Lego and vacuuming

**Epacris** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:39 PM

I am in need of guidance.

If you accidently vacuum up a lego piece, do you go through the vac bag/barrel to find it?

Do you knowingly vacuum up lego pieces because you just CBFed?

**PumpkinZulu** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:42 PM

Not up to the Lego stage yet but yes I would!

**~me~** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:43 PM

It depends if it was an important piece, or just one of those ordinary run of the mill lego pieces.
DS1 has quite a few 'sets'. As in, one makes up 3 different dinosaurs, and another makes up 3 different dragons, so if it one of those pieces, yep, I would be ripping that baby to shreds to find it.
I have also used the vacuum as weapon, "if you don't clean up those lego pieces, this vacuuum will!"

**Phteven** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:43 PM

Depends on the mood of the vacuumer (sure to be bad if she has stepped on lego or been had her requests to tidy lego away ignored), the prevalence of lego pieces, the attitude of the owners of the lego towards picking it up themselves, the location of the lego and what is already in the bag.

**feeb** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:44 PM

It depends if it was an important piece, or just one of those ordinary run of the mill lego pieces.
DS1 has quite a few 'sets'. As in, one makes up 3 different dinosaurs, and another makes up 3 different dragons, so if it one of those pieces, yep, I would be ripping that baby to shreds to find it.
I have also used the vacuum as weapon, "if you don't clean up those lego pieces, this vacuuum will!"

Haha Heather I can see me using that line too as I allready say put it away or it goes in the bin!!

**~Kim~** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:48 PM

depends how far in advance I notice said piece of lego. We have mainly random lego not specific sets so not a huge issue. If I can see it across the room then I pick it up in advance, but if the first notice I get is the clinking up the tube.....nu-uh.

**Amity** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:51 PM

Depends on the mood of the vacuumer (sure to be bad if she has stepped on lego or been had her requests to tidy lego away ignored), the prevalence of lego pieces, the attitude of the owners of the lego towards picking it up themselves, the location of the lego and what is already in the bag.

However, I do regularly ask DS1 (8) and DS2 (6) to pick up their Lego because I'm vacuuming. They learned that I was serious, the first time I did it. Everything went in the bin. I figure it's their loss.

Mind you, I do have the biggest collection of Lego you've ever seen. I mean, the boys have the biggest collection...

**beansbeans!** · September 23rd, 2011, 08:53 PM

The girls get a warning or three before I turn the vacuum.
Then if its not picked up then it gets sucked up, its kinda fun sometimes to watch them panic and clean up all their toys in a hurry.
Same happens when they are asked to clean their room. They get a certain amount of time to clean before I start the vacuum at the beginning of the hallway, they have until I get to their room to clean it, then whats left on the floor is fair game. They're starting to get the idea that mummy means business when she asks them to do something.
So, yup lego would be sucked up.

But if it were something of mine or something I really loved, the vacuum would be in pieces with me trying to find it!

**nothing2lose** · September 23rd, 2011, 09:00 PM

Slightly OT but is there anything worse than stepping on a piece of Lego with bare feet??

Nope, there isn't.

**Phteven** · September 23rd, 2011, 09:02 PM

S is there anything worse than stepping on a piece of Lego with bare feet??

Nope, there isn't.