Jul172009
Here comes the Clean Squad …!
Filed under Business, Newsie by The Soaplady at 9:21 pm on Jul 17 2009
There is a new business start-up in Breasclete which is already starting to pick up custom all over the island: my friend and neighbour Karin and her Company
Clean Squad …!
Clean Squad Logo
Karin is naturally-endowed with enthusiasm, vigour and ebullience, and is that particular treasure of womankind who *enjoys* ironing …! Imagine it …!
ironing - a nasty chore ...
Karin also offers all the services usually performed by a traditional house-keeper including the usual vaccuuming and kitchen maintenance tasks.
If you’d like to talk to her about cleaning requirements, whether you are your own person or a Hotel or Guest House accommodation concern, her website is www.cleansquad.co.uk, and her Phone number is Breasclete 621293.
I remember fondly the time in my life when I employed a lady to clean for me … She was a treasure too - there is nothing like the feeling of coming back home after a hard day at work to your quiet home sanctuary, to find that your lady has been, and it’s obvious that your carpet has been hoovered and your glass tables polished, removing all rings, everything in its place, your curtains neat and tidy and even your cushions plumped up a bit …
My lady used to move the furniture around a little bit from time to time (having checked first with me that this would be OK of course), so I came back to a home that was a little different sometimes, which I liked …!!
I haven’t owned an iron for ten years now, since I came to live on the island in fact, and if it needs ironing I don’t buy it, simple as that …
However, my ’seen its day’ kitchen complete with spiders webs, resident spiders and mummified fly cocoons, dust bunnies mixed with Mindy’s forgotten or broken toys, small piles of cement dust from heaven-knows where, and bits and pieces all over the place is calling out for Karin …
My bathroom too, complete with thin but persistent layer of talcum powder, dust and cat hairs on the painted floor, also dirty skirting boards …
Loudest voice of all is from my carpets, which I’m *very* ashamed to admit, have not been professionally cleaned since I moved in ten years ago to find them on the floor …!
Perhaps I’ll treat myself, for the summer … 
1 claremont (Bruce Fletcher)on 18 Jul 2009 at 10:46 am
Don’t worry - Quentin Crisp once remarked that “after four years it doesn’t get any worse”…
2 taddoeon 18 Jul 2009 at 11:43 am
Oh yes it does
3 MadLambon 19 Jul 2009 at 4:10 pm
Shame they don’t do long-distance cleaning.
The ‘boys’ arrival has caused all sorts of hairs and litter flying around the place. I’m having to work away more, so am not able to keep up with it all either.
I wouldn’t normally worry but t’other-half never knows when he’ll receive visitors, so prefers a cleaner abode than we can manage for now.
Hopefully when B&S are brave enough to go outside their flurries will reduce.
Glad to hear all is well for enterprise in Lewis.
4 taddoeon 19 Jul 2009 at 6:32 pm
I know how you feel Madlamb about hairs flying about as mine can’t get out just now its a nightmare
5 Harryd(Canada)on 20 Jul 2009 at 3:56 pm
I thought Ladies were born to clean ?.
6 taddoeon 20 Jul 2009 at 5:00 pm
Hiss hissssssssssssssssssssssssssss harry—or as one rather macho male firend ponce said–ladies were born to walk beween the kitchen and the bedroom–he said that once in front of me,that was enough
7 Harryd(Canada)on 20 Jul 2009 at 5:24 pm
Just a little gotcha fun
8 Flying Caton 20 Jul 2009 at 7:13 pm
Oh nice one Harry!
Imagine having flying hares in your house! We just have flying cats…
The ancient female parental unit uses a small firm of female cleaners in Shetland and they do a great job. They do Far Corners in Cupboards without a squeak of purrotest.
9 Miaon 21 Jul 2009 at 7:01 am
And do they chase out the Dust Bunnies from under the furniture as well, or does FC and his magnificent tail get seconded to that chore?
10 Flying Caton 23 Jul 2009 at 9:49 pm
Excuse me my lovely fluffy tail used as a dustbuster? Tcha!
I just push my plump pal Marmers about under the fur-niture. He has a very large surface area
11 roysofalaozon 24 Jul 2009 at 6:59 am
In reply to Taddoes comment. It comes to mind an Oxford debate of the sex’s. The lass took the speakers possition on behalf of her gender and opened in the following words. All men wish to keep a women bare foot and pregnant, mere commuters between the bedroom and kitchen. I think the year was 1966. A dream that never materialised. What do you recon Harry.
12 Miaon 24 Jul 2009 at 8:41 am
I have visions of Marmers then being took outside and shook vigorously. For shame FC, you only need to wag a tail if you volunteered. Or point out the very nifty attachments that Dysons’ come with.
13 Soapladyon 24 Jul 2009 at 9:05 am
Roy I know you’re gently rattling our cage, so I won’t bite … :- )
But similar to the old german definition of a womans role - also reputedly espoused by Hitler - “Kinder, Kirche, Kueche”, or children, church and kitchen …
oh dear, I am deficient in all three, what a woman … My attributes are defined in more varied terms … I need a spokesperson, don’t I …
14 mirlnlasson 24 Jul 2009 at 4:27 pm
I’m a strange one, I do actually like ironing although it doesn’t like me anymore so have to do it sitting down which makes it a bit difficult when doing the duvet covers.
15 Harryd(Canada)on 24 Jul 2009 at 9:00 pm
It sounds great to me Roysofalaoz, I think in my grandas day it was Maybe right. I like the idea. Oh” I have to run and do the dishes, I hear my wifes car in the driveway.
16 taddoeon 24 Jul 2009 at 9:10 pm
Thats much better,harry,you’re learning(grin)
17 Flying Caton 26 Jul 2009 at 11:43 am
You so don’t need a spokespurrson Soaplady. You couldn’t better yourself as such…if that makes sense
I’m here if you’d like to throw in the odd hullo… http://kingdomcat.wordpress.com/
18 roysofalaozon 30 Jul 2009 at 8:40 am
Well there you go, Oh what a life without a wife and what a bugger with one. Harry it appears you have done your best. If I could only conjure a way for all those hen pect males to have some peace I would do it without reward.
19 taddoeon 30 Jul 2009 at 9:31 am
Or ,as a lot of friends say about their husbands “you sure can’t live with them,but you d*** well can’t live without them”
20 Flying Caton 01 Aug 2009 at 5:23 pm
I’d just like to put it on record that me’n'Marmers are extremely fond of mpu, Our Purrovider, and would not like to do without him. An mpu-free world would be a bleak one indeed…just thought I’d mention it here becuz he doesn’t whizz around IB like what I do, so won’t be embarrassed
21 taddoeon 02 Aug 2009 at 3:56 pm
hear,hear for other mpu(he who mops the kitchen floor)