The Doctor Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I admit it. Last night, the wife and I bought one of those "Roomba" robotic vaccum cleaners. Partly because I don't always have time to help with the housework when hse's feeling up to it, and partly because her MS prevents her from feeling up to it a lot of the time. This thing is a bloody marvel! Very thorough, very well programmed, and far more powerful than I could have ever imagined. The cat's finally realise that no whirling blades nor spiked hammers were going to pop out and chase them round the house, so they're warming up to it. Just turn it loose on a level , and in an hour or so it's done! Even parks itself in it's recharger base when it gets hungry. :) Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 The cat's finally realise that no whirling blades nor spiked hammers were going to pop out and chase them round the house, what fun is it then??? " Never knock on Heaven's door. Ring the bell and run. He hates that" ' Whatever is not nailed down is MINE. Whatever I can pry loose, is not nailed down." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lazarus Gage Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Well I suppose you could always ADD the spikes and hammers, and maybe a small can of mace for those pesky evangalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy3 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 OK, Mad Jack - I think I want one of those now~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I finally bought a new vacuum cleaner, one of the bagless type with the filter. Well to my discouragement, when it gets too much in the cannister or gets too hot, the dang thing shuts off for 30 minutes. I'm like, 'what the f**k! I have less than a small amount to clean...arrgghhh....but man does that thing suck! I've had to empty the cannister almost everytime I'm through vacuuming! Gee it even looks like the carpet is clean now! I'm afraid one of those Roomba's would scare the hell out of the cats and I'd never see them again except under the bed. They are already scared of a regular vacuum and run and hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Petee Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I-Pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Sophia M Eisley Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Ditto on the Ipod. I have a 1st generation version, and it still works great. Speaking of Roombas, I don't recall the name of this, but Mad Jack, my parents have a lawn mower that's similar in function to the Roomba. Perhaps we'll meet again under better circumstances. ---(---(@ Dead Men...Tell No Tales. Welcome, Foolish Mortals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 We unleashed the Roomba-beasty on my wife's sewing studio. After several minutes of normal operation, we heard what sounded like the machine going through some kind of distress, then shut down with a series of beeps. We walked in to find our youngest cat, Jack Jr., proudly sitting atop the Roomba. Seems his additional weight was enough to disrupt it's operations, and it shut down. Goofy kitties: 1 Advanced Technology: 0 Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorian Lasseter Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Ah.... My guess is that Jack Jr. thought it was a new toy fer him... or a way to move about with the least amount o' effort.... Sounds exactly what my kitties would do... Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraccioli Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I thought my IPod would revolutionize the way I listen to music. For awhile it did - I could listen to my movie soundtracks to my heart's content. Then my heart got pretty content and, for the most part, now I listen to the radio more than anything. Funny, that. Same thing with my laptop - I thought it would be great to be able to connect using wireless and now that I have it - I don't use it that much. I just type from my office. Technology always seems to be what I need (or, more accurately, want) until I get it. "You're supposed to be dead!" "Am I not?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenighs Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 My Sidekick II. It kinda sucks as a phone, hard to hear anyone, but that's okay, cuz I hate talking on the phone. But it's my address book, my calendar, photo album, camera, web browser, memo book, it's even got a little flashlight! I have Tetris, Pacman, Soduko, Mahjong, some rocket game and a paint program. I could have a few more games or apps, too, if I wanted them. I just have to get a solar charger for beach days, and I'm good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 The telephone. My familly is over 300 miles away and so are most of my friends. My father doesn't own a computer and my sisters don't use theirs. Also, once I have the surgery on my right hand I don't know if I'll have much typing skills for the first few weeks so the desk top may be of little use. SO for now, i can't do without my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Cell Phone. Without it I'd be lost,ignorant of the weather, and unable to call as frequently as needed THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 My cell phone is my ONLY phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 My cell phone is my ONLY phone. ditto THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Sophia M Eisley Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 My cell phone is my ONLY phone. ditto Same here. I use it quite a bit, considering my closest living relative is over a thousand miles away. :) Perhaps we'll meet again under better circumstances. ---(---(@ Dead Men...Tell No Tales. Welcome, Foolish Mortals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Flint Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 My Xm radio...I love it. I love the programming and it it's tons better then regular radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady snow Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 My cell phone is my ONLY phone. same here silkie! and my husband has his own, so there are two numbers to reach us. and it costsme a lot less than any landline ever cost me. ~snow with faith, trust and pixiedust, everything is possible if it be tourist season, why can't we shoot them? IWG #3057 - Local 9 emmf steel rose player - bella donna, 2005 improv cast member and dance instructor - fort tryon medieval festival lady neige - midsummer renaissance faire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 An update on the amazing vacuuming robot - the cats have learned to love it, because it's whirling brush kicks out all the toys they's managed to lose under furniture, so they stalk it as it goes about it's chores. The biggest problem is my wife, who's hell-bent on interfering with this newfangled technology. She thinks it can't possibly clean as effectively as it actually does, and I have to make sure she doesn't try and steer the bloody beast and disrupt its room-mapping protocols. Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 She feels unneeded. Just explain to her that all things that run on batteries don't necessarily replace the real thing. ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barber-surgeon Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Internal combustion machine...feh, I could live without it--but I'd have to leave a couple hours earlier for work. :angry: "Don't worry, it's not My Blood!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 She feels unneeded. Just explain to her that all things that run on batteries don't necessarily replace the real thing. Oh, she knows that one. I've made it abundantly clear. :angry: She's learning to like the robot, as it gives her more time to sew and expand her knowledge of fabric arts. :) Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloody_Mary_Bonney Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 My cell phone is my ONLY phone. ditto same here but i could live without it... I need my computer though But why is the rum gone? Save a horse ride a cowboy! Take me away and take me farther, suround me now and hold me like holy My toes are getting pruney Also my head is round that window is square.... My name is Micheal J Kabous and i eat babies! Your toast has been burned and no amount of scraping will remove the black stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK JACK SHALAQ Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 >TWIST OFF BEER BOTTLES< YER ANKLES WILL LOOK LOVELY BEHIND YER EARS LASSIE! HAR! HAR! HAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady snow Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 the internet - i go through withdrawal agony when i can't get online for any given period of time! ~snow with faith, trust and pixiedust, everything is possible if it be tourist season, why can't we shoot them? IWG #3057 - Local 9 emmf steel rose player - bella donna, 2005 improv cast member and dance instructor - fort tryon medieval festival lady neige - midsummer renaissance faire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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