Mopping the carpet - old fashioned way of doing things??

[Derek]

in recent months i've caught 2 janitors mopping the carpet. both were retired, around 70 years of age. it really was making a mess, i always wondered why a quarterly account was looking so shabby! when i questioned each, they looked at ME like i was crazy...as if it were the most normal thing in the world to do.

is this something that they did back in the 40's or 50's??

maybe this is blog-worthy...

 

[Jim Pemberton]

in recent months i've caught 2 janitors mopping the carpet. both were retired, around 70 years of age. it really was making a mess, i always wondered why a quarterly account was looking so shabby! when i questioned each, they looked at ME like i was crazy...as if it were the most normal thing in the world to do.

is this something that they did back in the 40's or 50's??

maybe this is blog-worthy...

Yes, this was once done.

Think of it as "bonnet cleaning" at a VERY VERY low RPM.

People also once thought that smoking was good for your teeth, was a healthy way to curb appetite, and lengthened your life.

 

[Desk Jockey]

They should really consider using a "suck mop".

Mikey's dad coined that term.

 

[Derek]

very low rpm, with the same bonnet you cleaned the public bathroom floor with for the past year

 

[Desk Jockey]

very low rpm, with the same bonnet you cleaned the public bathroom floor with for the past year

Yikes!

 

[Jim Pemberton]

very low rpm, with the same bonnet you cleaned the public bathroom floor with for the past year

Seriously Derek....?

 

[dgardner]

Yup, that's what the mop guy is really doing.....

 

[KevinD]

My uncle suffered from OCD
Got up every day at 4:30 and mopped his carpets.
Ever wash a bar of soap before? one stroke and my 56 blower was overwhelmed.

 

[J Scott W]

I think Argosheen used to have that as a slogan - "Mop your carpets clean." But they did have a carpet mop, not the one used for the restroom.

 

[Jimmy L]

I 've done it while working for a school district. The key is knowing what to use.

 

[Mikey P]

this doesn't count ladwigs..

 

[Shane Deubell]

Wow, thought i seen it all !

 

[Jimmy L]

I AM SHOCKED AT YOUR INSENSITIVITY!

 

[Derek]

seriously Jim, they sure don't have a separate carpet mop the mop-cleaning solution they use has a Quat smell to it is all i know....mops are white (read dark gray.)

 

[Scott S.]

time to prank them and next time you clean soak it with teflon, and watch them freak out when the water just beads up. haha

 

[D Luke]

One of my favorite scenes of all time.