Room For All

[Lastpointe]

My kids have had good luck with Roomba. New models map out your place and figure out where to go. Quite amazing actually

 

[Lastpointe]

Not that I am shilling for them. Just have seen it really help my kids with housework

 

[BetteTheRed]

I actually can't imagine. Any Roomba with any self-esteem at all would stop at my front hall and say "do you really think so? ha!" and stalk out.

 

[Luce NDs]

Stalking is like begging for a cane in ... the great shaft!

In the trees ... a stump'n!

 

[BetteTheRed]

I saw a tree stump today that made me sad. One of the trees in "Lucy-Park" came down in the wind. I'd just walked by the Grandma willow, who lost a couple of decent sized limbs, but I could see from the bark shredding that they were dead anyway, so I was thinking "good pruning, wind", and then I came across a Tree literally pulled over with roots pulled out. It was a middle aged ash, I think, probably almost dead, anyway, weakened by the tent caterpillars this year after the relentless onslaught of the Emerald Ash Beetle.

 

[Pinga]

They might consider it a challenge. Nothing worse than cleaning something that is clean. They also have models that self-empty. I can hear the roomba bragging now: "you won't believe what i did today!"

 

[Mendalla]

After doing vacuuming sometimes a Roomba seems tempting. After all we are two people in a space designed for a family. But we are on two storeys so we would either need two or have to move it between floors. I assume that, like the Daleks they vaguely resemble, Roombas have trouble with stairs.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

My kids have had good luck with Roomba. New models map out your place and figure out where to go. Quite amazing actually

I could see a Roomba as a good entertainment for the cat

 

[BetteTheRed]

I could see a Roomba as a good entertainment for the cat

And I could see the cat sitting on top of it, and the dog freaking out, barking and biting, tooth and nail, at both of them. It could make more interesting Youtubes than clean space.

 

[Nancy]

My son says his cat is a little freaked out by the Roomba. I have a husband who does the vacuuming...I sweep; he vacuums. Both are challenging around the clutter we seem to have accumulated.

Even sweeping will be a challenge soon. I am scheduled for a hip replacement in January. However, with the current status of COVID, I am anticipating a postponement. Either way...it's a big step for me. (A bit of a joke, as I only take little shuffling steps right now!)

Middle son is working in a northern Ontario gold mine: two weeks at work; two weeks off. People come from all over Canada to work there. He will get a COVID test when he gets out of the mine and quarantine until he gets the results. He says that he feels quite vulnerable up there, and that it is only a matter of time until he is affected. He is the son who has tried so hard to get work in our community, but without luck, despite credentials in environmental studies, health and safety and entrepreneurship. I sure hope he stays healthy.

 

[Carolla]

This summer I encountered someone who shared a roomba type lawnmower with her neighbour! I didn't even know such things existed. There was a wire just on the surface of the ground to set boundaries for it - then apparently it comes out of it's 'home' (where it charges) every day Mon-Friday for a couple of hours. It wanders the properties randomly and amazingly all the grass gets cut & looks great!

 

[Lastpointe]

I thought they just blundered around but after w gave them to kids, they showed me the app o phone. First time it wandered about and maps the place. You could see where it skirted things like stools..... and once it has a map it just follows it. Quite amazing so I can see it would easily do a lawn

good morning all. Hope most of everyone’s trees survived the big wind yesterday. E heard a couple go down so off to check the paths today

 

[Redbaron]

Good morning, all! The Roomba in the Room here is away for the moment, charging, I think. If it could learn to make coffee, it might make itself even more useful. Until such a technological feat happens, though, we do it the old fashioned way. The coffee cart is ready, with numerous hot beverages available.

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[ninj]

After doing vacuuming sometimes a Roomba seems tempting. After all we are two people in a space designed for a family. But we are on two storeys so we would either need two or have to move it between floors. I assume that, like the Daleks they vaguely resemble, Roombas have trouble with stairs.

 

[Carolla]

Hearing about Roomba always makes me think of Seeler's roomba story from a couple of years ago - she shared with us that they had received a unit, turned it on and left the house for a while. When they returned there was a bit of mayhem in the kitchen - mops & brooms astray, stools not in the usual place - that sort of thing. They suspected a break-in & searched the house with great care. Eventually the roomba revealed itself to be the havoc-causing marauder. Still makes me giggle. Thanks @Seeler!

 

[Luce NDs]

Imagine a wandering coffee urn as psst'd ... an alien idea to travel about in business schemes ... schemes ... being sometimes known and plots, agendas and other mysterious conspiracies! Sacred domains ... darker aria's than you might unravel in the essence of operetics!

The mother of Rome howls ...

 

[Northwind]

I think the dog is broken. Or perhaps as @GordW suggested, I should have read the directions before assembling one of these.

 

[Redbaron]

Have you tried unplugging her for two minutes?

 

[Luce NDs]

Shocking dogs may be flexible when searching out a deep nest!

Even billiard balls search out comfortable hole space ... spatial?

 

[Redbaron]

Good morning, all! The day has begun. Let us salute the dawn with hot beverages!

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