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Title: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Claire Mc Cullagh on June 26, 2008, 11:51:51 AM
Hi

Just back into the office from lunch...And I know a lot of people don't agree with sunbeds and that they are bad for you.  But I do use them everynow and again.  so that when I go on my holidays I don't look like a large white whale lying on the beach.

But what I want to know is there anything you do thats just silly.  Like still holding onto the tap when drinking a glass of water?  or is that just me ...... :wow1:
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: georg ruf jr. on June 26, 2008, 01:20:36 PM
I hold onto the tap and check the time while holding the full glass....
Forget it
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Delia on June 26, 2008, 01:58:22 PM
even if i'm indoors i still cup my hand around the flame when lighting a smoke.............does that count as whacky claire?
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Claire Mc Cullagh on June 26, 2008, 02:29:16 PM
tottaly :   My Mom ducks down when driving under a bridge ??
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Paula Gottsch (Willson) on June 26, 2008, 02:36:58 PM
If I see an Ambulance I always touch my head and then touch my toes and hope I never go in one of those.

bling1
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Claire Mc Cullagh on June 26, 2008, 02:47:36 PM
when walking with my sister - she will not allow anything to come inbetween us :  Don't split the post, I get told!!!
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee) on June 26, 2008, 05:37:47 PM
Habbit or stupidity ?  -   I almost always toutch the kettle right after it has boiled to feel if the water is warm.  Ja, right  -  as if it would ever be cold when it has just boiled.


Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Rhona on June 26, 2008, 08:42:22 PM
I wave at one magpie

One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret never to be told.........

AND
I always bless myself when an ambulance passes me.......
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michele Alexander (Voden) on June 26, 2008, 08:43:27 PM
Whenever I talk to my folks on the phone and it come time to say goodbye, we always say bye at least 3 times each, bye, bye, bye. It drives Mike nuts - don't know why we do it, just find it hard to put the phone down I guess!

callme
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Rhona on June 26, 2008, 09:02:39 PM
  :sorriso2: I always end a phone conversation with 'Bye so bye'........what the hell is that all about?  idontknow
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: georg ruf jr. on June 27, 2008, 03:19:42 AM
Don't you ever dare take the last mouthful of my plate! I warned you!  faceinfood  image14
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Delia on June 27, 2008, 10:30:22 AM
Another one - when i'm a passenger (as opposed to driving), and i think the driver isn't going to brake in time i press my feet up against the floor boards (ridiculously thinking it's going to stop the car if necessary)..........how many of your drivers do the same when passengers?
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Claire Mc Cullagh on June 27, 2008, 10:40:32 AM
 numberone

keep them coming - i'm feeling more and more normal by the minute e154

Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Julie Vice (Willson) on June 27, 2008, 10:58:10 AM
 numberone


I do when driving with Greg, funny thing is, he's not a bad driver....... he now calls me Hyacinths from Keeping Up Appearances

Hi Dee   e154   and family
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Sheena on June 27, 2008, 12:35:59 PM
Julie, if your Hyacinth then you must have room for a pony......
Do you have room for a pony???  hee hee e154
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Julie Vice (Willson) on June 27, 2008, 12:41:05 PM
I do and Noels looking at buying a Merc.... so nearly there :emot186:
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on June 27, 2008, 06:58:58 PM
Quote from: Delia on June 26, 2008, 01:58:22 PM
even if i'm indoors i still cup my hand around the flame when lighting a smoke.............does that count as whacky claire?

