{"id":124794,"date":"2022-03-03T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/vac-to-the-future-can-robot-mops-and-self-cleaning-windows-get-us-out-of-housework-for-ever\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T07:03:49","slug":"vac-to-the-future-can-robot-mops-and-self-cleaning-windows-get-us-out-of-housework-for-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/vac-to-the-future-can-robot-mops-and-self-cleaning-windows-get-us-out-of-housework-for-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Vac to the future! Can robot mops and self-cleaning windows get us out of housework for ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI despise chores \u2013 so I jumped at the chance to test the latest hi-tech solutions (and simple hacks) that promise to keep domestic drudgery to a minimumA prime candidate for secular canonisation \u2013 and a personal hero of mine \u2013 is Frances Gabe. She was a visionary, a terrible neighbour (she antagonised hers with a succession of snarling great danes and a penchant for nude DIY) and the inventor of the self-cleaning home. Gabe, who died in 2016 at 101, transformed her Oregon bungalow into a \u201cgiant dishwasher\u201d, with a system of sprinklers, air dryers and drains, plus self-cleaning sinks, bath and toilet. \u201cHousework is a thankless, unending job,\u201d Gabe said. \u201cWho wants it? Nobody!\u201dI agree with Gabe \u2013 and with Lenin, who condemned housework as \u201cbarbarously unproductive, petty, nerve-racking, stultifying and crushing drudgery\u201d. My own objections are mainly founded in sloth and a vague desire to stick it to the man, but for others housework can be difficult, or even impossible. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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