Should a klutz clean ceiling fans?
I need to clean the ceiling fans in the living room. They look like they have a fur coat. EW, yeah disgusting! To do a proper cleaning I have to climb the ladder, prop a bucket of soapy water on it, and scrub each blade. Then I have to wipe down the lights, and the rest of the fan.
That’s why I rarely clean them. They are on most of the time to keep the air circulating so it isn’t often that anyone notices they are dirty. When I notice, you can bet they’ve gone past dirty and into the realm of holy crap what is that?
I hate heights, I hate climbing ladders, and cleaning is not one of my favorite things to do. However, even I am disgusted with how dirty those fans are. No one else is going to do it. Therefore, this klutz needs to climb the ladder and clean.
Now I ask you, should I wait until after the conference? Would it be tempting fate to climb a ladder this close to the date?
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Doggonedmysteries 
Hmmm, if I were you, I’d wait 😉
Looks as if waiting has all the votes. 😉
Please, please, with your record leave it until after the conference. 🙂
I’m easily talked out of doing anything that has to do with climbing ladders…the fans can wait.
Go for the ladder! Go now!
Heh-heh-heh!
Seriously, we have 2 ceiling fans that need regular cleaning (for some reason, they attract dust like a rich man attracts hot women). We use those Swiffer dusters about once every 6 weeks on ours. They’re great! Just wipe everything down and you’re done. No heavy buckets of hot soapy water to hoist up a ladder where they can maybe spill on you and soak you (here, Dave snickers). Heck, you won’t even need a ladder. You can get the things with extension handles to reach high places. And I think the Swiffers might even have some dust-repellant something in them. Our fans don’t seem to get as dusty as fast since we started using them.
Just a thought.
I have one with the exstension. However I never think of dusting the fans until they get to this point. Heck, I don’t dust the furniture until I can write my name in the dust on it. As you can tell cleaning doesn’t rank high on my list of things to do.
Let me put it to you this way…is having clean fan blades or a successful PW Conference more important? 😉 lol
The conference of course!
Definitely wait until after the conference. I’d feel guilty razzing you about crutches and a cast–but not too much.
Not too much, huh? Gee, isn’t he nice? Bite me, Dave. 😛
Actually, I probably wouldn’t razz you too much. And I’d probably do as much as I could to make things easier for you. But I sure would spend a lot of time snickering!
Yeah, I know you. While helping me schlep from session to session you’d be snickering and telling everyone how I damaged myself. I’ll wait until after the conference tyvm. I don’t want a rerun of the sprained ankles fiasco.
What a pal Dave is….NOT!! LOL ‘Course you could give him the nickname snickerdoodle…let’s see him live THAT one down, LOL.
And to think I gifted this man with his favorite booze one year. Hey Snickerdoodle you hear that? 😛
Yes you did gift me one of God’s great gifts to mankind. And every time I, uh, gingerly sampled it, I sent a silent ‘Thank you’ your way.
Snickerdoodle?
That was Jackie’s suggestion…see above. I still think Balcony Man works. 😛
I’d alternate between snickerdoodle and Balcony Man depending on the situation. I have a feeling that where Dave is concerned, either works well…LOL.