# Lessons learned the hard way **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737 "2017-06-11T23:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/41 "2017-06-13T02:32:09Z")
Don’t let your mind wander too far while ironing clothes. If you do, you will forget where your other hand is in relation to the iron. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/42 "2017-06-13T02:34:46Z")
Hold the knob on the toilet down for at least a 3 count when flushing. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/43 "2017-06-13T02:35:53Z")
Don’t steam a wrinkle out of girlfriends blouse while she is wearing it. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/44 "2017-06-13T02:42:54Z")
As suggested by the earlier IMGUR link and confirmed by my personal experience, don’t hold a soldering iron like a pencil even if it is called a pencil soldering iron. Never, EVER, ask a woman when she is due unless you have heard her state she is pregnant. Mufflers on running tractors are hot. Take the fall to the ground rather than grabbing one to catch yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/45 "2017-06-13T02:51:33Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Do not get married to someone just because you fall head over heels in love with them, and ignore the fact you are two vastly different types of people. This. Big time. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/46 "2017-06-13T02:56:56Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Do not get married to someone just because you fall head over heels in love with them, and ignore the fact you are two vastly different types of people. So you believe two people in a relationship must be similar types of people in order to be successful? Or am I reading too much into what you’re saying? ---
**Author:** ![Randolph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/47 "2017-06-13T03:16:35Z")
> [@Arcite](#): > > If you can’t clearly tell from a woman’s online dating profile photos that she’s _not_ fat… she’s fat. But a guy who says he’s 6’0" will still usually be around 6’0", right? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/48 "2017-06-13T03:21:53Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Do not get married to someone just because you fall head over heels in love with them, and ignore the fact you are two vastly different types of people. > [@Ambivalid](#): > > So you believe two people in a relationship must be similar types of people in order to be successful? Or am I reading too much into what you’re saying? The operative word in Baker’s statement is **JUST**. These are lessons individuals have learned through their own personal experience. YMMV. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/49 "2017-06-13T03:24:56Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The operative word in Baker’s statement is **JUST**. These are lessons individuals have learned through their own personal experience. YMMV. > > Carry on. Hence my question. Directed at **Baker**. that is. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/50 "2017-06-13T03:26:12Z")
If your instincts tell you to run, then run. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/51 "2017-06-13T03:27:15Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > If your instincts tell you to run and you are in danger, then run. Can I ask how you learned this the hard way? It seems like it’d be an interesting story. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/52 "2017-06-13T03:28:31Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Hence my question. Directed at **Baker**. that is. 🙂 Hey, I can comment on your post if I want to. I don’t have Baker tied up under my desk. It sounded like you were trying to start a fight. Maybe you didn’t realize how you came across. Smiley doesn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/53 "2017-06-13T03:29:37Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Hey, I can comment on your post if I want to. I don’t have Baker tied up under my desk. It sounded like you were trying to start a fight. Maybe you didn’t realize how you came across. Smiley doesn’t help. Did I suggest you shouldn’t be allowed to post? And I’m sorry but the only one who sounds like they want a fight is you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/54 "2017-06-13T03:30:36Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Can I ask how you learned this the hard way? It seems like it’d be an interesting story. Its an embarrassing, personal story and I’ve probably spent at least $5000 on PTSD therapy due to it. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/55 "2017-06-13T03:32:04Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Its an embarrassing, personal story and I’ve probably spent at least $5000 on PTSD therapy due to it. Oh I don’t want you to bring up anything that is difficult to talk about. I only thought to ask because you mentioned what you did in your first post. No worries. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/56 "2017-06-13T03:36:45Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Its an embarrassing, personal story and I’ve probably spent at least $5000 on PTSD therapy due to it. Wait, you and Baker…? Sent from my LGMS631 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/57 "2017-06-13T03:38:27Z")
Hot Pyrex looks just like cold Pyrex. I watched a few people learn that the hard way in chemistry labs. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/58 "2017-06-13T03:44:04Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Wait, you and Baker…? > > Sent from my LGMS631 using Tapatalk lol 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/59 "2017-06-13T03:55:23Z")
The gun is loaded. Also Neodymium magnets larger than a quarter will make you bleed. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737/60 "2017-06-13T04:14:39Z")
Do not EVER, under any circumstances, try to adjust a alternator tensioner pully in the dark, ½ inebriated… Fingers do not go around drive pulleys well…and it hurts…a lot! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/788737.md?page=4)