@Kyeh We have light grey wood laminate floors so you see everything that falls on it and Walter poops are especially noticeable. Whichever one of us spots it first is responsible for cleaning it up.
@Kyeh@macromeh That only works so often especially when his favorite spot to poop (and yes he does have one) is right outside the den (my office) and is difficult to miss.
And the incentive to wipe it up right away rather than ignore it is that once it drys it is a real procedure to get it up-much easier when still wet.
We used to struggle to keep it clean. Until my fiancé’s kid got old enough to take an interest in Arduino and robotics. Now we do Robot Wars, with one of the rules being everything has to have a Roomba base. Works out great: my fiancé agreed to the purchase of two Roombas (since now they’re “educational”, instead of “lazy”), I don’t have to (get in trouble for failing to) sweep or vacuum anymore, and her son is learning valuable lessons on programming, electronics, and social engineering.
I think there could be a great market for competitive Roomba Wars. Competitors being judged on endurance/durability, destructive capabilities, style/aesthetics, and the ability to pick up a 6" wide dusting of powdered sugar, or a 1" wide dash of kitty litter.
Whenever I can no longer make out the pattern on the tile.
When something spills on it or Walter poops on it?
@Felton10 So … every day?
@Kyeh We have light grey wood laminate floors so you see everything that falls on it and Walter poops are especially noticeable. Whichever one of us spots it first is responsible for cleaning it up.
@Felton10 @Kyeh Ah, the old “I guess I missed it” ploy.
@Kyeh @macromeh That only works so often especially when his favorite spot to poop (and yes he does have one) is right outside the den (my office) and is difficult to miss.
And the incentive to wipe it up right away rather than ignore it is that once it drys it is a real procedure to get it up-much easier when still wet.
I have a dog. So, uh, every time we prepare, cook, or eat food.
@hchavers
Yep, dogs are nature’s wet mops.
@chienfou @hchavers We had a Doberman who would come running when someone yelled “Clean up on aisle seven!”
@hchavers @macromeh
Pavlov to the rescue!
When food hits it or it starts to feel sticky. Definitely if it’s so sticky I can hear myself walk.
Daily because I live with someone that’s incapable of eating without spraying food everywhere.
@brennyn
We used to have a cat like that.
@brennyn Someone in a high chair?
@Kyeh No, just an adult obnoxious eater.
@brennyn Oh, yuck!
@brennyn
I leave that for the cleaning ladies.
@Pony Yep. Every two weeks.
About as often as this poll comes up…
I wash it once a month but I use the swifter vacuum on that and the hardwood floors probably twice a week. My boyfriend gets food everywhere.
We must be anel cuz ours gets done (in one way or another) at least every day!
The entire house is tile and the entire house gets mopped once a week. It gets swept twice a week.
Every day. I like to go barefoot and the floors have to be spotless.
How often do I clean it or how often does it get cleaned? I clean it maybe once a week on average. My wife cleans it at least every other day.
When it gets crunchy waliking on it, it is time to make a new batch of salad toppers. I guess that can be considered cleaning it.
My wife sweeps it every day. It and the entire first floor are wood. Everything shows.
I don’t, but my husband washes it every other week or so. We both sweep at least once a week.
Eventually, the spot-cleanings required as a result of the many cat & cooking mishaps overlap…
@werehatrack Can you share some good cat recipes?
@macromeh
The cats keep all such information very closely guarded. They won’t let me see what they’ve been doing until it’s over.
It looks filthy if I don’t clean it every day.
@jitc doesn’t mean I clean it every day, just that it always looks filthy, haha.
We used to struggle to keep it clean. Until my fiancé’s kid got old enough to take an interest in Arduino and robotics. Now we do Robot Wars, with one of the rules being everything has to have a Roomba base. Works out great: my fiancé agreed to the purchase of two Roombas (since now they’re “educational”, instead of “lazy”), I don’t have to (get in trouble for failing to) sweep or vacuum anymore, and her son is learning valuable lessons on programming, electronics, and social engineering.
I think there could be a great market for competitive Roomba Wars. Competitors being judged on endurance/durability, destructive capabilities, style/aesthetics, and the ability to pick up a 6" wide dusting of powdered sugar, or a 1" wide dash of kitty litter.
For all of you who asked (OK-no one really asked)-this is what one of Walter’s floor presents looks like.
@Felton10
Yep, that’s the shit!