appreciate that. > > > > > > You would think that, as much as we pay for these vacuums, they could >make > > them a little less noisy? > > > > > > I have the Oreck Cannister vac too, and I used to hate those things, but > > it also picks up quite well; just can't get the job done as fast. > > > > > > > > > I'm off to take my tired self to sleep, in a few minutes, as I have to > > work in the morning! > > > Claudia > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Spiro > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:46 PM > > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > > > > > > > what's extreme about headphones that let in all but the first 80db of > > > sound? Heehee > > > You're a very sweet woman and I'm sure yur ears are precious to more >than > > > just the general me. > > > > > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > > > > > Okay Spiro, > > > > > > > > I think not. > > > > LOL! > > > > That sounds like I'd be taking things way to the extreme, so I'll >just > > deal with the noise, I suppose, but I won't like it! > > > > Chuckle! > > > > > > > > Claudia > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Spiro > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:21 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Love My Oreck But... > > > > > > > > > > > > do you have a shooting shop near you? Yeah, I mean a gun shop. > > > > I suggest that you go in, and ask for the cheapest shooting >headphones > > you > > > > can get. I don't find the Oreck louder than all, a bit louder than >the > > > > ElectroLux. But when I'm running my router, i am happy happy happy to > > have > > > > an extra set of > > > > *noise *cancelling *ear *protection! > > > > I can't run the router for more than 5 mins without wanting to jump >out > > of > > > > my skin. I do audio for a living. Also when i was into shooting >sports, > > > > nothing bigger than a .32 or it would shorten the fun. > > > > I think that *that will do you better than ear plugs. > > > > There are even expensive Noise Cancelling Cans that allow a great bit > > of > > > > sound through. but they are cancelling "rapid rise audio" like a >sudden > > > > sound level rise (as ehn you fire a gun) and will eventually flatten > > out > > > > on a vac; which may bring through more than you want and spend more > > than > > > > you want on it. > > > > Being blind, you'll have to do the vacuuming with no one around as it > > will > > > > mess with your spacial a tiny bit and your "startle component" will >go > > way > > > > up. > > > > The cheapest might do you quite well. > > > > The other answer would be "cancellation headphones" like used in mix > > down > > > > studios; (where they have to study sounds) which block out a great >bit > > of > > > > outside sound. > > > > But the shooting headphones do well limit noise and let some through, > > > > where as the studio related ones will block all outside sound and >raise > > > > your"startle factor" even more. > > > > Best of luck > > > > > > > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Claudia wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > I have an Oreck upright vacuum, and I love the thing because you >can > > vacuum > > > > > with it, very fast, and it's very lightweight. > > > > > However, the darned noise from the vacuum is so loud that it tends >to > > give > > > > > me a headache, at times. > > > > > Are they all pretty noisy? > > > > > > > > > > Nothing has changed with it; I didn't inadvertently vacuum up > > anything I > > > > > wasn't supposed to; guess I was just really bothered by the noise > > today! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Claudia > > > > > > > > > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, > > while > > > > > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > [email protected] > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > >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/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > 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/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > 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/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >list > > just send a blank message to: > > [email protected]! 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