[blparent] cleaning up broken glass

[jill]

I have a sighted 13 year old and  he lives here so he can do the job.  I
understand that some may not have that interaction.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Marla Wertman
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:06 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] cleaning up broken glass

Jilla problem that most people including myself have, is that it
litterally could be weeks before a sighted person is in my house, so you
can't rely on that .  I find a wet towel followed by a good vacuuming of
the area works well.
On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:19:19 -0500
"jill" <jillbilly4 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> I use a vacuum if there is no liquids involved.  I have also used a broom
> for the bigger pieces of glass.  In the case of a baby food jar, I would
use
> a damp cloth and gentley crouch and carefully wipe the surface where it
> fell.  The slivers of glass usually stick to the cloth, like a dish towel
> from the kitchen.  I always have  someone sighted to look it over before
> allowing the kids in the area without shoes.
> 
> Jill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:00 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] cleaning up broken glass
> 
> Hi all. I was just about to prepare Michael's lunch when the baby food jar
I
> was holding slipped out of my hand and shattered on the kitchen floor.
I'm
> wondering if anyone has any tips on how to safely clean up broken glass
when
> you can't see it.  Luckily, my husband's working from home today so he was
> able to help.  But what to do if this were to happen when I'm by myself?
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> 
> Leslie
> 
> 
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