# What Really Grinds My Gears... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-grinds-my-gears/376089 "2006-10-11T19:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-grinds-my-gears/376089/1 "2006-10-11T19:15:35Z")
Dust Bunnies. Hoards and hoards of them. Multiply like, well, rabbits. Mostly in not-so-easily accessible spots. Boogers. We recently pulled up a houseful of carpeting to find absolutely beautiful hardwood floors. There are a few flaws, but for the most part it’s **gorgeous**. We were really apprehensive about doing away with the carpeting, what with not knowing the condition of the floor underneath, but to our delight there’s even special _designs_ in the flooring. It looks quite unique and when it’s clean - I love it. Yet, in the deep neuroses of my psyche, I want carpeting back. These dust bunnies are driving me nuts. I had to banish the cat to the garage because she sheds sooo much, and that, combined with the dirt that two small boys create, is overwhelming. I get angry looking around at the mess and blame my living-room rug. Stupid rug, made of wool and all sheddy. I speculate I could vacuum three times a day and it still wouldn’t stop. Damn dustbunnies. Any tips on how to kill large dustbunnies with minimal effort? I’d love to shoot them in their corners with a watergun, but then they’d prolly just get moldy. bastards. Truly M & P. Thanks for listening. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-grinds-my-gears/376089/2 "2006-10-11T19:25:33Z")
A [Roomba](http://www.irobot.com)? I love mine. Picks up hair really well. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-grinds-my-gears/376089/3 "2006-10-11T19:30:11Z")
Are you a frustrated [Sluggite](http://www.sluggy.net/forum/index.php) , by any chance? [sub]If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then nevermind.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-grinds-my-gears/376089/4 "2006-10-11T20:37:24Z")
Having had wall-to-wall carpeting for most of my life, I was a little overwhelmed when I first moved into an apartment with woodflooring. Between the 2 cats and everyday dust, we decided we actually had dust-rhinos. Then I realized that all that dust and fur had always been there, it’s just that it was hiding in the carpetting before. Yuck. We bought ourselves a good [dust mop](http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=44057-1738-064CRKS-13&lpage=none) (we considered attaching a cat to a handle, but dropped that idea) and just ran it around the corners and edges every couple of days. Shake it out in the yard, and away you go. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-grinds-my-gears/376089/5 "2006-10-11T23:45:28Z")
As the delicious one said, it’s startling to see how much dust is firmly held by carpet when there’s no carpet. :eek: The wood floors certainly aren’t creating the dust bunnies. If you like wood, you just have to be a bit more vigilant at chasing them away. Or put carpet back and live with all that dust under your feet.