How Not to Vacuum

[quasigeostrophy]

1. Don't realize you've sucked up a plastic bag until it breaks the belt in the vacuum cleaner.
   
2. Forget newspaper to put under vacuum cleaner when you open it to replace belt.
   
3. Get Resolve^TM on pants and hands while applying it to spots made on carpet.
   
4. Rub eyes for good measure. Curse a few times.
   
5. Wash hands.
   
6. Curse at brush attachment when it keeps coming off: between washer & dryer, behind couch, under couch.
   
7. Vacuum Resolve^TM-treated spots upstairs since they should be dry by now.
   
8. Curse that spots didn't come out.
   
9. When putting up vacuum cleaner, notice that at some point in time the hose guide has come unclipped at the top.
   
10. Get frustrated trying to figure out how to reclip hose guide, since it doesn't appear to come off at the bottom and the top won't reclip while it is attached at the bottom, and put up vacuum cleaner anyway.
    
11. Get out "Spot Be Gone" and successfully treat spots upstairs.
    
12. Wonder why you didn't get the "Spot Be Gone" to begin with, since it always works better than Resolve^TM.
    
13. Sit down to make frustrated LJ post about how not to vacuum.
    
14. Go to kitchen to contemplate dinner.
    
15. Wish you were a hunter, because killing something would be quite satisfying at the moment.

Comments

[forbiddenone.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

You know, until I got to #12 I was wondering why you were using the Resolve instead of Spot Be Gone.

I'm sorry, sweetie. If my folks weren't descending on you, you could have skipped this another day. Thank you for getting things presentable for them.

Love you. Hang in there. I'll call you in a bit.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I just spaced it during the whole frustrating episode. I'm okay, really, especially having eaten.

I love you, too!

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

Al's First Rule of Vacuuming: Never suck up anything larger than a hamster.

I still forget it at times. ;)

Love you.

[catzen.livejournal.com]

Ouch.

[circumspectly.livejournal.com]

i hates the vacuum.

/seethe