[Blindtlk] Keeping House Independently

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We have one. We got it for a wedding gift. My dog is terrified of it and barks at it and chases it! It's hilarious! I believe there might be different styles, but I'm not sure the differences. Yes it can get stuck on things, and doesn't always find its base well. It's fantastic though! You have to be good about keeping it clean and cleaning it out or it will break. I think they run from three to $500. They are expensive, but if you take good care of it they last a while. Hope this helps.

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> On Mar 15, 2016, at 5:06 PM, Judy Jones via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Do they make different styles or models of Rumba?  Will have to check this out, read reviews, etc.
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> Judy
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> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via blindtlk
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> I have a friend who has a Rumba and I want to try it out.
> Cindy
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> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Diane Vlasoff via blindtlk
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> Hi Christine,
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> It's all what you feel comfortable with. You've gotten a lot of really good advice from a lot of the other people. From my perspective I bought a Rumba because I had to two dogs,  a  guide dog and a retired dog and two cats in the house and I wanted to vacuum my house a minimum of once a day preferably twice and I didn't want to take the time to do that. So the Rumba was an absolutely fabulous solution for me. Find out what you're comfortable with and go for it.
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> Diane Sent using dictation.  sometimes it works and sometimes the mistakes can be funny.  please forgive anything in between.  
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> On Mar 15, 2016, at 9:49 AM, Christine Olivares via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
> I just wanted to get your opinion about keeping house independently. I used to have someone come in once a month just to help with things I may have missed, but I am debating whether to do this still or not. I did get some rehab training with cleaning, but I am not the best at it. My main hangup is using a broom, as I just can’t figure out how it is done. I just invested in a Swiffer so I hope that helps.
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> I was wondering if you keep house independently, or if you have someone sighted come in once in a while to make sure things are kept nicely and are not dirty. Thanks so much for your thoughts.
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> Christine
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