Jeanne's Roomba

So, we got one of those IRobot Roombas, and it just scurries about cleaning up all of the Dust Bunnies. The inside animals think they have been invaded by an Alien Being....
Gob Kitty likes to follow it around, or sit on some place high and watch it go...
If we want to get Ben to go back outside, all you have to do is turn on the Roomba and out he goes.
The thing has cut way down on the dusting Jeanne has to do and released her to pursue other fanciful things.
So far the Roomba has exceeded our expectations. It bangs around in the dark in the middle of the night cleaning every nook and cranny. It is funny how it sometimes senses things and stops and turns, and other times it just bumps into stuff and then turns and goes off in another direction.... Each time it has completed it's mission (about 90 minutes of wandering) it goes right back to it's Docking Station to recharge. We clean out it's dust bin each morning, and sometimes clean off it's brushes too....
I would recommend one of these to anyone who has hard floors and is tired of dusting every day.
Costco has them on sale for about $249 and it comes with everything. It seems like a quality little critter.... We haven't had to get out the big vacuum for a week now.
Because the dust is getting picked up better, it seems like there is less dust gathering on the other surfaces in the house...
These last few days of very wet outdoors has been especially trying because the dogs and Cat have been tracking wet sand into the house like crazy. But, all you have to do is press the button on ole Roomba, and off it goes, looking for dirt to pick up. It is out there running even as I write this, and it is not all that obtrusive. I wouldn't want to try watching TV with it buzzing about, but otherwise all you hear is some whirring (and a little bumping sometimes) as it goes about it's business. You can put it off in a room by itself and just let it go for a while, or give it the run of the whole house. You can even stop it from entering an area by using the "Virtual Wall" signal devices (comes with two) and it will stop and turn around, leaving that area alone.
You do have to do a little "Prep Work" as last night it got ahold of a piece of yarn and tangled itself up till Jeanne heard it clicking and went out and cleared it up. You need to pick up toys, and rugs with frayed edges and the likes, but otherwise, it goes around most things. And it transitions from carpet to flooring real well, and goes over flat throw rugs well too.
Well, enough Infomercial about the Roomba..... Just thought I'd let you'all know about it. Bob