You're... years old and you've only just realised...

[Short Grain]

Alickadoo said:

daqinggregg said:

At my work in Hong Kong, we started talking about the household chores we disliked, the office ladies were almost unanimous in their dislike of ironing, I on the other did not mind ironing.

DG “I don’t mind ironing, I hate changing duvet covers”

OL “It’s easy, you …” a silence followed, they could sense a golden opportunity.

OL “How do you do it, Mr Gregg?”

DG “I push the duvet, into the opening in the cover, then climb in and push the duvet into the 4 corners”

Oh how they laughed!

I was mid 40’s at the time.

I was very old (define old) when I learnt how to change a duvet cover.

Lay duvet flat on bed.
Lay duvet cover - inside out - flat on bed, on top of duvet.
Reach inside the cover to the two far corners of the cover.
With one of those in each hand, get hold of a corner of the duvet.
Stand up.
Shake the cover down over the duvet, as it falls down, the cover will be the right way round.
Lay duvet and cover on bed. Tidy up corners. Do up poppers, buttons, whatever.
Job done!

I'm 61 and just realized other people have problems putting a duvet cover on. A King Size duvet does take a bit more effort though, when you're on your own. Only realized after watching my sister and her husband struggling, together, to do it! I didn't show them the easy way to do it though, he's a know it all with far too high an opinion of himself, so fk 'im!!

[bongtom]

nickfrog said:

On the subject I only discovered the below at the age of 45. (which side you refuel on).

Not 100% correct unfortunately.

[Alickadoo]

Short Grain said:

I'm 61 and just realized other people have problems putting a duvet cover on. A King Size duvet does take a bit more effort though, when you're on your own. Only realized after watching my sister and her husband struggling, together, to do it! I didn't show them the easy way to do it though, he's a know it all with far too high an opinion of himself, so fk 'im!!

So what is the Short Grain method?

[Johnspex]

bongtom said:

nickfrog said:

On the subject I only discovered the below at the age of 45. (which side you refuel on).

Not 100% correct unfortunately.

Nonsense, of course it's accurate. Why would they put an arrow on pointing to the filler cap side if it was on the other side. Are you thinking about the ridiculous story that was doing the rounds about the hose on the pump indicating the side of the filler?

[DickyC]

Johnspex said:

bongtom said:

nickfrog said:

On the subject I only discovered the below at the age of 45. (which side you refuel on).

Not 100% correct unfortunately.

Nonsense, of course it's accurate. Why would they put an arrow on pointing to the filler cap side if it was on the other side. Are you thinking about the ridiculous story that was doing the rounds about the hose on the pump indicating the side of the filler?

No, bongtom is right, it's not 100% accurate.

If manufacturers (yes, you Mercedes) produce a vehicle with a limited market, they will use existing instrument clusters that suit the economics rather than the side of the fuel filler.

/former vehicle delivery operative

[Kuwahara]

My wife’s 10 plate Mini pointed to the opposite side of the filler…only time I’ve seen it mind…

[Milkyway]

Lynchie999 said:

HTP99 said:

remedy said:

vulture1 said:

back to the future Doc Emit name backwards is TIME

FFS. I've never realised that. Well done Zemekis and co.

48 years old here and have only just learnt that, my all time favourite film too!

ignoring the fact its spelt Emmett

Did he have a stutter and from Zummerzet.

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 31st March 08:33

[LimaDelta]

I was yesterday years old when I discovered (thanks to @Rainmaker1973 on Twitter) that six different every-day vegetables are the result of human driven selective breeding of Brassica Oleracea.

[TorqueDirty]

LimaDelta said:

I was yesterday years old when I discovered (thanks to @Rainmaker1973 on Twitter) that six different every-day vegetables are the result of human driven selective breeding of Brassica Oleracea.

That is really interesting.

But I think many would agree that they should have stopped at 5.

Brussels sprouts ......................... just saying!

Edited to remove unnecessarily energetic swearing about said Brussels Sprouts

Edited by TorqueDirty on Friday 31st March 12:01

[Milkyway]

MilkyWay Sr (93) wanted some white paint for his caravan... FIAT 249.

[Avenicus]

At 51, I have just found out that toasters have a tray at the bottom to catch the crumbs.

[Bobupndown]

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Did you know the reason that car alloy wheels tend to have spokes is to provide a useful thing to tie a dog’s lead to when you need to leave your dog alone with your car for a bit.

That's what tow bars are for.

[Randy Winkman]

Bobupndown said:

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Did you know the reason that car alloy wheels tend to have spokes is to provide a useful thing to tie a dog’s lead to when you need to leave your dog alone with your car for a bit.

That's what tow bars are for.

Tow bars are for wacking the shins of people who aren't looking where they are going in car parks. (Me once)

[McGee_22]

Randy Winkman said:

Bobupndown said:

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Did you know the reason that car alloy wheels tend to have spokes is to provide a useful thing to tie a dog’s lead to when you need to leave your dog alone with your car for a bit.

That's what tow bars are for.

Tow bars are for wacking the shins of people who aren't looking where they are going in car parks. (Me once)

Fixed towbars were the first parking distance aids.

[Randy Winkman]

Bobupndown said:

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Did you know the reason that car alloy wheels tend to have spokes is to provide a useful thing to tie a dog’s lead to when you need to leave your dog alone with your car for a bit.

That's what tow bars are for.

Tow bars are for wacking the shins of people who aren't looking where they are going in car parks. (Me once)

[austinsmirk]

McGee_22 said:

Randy Winkman said:

Bobupndown said:

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Did you know the reason that car alloy wheels tend to have spokes is to provide a useful thing to tie a dog’s lead to when you need to leave your dog alone with your car for a bit.

That's what tow bars are for.

Tow bars are for wacking the shins of people who aren't looking where they are going in car parks. (Me once)

Fixed towbars were the first parking distance aids.

Keeping it ph: my father had a rover P6 3.5 V8 in the 70’s

We came back to find a car parked right up against the rear bumper. My father shunted whatever lesser car it was backwards with the tow ball. Damaging it’s no plate and bumper

We drove off of course.

[Castrol for a knave]

I didn't realise that if you pull the heater control knob slider in a Triumph spitfire, the two speed fan switches on.

I just thought it was a st heater and only discovered his after commuting from Bradford to Durham for 3 months through one of the coldest winters for decades.

[GiantCardboardPlato]

Castrol for a knave said:

I didn't realise that if you pull the heater control knob slider in a Triumph spitfire, the two speed fan switches on.

I just thought it was a st heater and only discovered his after commuting from Bradford to Durham for 3 months through one of the coldest winters for decades.

it probably still was a st heater, only a bit less st than you thought.

[GloverMart]

Randy Winkman said:

Bobupndown said:

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Did you know the reason that car alloy wheels tend to have spokes is to provide a useful thing to tie a dog’s lead to when you need to leave your dog alone with your car for a bit.

That's what tow bars are for.

Tow bars are for wacking the shins of people who aren't looking where they are going in car parks. (Me once)

Looks like you've done it twice now. What an idiot!

[DavieW]

I only found out yesterday that in an email, CC stands for Carbon Copy and BCC for Blind Carbon Copy. I knew what they did but not the meaning.