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Household chores; Which one do you despise the most?
Topic Started: Jan 9 2008, 01:05 PM (475 Views)
plays88keys
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We all have chores that must be performed to maintain our homes. Some aren't that bad; others are...well, we HATE doing them.

Mine is cleaning out the cat's litter box. I'd rather be set on fire than have to do it, so I put it off until the smell forces me to change it.

Which chore do you hate the most?
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Frank_W
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Vacuuming. I thoroughly despise it. I hate dusting too, but vacuuming is so damn loud and annoying...
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Vacuuming sucks.

Seriously though - most likely cleaning the bathroom.
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:rimshot:
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Today? what I hate most today is getting up on the high ladder and re-caulking a window.

Did I mention our dining room window had a little leak last night?
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WORST CHORE EVER:

My grandmother's house has a very nice back porch. It takes up the entire back side of her property. The porch is all brick, and has three different levels; I guess you could call them tiers.

One easter, my uncle handed my cousin and I each a screwdriver, and said it was our job to clean out the grout between each brick for the whole damn porch. It was a very old patio, and the sand between the bricks had turned into mossy, dirt-filled crap that had all sorts of things growing in it. Why a screwdriver? It was actually the best tool we could find for that kind of chore.

It took 3 whole days, one for each tier. Then we had to open up what seemed like a thousand sand bags, and sweep new sand into the cracks. After of course, we re-set the bricks that had become crooked. So it took 4-5 days to do the whole thing.

My cousin had a few tapes of The Police that we listened to so it wasn't all that bad.
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Should have gotten two spray bottles and some bleach.

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Mikhailoh
Jan 9 2008, 01:18 PM
Should have gotten two spray bottles and some bleach.

Nahh, wouldn't have done it. The dirt plugs went down as far as each brick, often times a lot farther. When you pulled them out they looked like slivers of chocolate cake. The sand held all the bricks in place; no concrete to be found, except around the perimeter.

Ironically, I had a similar job every time I closed up shop in a restaurant I used to work in. Only we used a butter knife, not a screwdriver. Turned out to be an even better tool but I don't think my grandmother would've taken to that idea.
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When I was a kid a butter knife was a screwdriver. With that and a pair of pliers I could take anything apart. It used to drive my parents nuts when every time they bought me something and I had it all in pieces in an hour or so.
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I would be tempted to use a saw of some sort at least - maybe a grinder with a metal cutting wheel on it that would fit between the bricks.

Zip zap done.
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JBryan
Jan 9 2008, 04:24 PM
When I was a kid a butter knife was a screwdriver. With that and a pair of pliers I could take anything apart. It used to drive my parents nuts when every time they bought me something and I had it all in pieces in an hour or so.

:lol2: I did that too!! :thumb: :yesgrin:
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Mikhailoh
Jan 9 2008, 01:24 PM
I would be tempted to use a saw of some sort at least - maybe a grinder with a metal cutting wheel on it that would fit between the bricks.

Zip zap done.

Not bad! The bricks were crooked but as I remember there were enough of them lined up to make that a quicker way, prob'ly.

Of course, I was never trusted with power tools. :lol:

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I hate cleaning gutters. I'm generally not fond of anything that involves ladders and heights. I think I'll have to get some kind of gutter guards if the time comes when I have no children nearby to do the job.

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Cat litter box and bathroom cleaning, which go together.
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Emptying out the recyclables. I don't do it, my husband does. :shrug:

Vacuming I love, b/c it makes a vast improvement. I also wipe counters incessantly.
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DivaDeb
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Things I don't mind:

doing floors
bathrooms
dusting, cleaning glass etc
ironing

Things I can't stand to do:

load/unload dishwasher (it's in a terrible place and makes my back hurt)
laundry (same reason)

I wouldn't mind either of those if using the machines was easier for me


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Dishes. I haven't had a dishwasher in over a decade. Sigh. My next apartment, that's non-negotiable!

I also hate laundry, but that's because I have to schlep to the laundromat. I actually kind of enjoy laundry when I have a machine here. Also non-negotiable next time around. :P
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Rick
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the yard. It's a weekend long event.

blow, rake, mow, blow rake mow.
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Same here, Rick. I pay to have mine done. I plant stuff, water it, and for $75/month, there's a guy and his son who take care of our two acres, all the mulching, fertilizing, aerating, and weed-killin.
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Jan 10 2008, 06:07 AM
Same here, Rick. I pay to have mine done. I plant stuff, water it, and for $75/month, there's a guy and his son who take care of our two acres, all the mulching, fertilizing, aerating, and weed-killin.

does he travel? :wink:

the gardeners here would laugh at me for $75 a month.
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:lol2: Well, I do all the gardening and landscaping. :)
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Cleaning the shower. I get wet, and the water runs up my sleeve, the limescale doesn't come off and there are 5 sides to scrub, and don't even talk to me about the hair in the drain... :puke: I don't mind doing the bathroom because it's not too hard, and everything looks so nice and shiny when it's done.
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i hate to sort and fold underwear.
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Jan 10 2008, 11:13 AM
Cleaning the shower. I get wet, and the water runs up my sleeve, the limescale doesn't come off and there are 5 sides to scrub, and don't even talk to me about the hair in the drain... :puke: I don't mind doing the bathroom because it's not too hard, and everything looks so nice and shiny when it's done.

Clean the shower WHILE you are taking a shower. :) No problem. If you need some help... :excited:
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I can't - I have to take my lenses out and then I can see almost nothing :( It's only ever a problem if I look into the shower when I'm not headed for it... Otherwise it doesn't bother me as I can't see the dirt!!
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