Special 'knacks' or abilities.

[Balmoral Green]

Dinkel just posted something on another thread about not needing a watch because he can keep time to about fifteen minutes without one anyway. Impressive!

So what 'knacks' or special abilities do PH'ers have?

I can measure stuff up without a tape to within 25mm by eye, such as a house full of windows and doors, its accurate enough for pricing anyway. Of course I will check stuff with the tape just to confirm my sense of infallibility :D

[2 Smokin Barrels]

I can drink my own body weight in beer in an eight hour slot.

[off_again]

Telling a funny joke and making it not funny at all....

[Twincam16]

I can usually tell someone lots of things about a car from a single glance, including value.

[groucho]

Balmoral Green said:

Dinkel just posted something on another thread about not needing a watch because he can keep time to about fifteen minutes without one anyway. Impressive!

I can do that too, due to a lifetime of working outside I reckon.

[bga]

I can't tell the time like that but I can wake up without an alarm within 5 mins of whatever time I need to wake up. Not failed me yet....

[alexkp]

I am pretty good at valuing stuff - and getting a bargain.

A couple of recent ones:

A Piano Accordion from a Car Boot sale for £30 - sold for £350.

A Longines watch for £300, sold for £1450

A mixing desk for £20, sold for £970.

I just do it for fun - got the knack from my dear old dad.

[zaktoo]

I have the unenviable ability to repel money in any shape or form. No matter what my income over any measurable period, fate steps in to ensure that the value of goods needing replacing, fixing or paying for in that same period exceeds income by at least a token amount...

[srebbe64]

Because of my job, buying and selling companies, I've learned how tell when the other side is liying - or bluffing. In the main we get it right. Interestingly, If l tell friends that I can read body-language, etc, they become very uncomfortable.

[alexkp]

Actually I thought of another one I do - a bit like Srebbe - I can cold read people pretty well - telling them very detailed things about them they have never told me.

I used to do this as a party trick (but it was damn good for getting the chicks when I was a student... )

[Nevin]

I'm not sure if I'm going mental or not, but I appear to be able to make streetlights fail. I have noticed it over 30 times I would say since I was 18, that on occasion when near a street light it will fail.

Now street lights don't tend to fail that regularly, so it seems to be more than just a coincidence, but then again I am probably just a bit dog's trousers.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

srebbe64 said:

I've learned how tell when the other side is liying -

..as they say, you can tell when a salesman is lying, his lips are moving.

Ker chang! I fang you!

[mybrainhurts]

I'm really good at getting confused.....

[stainless_steve]

i can rotate my tongue through 180 degree...calm down ladies

[2 Smokin Barrels]

anonymous said:

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You can rotate Steve's tongue...is that from a distance, or using forceps

[stainless_steve]

anonymous said:

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guess not

i was the only one in the pub the other night,thought i was on to something

[FunkyNige]

Nevin said:

I'm not sure if I'm going mental or not, but I appear to be able to make streetlights fail. I have noticed it over 30 times I would say since I was 18, that on occasion when near a street light it will fail. Now street lights don't tend to fail that regularly, so it seems to be more than just a coincidence, but then again I am probably just a bit dog's trousers.

You don't see the ones that are failing away from you...

[stackmonkey]

My 'Gaydar' is over 90% accurate

For some reason my wrists are flexible enough to be able to bend my thumb back (on each hand) to touch the wrist on the same arm.

[mxdi]

I can weigh flour without scales to within an ounce normally

[catso]

I can lick my eybrows, and breathe through my ears...