:sorriso2: I do that as well Delia.   
and I never drive in a green car.
I always walk on the right of the person I'm walking with otherwise I crabwalk.
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: SandyB on June 27, 2008, 07:38:09 PM
I squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle  upwards and continue to do so till it becomes difficult to get toothpaste out .. then  frustration makes me come to my senses and do the whole  squeeze it from the bottom to move the gunk up to the top .. next time i proceed to squeeze from the  new  and shorter middle .. and  repeat the whole show all over again .. and yes i may be a good and  fast driver but I do the pressing of the foot when a passenger ..  I,m very aware of stopping distance . some people scare me the way they brake at the last moment .. never know whats going to happen ..
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: georg ruf jr. on June 30, 2008, 07:32:25 AM
Quote from: Julie Vice (Willson) on June 27, 2008, 12:41:05 PM
I do and Noels looking at buying a Merc.... so nearly there :emot186:

Does he know Mercs run on a LOT of petrol???  :emot19:
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michele Alexander (Voden) on July 02, 2008, 11:43:09 AM
If I cut open a roll/brotchen for myself then I always break off the soft inside piece of the top half and eat it before I start putting any filling in the roll.

Don't know why!

:emot112:
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Claire Mc Cullagh on July 02, 2008, 11:56:49 AM
toast has to be cut in triangles, not recangles ????? taste better yum yum  :buffo9:
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Cherry (Alcock) on July 02, 2008, 12:25:15 PM
Oddballs the lot o' ye!

Me? Do the breaking thing all the time - I hate being a passenger.  Also constantly straighten the towels in the bathroom.
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michele Alexander (Voden) on July 02, 2008, 01:05:24 PM
Some people I know always make sure the toilet roll paper feeds from the bottom (or top - can't remember!)

We go through so much loo paper at home I couldn't give a damn which way it rolls as long as the empty roll has been replaced!

Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: georg ruf jr. on July 02, 2008, 01:27:38 PM
No, no no Michele! Toilette paper MUST roll from the top, no doubt. And it must always be rolled up.
Did you mean me??
image06
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: SandyB on July 02, 2008, 01:38:37 PM
I am not  the  most  tidy  person on this planet  .. I  drop clothing literally  as I  walk  through the  house  .. expecting  it  to  just be  magically  picked up ..  Mom never got me  right on that one..  but  yet I cannot stand looking at a picture that is  slightly skew on the wall .. And  yes  you  right Claire .. toast in triangles doe  strangely so taste better  .. what about  toast fingers ??
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: pam spackman on July 02, 2008, 01:55:12 PM
I always put my foot down as if breaking....but I don't even drive!!!

Triangles with (toast) marmite and cheese 'you either luv it or hate it!!'

Always walk on the outside of the lil gran'kids!!         bighug
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: SandyB on July 02, 2008, 02:38:09 PM
  Buttered Toast fingers go  well with  soft boiled egg  chopped up  in  bowl and  mushed  gently with butter , white  pepper and  salt ..   then  you  kind of scoop it  up  with the  buttered  toast fingers .. Yummy ...
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Claire Mc Cullagh on July 02, 2008, 03:02:53 PM
My husband Frank has to eat all his veg first,  where as I have to have a small piece of everything on my plait on the fork at the same time.  My son Aaron has to fill his Yorkshire puddings with the peas and potatoes ,  eatting in our house is a real treat ...... hehehehe :emot19:
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michael Alexander on July 02, 2008, 06:22:25 PM
I double back or triple back on some things like, switching things off and locking doors..... even though I know I have done it... I just have to go back and check it again...like when I disconnect from the internet...I know I have disconnected ...but I have to go and check again..... I've locked a door...I know it/....... But I just have to go back and check it..... I know I married Michele, but I have to go back and make sure .........  swink
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Paula Gottsch (Willson) on July 02, 2008, 06:24:45 PM
Mike there is a medical term for this, speak to your GP!

:emot19: image24
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michael Alexander on July 02, 2008, 06:25:34 PM
I double back or triple back on some things like, switching things off and locking doors..... even though I know I have done it... I just have to go back and check it again...like when I disconnect from the internet...I know I have disconnected ...but I have to go and check again..... I've locked a door...I know it/....... But I just have to go back and check it..... I know I married Michele, but I have to go back and make sure .........  swink
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Paula Gottsch (Willson) on July 02, 2008, 06:31:31 PM
Michele make a appointment with his GP first thing in the morning, I'm concerned for his well being.  I'll start checking the medical books.

