Simple things you struggle with

Gruffalux · 11-01-2021 7:51pm

Snails pace wrote: »

When I'm playing cards I find it difficult to know the difference between clubs and spades. I know what they look like but I mix up the two names.

That reminds me of when I was a kid - there were 2 priests in our parish and I simply could not tell them apart. They did not look the same at all, I know that objectively now, but for the life of me I could not tell which one was which when they came into the classroom.

YellowLead · 11-01-2021 7:54pm

Blow drying my hair so it doesn’t look like worzel gummidge.

Mister Vain · 11-01-2021 8:48pm

ShatterAlan wrote: »

Wine with a meal, yes. Beer? Forget it.

That reminds me. I cannot for the life of me use a corkscrew. I just end up with a pile of sawdust.

cannotlogin · 11-01-2021 8:55pm

Another one with the left right issue, it's like a second time delay in my brain where I have to think about it.

Completely fine as most times there's a chance to think in advance but put me in something like a fast pace exercise class or a dance class....disaster. I am the idiot turning the wrong way or not keeping up cos my brian can't do left/right quick enough!!

SineadSpears · 11-01-2021 9:15pm

All the 'things' that go into the car - coolant, brake fluid etc. I don't know where each one has to go. I've been shown so many times & I keep forgetting.
I know the window wiper one has a picture of wipers on it, but still I don't trust myself & I get other people to sort the car for me.

There's one thing that you can't open if the engine is hot, don't know what it is or what it does, but it has the fear in me to not go near anything even if the engine were off :pac:

I definitely shouldn't be a driver

.anon. · 11-01-2021 10:18pm

SineadSpears wrote: »

I definitely shouldn't be a driver

I wouldn't know how to fix a laptop, but I still use one. If anything went wrong with it, I'd bring it to someone who can fix it because I've no interest in learning how to do it myself. The same applies to people who aren't interested in car maintenance - the idea that everyone should know or care about what's under the bonnet is outdated - especially when manufacturers make everything in there so inaccessible nowadays.

99nsr125 · 11-01-2021 10:28pm

khaldrogo wrote: »

Wet your fingers first

That's what she said

Mimon · 11-01-2021 10:38pm

Gatty Nains wrote: »

I can't talk to girls.

Can talk to "regular" girls but if I'm single and it's someone I fancy I turn into a bleedering eejit. Will avoid talking to them then

AllForIt · 11-01-2021 10:38pm

o1s1n wrote: »

Changing the ****ing duvet cover!

The technique is: Put the duvet cover inside out. Put both hands inside it and hold the far corners. From there grab the duvet by the corners and pull it towards you. Done.

SineadSpears · 11-01-2021 10:41pm

.anon. wrote: »

I wouldn't know how to fix a laptop, but I still use one. If anything went wrong with it, I'd bring it to someone who can fix it because I've no interest in learning how to do it myself. The same applies to people who aren't interested in car maintenance - the idea that everyone should know or care about what's under the bonnet is outdated - especially when manufacturers make everything in there so inaccessible nowadays.

I think a driver should at least know how to put coolant into the car

But my comment wasn't just about not knowing those things. It was an add on to my previous posts about me not liking driving, & not being good with directions either.
& now, not having the slightest clue of basic maintaining of the car :pac:

That's why I said i shouldn't be driving.

Potential-Monke · 11-01-2021 10:44pm

On the duvet thing, yeah, putting it on inside out and pulling the duvet through is fine, but it's next to impossible on anything above a double. I had a Super King for a few years, and had to go with the taco method. And even then it was a struggle. I'm willing to put up with small strips of velcro all around the duvet if it made it easier to just open, place and close! Also, make sure your covers and duvet are the same size, lots of the issues come from different sizes and trying to either fit it in or make it fill up the cover.

For the driving, I thought you had to know where the different fluids go now? Is it not part of the theory test? Most caps have what they're for on them anyway. @Sinead, the one you don't want to go near is at the very front of the car under the bonnet, it's for the radiator which is usually at the very front behind the bumper. Take that off while the car is hot and it'll explode open with pressure and burn your [whatever is in the way]. Has a warning symbol on it!

Things I can't do easy: interact with people, social events, patience, fashion, empathy.

