tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post5579443122419955402..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: MOPPY MATTERSWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-34813712025364894082007-09-06T15:43:00.001+02:002007-09-06T15:43:00.001+02:00I meant "I MISS Sainsbury's cookery magazine"!I meant "I MISS Sainsbury's cookery magazine"!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-42025122040473569582007-09-06T15:43:00.000+02:002007-09-06T15:43:00.000+02:00I Sainsbury's cookery magazine, Shirl.I Sainsbury's cookery magazine, Shirl.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-19018030137505027632007-09-06T14:37:00.000+02:002007-09-06T14:37:00.000+02:00Sainsburys! They are excellent but very good at sh...Sainsburys! They are excellent but very good at showing you how dirty your floor was - white becomes black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-90455842810762525342007-09-06T12:24:00.000+02:002007-09-06T12:24:00.000+02:00Thanks, M. I never thought of looking on the net!...Thanks, M. I never thought of looking on the net!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-21867699450002795752007-09-06T03:31:00.000+02:002007-09-06T03:31:00.000+02:00Being one of those women who takes no solace in mo...Being one of those women who takes no solace in moping the floors I have to say I love our swifter. Your version of a Dettol I am sure. Which I bet you can buy on Amazon or directly from there website. Anything that makes the cleaning process faster I am all for except the vacuuming... I love to vacuum! MMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170401447671532001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-23933161539768699502007-09-04T23:50:00.000+02:002007-09-04T23:50:00.000+02:00Totally agree, jmb: I clean when things get on my...Totally agree, jmb: I clean when things get on my nerves enough!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-19938964058373088472007-09-04T23:43:00.000+02:002007-09-04T23:43:00.000+02:00My goodness, this looks like a discussion from TV ...My goodness, this looks like a discussion from TV in the fifties! But there are even guys here in on this one so it definitely isn't the fifties.<BR/>No cleaner I'm afraid, I have to do it myself when I can't stand it any more. It's not really that bad but there are so many more interesting things to do than clean, don't you think? Like read a good book. Or.....<BR/>regards<BR/>jmbjmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-694293731332362472007-09-04T16:25:00.000+02:002007-09-04T16:25:00.000+02:00Hi, Chris. I had one of those steamers as well bu...Hi, Chris. I had one of those steamers as well but I was scared of it. Mutley, we are and I can't quite believe it myself!!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-88608779452716553302007-09-04T10:50:00.000+02:002007-09-04T10:50:00.000+02:00Are you all really discussing mopping? And people...Are you all really discussing mopping? And people say I am peculiar. <BR/><BR/>Could we have some posts about food instead? Sorry I have not been by for a while I have been isolated from the world...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-50651736811376505232007-09-04T00:34:00.000+02:002007-09-04T00:34:00.000+02:00Vax - I used to have one of those - I'd forgotten ...Vax - I used to have one of those - I'd forgotten all about it. I decided in the end that it was a lot quicker to get onto my hands and knees to clean the floor rather than faff about mantling and dismantling!<BR/><BR/>Trouble is these machines seem to have a strange allure. At present I have a steaming machine sitting in the utility room, used once and once only for exactly the same reason I got rid of the Vax! Add to that the fact that I've never been too keen on cleaning and after 40++++ years of marriage I've decided not to waste my time worrying about it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697792053955724924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-57010974737753376262007-09-04T00:20:00.000+02:002007-09-04T00:20:00.000+02:00Liz I forgot to say, yes, it is clean and you can ...Liz I forgot to say, yes, it is clean and you can smell a very pleasant scent of floor cleaner after he leaves.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-15102304863993968712007-09-04T00:06:00.000+02:002007-09-04T00:06:00.000+02:00Pink, I think you are right because the first time...Pink, I think you are right because the first time I saw the equivalent of what I call a "Dettol" mop was in the US. I'll be interested to read your verdict! Crushed, we could swap because I quite like cleaning the kitchen - once I get round to it! Liz, I've always had exatly the same problem! Lee, as long as you're all right ... Hope you get your much needed rain. auguri a tuttiWelshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-399560581888041972007-09-03T22:31:00.000+02:002007-09-03T22:31:00.000+02:00You've just reminded me...I've got to wash my floo...You've just reminded me...I've got to wash my floors today! Rain is on its way, apparently, so I'd better do them this morning otherwise I won't be able to do them until the rain (if the forecast proves to be correct) goes.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I've been absent, Welsh. I've just been so short on time the past few days and have been very remiss in catching up with all blogs.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-7345254901692774422007-09-03T21:52:00.000+02:002007-09-03T21:52:00.000+02:00Four minutes? And is it clean? Speed-cleaning inde...Four minutes? And is it clean? Speed-cleaning indeed. My window-cleaner used to be pretty nifty but he didn't do a very good job!