Suck Up Those Dust Hippos
Suck Up Those Dust HipposBy
The sun was shining. The refrigerator was humming. The kids were stapling each other to the bathroom door. It was a typical, peaceful day around our house. Until I decided to vacuum."Make sure to vacuum under the bed," my wife called out.I stopped to consider this unexpected twist in the plot.
It would require bending down, maybe even crawling on all floors and hauling unrecognizables from the very depths of Mordor. I had planned to just vacuum my usual cool racing stripe down the middle of the hall.I decided not to accept the mission. "I can't.""Why in heavens not?" my wife demanded as she came into the room."We have to protect the ecosystem." "The ecosystem?" my wife asked."A wetland is an essential component of the ecosystem, serving as a repository for pollutants and a safety valve to prevent flooding from nearby rivers.""What on earth does that have to do with vacuuming under the bed?" my wife wanted to know."Just take a look. Under our bed is our household wetland.""Nothing wet there. All I see is dust," my wife remarked with one of those here-we-go-again looks.
"Exactly. Dust as far as the eye can see. Our bed serves a vital role in our household ecosystem by acting as a repository for surplus dust, thereby preventing it from recirculating onto the counters, along the baseboards and into our three-bean casserole."I could tell by the look on my wife's face that she finally understood. I had convinced her that we should not vacuum under the bed. I prepared to magnanimously accept her apology."Just vacuum it up," she said.Oh, no.
Another unexpected twist in the plot. I tried again. "There is nothing under the bed but dust bunnies. You would not want me to suck up cute little bunnies, would you?"Those are not bunnies," she replied."They're not?""No. Bunnies are small and cute.
Those are big and ugly. They are dust hippos," she explained."Dust hippos?""Yes, now suck up the dust hippos," she demanded."They can't be hippos.""Bunnies live in forests and grasslands. Hippos live in rivers and swamps. If that's a swamp, those are hippos," she declared. "Now suck 'em up.""I can't do that.
Hippos are an endangered species.""What makes you say that?" my wife wanted to know."Well, you don't see too many of them going for second helpings at the Golden Dragon Buffet or meandering through the park on their unicycles or hailing a cab outside the train station, do you?"My wife looked at me as if I had just said something strange. "That's because hippos live in Africa.""Oh.""Vacuum up the dust hippos," she added."But that's our swamp the dust hippos are swimming in. What about our ecosystem?""Swamps are wet, forests are dry," she replied."What on earth does that have to do with vacuuming under the bed?" "Just take a look under there. Dry. Dry.
Dry. That's not a wetland," she answered."It's not?""No. It's like a dry forest just before the forest fire," she responded. "The forest fire your vacuum will create."This was another unexpected twist in the plot. "You want me to set fire to the forest of our household ecosystem? That would be devastating.""Occasional forest fires are a vital element in a healthy ecosystem, essential to the regeneration of many species of plants," she recited."Really?""Yes.
It's right there on page 943 of the Household Ecosystem Analogies Management Guide."Reluctantly, I bent down and sent the vacuum on its first sub-bed reconnaissance mission. Sigh. Who could have known that my wife had memorized the entire Household Ecosystem Analogies Management Guide?Still, I wondered what the hippos were doing wading in our little forest..
Carpet Cleaning Equipment
To clean a carpet, first have all the equipment in place. This includes carpet cleaning supplies, machines and accessories, which can make the job simpler. Select equipment depending on whether you want to 'clean'
or 'deep clean' a carpet or simply remove a stain. Additionally, the equipment and supplies should be appropriate for the carpet fabric.
For 'cleaning', which is typically a reference to surface cleaning, use a vacuum cleaner. There are
four types that can be used: the 'upright,' the 'canister,' the 'handheld' and 'spotters'.
The 'canister' is different from the 'upright' mainly in design and not in functionality. Most people prefer the 'upright' as it is more convenient to handle. 'Handheld' ones are
convenient for stairs and other small carpeted spaces. 'Spotters' are ideal for removing spots and stains, and very effective if used shortly after something's been spilt or a stain has been caused.
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Choosing The Right Vacuum Cleaner
According to history, the first vacuum cleaner actually wasn't a vacuum cleaner at all, it was a carpet sweeper. The inventor was a man by the name of Daniel Hess who in 1860 patented a machine that had rotating brushes on the bottom and bellows to generate suction. There is however no evidence that this machine was ever produced. It would be some forty plus years later, in 1908, that Mr. James Spangler of Canton, Ohio would receive a patent for the first electric portable vacuum cleaner.
And, it was his cousin-in-law, William Hoover, who lent his name to the legendary company that still produces vacuums today.For more than one hundred and forty years the vacuum cleaner has been improved upon. Whether you are doing your weekly vacuuming of your home, doing a thorough spring cleaning (including vacuuming the furniture, and all the dust balls that have gathered behind it), or, leaving the vacuuming up to the robot, there is a vacuum suited to your need. Upright or canister, hepa...
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Dyson D15 Vacuum Cleaner
The Dyson DC15 is a great vacuum to hit the market, as it is the first and only vacuum cleaner to feature the very unique ball.
