You have got to be kidding me

[pegkerr]

This "tip" was included with a series of e-mail tips I received from the Dollar Stretcher today:

I save time and energy with a little housecleaning trick I learned from a friend. If you've ever scrubbed the sticky goo from the top of your refrigerator, you understand how cooking oil and smoke can mix with dust and make a mess. Now I just cover the top of the fridge with a layer of clear plastic wrap. When it gets dirty, I peel it off and throw it away, and then I replace it with a new layer. Whenever I can take short cuts and eliminate even a small portion of housecleaning, I'm happy.

Ordinarily, I like the tips I get with Dollar Stretcher, but I'll have to admit that when I read this, I thought, Lady, what kind of stuff are you smoking? Do you expect me to care what the top of my refrigerator looks like? Ever???

Jeez. Get a life. One that doesn't involve worrying about the tops of refrigerators.

Comments

[sternel.livejournal.com]

Hmm. My brother, growing up, had sever asthma and extremely severe allergies to dust, dust mites, dust bunnies -- anything relating to dust. So every surface in the house was kept meticulously clean, in the hopes of keeping his attacks. This is exactly the sort of trick my mom used constantly. We were, however, a special case, and I don't think ordinary households would need to be anywhere near so neurotic.