[BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and Devices

Sun Apr 7 07:55:41 UTC 2019

I don't vacuum in bare feet, I'm living with diabetes and can't afford
any foot injuries.

On Sun, 7 Apr 2019, Sherry Gomes via BlindTlk wrote:

> Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2019 22:11:26
> From: Sherry Gomes via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Sherry Gomes <sherry.gomes at outlook.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions
>     and Devices
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> Me too. In regarding to vacuuming. I never feel like I get the dog hair completely gone, but that's what happens with long-haired dogs.
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> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Gary Wunder via BlindTlk
> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 8:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and Devices
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> I too vacuum using my feet, and no matter how consistent I am, there is that piece of dirt I find with my feet. Hard floors make spotting these things easier.
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> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judy Jones via BlindTlk
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2019 8:02 PM
> To: Raymond Foret Jr via BlindTlk
> Cc: Judy Jones
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and Devices
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> Very true about that.
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> sent from the HIMS Android BrailleSense Polaris "Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings."
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Raymond Foret Jr via BlindTlk
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Date: Saturday, April 06, 2019 05:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and Devices
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> Vacuum and mop barefoot if you're in to that. Helps judge how clean the floor is. Believe me, it's easier to keep up if you keep it up.
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> Sent from the first computer with built-in screen reader access for the blind:
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> Sincerely,
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> The constantly barefooted Ray
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> > On Apr 6, 2019, at 7:07 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk wrote:
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> > Hello, Humberto,
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> > There is nothing like experience and policing an area to help you to know it is clean. You can use any soap, any wipes, or a damp rag, or a scrubber, just whatever will get the job done.
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> > Policing an area means feeling over it, walking around it. A sighted person can look around, we have to police the area.
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> > The best thing to do is clean up after yourself each time when in the kitchen, for instance. Those counters will always need wiping with a damp soapy rag, same with the stove.
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> > My mom used to tell me, if you can't see that it's clean, clean it.
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> > I use micro fiber cloths for dusting and they are great. Both my daughter and I switched totally to micro fiber cleaning cloths last year. They can be used wet or dry.
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> > Cleaning the bathroom, wiping down every day doesn't take long at all. Cleaning the tub/shower before use. The reason I said that is that you will be guaranteed of a clean area when using it. My husband has also toweled down the shower after he uses it. I don't do that, but I spray in this Wet And Forget Shower Spray once a week, and there is no grime or gunk when maintained.
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> > You can swish out a toilet bowl daily and maybe give it a good clean once a week, different people do different things. And don't forget to clean the top, sides, and behind the seat and the part of the toilet bolted to the floor. A wipe down is usually sufficient.
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> > Dusting weekly. Windows and mirrors weekly.
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> > Vacuum weekly.
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> > You were asking about accessibility? I don't believe accessibility is the issue here, as much as just get an appliance/vacuum you are comfortable with.
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> > Others may have different ideas, but glad you wrote in.
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> > Judy
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> > Humberto Avila via BlindTlk
> > Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2019 4:43 PM
> > To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Humberto Avila
> > Subject: [BlindTlk] Regarding Effectiveness of Cleaning Solutions and
> > Devices
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> > Hello everyone on the Blind Talk list:
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> > I am currently starting to live in an apartment independently with a roomate and I have some questions about cleaning it.
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> > Based on your experiences, which produt(s) are more efficient, effective, and accessibly do the job well for a blind person? How are your experiences with using wipes, general-purpose systems and soaps? Which ones should I use in the kitchen and which ones do I need for the bathroom ETC? How do you properly use them nonvisually?
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> > Thanks so much! Have an awesome weekend!
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> > Sincerely, Humberto
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