87: The Fastidious And The Furious

Ok, full confession: Today’s show title has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the show, Andrew just made it up and I loved it.

Where to even begin with this episode? The anonymous dead mouse call? The protracted conversation about Mrs. Meyer’s smells? Or maybe my plant bug issue? Or possibly the fancy way my sister says “gar-BAHJE”?

There’s really a lot here. You can enjoy all of it here:

Andrew’s new crib is going to be a delightful wealth of cleaning content. The under-the-fridge mess is just the beginning! And do we think he’s going to become handy? Or leave it to Vieves?

Can’t wait to hear. And we didn’t get to mention it during the show, but this is actually THE LAST ONE AT CHEZ ANDREW. He’ll be moving into Homeowner Heaven before our next broadcast, so stay tuned for that.

I have so many questions. Like, what’s in their weird shampoo? Why not just use dry shampoo for dogs, which definitely exists? And also what do they think they’re doing cleaning this dog in the middle of the floor? And really? This curly-ass dog isn’t going to clog the hell out of this weedy little vacuum?

But I mean, I’m not surprised Bissell is trying to move into this realm. Dogs who need regular grooming have exploded in popularity in the last decade — think about the proliferation of anything ending in “oodle” compared to, like, a corgi — have meant that getting a pro to clean your dog is RUFF.

You’re still better doing it at home or at a self-serve grooming place, though. Sure, you might get wet and you’ll get fuzz in the tub and your dog will be displeased, but imagine how much more they’ll hate the regular vacuum if you start trying to suck up their spare hair.