YAY for modern appliances!

[telophase]

This is a book titled Management in Daily Living, from 1944. It is a college-level home economics textbook, with a focus on efficiency.

This quote, taken from the section on how to vacuum efficiently is making me VERY VERY GRATEFUL for my lovely 21st-century Oreck vacuum cleaner:

Operate the cleaner slowly. Go over the entire rug systematically. It will take about 20-30 minutes to clean a 9 by 12 foot rug, if it is cleaned about once a week.

Today, I can do the same thing in 2-3 minutes. Perhaps shorter, but I always have to stop and let a frightened cat who chose the wrong piece of furniture to hide under escape, and I never manage to pick up all the pennies and whatnot on the floor beforehand.

And a piece of advice which I would NEVER give to anyone today, as it is a recipe for disaster:

Learn how to repair broken [electrical] cords. Do a thorough job for safety.

You must also cover all upholstered furniture before sweeping a room.




Also, because I sense a theme developing in today's journal posts and comments: WOLVERINE!

Comments

[catystorm.livejournal.com]

...Red Dawn?

[assume-a-virtue.livejournal.com]

Electrical tape fixes electrical cords. \o/ *has*

[telophase.livejournal.com]

...When you break the wires inside it?

[assume-a-virtue.livejournal.com]

No, then you need rubber gloves and those little screw cap suckers.

My dad does electric work. And pipe work. And tile stuff.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

You'd be on the competent end of the bell curve. :) There are not many people I'd trust with repairing electrical cords.

[assume-a-virtue.livejournal.com]

XD My dad used to take me to work during the summers, starting when I was like - nine. It's a useful skill set to have. ♥