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I've read that the natural oils on bare feet are just as bad (if not worse)
for new carpets as the incidental dirt that comes off shoes. You can vacuum dirt but the oils stay in the carpets and on the hard flooring even longer. Ick! "NanaV" wrote in message ... I love to go barefoot or in just socks but in MY house. I don't like being barefoot at someone else's place and I always figure if I'm tromping around their house in just socks, I'll slip and drop/break/smash into something. I have one friend who insists on guests taking shoes off (which I don't understand because she has hardwood "barn" floors with multiple coats of sealer on them) and keeps a big basket of slippers by the front door for her guests. Personally I'm not too wild about wearing someone else's footwear either (so I bring my own). Nana In article H3I_c.2110$Va5.1928@trnddc01, Taria wrote: I banned anything that has the fake red color dye from the house. That stuff is terrible. Clear uncolored are the best. I had to take my shoes off at a woman's house for a boy scout meeting once (just the adults). I was really mad. I never would have worn dirty shoes on her floor and I was insulted that I wasn't at least warned of house rules before I got there. I tend not to wear shoes in the house but I was really insulted that day. Taria |
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Kathy Applebaum wrote:
"Marcella Tracy Peek" wrote in message ... I'm with you. I think it's tacky to expect that of guests - particularly guests who have not been warned. I have a couple of friends who insist on no shoes, and it's a big problem for me, because I'm in severe pain the next day if I walk around barefoot for a couple of hours (tendon problems). If I know in advance, I can bring shoe covers, which usually satisfies most people. Every once in a while I get someone who insists that even covered walking shoes will damage their flooring -- I figure if their floor is more important than my pain, I can find some excuse to leave pretty quickly. My house rule: if the boots are wet/muddy, leave them by the door... DH is a shoes/slippers person, James and I are of the barefoot tribe. And I sew, so mind the pins... ;D -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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NightMist wrote:
On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 23:57:23 +0100, Kate Dicey wrote: NightMist wrote: -------------Gently mopped along with the tears...-------------- NightMist not quite sure she got all the ice cream out of her ear Sorry, but I couldn't help laughing, as James also did a great one today... Thats OK, part of the reason Ash managed to soak my lap so thoroughly while he was "cleaning" was I was laughing too hard to stop him. We try hard not to laugh at such things because we don't want to encourage him to be naughty. Sometimes though you just can't not laugh no matter how hard you try. At least he was trying to do something good while I was laughing myself to the point of hyperventilation. I was fixing lunch: just sandwiches and salad, but we though some vinegrette dressing would be a nice addition. Put vinegar, oil, Dijon mustard, salt, a little sugar, herbs in the shaker... Fixed the lid, and James shook it nicely, over the sink. Then we tasted it, and it needed a little adjusting, so we did that, popped the lid back on, and he gave it another vigorous shake... Only he hadn't *QUITE* fixed the lid, and sprayed himself with vinegrette - and a goodly part of the kitchen! There he stood, dripping and licking vinegrette off hid face, saying, 'Well, at least it TASTES good!' Sounds like he can smile at himself. A good trait in anyone. We mopped him, and the kitchen, and he changed his shirt... It is a very good thing that God made people washable. Now I need to get vinegrette dressing (a couple of tablespoonfuls!) out of a poly shirt... Laundry spray, where are you... Yes, I laughed, but I also told him about doing the same myself with a pint of pancake batter, which went a LOT further! And at least I helped to mop up, whereas his dear father had stood and laughed at me and the re-decorated kitchen, and almost ended up murdered for not helping at all... You know, those times when I have had a kitchen newly painted in pancake batter it has almost always been because of a man. There was the fellow who was attempting to show off how he could flip a pancake by throwing it up in the air with the turner and the other fellow who did the same thing by trying to throw it up in the air with just the pan. Then there was the fellow who tried showing me how to use a mixer and pulled it up out of the bowl of batter while it was on high, and the fellow who was going to show me how to mix batter in a plastic juice pitcher and didn't hold the lid down whern he shook it. The only time a woman ever splattered my kitchen with batter was the time many moons ago when a particularly lovely redhead went to bed angry, got up angry, started an argument and yanked away the bowl of batter and threw it at me. While she was stunned at herself I put an egg down her back, that settled her a bit and we both laughed about it. She is the only one who helped clean the mess up, AND she took me out for breakfast afterwards. (I cleaned her shirt, fair is fair) NightMist Hm... I threw a bowl at James the other week, but at least it was empty! And it only broke because it hit the metal leg if the table. Dear darling Alan made me mad at the wrong time of the month... You'd think after 22 years married and 25 together that he's know by now just how wise this is... -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Kate Dicey wrote:
