Stuff you should know, but don't

Soldato
Joined
27 Oct 2003
Posts
4,996
Location
East Mids.
After realising the other day that I don't know how to sew a button onto a shirt, I was wondering who else doesn't know how to do something that they really should.
 
The real question is how many of you can still wire a plug socket? Without looking up how to do it?

As these day's every electrical item has a moulded plug and it pre wired as this is required by law - I remember the days where you had to put the plug on your self on almost everything..... most cases too you had to buy the plug separate
I remember buying a video recorder from dixons and they offerd a plug wireing service for £10 LOL

But to answer your question - Clean the house up the way my Misses likes it. The way I clean up is never to the standard my misses does it and she make's it known too! just this weekend she's at work so I spend 3 hours doing house work - she come home and she can spot anything out of place a mile away -I will never win this battle It's her way or nothing. LOL
 
Last edited:
I couldn't do my tie knot. This is a problem because I have to wear one to work every day hehe.

My wife used to tie them for me when I got a new tie and then I just loosened them rather than undo them every day, so the same knots stayed done for ages and didn't always look very good.

I kept telling myself I should learn and but never bothered for years, until I stumbled upon a video on youtube that shows how to do a half windsor knot. Practiced it several times while watching the video, and now I can do them no problem. Plus a half windsor is a nicer knot than the standard ones my wife did :)
 
The real question is how many of you can still wire a plug socket? Without looking up how to do it?

As these day's every electrical item has a moulded plug and it pre wired as this is required by law - I remember the days where you had to put the plug on your self on almost everything..... most cases too you had to buy the plug separate
I remember buying a video recorder from dixons and they offerd a plug wireing service for £10 LOL

But to answer your question - Clean the house up the way my Misses likes it. The way I clean up is never to the standard my misses does it and she make's it known too! just this weekend she's at work so I spend 3 hours doing house work - she come home and she can spot anything out of place a mile away -I will never win this battle It's her way or nothing. LOL

In Gibraltar we have UK-type electric fittings, but we buy a lot of our appliances in Spain because of the proximity. They use 2 pin plugs, so we have plenty of practice fitting UK plugs on stuff.
 
The real question is how many of you can still wire a plug socket? Without looking up how to do it?

As these day's every electrical item has a moulded plug and it pre wired as this is required by law - I remember the days where you had to put the plug on your self on almost everything..... most cases too you had to buy the plug separate
I remember buying a video recorder from dixons and they offerd a plug wireing service for £10 LOL

But to answer your question - Clean the house up the way my Misses likes it. The way I clean up is never to the standard my misses does it and she make's it known too! just this weekend she's at work so I spend 3 hours doing house work - she come home and she can spot anything out of place a mile away -I will never win this battle It's her way or nothing. LOL

i was taught how to wire a plug when i was seven. i can still wire a plug now :)

then again, i'd be a pretty shoddy electrical engineer if i couldn't :p
 
The real question is how many of you can still wire a plug socket? Without looking up how to do it?

As these day's every electrical item has a moulded plug and it pre wired as this is required by law - I remember the days where you had to put the plug on your self on almost everything..... most cases too you had to buy the plug separate
I remember buying a video recorder from dixons and they offerd a plug wireing service for £10 LOL

But to answer your question - Clean the house up the way my Misses likes it. The way I clean up is never to the standard my misses does it and she make's it known too! just this weekend she's at work so I spend 3 hours doing house work - she come home and she can spot anything out of place a mile away -I will never win this battle It's her way or nothing. LOL

I think you must share the same gf as me...it was only this weekend i did exactly that and got moaned at that it wasn't clean enough!
 
Back
Top Bottom