:emot26:




Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: SandyB on July 02, 2008, 06:38:16 PM
Uh Oh ! this is like  peeling an onion .. as the layers go we have recognition .. Locking doors .. On reflection  i do that often to the point of turning back even if its gonna cost me a few minutes .. and double check .. but then thats when me distracted  mood in the morning. or in a rush .. . i know its dangerous and has consequencs so i sooner double check .. Michael we getting worried about your last utterance .. rolling pin for you !!
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Paula Gottsch (Willson) on July 02, 2008, 06:42:02 PM
SandyB, don't take the P--s out of the inflicted, poor Michele has to live with him.  swink


@ Michele  dawoman
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: SandyB on July 02, 2008, 07:01:33 PM
Our Paula .. Settled down I hope ..  good to see you  transmogrified into Bugs Bunny .. how  you doing??  .. me nowhere near  taking piss out of Mike .. I am having dejavu moments of recognition and  yes well yes ..  aware of our  perfectly inflicted  imperfection .. its what makes us all so interesting .. Michele seems to be happy with the  crazy man she settled with and  yes  she is indeed the woman .. 
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: pam spackman on July 03, 2008, 01:44:43 PM
Whenever I'm buying a magazine or paper I can never take the top one,

it always has to be a couple behind....the same with all my shopping,I

always have to take from behind the front ones!!!  Does any one else do that?? idontknow
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Diana Rudd (Boehme) on July 03, 2008, 02:08:17 PM
Oh yes, I think because I test the front bottles of deodorant,perfume and airfreshners that everybody else does. Then I take one from the back.
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michele Alexander (Voden) on July 03, 2008, 02:17:52 PM
@ Pam - I also don't take the top magazine/newspaper, always from the middle of the pile!

And also with regard to shopping - I like to pack the shopping into the bags myself, I hate it when someone else packs it and all the shopping is mixed up!

Mike also always used to laugh at me when I set out the breakfast table at night before going to bed - of course not being the one who has to get the girls sorted and off to school he doesn't realize how of a morning every second counts. Now in all the magazines you read about time-saving they tell you to do that, so  :emot172: to you Mike!

e154
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: pam spackman on July 03, 2008, 02:19:17 PM
Hi Di, how are you??

Yes I think that's most probably why I do it!!

How's that little grandaughter of yours? e154
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: pam spackman on July 03, 2008, 02:23:45 PM
Hey Michelle,howzit/ Yes I use to do that when we had them all at home too.....

I still make sure I have fresh coffee in the filter before we go to bed.....am

not human 'til I've had my coffee in the morning!!!!! laughpoint
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Julie Vice (Willson) on July 03, 2008, 02:34:21 PM
Hell, this is a buzy topic today can't get in here for love nor money  :sorriso2:

@ Pam an Di....same here

My mom was the best...when loading the washing machine she would start with smalls then on top of that medium items then the larger things... hanging the washing, all the underwear would be in the middle (so neighbours could'nt see) then she would work her way outwards with jeans being the last to be hung

Shopping.... all the cold stuff together all the tins together, cleaning material ect ect. Paula and I still giggle about it when we go shopping.
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michael Alexander on July 03, 2008, 03:38:26 PM
Retail Tips.... Never take the front item in an upright fridge, it will be older than the one at the back and not as fresh due to the defrost cycles on the fridge or warm air in a store blowing against it... always take from the back...

When buying a deep frozen item, always take from the bottom, sometimes the packers or a customer leave the item above the red line ... partially defrosts then is repacked into the fridge by mistake by a packer only to refreeze..... so take from the bottom.....
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Rhona on July 03, 2008, 04:10:01 PM
What if I fell into the freezer reaching for the items at the bottom?
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Michael Alexander on July 03, 2008, 06:59:01 PM
You should only shop in a store that caters for leprechauns then.......   image201
Title: Re: Ridiculous Things we do...or don't do
Post by: Rhona on July 03, 2008, 08:41:58 PM
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