Potential-Monke · 11-01-2021 10:47pm

Gatty Nains wrote: »

Yeah I should clarify. I can talk to girls but I can't flirt with them or charm them.

Oh, can add that to my list too. Exact same. Had more female than male friends because of it, and a very short list of partners. Don't consider myself an incel though, I just couldn't be arsed these days! I'll take it if it's offered.

onrail · 11-01-2021 10:54pm

I can't close cupboard doors in the kitchen after using them. Just can't

The wife has been close to divorcing me 4-5 times per year we've been married becuase of it.

Capt'n Midnight · 11-01-2021 10:54pm

ShatterAlan wrote: »

So when you're told to turn something clockwise or anti-clockwise your head explodes?

:pac:

Woah there , do you mean sunwise or widdershins ?

AllForIt · 11-01-2021 10:57pm

I've always with struggled grammar

Capt'n Midnight · 11-01-2021 10:57pm

ShatterAlan wrote: »

Wine with a meal, yes. Beer? Forget it.

Even pizza ? :eek:

castletownman · 11-01-2021 11:03pm

Time-zones get me.

Always takes me a moment to work out the time here vs. the time where ever else. Which isn't the best when you follow American sport.

SineadSpears · 11-01-2021 11:05pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

For the driving, I thought you had to know where the different fluids go now? Is it not part of the theory test? Most caps have what they're for on them anyway. @Sinead, the one you don't want to go near is at the very front of the car under the bonnet, it's for the radiator which is usually at the very front behind the bumper. Take that off while the car is hot and it'll explode open with pressure and burn your [whatever is in the way]. Has a warning symbol on it!

Yep that thing that will explode is under the bonnet. I don't know what its for though. Some fluid has to go in it(only when the engine is cold) but I keep forgetting what fluid. I haven't forgot that one of the things can explode though! That part stuck in my brain.

I'm driving a few years and I can't remember if it is part of the theory test or even the test for the full licence to know those things. I actually don't think they ask about those things. Because I don't know them, & I've a full licence.

AllForIt · 11-01-2021 11:07pm

castletownman wrote: »

Time-zones get me.

Always takes me a moment to work out the time here vs. the time where ever else. Which isn't the best when you follow American sport.

Technically, shouldn't the time be the same everywhere?

.anon. · 11-01-2021 11:13pm

SineadSpears wrote: »

I think a driver should at least know how to put coolant into the car

But my comment wasn't just about not knowing those things. It was an add on to my previous posts about me not liking driving, & not being good with directions either.
& now, not having the slightest clue of basic maintaining of the car :pac:

That's why I said i shouldn't be driving.

I wouldn't worry about not knowing how to maintain a car. As long as you get it serviced regularly, you shouldn't have to do any of those things. Apart from the screenwash, if any fluids regularly require topping up, it might be indicative of a bigger problem, so it's sometimes better to have zero knowledge than a little bit. As I have learned to my cost.

Hamsterchops · 11-01-2021 11:20pm

Knitting.

Potential-Monke · 11-01-2021 11:23pm

SineadSpears wrote: »

Some fluid has to go in it(only when the engine is cold) but I keep forgetting what fluid. I haven't forgot that one of the things can explode though! That part stuck in my brain.

Pretty sure it's just a mixture of coolant and water (or just water in an emergency), but in my 16 years of driving across 10+ cars, I've never needed to do anything with that, that's a mechanics job! Just don't open is all I've ever known about it.

Faze11 · 11-01-2021 11:26pm

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Same I have zero patience. Zero.

Good trick to overcome that. Hang on I'll dig it out and post it.

XLR 8 · 11-01-2021 11:31pm

Plasandrunt wrote: »

What are things that are generally seen as simple by others that you struggle with?

For example It takes me ages to open bin liners. Just this morning it must have taken me at least 15 minutes to manage to open a black bag when changing the rubbish. It feels like I've no grip on my fingers, I can't click my fingers so I've generally put my inability to perform a simple task down to this but it can be quite embarrassing when asking people in work to open up a bag for me.

