The Riddle of The Cryptic Cleaner



Sue, the cleaner, left this note when she finished cleaning on Friday. I’ve never been so confused by so few words. Do I use or not use these attachments? Has she been reading Schrödinger lately? My brain hurts.

by Kerloick

19 comments
  1. She means she doesn’t use those tools ever, so if you want to get rid of them that’s fine because she just uses the nozzle

  2. I think she’s trying to say

    “I don’t use these tools, if you want to get rid of them that’s fine because I use the nozzle”.

    They look like Henry attachments to me so there should by another attachment with a thinner end for crevices etc.

    It does beg the question how she hovers (henrys?) the open flooring areas like carpets/laminate etc though – do you have an upright too?

  3. They’ve missed out the word “I” at the start of the sentence.

    Add that in and it makes perfect sense.

  4. Bloody hell, how long does it take her to vacuum your gaff using a nozzle. Did you wonder why the cleaner takes 3 days to do the living room carpet 😂

  5. I think it is a statement of fact *”(I) do not use these tools”* rather than an imperative to you *”do not use these tools”*.

    So the essential message is: ‘I don’t use them so feel free to bin them if you wish’.

  6. Do you use the Hoover for spiders or anything similar? Might be that she’s telling you not to use those two attachments for them as she has to clean them out etc?

  7. My brain works like yours OP because I was confused too lol. What a difference missing out “I” makes.

    So curious though how she hoovers your house with a nozzle? That can’t be right. She’d be doing the carpet inch by inch. Have you witnessed her hoovering?

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