Thumbbass 318 Posted September 28, 2021 Bit of a mind dump of dull musings. Today's dump. Other nationalities are confused as to why we have 2 taps, one for cold water and one for hot water, and not a mixer tap. We're used to it and the reason being the old tank in the loft that had a dead sparrow in it was probably best not drunk from or mixed with your drinking water....but here's the dump... Most people have combi boilers now, if a tap isn't fully rotated to cold, the boiler fires but doesn't need to. How much energy is wasted daily by gas boilers unnecessarily firing due to mixer taps? They should be banned and separate taps you can't move with wet hands reintroduced. I know, I'm boring myself. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,128 Posted September 28, 2021 Whenever the media have a story about Bitcoin they have a graphic showing a coin with the Bitcoin symbol on it when the point of crypto currencies is that they don't have notes and coins. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 28, 2021 Why don't value biscuits have a tear here strip? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,325 Posted September 29, 2021 9 hours ago, A Load of Squit said: Whenever the media have a story about Bitcoin they have a graphic showing a coin with the Bitcoin symbol on it when the point of crypto currencies is that they don't have notes and coins. They don't have notes and coins - but call it Bitcoin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted September 29, 2021 Will anyone actually invent a plastic layer on those microwave meals that actually peels off as it should with consistency? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thumbbass 318 Posted September 29, 2021 10 hours ago, Rock The Boat said: They don't have notes and coins - but call it Bitcoin? People saying crypto currencies are 'well dodgy' but making 99% of their payments completely without cash and the only way they know they have money is on an app, on their phone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,714 Posted September 29, 2021 One of life's simple pleasures.The perfect boiled egg. Marvellous.👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,317 Posted September 29, 2021 I was recently wondering what the point of chequebooks was these days and when the last time I used a cheque was...and then had to write a cheque today (and the last time was over two years ago according to the stubs). Living on the edge. 🤣 Apples 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,932 Posted September 29, 2021 Why do perforated things not tear off that well? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,714 Posted September 29, 2021 Was it a ripped stamp? Now here is the oddest, long running twitter account. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted September 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Herman said: Was it a ripped stamp? Now here is the oddest, long running twitter account. I'd also recommend @coffee_dad for similar weirdness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,714 Posted September 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, king canary said: I'd also recommend @coffee_dad for similar weirdness. Blimey, 73k tweets. That's some dedication.Got to be one of the Waveney clan.🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,554 Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, TheGunnShow said: Why do perforated things not tear off that well? Ah now, and this is related, I defy anyone to come up with anything as boring as this. In hotel rooms with refreshment tray they have little elongated sachets of instant coffee, with a 'tear here' strip. Now in every case in the history of hotels I have been in the coffee granules have migrated to that end so to tear the strip you first have to push the granules down towards the other end.🤓 PS. And don't get me started on supermarket carrier bags that have double handles at either side... Edited September 30, 2021 by PurpleCanary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted September 30, 2021 Tea Bags. Cellophane Wrapper over a box which contains foil bags of tea which are in bags. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,181 Posted September 30, 2021 I regularly think about Icelandic politics But I don't imagine it would be of much interest here 😳 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted September 30, 2021 why do the shells come easily off some hard boiled eggs, yet others half the white comes off with the shell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,932 Posted September 30, 2021 41 minutes ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said: I regularly think about Icelandic politics But I don't imagine it would be of much interest here 😳 Minn tími mun koma! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,410 Posted October 1, 2021 11 hours ago, Van wink said: why do the shells come easily off some hard boiled eggs, yet others half the white comes off with the shell Yes! This! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thumbbass 318 Posted October 1, 2021 For anyone using Twitter, here is a suitably boringly comedic account of people who are selling mirrors. https://twitter.com/SellingAMirror 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,714 Posted October 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, Thumbbass said: For anyone using Twitter, here is a suitably boringly comedic account of people who are selling mirrors. https://twitter.com/SellingAMirror There's a few there where you're glad the mirror isn't any bigger.😲😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,410 Posted October 3, 2021 Why can't Americans pick up cats properly 🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Raptor 1,199 Posted October 3, 2021 Why do Americans say Legos. The word Lego is already the plural. Fools Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,714 Posted October 3, 2021 11 hours ago, The Raptor said: Why do Americans say Legos. The word Lego is already the plural. Fools They're too busy doing math....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Raptor 1,199 Posted October 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Herman said: They're too busy doing math....... Booooo. That's even worse 😂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thumbbass 318 Posted October 4, 2021 21 hours ago, Wings of a Sparrow said: Why can't Americans pick up cats properly 🤔 Is that a thing? What are they doing to cats? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,410 Posted October 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Thumbbass said: Is that a thing? What are they doing to cats? In films, TV series, they always seem to pick them up 'under the arms' with no support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thumbbass 318 Posted October 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Wings of a Sparrow said: In films, TV series, they always seem to pick them up 'under the arms' with no support. I will make this a priority. Although it sounds like the way I'd pick a cat up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thumbbass 318 Posted October 5, 2021 When copying text from a website, I don't EVER want to paste the formatting. Bit of a geek one that but if you know you know. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings of a Sparrow 1,410 Posted October 8, 2021 How my broadband is delivered into my home via what can only be described as a two wire, brittle, at least 20 year old, bell wire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
