Things I did not know about..

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Now that I am homebound, the list of 'I will do when i get time' is coming back to haunt. One of them was bleeding the radiators. After trawling in the garage, found a radiator key, but the bleeping thing would not fit our radiators (must be from the old house). Its then I realised that i could bleed our radiators with just a screwdriver!!. I am sure everyone knew it, but a big discovery for me.

looking fwd to hear other's new discovery.. i am betting someone has found a new recipe or how to make the toilet roll go the extra mile ..
 
Mudball said:
Now that I am homebound, the list of 'I will do when i get time' is coming back to haunt. One of them was bleeding the radiators. After trawling in the garage, found a radiator key, but the bleeping thing would not fit our radiators (must be from the old house). Its then I realised that i could bleed our radiators with just a screwdriver!!. I am sure everyone knew it, but a big discovery for me.

looking fwd to hear other's new discovery.. i am betting someone has found a new recipe or how to make the toilet roll go the extra mile ..
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Put an auto bleed valve on your rad, and never have that issue again;)
 
How much noise the aircraft overhead made - even though we thought the disturbance for us not that much - the silence is golden - especially now that noise from the nearby main road has largely gone also.
 
sunshine said:
I always thought my children had a lot to say when I got home in the evening because they hadn't seen me since breakfast. Turns out they literally talk non-stop all day (they are girls after all :)).
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I have a boy and exact opposite. We are best of friends during morning school run and after i get home. past 2 days, it has been a struggle to have a conversation - we run out of pranks after some time.

Also, i realise that they seem to be doing a lot of academic stuff (for 10 yr olds).. the Mrs has been flat out in doing the lessons with him.
 
Mudball said:
One more thing that I did not know that existed... had to google it. Interesting concept. But how do you top up the system if it keeps letting air out?
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I havent had to top up the system for ages (combi bolier that has a tap on theunderside of it to top up the water pressure if needed:)) and much less often than before I fitted the auto bleed valve on the only rad that used to collect a little air.
 
If you put a little water in a wine bottle and warm it with a candle then balance a testicle on the top the bottle the testicle gets slowly sucked inside the bottle.
Does anyone know the trick to get it back out?
Asking for a friend.
 
How noisy the local neighbourhood use to be. There is a school sports ground used my football clubs in the evenings not too far away as the crow flies (500 yards) and although with double glazing etc we don't hear it in the house you can in the garden. We can usually hear a distant rumbling from the busy A329M which is eerily quiet tonight and never appreciated how many aeroplanes actually flew over coming into Heathrow
 
SocketRocket said:
If you put a little water in a wine bottle and warm it with a candle then balance a testicle on the top the bottle the testicle gets slowly sucked inside the bottle.
Does anyone know the trick to get it back out?
Asking for a friend.
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Oh c'mon, at least ask harder question. Place the other testicle on the edge of a table and get a good friend to hit it with a steak hammer - you know, the hammers with lots of sharp points in it. You'll will find that on the down swing you will quickly learn how Sumo wrestlers learn to suck their testicles back inside their body. Either that or your head ends up through the ceiling and only cats and small children hear the pitch of your scream.
 
Hobbit said:
Oh c'mon, at least ask harder question. Place the other testicle on the edge of a table and get a good friend to hit it with a steak hammer - you know, the hammers with lots of sharp points in it. You'll will find that on the down swing you will quickly learn how Sumo wrestlers learn to suck their testicles back inside their body. Either that or your head ends up through the ceiling and only cats and small children hear the pitch of your scream.
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Feeling better Bri....:unsure::p
 
Hobbit said:
Oh c'mon, at least ask harder question. Place the other testicle on the edge of a table and get a good friend to hit it with a steak hammer - you know, the hammers with lots of sharp points in it. You'll will find that on the down swing you will quickly learn how Sumo wrestlers learn to suck their testicles back inside their body. Either that or your head ends up through the ceiling and only cats and small children hear the pitch of your scream.
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Worth a try. I'll tell him.

He asked if there's another way!
 
Strangely, how comfortable I am without other people. Yes I miss my friends and want to be in the pub again but being at home without contact with anyone except my wife is actually ok. Also the simple pleasure of just going for a walk either on my own or with my wife.

Learning to shop efficiently and creatively. How ever empty the supermarket was I could always create a few meal ideas in my head as I walked round.

Bearing in mind how much I hate the gym, how much I miss hard exercise
 
GB72 said:
Strangely, how comfortable I am without other people. Yes I miss my friends and want to be in the pub again but being at home without contact with anyone except my wife is actually ok. Also the simple pleasure of just going for a walk either on my own or with my wife.

Learning to shop efficiently and creatively. How ever empty the supermarket was I could always create a few meal ideas in my head as I walked round.

Bearing in mind how much I hate the gym, how much I miss hard exercise
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I was with you until the last line Greg lol
 
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