Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Serious question,.,,


How many nice people still occasionally scrub floors, like on hands and knees? I cannot find any way to clean floors that us better.


Second part of question how many nice men (or women) have NEVER scrubbed a whole floor rather than just a spot clean?


We've been trying to use the wet floor cleaner for the concrete floors. (Because I am not meant to bend over or keep my head low for long periods of time, and we have a lot of concrete floors), The areas I have scrubbed are notably cleaner and lighter coloured that the bits than have been bissel -ed, steam cleaned or worst of all mopped.

Scrubbing is the only way to get a floor properly clean. I do it if I'm cooking for large numbers as I am pretty paranoid about poisoning 100 people. Everything has to be spotless before I start.

A steam mop works almost as well though.

bugslet

lostinrates wrote: »

Compromise is fair. Yours is a fair solution. .

I also am prepared to eat meat when dining with vegetarian friends if that's what suits me from the menu. But not to take meat into a vegetarian restaurant


There is a theme that has come up a couple of times on the marriages board which is the vegetarian wedding.

If I went to a vegan or vegetarian wedding, on any wedding or function of any one with a religious or ethical dietary stance, I wouldn't expect to be catered for with meat/pork/beef or whatever. However, I do expect to provide for those who do refrain with a verge or vegan alternative (though they might have to eat something like a mushroom) .

Apparently not everyone thinks like this....that meat eaters can do without meat for a day.

I eat vegan at home, but if I go out, I fit in with whatever and the my take on it, vegetarian food is breaking the 'rules' in the same way as if you chow down half a cow. Eating vegan at restaurants is painful, so I throw that out of the window. I don't expect anyone to accomodate my odd diet habits. On that grounds, I don't curb what I eat in front of other people, because it's all a choice to eat or not eat something. Turkey bacon -eek!

lostinrates wrote: »

I really miss milk. . It was a staple for me too.


When I started having the food investigations last year they gave me the cheerful factoid that everyone becomes lactose intolerant eventually if they live long enough.

i really like almond milk, though I only use it in cooking and cereals. I didn't drink milk alone, nor do I drink tea or coffee, which it probably would taste odd in.

And finally

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

We clean the wood floor in the kitchen by hand as it is not really suitable for mopping, without pets though it doesn't really need scrubbing more wipping. We do have those washable no pile rugs in front of the cooker and sink though.

My dogs don't go in the kitchen end of the cheese room. ( In theory, but this is enforced) I don't like cats on work surface or dogs in kitchens or ANYONE in my cooking area (apart from fir).


Still needs scrubbing. I think that's partly because its concrete though.


I also need to find some nice dhurries, I have one white cotton one as old as I am. A few more would be good. Many are much thicker than they used to me meaning they take much longer to dry. A dhurry in front of the cooker might solve a lot of problems. (I am a very messy cook )

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

Scrubbing is the only way to get a floor properly clean. I do it if I'm cooking for large numbers as I am pretty paranoid about poisoning 100 people. Everything has to be spotless before I start.

A steam mop works almost as well though.

Darling.....do you feed your guests from the floor?




Steam mop I find useless on concrete . Its actually less effective than mop for cleaning, though I accept might sterilise the dirt a little. :rotfl:

bugslet

Forgot to say, I mop mostly, but yes, I'm a scrubber in the kitchen and bathroom every now and then.:o

lostinrates

bugslet wrote: »

And finally

.......Tease.

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Darling.....do you feed your guests from the floor?




Steam mop I find useless on concrete . Its actually less effective than mop for cleaning, though I accept might sterilise the dirt a little. :rotfl:

LOL. Not usually!

I feel that if I kill as many bugs as possible in the kitchen if I'm cooking for a bunch of people then it makes the whole thing safer.

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

LOL. Not usually!

I feel that if I kill as many bugs as possible in the kitchen if I'm cooking for a bunch of people then it makes the whole thing safer.

Agreed.

I just miss having a clean house tbh. Cheese room, loo, study would be so easy now if I had a proper floor.

I also really want one of those vacuums that just gets about the house its self. They are about 600 quid for the decent ones though.

Generali

lostinrates wrote: »

Agreed.

I just miss having a clean house tbh. Cheese room, loo, study would be so easy now if I had a proper floor.

I also really want one of those vacuums that just gets about the house its self. They are about 600 quid for the decent ones though.

They're no good if you have a dog in the house. Apparently what they can do to a dog poo ain't funny.:eek:

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

How many nice people still occasionally scrub floors, like on hands and knees? I cannot find any way to clean floors that us better.

I've never done that. I would be prepared to do it for the sort of flooring that needed it (e.g. textured), but I'd be looking more at those blue strip mops and maybe a steam cleaner.

lostinrates wrote: »

Second part of question how many nice men (or women) have NEVER scrubbed a whole floor rather than just a spot clean?

Depends what you mean by scrubbed. With an actual scrubbing brush - never. Mopping, then very detailed/close attention to every inch with a mild scrubber along grooves etc - done that a couple of times, once done once it's easy to keep clean.

As a rule, I don't make a mess, so my kitchen floor's virtually spotless all the time anyway.

I have a policy of "don't drip, drop, spray or be careless in the first place" and I immediately dab/wipe at any spills, crumbs etc as it happens.

lostinrates wrote: »

We've been trying to use the wet floor cleaner for the concrete floors. (Because I am not meant to bend over or keep my head low for long periods of time, and we have a lot of concrete floors), The areas I have scrubbed are notably cleaner and lighter coloured that the bits than have been bissel -ed, steam cleaned or worst of all mopped.

I can believe that - but having done them once that's probably all it'll need for 2-3 years and you can just Bissel it.