To have Dysoned my patio

[smashamasha]

Yep.

I did it.

Fricking sand everywhere so gave it the once over with the old v8.

It looks AWESOME.

I don't know why I've never done it before.

What's the most renegade thing you have ever done in terms of housework?

I was trying to clear the cobwebs and general dirt off my garden fence before painting it with a brush and cloth, but it wasn't having much effect, so I set my Henry hoover to it with much better results :)

I once had a boyfriend with a piss fetish and, exasperated with yet another slip ‘n’ slide bathroom cleaned up the bathroom with a Henry.

Swiftly had to dump both the hoover and the lover on account of the smell and the involved cleanup, respectively.

I’m now happily married to a lovely man whose idea of excitement is being allowed to do it up the bum.

I don’t think I have any other renegade housework stories because generally I try and do the absolute minimum possible.

I’ve been known to nilfisk the dog.

@poowillybumbum
Did you choose your user name to match your DHs sexual preferences or the other way round?

@minniemoll

Ahh I thought I was into something new. Clearly I am just one in a long lineage of women who think outside the box.

I used my icing piper bag with mortar to re-point some brickwork. Was pretty pleased with myself.

@smashamasha nope, they’re the lyrics to a song composed and performed by my mum’s friend many years ago. The only lyrics in what is a shockingly long song. He does accompany it with the guitar.

I Dyson my AstroTurf. Especially when it's flying ant day. I use a brush to get all the big bits off, then V8 it. It looks amazing afterwards.

Not housework as such but I found a leaky fitting in the airing cupboard...after I discovered a moudlywet towel on the floor.

I was dead chuffed with myself fashioning a Cola bottle with the bottom cut off taped around the fitting, with the top pointing down into a bucket (couldn't get the bucket under the fitting).

Even the plumber was impressed laughed a lot

I frequently Henry the decking. He's cordless, which makes it easier. He seems happy enough...

Beware! I did this with a Dyson and it broke.

Not me personally, but a friend of mine:
She was very very particular about her back lawn. It was manicured to perfection. Then we had a bout of horrendous weather one year and it destroyed her perfect lawn. She decided enough was enough and had the whole thing astroturfed - it now looks pristine all year round. I showed up one day, went through the back gate (they don’t use the front door), and found her vacuuming autumn leaves of the astroturfed lawn
She’d got a new hoover, and kept the old one for the sole purpose of hoovering the lawn

I've Henry'd my patio before now. It was covered in tiny coloured gravel from my son cleaning out his fish tank. If there's a more satisfying noise than tiny gravel being sucked up a Henry nozzle I've yet to hear it 😁

Henry hoovers are awesome. Dad swore by them to clean out gas fires when he was servicing them and coal fires

I discovered on one of these things that wet & dry vacuums existing. I am thinking of asking for one for my birthday. I'm not entirely sure how often I'd need it but just thinking how satisfying it would be when something leaks I'm looking at you, washing machine and you simply suck the water up.

I frequently Henry the decking. He's cordless, which makes it easier. He seems happy enough.

I love my Henry cordless! I’m a cleaner and he has made my job so much easier. I’m buying a second one for my own house.

I have a friend who lost a Miele to such shenanigans. Careful what you're hoovering up!

A Henry cordless! Who knew such a glorious thing existed? Damn you Mumsnet I'm always coming on here finding out about something exciting and needlessly spending more money

@Campervan69
A Henry cordless! Who knew such a glorious thing existed? Damn you Mumsnet I'm always coming on here finding out about something exciting and needlessly spending more money

I need want really really need a cordless Henry

DH regularly Henrys the garage. Esp when he's been sawing up firewood.

I have a friend who lost a Miele to such shenanigans. Careful what you're hoovering up!

Now in my defence I dont vacuum much.. but...went to get the vacuum and it stank to high heaven. Opened it up and it was full of water, the filters wre all mouldy.

OH then confessed he had dropped the hose with attachment into the sink. He didnt think he had vacuumed up much water as the quite full bag had absorbed it all.

Only to discharge the stinky water over the next week into the casing

I regularly Henry the log burner. But only once I’m really really sure the ashes are cold!