# Chores you enjoy due to the equipment involved **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681 "2013-10-19T22:16:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/1 "2013-10-19T22:16:11Z")
Mrs. Morbo has only recently learned, due to a slip on my part, that I really enjoy using the leaf blower. For years I had scored points off of my willingness to do this chore with her being none the wiser. šŸ™‚ Thereā€™s other chores that I donā€™t really like at all, regardless of the gadgets involved. For example, I abhor the vacuum (heh). What are your chores that you enjoy simply b/c of the equipment involved? ---
**Author:** ![Mind\_Your\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Mind\_Your\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mind_Your_Head)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/2 "2013-10-19T22:31:21Z")
For me it would have to be the hedge trimmer. I find myself watching for the bushes to grow a bit so I can use it again. A bit sad really. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/3 "2013-10-20T00:00:17Z")
I love to vacuum. Iā€™ve got a Shark. ---
**Author:** ![Glazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@Glazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glazer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/4 "2013-10-20T00:16:01Z")
Pressure washer now thatā€™s fun. I donā€™t mind the vacuum only 'cause I play with the dog with it. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/5 "2013-10-20T00:58:18Z")
Hauling stuff to the dump. I got a 4WD Toyota Tundra last year, Call me and Iā€™ll haul it. Iā€™d be even more popular out east; here down south, seems like _everyone_ has a pickup. Just not as nice as mine šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/6 "2013-10-20T01:22:08Z")
Mowing the lawn and plowing the drive, both with a lawn tractor. Trailering to the dump. Just about anything that involves an angle grinder or an impact driver with sockets. Pressure washing. Chain sawing and hydraulic wood splitting. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/7 "2013-10-20T01:39:32Z")
Count me in for mowing with the lawn tractor and using the pressure washer. Both are tons oā€™ fun! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/8 "2013-10-20T01:46:34Z")
Anything I can do with the Dremel. Itā€™s like a super-power, that thing. ---
**Author:** ![Glazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@Glazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glazer)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/9 "2013-10-20T01:52:34Z")
Iā€™m addicted to buying bits for my Dremel. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/10 "2013-10-20T02:07:35Z")
Watering the garden ā€“ have loved playing with the garden hose since I was a kid. Dusting with Swiffers. We have a sweeper/bagger attachment for the lawn tractor, and itā€™s used every day as soon as the leaves start falling. Sometimes twice a day, like today. Sometimes on the neighborā€™s yard too. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/11 "2013-10-20T02:51:21Z")
Pressure washing for sure. Itā€™s got the fun of barely-contained violence paired with the satisfaction of noticeable progress. Pushes my buttons, it does. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/12 "2013-10-20T02:58:18Z")
I love snow blowing. Watching the snow fly out of the machine is just ā€¦ Fun. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/13 "2013-10-20T04:11:11Z")
Vacuuming with my Dyson Vacuum ā€œAnimal.ā€ Iā€™m always amazed at how much cat hair it sucks up. And Iā€™m just as amazed at how quickly new hair is shed. And the dehumidifier in the basement. It holds 1 gallon, and has to be emptied every day or it spills over. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/14 "2013-10-20T04:13:41Z")
Hanging pictures, curtains, etc. anything where i can drill a guide hole first. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/15 "2013-10-20T06:37:49Z")
I love using my staple gun. In the kitchen: I love using my immersion blender. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/16 "2013-10-20T14:23:23Z")
Immersion blender here too. Great for making body creams (Hate to cook tho). I have a small city yard and love my quiet green Neuton battery mower. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/17 "2013-10-20T15:18:38Z")
Got to talk about my new plow truckā€¦ Replaced a 30 year old Chevy that I loved dearly. Anyway. The new truck is an '04 Dodge 1500 short bed regular cab. Hemi. Great, great shape and very comfy. First thing I did was put new [tires]( [http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/trailgrapplertires](http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/trailgrapplertires) on it) on it. Then I put a new Western Plow on it. The 10,000 lb. Warn winch will be put on the back in a few weeks. Going to put some additional back up lights on it too. All I need to figure out is what music to play while Iā€™m plowing our drive and road. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/18 "2013-10-20T16:25:54Z")
As a kid, I practically begged to wax the wood floors because I wanted to run [the electric buffer](http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Collectable-Vintage-Hoover-Electric-Floor-Polisher-1950s-Model-5134-Blue-Colour-/00/s/MTI3M1gxNjAw/z/Xs0AAMXQ~TtRLO-3/$T2eC16d,!zQE9s3stYbcBRLO-3romQ~~60_35.JPG). ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/19 "2013-10-20T16:43:02Z")
I like using the laminating machine at work, but mostly because of unintended uses. Can you laminate an envelope? As it turns out, yes you can. Opening it, on the other handā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681/20 "2013-10-20T17:32:13Z")
I love operating a skidsteer. (aka Bobcat) I donā€™t think Iā€™d enjoy making a living with one, but when I have an excuse to rent one itā€™s a whole damn barrel of monkeys. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chores-you-enjoy-due-to-the-equipment-involved/671681.md?page=2)