Clams Canino wrote:
OK Harry.....

I must have gotten a unionized "iRobot Roomba" for Christmas.

In the course of an 8 hour workday...

It starts by sitting on the charger for 3 hours. Then it goes out and does
a wonderful job of vaccuming a room. Then it automaticly drives over to the
charger and sits there for another 3 hours. Lastly it's ready to do one more
room before quitting time.

IT'S GOT A RACKET GOING - I TELL YA!!!

-W

Sounds like your gift really sucks.

Isn't that those little flat, saucer-shaped devices? It's hard to
imagine how they move enough air to develop adequate suction. It would
be nice to know if it works well. Stowing a vaccuum cleaner on a
carpeted boat is a poor and inefficient use of space, but can be pretty
essential for housekeeping purposes. 12-volt vaccuums are generally
useless. Boat carpet is typically at various levels, and seldom
contiguous, so the robot vac would need to be carried around, but the
extremely flat profile of one of these Roomba devices would make it
easy to stow if it is actually worth having aboard.