Where does the dirt lie in and around your home?

I've decided not to clean behind the washing machine when the repairman returns in case I waste water.

Also I'm taking all the dirty clothes out of the linen bin and hanging them on the line to air.

It's quite liberating
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I'd like to thank all of you who have contributed to the post re dirty areas, and to those of you who have offered many words of support both here and via private messages, and on a different thread also.

the rest of you, and you know who you are, can take a hike.

pinkjj27 - I'd respectfully suggest you read the thread before you post otherwise you risk appearing unintelligent.

Camelotclub

ExDancer

I've only just, this morning, put a skirt on. We've had lashings of rain and its been cold enough for me to have worn jeans until today. (South Cumbria)
My legs are a whiter than white shade of pale.

Oh please send some darn sarf! What grass is left is yellow and crispy.

That's one benefit of having a weed-infested lawn ?

Baggytrazzas there is absolutely nothing wrong with you using a hose not using it will not help anyone. Yesterday was very dreich in the western Isles. Some posters should stop being so selfish and send the sun up north!! Might also improve their behaviour if they are less hot and bothered

Shirley48

The least said about behind my cooker when it was pulled out recently the better! And actually the inside of the cooker too, as it’s rarely used now as we use the air fryer and microwave - somehow the inside of the oven was very dusty!

I watched an episode of Filthy House SOS on Demand last night, and the oven had cobwebs in it!

GraceQuirrel

What a ridiculous OP. Country (and most of Europe) drying out and your worried about a dirty doormat? I am swaying between anger and incredulity.

sway off then on to a different thread

Hose ? is there not a hose ban is place,there certainly is in my city.

Georgesgran

I was surprised when the chap pulled my washing machine out (to repair) and found a mummified mouse underneath!
Not half as surprised as the chap who almost had a heart attack!!

I recently went on holiday and while packing looked in a suitcase for a jumper I hadn't seen since last year's camping holiday. I found the jumper complete with nibbled holes and the remains of a mouse! I put poison down early this year as I'd seen a mouse and wondered where they go to die. Now I know! Horrible find!

ExDancer

I've only just, this morning, put a skirt on. We've had lashings of rain and its been cold enough for me to have worn jeans until today. (South Cumbria)
My legs are a whiter than white shade of pale.

Oh please send some darn sarf! What grass is left is yellow and crispy.

I've been following Gransnet for a while now but haven't posted before but today I'm so shocked at how mean spirited some people are and I've noticed that it's often the same people who are so unkind!

GraceQuirrel

What a ridiculous OP. Country (and most of Europe) drying out and your worried about a dirty doormat? I am swaying between anger and incredulity.

Sway away ??‍♀️
Perhaps you should do as Doodledog suggests?

No idea, better things to think of.

Same thoughts as you easybee

Well said @ Doodledog

Well said Baggtrazzas.

GraceQuirrel

What a ridiculous OP. Country (and most of Europe) drying out and your worried about a dirty doormat? I am swaying between anger and incredulity.

Perhaps if you can suggest a way for the OP to get any spare water she has lying about to the rest of the country and to Europe she can get on the case?

Maria59

Calendargirl how would that work in Scotland? Water bill is included in council tax unable to have separate bills

I realise Scotland is different. I was referring to England and Wales who don’t charge for installing water meters.

I was bitten on the back of the legs by tiny spiders, on checking the underside of my outdoor wicker chairs I was appalled at the number of webs. Note to self, clean under chairs periodically.

Central Africa has been drying out for years, I wonder how many cross patches have consciously cut their water usage to help out.

In our house it's more a case of where the dust/dirt doesn't lie! We're surrounded by fields, farms and downland so the house is always dusty. Dust and dog hair collects around the edges of the rooms like tumbleweed, and the sofas and recliner usually have enough hair and fluff under them to knit a jumper with! Cobwebs gather in the corners of the rooflights every day and the patio door tracks are never clean. I don't worry about it too much it goes with the territory. It gets cleaned when I'm in the mood and a few days later it will be just as bad again. There's far more interesting things to do than cleaning

What a ridiculous OP. Country (and most of Europe) drying out and your worried about a dirty doormat? I am swaying between anger and incredulity.

As a lot of you know, we have just acquired two kittens - a year after our 17 year old cat died. And for most of those years he certainly did not fit into the spaces the kittens are in and out of!

I thought my narrowest feather duster did a good job of dusting down the back of radiators and that the fatter one did just as well dusting behind the washing-machine and freezer.

I have now learned otherwise! Every day, Tigger and Trubel come out from behind something covered in dust bunnies and cobwebs.

The muck stays. Life is too short to clean. Apart from essentials. The loo, dishes and clothes and kitchen worktops My muck is mine the mice love it

Theoddbird

I had a massive shock when I had both of my cataracts done last summer. Everything looked grubby. My perfect vision showed up every mark that my damaged eyes had not seen.... ?

I remember that happening when I first got varifocals years ago - it was quite a revelation

Baggytrazzas - Exactly, enjoy your clean mat! People will still use water as they wish even with a water meter, if you're worried you use less...it doesn't turn your water off if you use more than your neighbours! So many judgemental Karens who know best...grrr