[sudo-discuss] Cleaning

[Hol Gaskill]

could make sudo chores signup part of membership


May 16, 2013 07:48:47 AM, sonja.trauss at gmail.com wrote:
Yeah I think you should hire a few sudoers and then maybe that person will donate part of that money back as dues. 
>That list of tools sounds nice. There's not much you can do with carpet of you don't have a vacuum. 
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>On Thursday, May 16, 2013, GtwoG PublicOhOne  wrote:
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If we know someone in the cleaning biz, we could get an estimate from
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them for cleaning X times per week.  Though if we do this, we should
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also agree on a rule of "no more eating / drinking in the space after
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it's been cleaned on those nights, unless you scrupulously clean up
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after yourself."
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OTOH, I'm not so pessimistic about us not having cleaning skills.  What
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we don't have is a full set of dedicated custodial tools.
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We have trash bins on wheels, which are a good start.  What we need is a
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duster on a long handle (for reaching woodwork above head height e.g.
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door frames), a working carpet sweeper (for picking up spot messes such
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as crumbs quickly & quietly on nights when we're not vacuuming), a
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working upright vacuum (vacuuming once or twice a week should be
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sufficient, plus after events), and a supply of regularly-laundered
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cleaning rags & Windex.
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The general paradigm is, start by picking up large objects, then work
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downward from the highest surfaces to the floor, then sweep or vacuum,
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then wipe down the tables & counters with Windex.  While this is going
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on, another person can wash dishes, for which we need a supply of dish
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soap, a scrubbing brush, and a supply of clean sponges.  This can be
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done by a crew of from 2 - 4 people surprisingly quickly.
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I'm told that the upright vacuum isn't working.  Repairing vacuums is
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relatively easy, though if parts are needed (e.g. replace broken suction
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fan impeller) that may be an issue.  Next time I'm around with my tools
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I'll take a look at it.
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-G.
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On 13-05-16-Thu 7:17 AM, Romy Ilano wrote:
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> If we pay people for beer, if we buy burritos then why is it wrong to pay someone to clean?
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> Could we pay for a small family owned immigrant cleaning business to clean the common room and the space ?
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> I do not see sudo room getting into a cleaning skill set in the near future and  that is ok
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> Romy Ilano
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> romy at snowyla.com
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