When I first got the thing, I actually felt guilty when I was sitting and it was working - to the point that I would get up and do some chore to relieve my guilt. Pretty bad when you anthropomorphize a vacuum.

Lest you think I am totally worthless, I calculated the other day that I have done almost 25,000 loads of laundry since 1985. I am fairly confident that they included a fair number of pants.

Indeed, while I do the vacuuming and laundry, I do indeed tend to be talkative.

There is always a downside.

Laughing my wits out
Right now Neato vacs are taking over the Roomba. They are truly beasts. And don't be afraid of new technologies as you see they even able to handle a bunch of angry dogs.
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