MsHearthWitch,
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Anyone else familiar with the hearthcraft tradition of not bringing the old broom into the new house?

Getting myself a new broom and mop for the new place (they need replacing anyways). But I'm pondering on the treatment of the Roomba and Brava Jet.

My thinking is to replace the brushes and pads (needs doing anyways). So the machine is the same but the broom-esque part is new.

dyani,
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@MsHearthWitch i do this! but i never thought about the roomba part. i think it would be more meaningful to me personally if i got rid of my little floor sweeper thing, yknow the thing with the little dustpan and the hand brush that hook together as a set? and then get a new one of those. because of the connection with me, by me doing the sweeping with my hand. whereas the roomba does it by itelf. if that makes sense.

MsHearthWitch,
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@dyani Totally makes sense! I do like the idea of replacing the active parts of the roomba as well. But I agree about focusing on the part that is most connected to me.

westerling,
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@MsHearthWitch

This feels right to me, fwiw.

cobweb,
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@MsHearthWitch oh yeah that is definitely a tradition for me. I am looking forward to chucking the broom I have hopefully soon 🤞

MsHearthWitch,
@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop avatar

@cobweb Ooo I hope that for you too!!

So what would you do in the case of a Roomba or other like, little robot sweeper/vacuum thing?

cobweb,
@cobweb@corteximplant.com avatar

@MsHearthWitch oh good question, maybe at minimum change out the filters and give it a thorough scrubbing.

MsHearthWitch,
@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop avatar

@cobweb Yeah, that's what I'm thinking to do. And I'm replacing all the brushes and stuff.

WhippoorwillSong,
@WhippoorwillSong@mstdn.social avatar

@MsHearthWitch I'd never heard of this. But there must be something to it... I just discarded the old, beat-up broom, and switched it out for a new and improved version with a deeper dustpan, prior to an upcoming move...

MsHearthWitch,
@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop avatar

@WhippoorwillSong It has to do with like, not carrying the dirt, dust and baggage from the old forward into the new.

Seems extra fitting as I'm preparing for a move on Bealtaine :D

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