Kathy Applebaum wrote: "Marcella Tracy Peek" wrote in message ... I'm with you. I think it's tacky to expect that of guests - particularly guests who have not been warned. I have a couple of friends who insist on no shoes, and it's a big problem for me, because I'm in severe pain the next day if I walk around barefoot for a couple of hours (tendon problems). If I know in advance, I can bring shoe covers, which usually satisfies most people. Every once in a while I get someone who insists that even covered walking shoes will damage their flooring -- I figure if their floor is more important than my pain, I can find some excuse to leave pretty quickly. My house rule: if the boots are wet/muddy, leave them by the door... DH is a shoes/slippers person, James and I are of the barefoot tribe. I don't allow shoes upstairs, but since guests almost never see the upstairs, that's not a huge deal. :-D -- the black rose proud to be owned by a yorkie http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts |
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KJ wrote:
I've read that the natural oils on bare feet are just as bad (if not worse) for new carpets as the incidental dirt that comes off shoes. You can vacuum dirt but the oils stay in the carpets and on the hard flooring even longer. Interesting point. The guy that cleaned our carpet once told us not to walk on it with bare feet while it was damp for that very reason. He said we should wear white socks. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ |
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That sounds reasonable to me. My mom had the cleanest floors in town
with 7 kids. We all just knew you don't bring dirty shoes into the house. Wipe your feet or mom would remind you. Needless to say my floors aren't nearly as clean. If I could train the pup.... My MIL was a seamstress. DH learned early on to keep shoes on his feet or he'd find the pin! Taria Kate Dicey wrote: My house rule: if the boots are wet/muddy, leave them by the door... DH is a shoes/slippers person, James and I are of the barefoot tribe. And I sew, so mind the pins... ;D |
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I'm happy if you're happy - shoes off, shoes on - doesn't worry me. Unless
of course you've been tromping round the paddocks and have knee hi mud - THEN you can go hose off before you come in! LOL -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia Queen of Down Under http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html ********************** "KJ" wrote in message news:dnM_c.126324$Fg5.2164@attbi_s53... I've read that the natural oils on bare feet are just as bad (if not worse) for new carpets as the incidental dirt that comes off shoes. You can vacuum dirt but the oils stay in the carpets and on the hard flooring even longer. Ick! "NanaV" wrote in message ... I love to go barefoot or in just socks but in MY house. I don't like being barefoot at someone else's place and I always figure if I'm tromping around their house in just socks, I'll slip and drop/break/smash into something. I have one friend who insists on guests taking shoes off (which I don't understand because she has hardwood "barn" floors with multiple coats of sealer on them) and keeps a big basket of slippers by the front door for her guests. Personally I'm not too wild about wearing someone else's footwear either (so I bring my own). Nana In article H3I_c.2110$Va5.1928@trnddc01, Taria wrote: I banned anything that has the fake red color dye from the house. That stuff is terrible. Clear uncolored are the best. I had to take my shoes off at a woman's house for a boy scout meeting once (just the adults). I was really mad. I never would have worn dirty shoes on her floor and I was insulted that I wasn't at least warned of house rules before I got there. I tend not to wear shoes in the house but I was really insulted that day. Taria |
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Not sure why the camel spirits would be offended at being compared to a
