Month: August 2022

Shark DuoClean Ionflex cordless vacuum cleaner

A few months ago, I was cleaning the brushes, and filters of the above mentioned vacuum cleaner, and broke the adapter that turned the front orange, and black brush, making it, essentially useless.

I have been trying to “fix” the area where the brush attaches to the vacuum head, but to no avail. We have both been trying to find a descent replacement to it, also, to no avail.

Then, a light came on in my head; look for a replacement vacuum head!!

So, I did. It comes sometime next week; all the way from the UK, via eBay.com. Yay! This was one of the first cordless vacuums that had a light across the front of the head; now, most have it. I don’t need to turn on a light in order to vacuum; I love it.

Before coming up with this revelation, I bought a replacement brush, hoping it would have the adapter, but, no. The brush acts as a duster, and as a pusher, pushing small objects into the mouth of the vacuum head. It really is the main working brush of the vacuum cleaner, and is of no value, much, without it.

Thanks to eBay, I don’t have to replace my workhorse, and will have it up, and working in no time.

Stay happy, healthy, and safe. Wash, cover, and protect yourselves.

I really am. I just can’t get my body to follow suit.

I have been coughing up all kinds of phlegm since last week, and it is getting really old; not to mention, it wears me out. I am exhausted by the end of the day, and have actually been going to bed around 1am; early by our most recently acquired standards.

We got home the other day; it’s actually Wednesday the 3rd as I am typing this, to be met by an invasion of fruit flies in the kitchen. Someone, who shall remain nameless, hence blameless, did not empty the organic bin as he had been requested. To his eternal salvation, he, too, was ill most of the week I was gone. It’s the only thing that saved him. Trust me.

I walked in to about a gazillion fruit flies- they were everywhere. When I chanced to check out the organic bin, it was full of mold, maggots, and fruit flies. Closing it back up, I removed it from its holder, quickly opened it back up, closing the bags around the opening. Took that to the front door to be taken downstairs to the garbage bins.

Next, I got an all purpose cleaning cloth, moistened it heavily, wrung out the excess water, and began swatting anything that moved. Let the little buggers land, for just a moment, and they’re mine.

I even went so far as to find my can of hairspray, (like I need that anymore), and use that as an adjunct to killing the wee buggers. Very effective, I might add. I figured any veg that got sprayed can be rinsed off before using. No harm done. Well, certainly not to the veg.

I have become quite efficient over the past few days, killing the little so and so’s. I just wish they would stop multiplying before my eyes. I am tired of being “on guard” when I enter the kitchen, but alas, I am. It is amazing the places these little critters hide. They even found their way into the laundry area, and are trying to get into my Kombucha!!!

Enough. It is annoying, not life threatening.

Stay happy, healthy, and safe. Wash, cover, and protect yourselves.

Post script: I just had a brief stare down with a fruit fly. How annoying.