[Blindtlk] Sweeping and Mopping floors

[Chris Nusbaum]

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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 7:31 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Sweeping and Mopping floors

One further tip in addition to what Julie said.  Do it completely
barefooted.  Trust me, that's the best way to go about sweeping, vacuuming,
and mopping.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

Skype name:
barefootedray

On Jul 9, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Julie J. wrote:

> LOL  You are too funny!  Sighted people leave bits behind. My teen age
son, who is sighted, sweeps the floor.  Then I mop it.  I assure you that
floor isn't 100% debris free when I start mopping.
> 
> Overlapping strokes just means that each time you sweep over an area you
are covering part of the space from the previous swipe. So the mathematical
explanation would be if your broom is 12 inches wide, each time you should
move it over 6 or 8 inches.  This way you will be covering 4 to 6 inches
twice.
> 
> For sweeping I pick a corner and sweep everything towards it, instead of
trying to keep track of a pile somewhere in the middle of the floor.  If you
are sweeping a really big area, divide it into segments and sweep each
section into the nearest corner.

> 
> To clean up the pile of dog hair and dust that I've swept up I usually use
a damp paper towel.  I find this does a better job than the dust pan
approach.
> 
> Mopping is fairly straightforward.  You are basically  wiping off the
floor just like you would a table or counter top.  I start in the furthest
corner and work my way across toward my living room.  This way I'm not
walking on the wet floor.  I sort of make the area into blocks in my mind.
So the first section is the little space at the end of the counter between
the wall and the stove.  I mop that.  Then the next block might be the area
from the stove to the refrigerator in front of the sink.  This way I can
remember what I've already mopped and what needs done still.  After I mop
each one of the imaginary blocks I rinse the mop so it's clean for the next
section.
> 
> I think the best way to learn what works best for you to sweep and mop is
to just do it.  You can check if your sweeping worked by tactual checking
with your hands or bare feet to see how much stuff is left.  There will be a
small amount, that's normal.  The floor shouldn't feel gritty though.  After
mopping the floor should feel clean with no sticky spots.  In my house the
areas in front of the stove, the sink and the back door get the most dirty,
so I go over them twice just to make sure they are clean.
> 
> You'll do great!  Give it a go and let us know how it goes.
> 
> Julie
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/9/2012 3:50 PM, Humberto Avila wrote:
>> Hello everybody:
>> 
>> I want to learn how to mop up and sweep the floor of my house 
>> correctly and without sighted help. Last night I was watching some 
>> videos off the www.blindhow.com website on daily living, and for 
>> cleaning, mopping, dusting, ETC. they say I need to use overlapping 
>> strokes. So, what are overlapping strokes? Do you know?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Also, do you all have any tips and tricks, for mopping, sweeping, and 
>> cleaning as a blind person doing it alone? Is it possible that, when 
>> I'm sweeping up the floor, to not leave any debris anywhere at all, 
>> just like sighted people can do it? If so, how do you do this? Any 
>> suggestions are welcome.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Humberto
>> 
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