A couple of weeks ago we had our dishwasher repaired. You remember that day, don’t you? (Shudder at the thought.) Well, when the repair guy was here, he took off the front panel of the dishwasher, and OH THE HORROR! You should have seen the crap that was there under the dishwasher. I wouldn’t let him put the panel back on until I at least attempted to clean it, so I got out the vacuum and did the best I could to at least clean up all the loose crumbs and things. The repairman kind of laughed at my silliness and said he’d seen much worse. EWW.
Well, that got me thinking about what kind of crap must be under my fridge. I know they sell those dryer lint long brushy things that you can also use to clean out under your fridge (why yes, I do occasionally watch infomercials on tv. Why do you ask?), but I don’t currently have one of those. So, I used my brain and came up with the next best thing. The flyswatter! If you take the flyswatter and reach it under the fridge, you can bring out weeks and weeks worth of crud that somehow makes it’s way under there. I was amazed at all the stuff I got out with only that little old flyswatter! Then you can vacuum or sweep it away. How handy is that?
And on another note, Robin has a very insightful and thoughtful post up (shock, I know!) that you should really go and read.
My brother used to be an appliance repair man and was thoroughly grossed out by some of the things he would find. I am sure whatever was behind your dishwasher panel was mild compared to how bad he’s seen it. Now I have to clean out from under my fridge…just to satisfy my curiosity of what’s under there…maybe I’ll find some money…I love when that happens!
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:shock:Yikes…now I have to clean under my refrigerator…..I know exactly where to find the flyswatter. Good idea!
Hey, great timing! Cleaning under the fridge is on my to-do list for next Monday (my “kitchen cleaning” day)! Maybe I’ll do the dishwasher while I’m at it! LOL
Great idea! I wonder if one of those pledge duster sheets could be wrapped around it to help it pick up stuff.
Great idea! Now I’ve got to find the flyswatter. It’s here, somewhere.
Hopefully, not buried under the fridge already…