on vac days, I make my 6 y.o. go around the perimeter and look for Legos and Polly shoes. Yes, some things were eaten in the beginning. But she learned loss. (items I bought, so I learned loss, haha) and if given that time, and taught, was able to find things she had missed.
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, Jennifer Jackson 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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