[sudo-discuss] Cleaning

[Tony Barreca]

>>  could make sudo chores signup part of membership

The most practical suggestion in this thread so far, and the best one, for
many reasons.

+1



On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Hol Gaskill <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >
>
> >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
> >
> them for cleaning X times per week.  Though if we do this, we should
> >
> also agree on a rule of "no more eating / drinking in the space after
> >
> 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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>
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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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>
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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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>
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> -G.
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> On 13-05-16-Thu 7:17 AM, Romy Ilano wrote:
> >
> > 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 ?
> >
> >
> >
> > I do not see sudo room getting into a cleaning skill set in the near
> future and  that is ok
> >
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> > ---
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> >
> > Romy Ilano
> >
> > Founder of Snowyla
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> > http://www.snowyla.com
> >
> > romy at snowyla.com
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