[BlindTlk] House Cleaning

Wed Jul 21 17:24:56 UTC 2021

One of our cats broke a glass when no one was home. It was on a bare floor, so, I used a wet towel to get the big pieces and then used the vacuum. I kept going until I didn't hear it picking anything else up. My sister checked when she got home, she didn't see a thing. Sometimes, I will take a dish out of the cabinet and I will feel a spot that isn't clean. I know it wasn't a dish that I have used. Even sighted people miss things. Sighted people get house cleaners too. So, nothing wrong with that.
Peggy & Dixie Marie

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> On Jul 20, 2021, at 5:05 PM, 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jen via BlindTlk
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:42 AM
> To: Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> 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:
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> 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!
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> 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
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>> On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:44 AM, Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> What are you talking about?
>> I'm not a excellent writer if that's what you're referring to.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ericka via 
>> BlindTlk
>> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 10:03 PM
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>> Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
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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:
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>>> 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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>>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez <pammygirl99 at gmail.com>
>>> 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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>>> Cc: jmail201586 at yahoo.com
>>> 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
>>> To: Jim Portillo via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Jen <spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net>
>>> 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?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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-----
>>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jen via 
>>> BlindTlk
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2021 12:31 PM
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>>> Subject: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
>>> 
>>> Are there alternative techniques for cleaining what you can't see so 
>>> the house is immaculate? Thanks.
>>> 
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