Things that don't work as they should
Discussion
Asterix said:
How many bottles do you have open at any given time?
I usually have just the one on the go - it's a fail-safe way of knowing which to use.
and when you had a bottle left over from the day before scoring a little cross on the top of the older bottle to mark which one to open next...I usually have just the one on the go - it's a fail-safe way of knowing which to use.
Impasse said:
Pretty much any electronic device which has the ability to talk/pair/network with another electronic device. They're all mostly rubbish at it.
I must admit I think the opposite. This is something that actually has impressed me recently.Whenever I've had near to redundant stereo kit or a/v stuff to connect, you can generally find a cheap (a few £) widget that convert iPhone adapters to the correct type for example, or bluetooth receivers to convert old iphone docks and my car stereo into bluetooth, SD or USB card readers and mini PVRs to plug into my telly have all worked without issue and are cheap enough not to worry if they break (not that they do).
Usually you are sent a dubious looking package from China with little or no instructions, but they just seem to work for me!
Admitedly my music setup in my house is a bit Heath Robinson, but at least I know I've got myself a pretty reasonable multi-room arrangement by using all the equipment I've bought over the years and have not had to drop a big chunk of wedge on a Sonos system.
Any football game ever.
Not the real thing, but the FIFAs and Pro Evolution Soccers of this world. Whether it's Playstation, XBox, Nintendo whatever, even the old arcade games.
My real bugbear is that you tend to control the player nearest the ball. But you're always moving one player towards the ball (L to R, say) then somehow another player on the left of the ball becomes nearer, so now you're moving a different player away from the ball.
All absolutely useless.
Not the real thing, but the FIFAs and Pro Evolution Soccers of this world. Whether it's Playstation, XBox, Nintendo whatever, even the old arcade games.
My real bugbear is that you tend to control the player nearest the ball. But you're always moving one player towards the ball (L to R, say) then somehow another player on the left of the ball becomes nearer, so now you're moving a different player away from the ball.
All absolutely useless.
Rude-boy said:
yes: and when you had a bottle left over from the day before scoring a little cross on the top of the older bottle to mark which one to open next...
Fine suggestions chaps. But I am not the sole user of the milk stocks. Family pier are happy to grab the nearest and newest bottle...Mephistofleas said:
That st plastic packaging generally used for small IT/AV stuff like this:
It works all right to keep the fg thing you've bought completely sealed and a to get at
If you look on the life hacks thread some bright spark has suggested using a tin opener for opening these and to be fair it works a treat.It works all right to keep the fg thing you've bought completely sealed and a to get at
Edited by nigelonich on Wednesday 1st October 12:58
Nikolai said:
'Remove film lid before cooking'. The film lid then comes of in tiny slivers, grrrr. Tesco film-lidded products seem the worst.
Ignore the notice and heat for a few seconds in the microwave or five minutes in the oven, the glue softens and it comes off in one go. +1 to printers, they're fking infuriating. But also computers in general.
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