British Expats - Pet Peeves?

I suspected it was wrong and I welcome a correction. Couldn't be bothered with the old Googling this morning.:o
(And if someone could explain to me how a bloody sowing machine works...looping a thread through another one and all that gubbins.)

No, you were right, I was just laughing at the word flange ...

bugman

Mar 9th 2014 10:56 am

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pet peeve is still no double cream, I can find substitutes for just about everything else or make my own but not for double cream, it's frustrating because that 35% heavy cream is like air and does not compare.......peeve over.

edit, it is possible to let unadulterated 100% heavy cream sit for a couple of weeks and let the fat rise and scoop off, it can be almost like butter by that point but it's pretty nice on scones, but a bit tasteless for some reason.

Cardienscarf

Mar 9th 2014 11:04 am

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Hotscot

Mar 9th 2014 11:06 am

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Originally Posted by Cardienscarf (Post 11165652)

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Witchcraft!
(Thank you..could watch for hours...)

RICH	Mar 9th 2014 12:57 pm

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I just knew dobbin was wrong when I typed it. It's bobbin.:rofl:

Bob	Mar 9th 2014 1:02 pm

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11164611)

Do you spend much time waiting for the water to drain? :rolleyes: .... I pop the plug up, then dry my hands, and honestly it makes no difference to me whether it takes 30 seconds or 30 minutes to drain.

Because they're a PITA to clean the drain and clog up easily in comparison.

My peeve of the day is inputting time on a iOS calendar. I want to type it in, not have to spin that shitty wheel for ages till it gets to the half hour...and when I've been inputting various events that all begin on the half hour but end on the hour, it would be nice if you picked up on the trend after a couple of goes.

POS.

Pulaski

Mar 9th 2014 1:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 11165746)

Yeah, well that's Apple for ya! :rolleyes: .... There are no iGadgets in the Pulaski household. :)

Boomhauer

Mar 9th 2014 1:33 pm

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Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 11165446)

"Germophobic" doesn't begin to describe you if an automatic no-touch tap causes you concerns about too much contact with the hardware. :rolleyes:

It not the tech. per see, it is the faucet being too close to the basin wall , such that my hands will touch the basin when trying to wash them. Same is true for certain manual faucets.

Boomhauer

Mar 9th 2014 1:34 pm

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Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11165449)

I'd be more worried about what all the people who didn't use it had left on the door handle on the way out. :sneaky:

I never touch the door handles with my bare hands, always use a paper towel to open or close :D

RICH	Mar 9th 2014 1:40 pm

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Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 11165783)

I never touch the door handles with my bare hands, always use a paper towel to open or close :D

Do you get sick a lot? Just wondering if it helps:)

Pulaski

Mar 9th 2014 2:27 pm

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Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 11165783)

I never touch the door handles with my bare hands, always use a paper towel to open or close :D

Me too! :nod: ..... And apparently many of my colleagues do as there is an additional bin (apart from the one that is integral to the towel dispenser) placed next to the door, and it is always full to overflowing.

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Originally Posted by RICH (Post 11165790)

Do you get sick a lot? Just wondering if it helps.

Me? .... Rarely, I am just about over the worst stinking head cold I have had in so many years I don't remember the last time I had one this bad, maybe 4-5 years? When I lived in London I used to get them continuously for at least six months of the year during the winter, and sporadically during the summer too.

md95065

Mar 9th 2014 3:28 pm

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Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 11165781)

It not the tech. per see, it is the faucet being too close to the basin wall , such that my hands will touch the basin when trying to wash them. Same is true for certain manual faucets.

I don't want to cause you undue concern here, but have you considered that the water itself isn't exactly free of germs ...

Yorkieabroad

Mar 9th 2014 5:04 pm

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My eldest is a bit of a germaphobe too. He does the whole contortion act trying to open the door with a paper towel, then hold it with his knee while trying to hit the trash can with the paper towel. Heaven forbid he misses, because being a Boy Scout, he takes Leave No Trace seriously (apart from when he's peeing in his own bathroom at home:frown:) so has to go pick it up and start all over again:lol:

A couple of weeks back he came back from the toilet all excited...Dad, Dad, come see what I found in the toilet...somewhat nervously I followed him back and he showed me, as proudly as if he'd invented it himself, a sign etched into the door plate/handle proudly proclaiming that the handle was made of a specially treated metal that rendered it germ free. Forever. I have no idea if that is even possible, but it satisfied my first born!

Yorkieabroad

Mar 9th 2014 5:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 11165746)

I was trying to sign up for something online on my iPad today. It included an inset window with t&c that you had to scroll to the bottom of before you could agree to. Try as I might, I couldn't get the inset window to swipe/scroll instead of the whole page, which meant I couldn't agree to the t&c. Ended up having to go to my old reliable laptop and re-enter all the info...:frown:

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