# Things I Must Remember ... Next Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868 "2018-12-09T23:24:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/21 "2018-12-10T20:31:18Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > …to flip the “reserve” switch back after filling the gas on the motorcycle before getting on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Turn the gas ‘On’ when on the line for a dead-engine start. 😉 This never happened to me. I had the _“Turn the Gas On, Dummy!”_ sticker on my tank. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/22 "2018-12-10T21:09:16Z")
Someone in another thread admitted to trying to pop a pan full of what turned out to be, I think, lentils. My father was a big Brylcreem fan, except for the morning he filled his hair full of Crest. Labels matter, people! ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/23 "2018-12-10T21:48:40Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > My father was a big Brylcreem fan, except for the morning he filled his hair full of Crest. Labels matter, people! One day I was getting ready to go to high school and grabbed the Lysol bathroom cleaner instead of the hairspray. I think I went to school with wet (freshly rewashed) hair that day. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/24 "2018-12-10T21:50:42Z")
> [@CookingWithGas](#): > > …to flip the “reserve” switch back after filling the gas on the motorcycle before getting on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. > > What did your wife \*intend \*to drink that resembles a bottle of bleach? > [@kayaker](#): > > That’s what I was wondering as well. Chainsaw oil, maybe? Linseed oil? > > For me, it’s don’t forget to add sugar to everyone else’s serving of rhubarb A large bottle of water was next to the bleach. They are still dissimilar enough as to question her sanity though. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/25 "2018-12-10T22:07:41Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > When following a recipe, a \*clove \*of garlic is not a \*bulb \*of garlic. > mmm As I found out the first time I made chili and added 7 bulbs… The burn came from the garlic… It was awesome… ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/26 "2018-12-10T23:23:28Z")
I once tried a new recipe that required me to make the seasoning mix ahead of time. After finishing that, I prepped all of the vegetables and meat, got them simmering nicely as I was supposed to, and dumped in the seasoning with nary a thought. Missed the part that said “Now add one tablespoon of the seasoning mix…” Not the whole cup-and-a-half or so that the recipe made :eek: ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/27 "2018-12-10T23:35:08Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > So? > > If a clove of garlic is good, a whole bulb is better. The same is true for onions. Exactly. Kosher salt and sugar are not interchangeable. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/28 "2018-12-11T01:02:05Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > I once tried a new recipe that required me to make the seasoning mix ahead of time. After finishing that, I prepped all of the vegetables and meat, got them simmering nicely as I was supposed to, and dumped in the seasoning with nary a thought. > > Missed the part that said “Now add one tablespoon of the seasoning mix…” > > Not the whole cup-and-a-half or so that the recipe made :eek: Yeah, reading recipes all the way through can be helpful. Keeps you from adding a bunch of olive oil to your meatballs, instead of frying them in it. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/29 "2018-12-11T01:56:20Z")
I ordered furniture online once, and failed to notice it was from the “juvenile” department. [Spinal Tap](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiu3tvx1ZbfAhUCxoMKHWpmANgQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alamy.com%2Fstock-photo-this-is-spinal-tap-1984-anjelica-huston-tony-hendra-tsp-044-29147472.html&psig=AOvVaw1qu_jmHqJY5Y-HFvtRsclW&ust=1544579642229251) ensued. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/30 "2018-12-11T02:05:17Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Someone in another thread admitted to trying to pop a pan full of what turned out to be, I think, lentils. Puts up hand, hangs head in shame. [Why would popcorn burn instead of pop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=21368735) In my defence, they were dried yellow split peas, not lentils. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/31 "2018-12-11T03:23:05Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Puts up hand, hangs head in shame. > [Why would popcorn burn instead of pop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=21368735) > In my defence, they were dried yellow split peas, not lentils. Well, that makes it a far more logical thing to do. What a muppet! ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/32 "2018-12-12T19:40:06Z")
Reading this thread is … hilarious, but also comforting. ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/33 "2018-12-13T13:52:39Z")
Mowing the front yard with my lawn tractor…and forgetting to ENGAGE THE BLADES!! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/34 "2018-12-13T15:27:54Z")
Trying to grind meat, having forgotten to put the cutting blade in the grinder. Meat mush is not at all appealing. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/35 "2018-12-13T21:10:03Z")
Driving to the airport, parking in one of those massive parking lots, and forgetting to write down where I parked so a week later when you return you can find your car. You know, at night thousands of red cars look the same and those lots can be VERY big. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/36 "2018-12-13T21:23:06Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > As I found out the first time I made chili and added 7 bulbs… The burn came from the garlic… It was awesome… The first time I made my sister’s Nuts and Bolts snack mix recipe, I misread the “add 2 cloves of crushed garlic” as “2 bulbs”. Best snack mix ever! I’ve made it that way ever since. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/37 "2018-12-13T22:13:53Z")
The quantity “tbs” (tablespoons) looks a lot like “lbs” (pounds) under poor lighting conditions, so what I learned after making a green bean casserole with 3 lbs of butter\* was to turn the gorram lights on. - I really, really, really wish I was kidding. I really _am_ that stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/38 "2018-12-14T15:37:34Z")
Mmmmm … butter. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/39 "2018-12-14T15:51:24Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Driving to the airport, parking in one of those massive parking lots, and forgetting to write down where I parked so a week later when you return you can find your car. You know, at night thousands of red cars look the same and those lots can be VERY big. I take pictures of where I leave my car, and as added insurance use my cellphone’s mapping (tap “mark my location”). ETA: as even further insurance, note that airports do constant license plate census. If you cannot find your car, they can take you right to it. ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/40 "2018-12-15T02:21:21Z")
As usual, I roasted a chicken and, after dinner, I salvaged all the meat from the carcass and boiled the rest for a couple of hours for stock, then strained and refrigerated. The next day I carefully skimmed the solidified fat and washed, skinned, and chopped the vegetables. After bringing to a boil I tasted and found it needed salt. I grabbed a salt shaker filled with white granules from the cabinet and seasoned. I kept tasting, but it still wasn’t salty enough. Finally I sprinkled some on my hand and tasted it. It wasn’t salt. My (now ex) wife had found a convenient way to dispense the pure MSG she used for her ethnic dishes. Absolutely inedible. What a waste. Labels are your friends. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868.md?page=3)