<BR/><BR/>I probably buy a new mop about once a year (or two) and that's always because replacement mop heads are no longer available for my 'old' mop. It's been superceded by the latest model - which proves to be no better.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-34900598722285681192007-09-03T20:52:00.000+02:002007-09-03T20:52:00.000+02:00I believe the Dettol is known in the USA as a Swif...I believe the Dettol is known in the USA as a Swiffer mop. Sounds the same, pads and sprayer. I recently bought one after being in denial over the fact that nothing could do a better job than my PVA mop which is some type of heavy duty foam that sweeps as it mops....the jury is still out.PinkAcornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890046314872288607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-11551485336061730222007-09-03T19:47:00.000+02:002007-09-03T19:47:00.000+02:00Hi, Shirl. I've got a flat mop but can't get the w...Hi, Shirl. I've got a flat mop but can't get the wet wipes for it! You can get the dry ones here, for the dust they are all obsessed with. Next time I come over I will stock up!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-10257646365918338682007-09-03T19:24:00.000+02:002007-09-03T19:24:00.000+02:00I have responsibility for cleaning the kitchen and...I have responsibility for cleaning the kitchen and bathroom flat.<BR/><BR/>Oddly, I prefer cleaning the bathroom, I find it quite cathartic.Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-54547393211416245062007-09-03T18:47:00.000+02:002007-09-03T18:47:00.000+02:00We've moved on, WL, in terms of floor cleaning tec...We've moved on, WL, in terms of floor cleaning technology! I now use floor wipes, spread over a Vileda flat 'mop' for those in between times. The flat 'mop' gets a thoroughly sudsy cloth on it for the serious floor cleaning. I must be akin to an Italian woma as it's the sudsy clean that convinces me.<BR/>The communal hall and stair - three floors - is speedily vaccumed and 'cleaned' once a fortnight here. It always looks awful but I keep my outer doormat straight and wag the hoover - a Miele - around from time to time. We're the only flat on the ground floor but all the feet cross our doorstep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-32614244900055939382007-09-03T18:27:00.000+02:002007-09-03T18:27:00.000+02:00Hi, Stan! Can't get Dettol here either but if I co...Hi, Stan! Can't get Dettol here either but if I could have got the pads I could have filled the bottle with some other cleaning liquid. Can't afford the servants though I have employed a cleaning lady once or twice here. the trouble is I have to clean to make it clean enough to feel I can ask her to come! Hi, WW. No, he doesn't just sweep - I've seen his bucket of water in the lift. Your second suggestion might be the answer!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-76528204255040155732007-09-03T17:40:00.001+02:002007-09-03T17:40:00.001+02:00Ps: Age, other then the Blogpower Awards and Jame...Ps: Age, other then the Blogpower Awards and James's post one, the awards are what James calls "chick " ones because they have been thought up by women bloggers. They are just fun to get and some of them are pretty!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-40125451820570129142007-09-03T17:40:00.000+02:002007-09-03T17:40:00.000+02:00Dettol...now that's something unknown where I am....Dettol...now that's something unknown where I am. They've simply never heard of it or indeed any similar brand. <BR/>Mrs Stan is not into cleaning. and Nor am I. Thus, servants are an inescapable burden...Stan Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955961163910010638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-80995515163999581352007-09-03T17:38:00.000+02:002007-09-03T17:38:00.000+02:00Hi, Lady M. Fascinating to know about the floors w...Hi, Lady M. Fascinating to know about the floors with the "hole" in the back. Hi, James, Glad you enjoyed it. Ciao, Age. It does sound as if your wife has Italian blood!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-21408833539657544172007-09-03T17:34:00.000+02:002007-09-03T17:34:00.000+02:00Maybe he just sweeps: perhaps he could be sued if ...Maybe he just sweeps: perhaps he could be sued if somebody slipped down the marble stairs? Speedy sweeper, though. Perhaps he just uses it as an excuse to post a love letter to one of your neighbours?Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-79241294836838698172007-09-03T17:19:00.000+02:002007-09-03T17:19:00.000+02:00I think my wife must have Italian blood in that ca...I think my wife must have Italian blood in that case. She just LOVES suds. Whether it floor cleaning (must be done on the hands and knees of course) or when she washes up (I am only allowed to dry - I don't do it properly), there are suds EVERYWHERE! Fairy Liquid sales will never be the same again if she finds an alternative :-)<BR/><BR/>By the way there will soon be more blog awards than blog on your site - congratulationsDeeJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037527872689174818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-35743361848022018932007-09-03T16:20:00.000+02:002007-09-03T16:20:00.000+02:00That was fascinating and a giggle. My two girls w...That was fascinating and a giggle. My two girls who clean here get round really quickly too and never miss a things. Love the sudsy water over your way.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com