h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*Imagines horrendous scene of Roomba chasing Herman round the apartment , trying to suck up all his animal hair; meanwhile PC is at work, blissfully ignorant.*



zdt

Yes, and here I was thinking we'd get in a deep enlightened discussion of Genuine People Personalities. Instead we have Roombas chasing cats. PC, my sister-in-law has one, and loves it.

Sorry for the major digression. And here I'd love to talk about Genuine People Personalities. Sounds much more interesting than vacuuming.

Hi there!

Maybe we could invent a method of deducing people's Real personalities from analysing their types of vacuum cleaner?

"Hi, i am a Henry type, i am outgoing & love hunting in odd corners, but i am such a sucker, i attract the oddest things. However, i am usually only blocked for a short while; i keep smiling & keep on suckin' man!"

"Oh, Hello, I'm a Dyson. I am Cool; upright, very image conscious; look, you can see how transparent i am; i have nothing to hide, not even that illegal item you dropped down the sofa last night."

"Greetings. I am Roomba. I come with instructions. Assuming you have purchased the female version. The male version does not require instructions. Simply place in the centre of the room & he will Hunt."

zdt

I can't vacuum, cause the place is FULL OF BOXES. What does that say about me?

I have GOT to go clean up the kitchen, it is a mess!

Yippeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! I have found my True Soulmate!!!! My place is full of boxes too & i don't even have the excuse of being about to move house. I am not kidding, the bed upstairs is 100% covered with boxes containing all my fabric scraps (colour coded!); so if Le Bloke on Le Bike does appear, his first task will be to shift those if he wishes to sleep.

But where to? Certainly not the atelier, from whence they came, 'cos this is in Intensive Use for the next week. No room on the ironing table, it's covered with baby plants. No room on the cupboard top, it's covered with candles i actually finished. Bathroom is full of plantpots! Downstairs, kitchen taken over by waxworks in progress.

He may have to sleep on the computer chair; i shall direct him to hootoo.

Fret not; JEllen, zen person say "Floor which covered with boxes is floor which not see dust, so not need hoover"

I bet Micio is enjoying all this, if she's anything like Yoda "boxes & bags" = Bliss for!

zdt

I don't even know what brand my hoover is...it's green and sucks...that's all I know...

It is obviously a Leech.

zdt

Mine must be a Leech too - but a Leech with indigestion. It was sick the other day, all over the faux-Persian rug. I hope that wasn't intended as criticism of my soft furnishings.

If I could, I would both (Terri and JEllen) send you this book for your box problem:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clear-Your-Clutter-Feng-Shui/dp/0749918241/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196066598&sr=8-4

It looks like a great book, but I don't know if it would help in this situation. I'm moving you see, so almost everything I own is dragged out of cupboards and drawers and shelves, and boxed up on the floor. I can't simply give it away! And I can't move till the end of December. I know I am a silly goose to pack so early, but I'm afraid if I don't, it won't get done.

She recommends that moving is an idea time to get rid of the clutter ... but having said that, I am a hoarder of things ... so I can't really speak. But for everything that you give away, sell, or bring to the dump, you are making way for something new and exciting ...

PS: My wife told me that - quite adamantly - that a new pet Roobas, is not a good idea!! Shame!

Need a handkerchief?

I could buy it for the kids ... (wicked thought!!) and then give it a name, like Sam or something

Hi everybody, for those who do not own a dyson my mother has the new updated one and it is fantastice,great suction on it and it only cost her about $600 aussie dollars

As for me i have a hoover bagless 2000 and it is great aswell and it cost us around $250 with a trade in and we got $30 for the old one

Has the Dyson diamonds on it and trimmed with real gold, Hermoine?

Sorry Hermoine, just converted it ... 356.048 EUR and 255.536 GBP

it's about the same here!

$US500 for the DC07 and $US550 for the DC17, animal models. That's 370.36 EUR and 265.86 GBP for the more expensive model. So it seems they're in the same basic price range all over.

I wonder if they make one of these human personality robots with a helpful, hard working personality and a lot of attachments that could be used for various tidying-up tasks. In which case, sign me up!