really spiffy car, but of course you probably were not properly respectful when you said it. Good idea with the plastic tray. Why doesn't Tupperware or somebody make trays for quilters? Something about 16" square and 3" deep, to hold the fixings for a bunch of 12" blocks. Roberta in D "NightMist" wrote in message ... OK, so last night I was showing a friend of DD1 how to design and piece a double wedding ring. We paused for supper, and then after we resumed and had just finished sample layouts of the paper templates on the muslin background and blocks of strip pieceing, when kiri came in with the things to make ice cream floats for dessert. We were working in the kitchen because of space limitations in my room, so I just set everything aside at the end of the table. How long could it take to have a float after all? So we are all settled down at the table, adults haveing root beer kidlets with fruit flavors. Then it is discovered that we are short a straw, kiri goes to get one out of the drawer and has to paw a bit because they have rolled to the back. During the rummage she holds up a cookie cutter and wonders aloud what it is. It was a camel, which spawns a conversation about why camel shapes are so popular for cookies during Christmas. DH says it is the whole manger thing, I point out that camels were sort of the Lamborghini of those days and it wouldn't be all that likely to find one parked at a Motel 6 in Bethlehem. Thus the conversation went. Meantime, Ash is sitting next to me with his grape float and being very good with it. He carefully ate his ice cream and was useing his straw correctly, all the best you could expect. Then he suddenly picked up his cup and slammed it down (in an upright position) on the table. For some reason I ended up splattered with milky grape soda and ice cream bits while his mum on the other side of him stayed clean. I also had a puddle in front of me. DD3 jumped up and got some paper towels handing one to me, starting mop up in front of me with one and dropping another on the table. Ash picked up the spare and started trying to help clean. He managed to mop some onto my until then dry lap and then started trying to wipe it off my lap with his soggy bit of towel. DD immediately tried to stem the flow off of the table. Meanwhile, a thin stream ran down the table and soaked into my white muslin. DH has informed me that this was all instant karma for taking the name of camels in vain. I have discovered today, that the staining power of cheap grape soda when combined with Breyers creamy vanilla ice cream is really quite impressive. I must say that I am very happy that it is muslin and not a more premium fabric. One drop did manage to splash high and land on top of the stack of quilting things, but it landed on my compass and was easily cleaned off. My new resolution is to get me a plastic box or tray that will fit conviniently on the table when I have to work in the kitchen. All stainable or fluid damageable etc. items will stay on it so long as they are on that table! NightMist not quite sure she got all the ice cream out of her ear -- "It's such a gamble when you get a face" - Richard Hell |
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At homes where the owners provide a basket of slippers I am often
embarrassed because I have very wide feet and the slippers will not fit. I just stick my toes part way in, shuffle to the nearest chair and stay seated all evening. I try to never to go back to that house. Susan On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:16:35 GMT, Marcella Tracy Peek wrote: In article H3I_c.2110$Va5.1928@trnddc01, Taria wrote: I banned anything that has the fake red color dye from the house. That stuff is terrible. Clear uncolored are the best. I had to take my shoes off at a woman's house for a boy scout meeting once (just the adults). I was really mad. I never would have worn dirty shoes on her floor and I was insulted that I wasn't at least warned of house rules before I got there. I tend not to wear shoes in the house but I was really insulted that day. Taria I'm with you. I think it's tacky to expect that of guests - particularly guests who have not been warned. I really dislike showing up at someones house and being imposed on that way. I am generally cold and at times will be ok with shoes and no socks, but have been caught at a no shoe house and frozen in my bare feet. Had I known, I would have worn socks or brought slippers or something. marcella actually rarely wears shoes but always wears socks in the house and lets guests do what makes them comfortable. |
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In article ,
Marcella Tracy Peek wrote: I'm with you. I think it's tacky to expect that of guests - particularly guests who have not been warned. I really dislike showing up at someones house and being imposed on that way. I am generally cold and at times will be ok with shoes and no socks, but have been caught at a no shoe house and frozen in my bare feet. Had I known, I would have worn socks or brought slippers or something. marcella actually rarely wears shoes but always wears socks in the house and lets guests do what makes them comfortable. This is a pet peeve of mine. It seems that a *lot* of people in this area insist upon no shoes in the house, and I hate it. I also have foot problems and should not go barefoot on hard floors, but that's not the only reason I get upset. After all, if I've been invited to a party or something, I've taken a reasonable amount of care with my apprearance. I'm also very good about wiping my feet before coming inside. OTOH, I get really irritated with DH, who won't stay on sidewalks, so he brings in the gook from the road (blacktop gets pretty messy in the heat here) and tracks it all over the house. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 |
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