[Blindtlk] Sweeping and Mopping floors

Wed Jul 11 01:44:31 UTC 2012

Right on! I'm really looking forward to it!

Chris

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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Sweeping and Mopping floors

Yep, specially in the summer.

Back in my LCB days, I became rather known for doing that.

Trust me, you'll have a good time there.  Best hard time I ever had.

Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

Skype name:
barefootedray

On Jul 10, 2012, at 5:28 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:

> Keeps your feet nice and caliced and tough! LOL!
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 6:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Sweeping and Mopping floors
> 
> Sure thing.  Only way to be after all.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
> 
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
> 
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
> 
> On Jul 10, 2012, at 4:55 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
> 
>> No surprise that would come from you! I've seen your Skype mood texts!
>> <Grin!>
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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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