Yup, keeping the beasties brushed helps immensely, even though they'll shed some more after you bring them back inside! What's a steam mop?
Jo Taliaferro empowering people to live with their choices From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Betsy Whitney Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors? I also use a swiffer, but here in Hawaii we rarely wear shoes in the house. Several of my friends who live in cold climates have purchased some house slippers and ask people to remove their shoes before coming into the house and then they can use the house slippers to keep their feet warm. These slippers that they bought are machine washable and can be tossed in the dryer so they're no big chore to keep clean. One of my friends has a chair just inside the door to sit on while changing from shoes to slippers and she keeps a mat in front of the chair because she lives in snow-country. As for cleaning the corners, I have to do those by hand to make sure they are touch clean. I don't know if you brush your dogs, but if so, it can really help with the hair. After I brush, I wipe them with a slightly damp towel and it picks up any loose hair still on the surface of the dog or cat. Betsy At 08:04 AM 6/24/2009, you wrote: >Hi fellow moppers, > >I've done a lot of floor cleaning on my hands and knees and don't want to do >that anymore! What do you do when you have wood floors that can get covered >with dog hair? I really like my Swiffer Wet Jet but don't know how good it >is or whether it leaves streaks. GREAT bit of wisdom about sneakers >tracking in dirt, etc. I discovered that, especially when I wear shoes with >really good tread! But.I really like the good tread for walking. I don't >know how many gallons of Mr. Clean we went through as kids! > >Jo Taliaferro > >empowering people to live with their choices > >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] >On Behalf Of Spiro >Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:37 AM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors? > >would a sponge type mop, also not leave lint? > >On Wed, 24 Jun 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > > > > Claudia and Lenny, I use a old fashioned string mop made of cotton > > which I get at a supply place for cleaners. the mop handle is I think > > a metal or fiberglass. very light weight. the mop heads are always > > cotton. . except for around the toilet. this mop works just fine. > > depending on when I mop I use standard liquid like spic and span or > > top job . just a little . then with warm water mop all the way thru > > and then rinse twice. the only complaint I get from sighted folks is I > > did not get the corners good. I learned to use one of these top mops > > during a short visit with the Navy years ago. as kids we used the > > type of mop that Mother would put in a old towel or flannel. eother > > way the trick is to rinse with warm water twice. I am Not in favor of > > those products like Mop and Glo which leave a film and a build up. > > that is just my experience.. then the real trick is trying to get somene > > to wipe and dry their feet at the door and remove their shoes. did you > > know the worst thing to track in dirt to your carpets and floors is > > sneakers? just a f y i. Lee > > > > On Wed, Jun > > 24, 2009 > > at 06:50:57AM > > -0400, Lenny McHugh wrote: > >> I would not use steam on laminate floors. I believe that would only be > >> asking for more problems. > >> Karen uses a swiffer product on the laminate in the kitchen. I can not >use > >> that thing. I have however cleaned the floor with some rags and the > >> cleaning product made for the laminate floors. The first time I made a >big > >> mess. I did not go in any particular direction and when dry there were >major > >> streaks that were showing. Whenever I clean it for her I now make sure to >go > >> in the direction of the grain. If there are any streaks they will not >show. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Claudia" > <<mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net>[email protected] <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> ><mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> > > >> To: "Claudia" > <<mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net>[email protected] <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> ><mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:29 AM > >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mopping Floors? > >> > >> > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I know that this has been discussed before, but I'm at my wit's end. We > >> have laminate floors, all throughout the house, except the bathroom. I >use > >> floor cleaner, specifically for this purpose, with a regular mop. After >the > >> floors are done, they have this residue on them, as if the mop were >leaving > >> lint and fibers from the mop head! > >> I don't know what to do or what other types of mops I might use? I hate > >> mopping the floors because they don't feel clean to me afterwards. It's >not > >> dirt because I've even tried using new mop heads, even when the other >ones > >> have only been used a couple of times and thoroughly rinsed out, between > >> uses! This residue just makes it seem like I haven't even cleaned, so all > >> my efforts go to waste! > >> > >> Would a steam mop help my cause? I've just recently heard of these but >have > >> never seen one! > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> > >> Claudia > >> > >> Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > >> the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > >> > <mailto:our-safe-haven-subscribe%40googlegroups.com>our-safe-haven-subscribe @googlegroups.com <mailto:our-safe-haven-subscribe%40googlegroups.com> ><mailto:our-safe-haven-subscribe%40googlegroups.com> > >> > <mailto:makinghouseworkeasier-subscribe%40googlegroups.com>makinghouseworkea [email protected] <mailto:makinghouseworkeasier-subscribe%40googlegroups.com> ><mailto:makinghouseworkeasier-subscribe%40googlegroups.com> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------ > >> > >> Send any questions regarding list management to: > >> > <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroup s.com <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> ><mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> > >> To listen to the show archives go to link > >> > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster>http://www.acbradi o.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster ><<http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ > &PAGE_user_op=view_>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ > &PAGE_user_op=view_ >page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> >&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > >> Or > >> > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/a cbradio-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.acbrad io.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/han dyman/ > >> > >> 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>blindhandyman-h...@yahoogr oups.comYahoo <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ><mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! 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