Not killing every fçûķįñg gob ****e I encounter who refuses to social distance or wear a face mask, and who by default is an expert on transmissible viruses, Trump, Brexit and the 'hidden agenda' - and who's on a PUP payment but doing a bit here and there, I'm struggling with that at the moment

radia · 11-01-2021 11:41pm

De Bhál wrote: »

How many days are in each month. Bar 28 for February, I have no idea about the rest. As in, some have 31 some have 30 etc....
Just something I must have missed out learning when young.

Deleted User wrote: »

30 days have september,april,june and november
Theres a kind of a rhymes to it,thats how i remember anyway

Pherekydes wrote: »

30 days hath September, April, June, and November. All the rest, etc...

PMBC wrote: »

This rhyme from childhood I still use
30 days hath September
April, June and November
All the rest have 31
Except February 28, but once in four
February has one day more

Don't bother with all the rhymes! Just count through the months using your knuckles and the dips between them. Knuckle months have 31 days and dip months don't. (Leave out your thumbs.) Nothing to remember - you can just do it on the spot for whatever month you want.

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Airyfairy12 · 11-01-2021 11:47pm

De Bhál wrote: »

How many days are in each month. Bar 28 for February, I have no idea about the rest. As in, some have 31 some have 30 etc....

Just something I must have missed out learning when young.

I say this rhyme - 30 days has September, April, June & November. All the rest have 31. Except for February has 28 .. something about leap years(cant remember this bit) .. 29.

SineadSpears · 11-01-2021 11:49pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Pretty sure it's just a mixture of coolant and water (or just water in an emergency), but in my 16 years of driving across 10+ cars, I've never needed to do anything with that, that's a mechanics job! Just don't open is all I've ever known about it.

Really for that thing that could explode?

I was sure my friend had put something into that part before. Oh idk, the car still moves thats all I care about anyway :P

Surreptitious · 11-01-2021 11:57pm

When you live alone you have to learn to adjust. I change my own lightbulbs, deal with my car, get rid of spiders. I knew one girl she was 38 and had never changed a lightbulb? There is no excuse for that really.

De Bhál · 12-01-2021 1:01am

I can't spell words that end in ely

Definitely...etc. just spelled that wrong, phone fixed it.

Airyfairy12 · 12-01-2021 1:38am

I cant plait, i always get the sections mixed up

gogo · 12-01-2021 1:44am

The words statistics and ombudsman will not come out of my mouth, bearing in mind I work for a bank and both words would be used quiet frequently.
I had to do a presentation on some aspect of regulation one morning for approx 50 people. The word ombudsman was in said presentation at least 20 times.... I had to just go with ‘the man’. Oh how they laughed - my manager kept interrupting to tell everyone to simmer down this was important stuff and right on queue ‘the man’ word would pop up again, I prayed I’d could just keel over and die at the time

Potential-Monke · 12-01-2021 1:45am

SineadSpears wrote: »

Really for that thing that could explode? I was sure my friend had put something into that part before. Oh idk, the car still moves thats all I care about anyway :P

Yeah, never had to. You only need to worry about it if you car is overheating or you plan a long journey in very hot weather. Or something like that. I thought it would be checked when you get a service tbh. Never had an issue anyway, thankfully.

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

I say this rhyme - 30 days has September, April, June & November. All the rest have 31. Except for February has 28 .. something about leap years(cant remember this bit) .. 29.

30 days have September, April June and November.
All the rest have 31, except for February which alone has 28.
Except on a leap year when it has 29.

At least that's how I remembered it. It's like they came up with a good rhyming start, but then just fizzled out after that. I do remember it though, so it did it's purpose.

y0ssar1an22 · 12-01-2021 1:52am

putting wine glasses in the dishwasher...those topheavy (or bottom) ****ers always fall over. i just wash them by hand now.

how to stop socks in the washing machine, just getting caught inside the door and not moving for the entirety of the wash. have tried mixing in a few t shirts and ****, but there's always 1 ****er just sitting there not moving.

Surreptitious · 12-01-2021 1:54am

Airyfairy12 wrote: »

I cant plait, i always get the sections mixed up

We practised on one another growing up. Do you have sisters? One time my house mates did my hair in kind of different braids but it took them about 2 hours. Kind of what you get like on holidays. That's one I could never manage.

