Someone who shall go unnamed, recently disclosed to me that, since they no longer cook much, they dust their stove so it looks nice. That reminded me of a TV program years ago (1980s). It was a talk show and the 2 women guests hated housework and had developed a number of clever and quick ways to either get things done or to make it APPEAR that they were being done. I took note of the vacuum cleaner ruse. You set out the vacuum, right in your front room. That's it, just set it there. Then whenever someone comes, it LOOKS like you're just preparing to clean. My brain latched onto that idea like a bear on meat! I did it. It was great!... Until one day I noticed there was a collection of dust and the beginning of a cobweb on it. Alas, the gig was up! :-D So don't go on a huge pre-party cleaning on my account! Jill __________________ "Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark." Gypsy saying
HI Jill, That lady who put the vacuaam cleaner in the middle of the room was Phyllis Diller and I have been using that trick ever since an unexpected visitor, who happens to be houseproud, arrives Ha! Ha! She always seems to catch me before I have a chance to do the job. Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "gary & jill johnston" <onyerpockets@juno.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:13 AM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] c-party prep. > Someone who shall go unnamed, recently disclosed to me that, since they > no longer cook much, they dust their stove so it looks nice. > > That reminded me of a TV program years ago (1980s). It was a talk show > and the 2 women guests hated housework and had developed a number of > clever and quick ways to either get things done or to make it APPEAR that > they were being done. I took note of the vacuum cleaner ruse. You set out > the vacuum, right in your front room. That's it, just set it there. Then > whenever someone comes, it LOOKS like you're just preparing to clean. > > My brain latched onto that idea like a bear on meat! I did it. It was > great!... Until one day I noticed there was a collection of dust and the > beginning of a cobweb on it. > Alas, the gig was up! :-D > > So don't go on a huge pre-party cleaning on my account! > Jill > __________________ > > "Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs > in the dark." Gypsy saying >