When I retired at the start of this year, my wife said: "great! You can take over the floor vacuuming chores." With 4 adults, 2 kids and 2 dogs in the house, that's a big job! Didn't take this old boy too long to figure out HOW big a job it is. So, being of the "work smarter not harder" mindset, i said to myself: "There's an app for that!" (Well, sorta. )
So I bought a Roomba - the little robot vacuum cleaner. (And before you bust my chops for not getting it for my wife when she was vacuuming, I need to let you know that I've been doing that job for a loooong time. It just became "official" when I retired.
Anyway, got this little thing and set it to run every day. It makes a world of difference! I got the old big heavy vac out and ran it one day, after having run only the Roomba for about a week to pick up what (I assumed) the Roomba was leaving behind. Guess what? There was nothing left for the big vac to pick up. The little Roomba was getting it all.
It does a really good job. Plus, it's a hoot to watch this thing work. It just rambles around, seemingly at random, just bumping into to stuff. Looks like a blind turtle as it just moves around and bumps into stuff, then just changes direction and keeps going. When it gets done, it automatically parks itself back on the charger and is ready to go again.
If you've been thinking about getting one, I highly recommend them. May not work in every situation, and may be a little pricey, but working out great for me.