Even though robotic vacuum cleaners are becoming the most popular types of vacuum cleaners, the DC15 is ideal for housewives who want a traditional vacuum cleaner with a twist. The Dyson DC15 upright vacuum has a large yellow ball that will allow the vacuum to pivot and roll with the greatest of ease. You can simply turn your wrist and the vacuum cleaner will change its direction.
The ability is something that is commonly associated with canister style vacuum cleaners.
It also offers quite an interesting filtration system.
No matter what you may think or hear, Dyson vacuums don't use filters in the way that most vacuum cleaners do. The air and dirt are sucked into the container where the outer cyclone removes large particles such as food, hair, and even fibers.
The air will then move into the shroud and inner cyclone...
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Rainbow Vacuum Cleaners ? For A Unique Clean
Rainbow vacuum cleaners really are a one of a kind. Not only can the Rainbow Company boast a long history of manufacturing their cleaning system, Rainbow vacuum cleaners use a filtration system that is entirely unique. Offering a great clean, as reported by a wide variety of Rainbow vacuum cleaner reviews, it seems that this vacuum affords a great package. But innovation and longevity aside, are there any flaws in the Rainbow vacuum cleaners picture?
As the Rainbow vacuum cleaners company frequently utilize a door-to-door selling technique, the picture indeed displays a few fraying edges. For the consumers that purchase their Rainbow cleaner this way, locating a Rainbow vacuum cleaner dealer can be tricky, leaving people who have invested in the vacuum in something of a pickle when Rainbow vacuum cleaner parts are required.
Thankfully, the Internet is a wonderful lifesaver in these instances, doing away with the need to track down a Rainbow vacuum...
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The History of Vacuum Cleaner Bags
The debris picked up by all of the different types of vacuum cleaners and units on the market has to be deposited somewhere -- usually in a vacuum cleaner bag.
In 1920 the Air Way Sanitizer Company of Ohio introduced the first vacuum cleaner with a disposable bag. Up until that time, vacuum cleaner bags resembled the type of bags golfers use to carry their clubs. They were heavy and unwieldy devices made out of thick, stiff canvas, designed to be somewhat flexible and yet keep the dust and debris from the carpets from escaping.
The improvement made by the Air Way Sanitizer disposable vacuum cleaner bag went a long way towards improving the overall effectiveness of the vacuum cleaner.
The bag, made out of paper, was designed to fit inside the cloth bag typically used. It not only made cleaning the vacuum easier but it kept the insides of the stationary bag clean at all times so that less of the dust and debris could be blown back out of...
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A Guide To Plastic Bags
Plastic bags are multi-purpose bags made of polyethylene. Plastic bags can be used for varied purposes such as to wrap food, store extra stuff while traveling, and to hoard wet or dirty clothes. They are also ideal as trash bags during journeys. Strength, durability, versatility, and variety are some of the key advantages of plastic bags.
Plastic bags are used for household purposes as well as for industrial purposes.
Also, fancy looking designer plastic bags, that are highly cost effective and make good advertising, are often given away by the shopkeepers presently.
Self-adhesive, resealable drawstring or tote bags are the most commonly used plastic bags. Other than this, garbage bags and zipper bags are used daily in households. Tie-on bags, self-sealing bags, shrink bags, and durable plastic bags for heavy machinery are all used daily in the industrial areas. Hot packs, ice bags, moisture, and static control bags are of good advantage in...
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Carpet Cleaning Machines
There is a wide variety of carpet cleaning machines to choose from. The most commonly used is a vacuum cleaner. Most people prefer an 'upright' vacuum cleaner over a 'canister' for convenience. Some people also like to use a 'hand-held' for stairs and other carpeted areas that don't offer maneuverability.
An 'upright' vacuum cleaner can be used with one or two motors, depending on the type of dirt that accumulates and the type and frequency of cleaning required. Some people also like to use 'spotters' for spot cleaning.
These usually have rotating brushes to scrub the stain off the carpet. In order to select the right carpet cleaning machine, we also need to be sensitive to the fabric that the carpet is made up of.
Another type of carpet cleaning machine is called the 'carpet cleaning extractor'. The extractor is ideal for deep cleaning. Use a regular 'carpet cleaning extractor' or a 'self-contained' one.
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Five Continent Group Launches Costa del Sol's First Complete Virtual Directory of Hotels, Restaurants & Museums in Marbella, Ronda & Across Costa del Sol
This month (April 2005) sees the official launch of Five Continent Group's website (http://www.fivecontinentgroup.com), along with a series of local radio interviews. Based in Marbella and presently covering the Costa del Sol from Gibraltar through Marbella to Nerja in Southern Spain, FCG has created the first totally virtual directory for Spain. The concept behind FCG is to broaden horizons & create an inside track as to what...
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Anniversary Gifts For Women
Anniversaries are major milestones in the lives of married people. Each passing year brings them closer to their spouse, and properly chosen gifts are an acknowledgement of this bond between them. Anniversary gifts are also exchanged between unmarried couples that are close. The gifts can be anything from jewelry celebrating a silver or golden jubilee to gift baskets and bud vases.
Something like AllAboutGiftsAndBaskets.com's Gourmet Gala Gift Baskets is very popular.
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