zico 5:38 Wed Apr 14
What are you really crap at? I mean really crap?!
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Bit of time this week and thought I would paint the upstairs landing brightening up the coving and glossing the doors. Can't be too hard I thought. Well bar not looking into preparation properly (idiot), and not being the most patient with such things (idiot), I can definitely say that I am not very good at DIY. Pathetically useless in fact. From crashing a ladder down on one toe, to another on the other foot within seconds, or crashing it into my shins, to paint on the carpet and on me despite my best efforts not to, gloss not sticking properly (I know why now!) and walking around with masking tape or newspaper stuck to my feet, it has been an absolute disaster and I still have one door left to go! I am not clumsy generally but I can categorically say that it must have looked like Laurel & Hardy or Frank Spencer attempting DIY. Amazing isn't it how many times you brush past a door or a door frame during a day isn't it? Never notice unless the bloody thing is wet with paint!
So what are you fellow WHO'ers absolutely terrible at to the extent that it really isn't even worth you trying?!
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Mex Martillo
5:29 Fri Apr 16
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Hummm, this morning the Misses was in the shower so I let it lye. Then got to thinking, best not to rock the boat and keep my shopping ban which is actually ok. Don’t believe, One Iron if he says I did not have the bottle!
Strangely on the way back from a Friday lunch time beer, the Misses asked to nip into the supermarket so I went in to help and found some Marston promotional boxes of 6 beers on offer for 7 euros. I bought 3, result, too long since I had a Martons Pedigre. It was a favourite when I lived up north for a while. They are in the fridge cooling.
Internet shopping is not big here and last time we did it, it was expensive. Anyway not my area of operation as I’m banned.
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1964
2:13 Fri Apr 16
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Ironing
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Darlo Debs
1:57 Fri Apr 16
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I don't like food shopping alone, but if with Mr D then prefer it so i can pick my own stuff
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Bungo
1:54 Fri Apr 16
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Darlo Debs 1:51 Fri Apr 16
Nice. I really don't understand why anyone would opt for physical shopping of the generic bulky stuff anymore?
Can save any physical shopping then for the nice bits and pieces.
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Darlo Debs
1:51 Fri Apr 16
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Bungo Asda's site does that too.
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Bungo
1:32 Fri Apr 16
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Mex Martillo 8:03 Fri Apr 16
Delivery groceries are your friend.
Tap it in. Ask her to check the order. If the wrong thing is delivered (that isn't a substitution), she clearly didn't check the order properly.
Even better we've found an auto-order thing on Ocado that populates the shopping list with a typical order once a week (that you can then tweak), and books your preferred slot automatically each week.
You're welcome. 😁
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Mike Oxsaw
11:34 Fri Apr 16
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balders 8:52 Fri Apr 16
My ex (second marriage for both of us) is now on her eighth husband. I decided twice was enough to tell me what I needed to know.
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Oh dear
10:46 Fri Apr 16
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Joe C 11:20 Thu Apr 15
Your mate had a reasonable excuse, I'm not sure i do.....
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Nicey
8:57 Fri Apr 16
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Getting over Allardyce
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wd40
8:55 Fri Apr 16
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Crap at..
Well the Miss's tells me its sex and love making but deep down I'm sure she only joking about and having a laugh with me .
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Darlo Debs
8:55 Fri Apr 16
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Mex its not shopping you suck at, its mind reading.
What a stupid thing to go ballistic over. .
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balders
8:52 Fri Apr 16
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Marriage
On my 4th go thinking I may be a little bit at fault
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wd40
8:50 Fri Apr 16
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Thanks Nurse I took your advice
and informed her of your advice.
Resulting in her looking right through me and then walking off saying " dont think so "
That's told her!
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Nurse Ratched
8:26 Fri Apr 16
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BTW, I am NOT contributing to any alimony resulting from my advice on this site 😁
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Mex Martillo
8:23 Fri Apr 16
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Thanks nurse, I off to tell her.
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Nurse Ratched
8:19 Fri Apr 16
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Flipping hell, your wives all sound horrible! Is it really worth creating an argument over such trivial things? Mex, your wife is in the wrong. When I ask my children to do grocery shopping I always stipulate on the list whether I want salted butter, unsalted or both.
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Mex Martillo
8:03 Fri Apr 16
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Sydney_Iron 11:00 Thu Apr 15
Sydney I’m banned from shopping! Last time I did it I was given a list which had butter on it, which I purchased along with a load of other stuff. Get back and the Misses goes ballistic as I got butter without salt! Instead of butter with salt. This was an enlightening moment for me as I had never noticed different types of butter existed. Anyway, I unhelpfully I pointed out that this description was not indicted on the list and apparently broke some sacred rule by suggesting it was the same and didn’t matter anyway. Well end of argument and story was I got banned. Anyway, I don’t consider this a true indication that I am crap at shopping, so probably shouldn’t be posting. However, I like the arrangement as I don’t like shopping anyway. I did not consciously engineer this, honest.
Nurse, perhaps its the type of biscuits we buy? I am going to politely ask other to open my biscuits and watch them closely.
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DiCaniosLefty
6:02 Fri Apr 16
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Agree with the OP, and
Darlo Debs 2:09 Fri Apr 16
zebthecat 1:34 Fri Apr 16
agree cat, who can be arsed with small talk.
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Mike Oxsaw
5:44 Fri Apr 16
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I used to love all the preparation work for DIY - sanding down/removing old paint - primer, undercoat, two top coats. Could switch off from the world for a few hours.
Problem I always had with that was picking a partner who wasn't FUCKING IMPATIENT and expected it all done perfectly yesterday.
So. Choosing wives/partners probably my failing.*
* - Reader's voice: "No fucking surprises there!"
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Darlo Debs
2:09 Fri Apr 16
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I amgood at doing the small talk thing at work (kjnd of have to be), but in a social situation i'm not good, and the older i am getting, the less i want to
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zebthecat
1:34 Fri Apr 16
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Social interaction and smalltalk with other human beings generally.
I don't get it at all.
With good friends yes but with strangers is another matter...
...what's the point?
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