Cleaning

[Heldi]

Alishka I misread and thought you meant cleaning itself should be banned ..I started itching straight away!

[Heldi]

[Plocket]

He he he! Is anyone able to explain to me the principles behind a "self cleaning" oven? Not having one it sounds like an absolute dream!

[flower]

self cleaning ovens still need cleaning just makes it slightly easier :D
I am the one who does all the housework in my home oh makes the coffee first thing in the morning and  cup of hot choc at night and thats it ::) but as i am not working at the moment i am not to fussed , at the moment Ive gone into cleaning overdrive have done all the windows  in the house washed the voile's, ironing and all the usual stuff  and i am still looking for things to do why???  you may well be asking is that woman nuts :-\ well ll the answer is nope shes just absolutely going nuts for the  want of a cig  yep thats right i am trying to give up smoking and its doing me head in and its only day one :o

[jennym]

Oh dear, just saw this.
Carol, you took the words right out of my mouth. :(

Self cleaning ovens - I read somewhere about a type called a pyrolytic oven, which evidently gets up to a very high temperature indeed, and burns all the gunge away - sounds like a good idea to me...

[Plocket]

I want one!!!!!

[Heldi]

Self cleaning ovens eh? I thought all that black gunk,built up over weeks/months of use was supposed to make the food taste better ?   What?  Whaaaat? Why have you all turned a funny green colour?

[lorna]

Heldi. I have the same sort of oven as you :o :o :o

[Heldi]

We'll "stick" together eh Lorna!

[Rose.mary]

Heidi and Svea
I had to laugh about men and toilets. In Germany the trend seems to be for all men to SIT on the toilet, and they even have notices that say 'Bitte im sitzen pinkle' not sure of the spelling but it tickled me when my grandson told me that they draw little cartoons of men sitting on the floor about a metre away from the toilet, legs in the air, sprinkling over everything. Typical!
Rosemary

[Heldi]

;D Can't see it catching on over here some how.

In France I was sat in a lay-by whilst OH went o the loo and was suddenly "interested" to see a group of 5 or 6 men unzip in front of the car and pee all over the embankment,not a care in the world for who saw them.  Really hope that doesn't catch on !

[CotswoldLass]

Aw...don't get me going on the left-up toilet seats! OH is basically house-trained BUT....

I have a love-hate relationship with cleaning. I love the result and the sense of satisfaction but hate the thought of it. I am MUCH more thorough than OH, who does try sometimes but I find I have to go over it again to get it to my own standards, so might just as well do it myself.

Mind you, he's fab at clearing in the garden!

CLx (with a duster in her hand, about to get the vacuum out as the dog hairs are becoming visible)

[Trixiebelle]

My allotment shed floor is cleaner than my living room floor - that just about sums it up  ::)

As for dog hairs: My mate bought me a book called 'Knitting With Dog Hair'  ;D You never hoover .... just 'gather' it.

On the front it says: "Better a sweater from a dog you know and love than a sheep you'll never meet"  ;D

I can recommend a good website forum for you if you're interested Heldi  ;D Are we allowed to recommend other forums on here? It's not gardening related?

Trixie X

[lorna]

Toilet seat left up!!!! Always makes me smile... in the last year of his life Charlie even had to travel to the loo on his electric wheelchair. He then still had to balance with walking stick when he was at the loo. So everyone , men, women,kids who used the loo was instructed to leave the seat UP.. as Charlie had great difficulty in trying to bend to lift the seat up. Now I have got to retrain the men all over again. ;D ;D

[grawrc]

I'm really lucky cos Peter does the housework and the cooking. ??? Mind you I usually have to go over things again, he misses lots of bits, never cleans the toilets and the oven is like the black hole of Calcutta. :'(
Oh well. Can' t have it all.
To be honest I quite like giving the house a good clean. It's sort of a watershed between work and the weekend.

[Heldi]

Yes you are allowed to mention other forums on here. My mind is boggling tho' Trixie as the last thing I mentioned was men having a pee !