PTH2009 · 12-01-2021 2:35am

Can't tie a knot, slip on shoes my lifesaver

Mister Vain · 12-01-2021 9:37am

.anon. wrote: »

I wouldn't know how to fix a laptop, but I still use one. If anything went wrong with it, I'd bring it to someone who can fix it because I've no interest in learning how to do it myself. The same applies to people who aren't interested in car maintenance - the idea that everyone should know or care about what's under the bonnet is outdated - especially when manufacturers make everything in there so inaccessible nowadays.

This bit is true. I had to remove half my engine just to replace the lightbulb. Even then you'd need hands like a primordial dwarf to access the fecking thing.

Mad_maxx · 12-01-2021 9:45am

Plasandrunt wrote: »

What are things that are generally seen as simple by others that you struggle with?

For example It takes me ages to open bin liners. Just this morning it must have taken me at least 15 minutes to manage to open a black bag when changing the rubbish. It feels like I've no grip on my fingers, I can't click my fingers so I've generally put my inability to perform a simple task down to this but it can be quite embarrassing when asking people in work to open up a bag for me.

Put a bit of spit on your fingers and thumbs

Mad_maxx · 12-01-2021 9:53am

Spelling, I'm a terrible speller

Timing belt · 12-01-2021 9:55am

Sleeping

is_that_so · 12-01-2021 9:59am

o1s1n wrote: »

Changing the ****ing duvet cover!

Turn it inside out, grab the two corners and shake part of it on! Then you're home and dry with the rest of it. Works every time!

notsoyoungwan · 12-01-2021 1:58pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Yeah, never had to. You only need to worry about it if you car is overheating or you plan a long journey in very hot weather. Or something like that. I thought it would be checked when you get a service tbh. Never had an issue anyway, thankfully.

30 days have September, April June and November.
All the rest have 31, except for February which alone has 28.
Except on a leap year when it has 29.

At least that's how I remembered it. It's like they came up with a good rhyming start, but then just fizzled out after that. I do remember it though, so it did it's purpose.

My one rhymes all the way through!

30 days have September, April, June and November
All the rest have 31 except for February alone
Which has 28 days clear and 29 in each leap year

Tweeter · 12-01-2021 2:05pm

The Healy-Raes

Kaybaykwah · 12-01-2021 2:09pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

I’m 47, and I can’t read an analog clock. I understand the concept fine, but I can’t just look at one and instantly tell the time. Ive had a digital watch since I was 7, and I’ve never been in a position where I’ve had to rely on an analog clock to tell me the time.

Great. Doctors and psychiatrists ask you to draw an analog clock or tell the time from a clock to determine the onset of dementia as part of their test...

Mister Vain · 12-01-2021 2:10pm

Putting on a condom.

Trekker09 · 12-01-2021 2:44pm

Those 'Easy Open' packs of ham that I always end up cutting open with a knife

Airyfairy12 · 12-01-2021 4:25pm

Trekker09 wrote: »

Those 'Easy Open' packs of ham that I always end up cutting open with a knife

Hate these packets, theyre not easy open and when they are open the plastic never covers back over properly so the contents go off really quickly.

4Ad · 12-01-2021 4:35pm

Timing belt wrote: »

Sleeping

I have to agree 100% with that !!
Should be simple !!

PhilOssophy · 12-01-2021 4:41pm

Directions.....and indicating.....always mix up which way.....

De Danann · 12-01-2021 5:02pm

Plasandrunt wrote: »

What are things that are generally seen as simple by others that you struggle with?

For example It takes me ages to open bin liners. Just this morning it must have taken me at least 15 minutes to manage to open a black bag when changing the rubbish. It feels like I've no grip on my fingers, I can't click my fingers so I've generally put my inability to perform a simple task down to this but it can be quite embarrassing when asking people in work to open up a bag for me.

Anything involving fine motor skills. My hands seem to be very clumsy for no reason at all. I drop things a lot and if I have to deal with small fiddly things, not a hope.

leahyl · 12-01-2021 5:17pm

For years I could rarely crack an egg into a frying pan without the yolk bursting and going all over the place - I think I've 'cracked' it now though

Simple things you struggle with

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