HOUSE CLEANING FOR BETTER NATIONAL HYGIENE

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House cleaning comes in as many varieties as houses, people, and dirt. And no matter how careful we are about the dirt and trash we let in, it still needs cleaning.

It was easier when people lived in log cabins with dirt floors. Sweep of the loose dirt and pack the rest down with a good stomp.

The story of Abe Lincoln begins in a log cabin with a dirt floor. That’s it in the top pic. This is also it in the image below.

The top pic was Abe’s birthplace, the next is his parents last home.

How many times did a six foot four man hit his head on the door jamb? I took a hard knock walking through a door Thomas Jefferson often walked through, and we’re the same height.

Before the advent of science education, house cleaning wasn’t the fetish it is today. Since we’ve learned more about infection and disease, we clean better.

Is it better? The cheatsheet says yes.

But What If Keeping A Clean House Was A Challenge?

If you want a clean house, but can’t do it yourself, hire someone competent. House cleaner services are out there.

After you notice things piling up, make the call. You find someone you like, someone who shares your values of a clean house, on the first call. The good luck lasts for a few years, until a setback makes them unavailable.

So you ask for a recommendation from your trusted hire, and they give you a name in full confidence. You make that call and hear this:

“House cleaning? Come on, I’m the best house cleaning person you’ve ever spoken to. I’ve actually been called a genius. I take a house that’s a dump and turn it into a palace. I do that, I really do that.

“See, when you need something cleaned up, I’m the guy. Did you see Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs? Q hired me to clean his place and got the idea for a movie. I’m not saying it’s about me, but it could be.

“Listen, I work with a crew. We’ll be over and take care of business tomorrow. Good bye.”

The next day a fat man shows up three trashy looking helpers. The man stinks, can’t stop talking about himself, and has no obvious idea about what cleaning a house takes.

They bring in bags of trash from their last house, along with shoes covered in dog shit. They smear the house in grime and disgust, call it good, call it great, and charge twice as much as the last person you hired.

House Cleaning In America

When a someone is elected to the office of President of the United States, they become a steward of the land and champion of the people. That’s all of the land and all of the people.

Now imagine if Mr. Trump was hired as America’s housekeeper. How would the conversation go?

Homeowner: I have a list of jobs I need done.

Trump: This place is a dump and needs going over from top to bottom. It’s the biggest mess I’ve seen and I’m the only one who can clean it up. I don’t know who you had before me, but they were weak and ineffectual. Don’t you see it in front of your own face?

Homeowner: I hired you to do the work on my list.

Trump: Your list is a joke. You know that, don’t you. If you had any idea what needs doing, you would have done it. That’s right, you can’t do it, but I can. And I’ll do it better than anyone before or after me. That’s a given, my standard.

Homeowner: This is my list for you to get started.

Trump: Again with the list thing. Don’t you see these things on the front of my face? They are called eyes, and I see things you don’t see, can’t see, and will never see. Because I see things and the rest of the world wears bi-focals.

Homeowner: If you could start . . .

Trump: I’ll start by telling you what needs doing, how I will do it, and what it will look like when I’m done. I’ll tell you now it will look fabulous, over the top, exquisite. Now excuse me.

Homeowner: Where are you going? You just got here.

Trump: This is what people like you don’t understand when they hire me. I see the big picture. Now I need a break. Seeing big pictures is hard work, harder than cleaning a house, that’s for sure.

Homeowner: When will you be back?

Trump: I saw a driving range on the way here. I need to hit a few buckets of balls to loosen up and clear my mind. If it’s going good, I’ll hit a few more. Then I’ll be back if it’s not too late. I’ll bring my crew then.

The next day he comes back and strews trash from other jobs around, leaves the floors sticky, new stains on the carpet.

The Important Question

If a cleaning service left your house dirtier than they started, you wouldn’t bring them back.

If their personal hygiene fouled the house air and the stink seemed to hang on the walls like putrid slime, you’d fire them.

One of their associates decided your house wasn’t worth cleaning, but still charged extra for not doing the work? Would you pay them?

In the coming presidential election, vote for a steward of the land and champion of the people, all the land and all the people.

Joe Biden looks like he knows how to do the job. Is he the best choice going forward? If he starts campaigning with a mop and a bucket, then he’s the right guy for cleanup on aisle America.