Comments on: The Friday gathering: Whoosh edition

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:32:45 +0000

There was a whooshing sound? I didn’t even hear that. At least the world is still here!!

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:45:54 +0000

Boy do I feel the Whoosh! And school hasn’t even started yet. At least after tonight most of the packing will be done.

Best wishes on selling your house and moving. It will all work out in God’s perfect timing. As far as cleaning the carpets…I’d probably do the un-frugal thing and pay someone to do it. When you rent rug doctor, you’re at the mercy of the equipment, and some equipment isn’t very god. We found that out the hard way when we cleaned our own carpets several years ago. It turned out terrible!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:56:42 +0000

Good luck with everything. It sounds like you have a full plate.

As far as the carpets, is it a possibility to rent a carpet scrubber and do them yourself? My husband and I only have one room in our rental that has carpeting. Unfortunately it’s cream carpeting, and we have a big, messy dog. We have rented a rug doctor from Lowe’s on several occasions. The carpet comes out looking great, and it takes out the smells. Plus, it’s very easy to use, and there’s an attachment to clean cloth furniture.

The cost of the scrubber (the Rug Doctor) with the cleaner is about $50 a day. It might be cheaper to do it yourself. Just a suggestion …

By: AnnMarie

AnnMarie — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:06:38 +0000

We’ve used Chem-Dry with excellent results for carpet cleaning. The carpets are nearly dry when the leave, which makes life a lot easier!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:07:27 +0000

Yes, the fall schedule ‘whoosh’ is here in Louisiana – early. And its still so hot and humid here that it can’t possibly be fall! Premier soccer with 17 year old son on July 28th would you believe – already had a weekend tournament in Houston (from New Orleans)! High school started August 13 – Parents night August 20th. College for older son started August 18th. What ever happened to summer – all that’s left of it is the HEAT. We’re looking forward to actual fall with cooler weather so we can at least take a deep breath as we jump in and out of the car…

By: Flexo

Flexo — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:48:10 +0000

Thanks for the mention and the nice comment!

By: David

David — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:42:45 +0000

Since you are selling and we are looking to buy, too bad we live on opposite coasts! Thanks for the mention glbl!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:29:37 +0000

It’s not quite so busy in my household (no children as of yet), but it’s still pretty busy! Glad to hear all is well, and good luck with the house(s)!

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:05:36 +0000

Thanks for including my article! Yes, we are well aware of that “whooshing” sound. It started even earlier for us, with schools starting the first week in August. We decided with all that is going on to skip youth soccer this year (I coached my daughter’s team). She’s going to give basketball a try later in the fall, so we won’t rest for long!

By: That One Caveman

That One Caveman — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:02:33 +0000

Boy, do I know that sound! It seems my whole life is Whooshing right now. Good roundup and thanks for highlighting my painting article. We’ll be doing a lot of painting this and next weekend with the gems we found.