Regarding phone numbers (I think there was mention somewhere up thread): “Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers” had 888 - Car Talk, which one would repeat “Triple Eight, Double Two, Seven Eight Two, Double Five”.
At the other end of the spectrum, my old office direct line worked out in letters to some weird word. The field crew would call me occasionally and it was easier that way. Years later, same company, many moves and phones later, they still remembered my old phone number. Even now, so do I.
Related: when you pull from the street into a parking lot, pull all the way in and keep going!
(1) Do not leave your car’s ass hanging out in the street.
(2) Be mindful* that others may be turning behind you and they are trusting you not to stop and thus leave them hanging out in the street,
*“Be mindful”-- HA! If people were mindful, we wouldn’t need this thread.
The dishwasher is an amazing wonder of modern technology, but it’s not magical. When you turn it on, what does NOT happen is a bunch of little gnomes run out and carefully hand-scrub everything you stuffed in there. Just because you can shove it inside the machine and shut the door doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to come out clean. If you nest bowls and cups in there, only the one on the bottom will get cleaned, and even then only on the inside.
If you are writing something just for yourself, scribble it however the hell you want. However if you are writing something for someone else to read, it needs to be legible. This is one of the most basic tenets of communication that a lot of very highly educated people (I’m looking at you, doctors), somehow fail to grasp.
From many years ago and mostly irrelevant today, but: that tray is an optical drive, it’s NOT a cupholder! (yes, I did once actually have to tell somebody exactly this)
Great advice here, I second the caution around bagels. There was even an article recently, that cutting bagels caused a lot more injuries than you’d expect.
My big brother had a mentor who was good at giving advice. Sample: “You want advice? Here’s some advice: Don’t park under pine trees!”
Have a sniffle or a little drippy nose? Please use a hanky or a tissue or the hem of your tshirt something besides the back of your hand. Once ok, that might’ve been involuntary swipe so now you have a slime trail on your hand your next movement should be in the direction of a wipe.
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