[BlindTlk] House Cleaning

Tue Jul 20 22:12:08 UTC 2021

It's just a mop with a detachable head on it, without a dustpan. The next time glass breaks, I'll try the wet paper towel trick.

On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 05:06:31 PM EDT, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote: 

Hi,

As with anything else, sweep it up.

Glass breaking can shatter and spread a bit.  Be very careful to tread lightly and move slowly when cleaning broken glass.  Pick up the big pieces first and carry a baggie or small something with you to dump the shards in, so you don't have to travel from the trash can to the broken glass area.  

When you are pretty sure you've gotten the big pieces, use a vacuum to suck up the splintery pieces.  

It might be worthwhile for you to really invest in  a suck-up kind of vacuum, as I think this is the safest way and most efficient way to do this.

I have seen recommendations of mopping up with a wet towel or wet mop, as the tiny splinters will stick to the wet rag.

You have said that you only mop, I am assuming this means a dust mop, and if this is all you have, sweep everything into your dust pan.

Judy

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Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:42 AM
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Cc: Jen <spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning

Another house cleaning question for everyone. How do you clean up broken glass?

Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 01:40:55 PM EDT, Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Don’t worry about it. I probably read it too fast. Sometimes I get bombarded with emails and can’t keep things straight either. I think it happens to all of us at sometime or another. I’m just glad you’re here!

I suck at technology. Sometimes whether you type or dictate it doesn’t come out the way you want it anyhow. And I’m certainly guilty of not correcting dictators. Since I moved my phone has been doing more and more dictate errors lately. perhaps my phone doesn’t like the move. :-) Ericka Nelson

> On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:44 AM, Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> What are you talking about?
> I'm not a excellent writer if that's what you're referring to.
> 
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> Blind eople should play bind characters. The writers should consult blind organizations to create accurate characters. 
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> Ericka Nelson
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>> On Jul 19, 2021, at 3:33 PM, Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> So are you for having sighted people clean for blind people?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pamela 
>> Dominguez via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 3:37 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
>> 
>> I asked, when I took skills of daily living at the center we could go 
>> to here, that you go to every day, why they don't teach you to fully 
>> clean a house, and they had no answer.  All they taught you was how 
>> to quickly run a vacuum over a rug.  Nothing about washing windows or floors or walls, etc.
>> Anything I learned, I had to teach myself.  It's interesting how 
>> sometimes, sighted people don't see things you can feel.  My mother 
>> would tell me my kitchen floor was beautifully clean, and I would say 
>> I could still feel dirt.  The thing is, when the floor is wet, it 
>> feels like you got everything, but when it dries, it dries with stuff on it.  Pam.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jamelle via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2021 4:15 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
>> 
>> Jen,
>> I'm living in my second apartment and I have a sighted person who 
>> cleans my apartment twice a month.
>> I've heard of some independent living facilities that teaches blind 
>> individuals how to mop etc. But I've never attended those classes.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jen via 
>> BlindTlk
>> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2021 5:26 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
>> 
>> Floor sweeping, cleaning windowsills and dusting. Is it even possible 
>> for a blind person to keep an immaculate house, or is sighted 
>> assistance always needed?
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> 
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>> On Saturday, July 17, 2021, 05:02:19 PM EDT, Jim Portillo via 
>> BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 
>> 
>> Hi there,
>> I think you're going to have to be more specific. There are certainly 
>> techniques, but what are you wanting to clean or have look nice?
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2021 12:31 PM
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>> Are there alternative techniques for cleaining what you can't see so 
>> the house is immaculate? Thanks.
>> 
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