Polarizing Issues

[papayahed]

I'm not talking about the big issues. The reading in the bathroom thread got me thinking, there are many every day issues that people are adamant about, no gray areas just balck or white. The two that come to my mind are:

1) Reading in the Bathroom
2) Pooping no where else but home

Anything else?

[Jozanny]

I am not sure why control of bodily functions, which is a luxury in some cases, would be polarizing, except that I know the need for accommodation is often seen as disruptive.

If I get your drift, I'd add reading while you eat. I will only risk some editions around certain food stuffs.

[papayahed]

I am not sure why control of bodily functions, which is a luxury in some cases, would be polarizing, except that I know the need for accommodation is often seen as disruptive.


On another board there was a discussion about bodily functions and there were some people who, under no circumstances will poo anywhere else but home. I don't know how that's possible since I am not one of those people but it's a "thing" for them. Anyways there are tons of little things and that is just one example that has been talked about of late, at least in my circles.


One more:

Toilet paper: Over or Under

[Lulim]

I would like to throw in "punctuality". Myself, I am very strict about it and went mad regularly when we (my husband and I) had an appointment together: he's rather lax about that, fifteen minutes earlier or later don't matter that much for him. Anyway, I believe it's one of those things where there is no in-between.

[Maryd.]

I have a cleanliness issue... I put toilet paper down on every toilet seat I sit on, regardless of where I am and when visiting public toilets (which I seldom do) I not only wash my hands, but I wash the the tap as well. And to top that off I try to open the door of public places with my pinky finger as it is the only finger that doesn't touch my food when I eat... Gosh the list is endless... I am either a clean freak or someone who needs serious therapy...

[Scheherazade]

Lights on/lights off while sleeping.

If I want to sleep, I will sleep even with lights on (don't mind noise/music either) and it really winds me up when people insist on having total darkness and silence to be able to sleep. Especially because I can never fall asleep without reading.

Needless to say, I did not have an easy life while living at the dormitories during student days when I had to share a room with at least 3 others. So, all my life, I have been the gal who had to read with a torch or any other lamp that might act as a reading lamp.

(Candles are not recommended -however romantic the idea might sound. One does end up burning one's their hair.)

[Virgil]

I'm not talking about the big issues. The reading in the bathroom thread got me thinking, there are many every day issues that people are adamant about, no gray areas just balck or white. The two that come to my mind are:

1) Reading in the Bathroom
2) Pooping no where else but home

Anything else?

I love reading in the bathroom. It's a must for me. I even take a folder to the bathroom at work (pretending it's work ;)) with a magazine inside. :)


I have a cleanliness issue... I put toilet paper down on every toilet seat I sit on, regardless of where I am and when visiting public toilets
I do that at public toilets. I assume other people's homes are clean.

[skib]

Bedroom doors open or closed when you're asleep. I cannot for the life of me sleep with the door open. I also cannot sleep with the curtains closed. I seem to have this phobia of driving with the window closed. It can be ten degrees below zero, but I still drive with the window at least cracked. And a hat. I never leave the house without a hat on.

[Scheherazade]

I also cannot sleep with the curtains closed. I cannot sleep if the curtains are open... They should be closed properly, not even a little crack between folds etc.

:p

[skib]

But then you miss all the exciting events happening outside! :lol:

Does anyone else have a problem when they can see reflections on their computer screen? I can't stand that! Especially when it's moving.

[Scheherazade]

all the exciting events happening outside! Well, for some, the opposite might be true...

:smilewinkgrin:

[Granny5]

I can't take my coffee, or anything that goes in my mouth except a toothbrush (and I have issues with that) into the bathroom. It just doesn't seem, well, seemingly. Sleeping with the lights on? I can sleep with lights and tv on, with kids screaming and yelling. I sleep whenever I can.

[motherhubbard]

I put toilet paper down on every toilet seat I sit on, regardless of where I am and when visiting public toilets (which I seldom do)

I couldn't use a public restroom for years and years. Then when I got pregnant it became very necessary. I would carry Lysol with me and disinfect everything and then cover the seat. Now I just carry antibacterial wipes because of the Lysol smell. Much easier and less likely to cause questions.

I have a problem with smells. This is so terrible. I often have the occasion to sit directly behind a lady that has mental health issues. I wouldn't hurt her feelings for anything. But, she also has a gas problem. I can't stand breathing in smells, unless it's cooking, fresh cut grass/hay, my kids heads, or autumn. I don't even wear perfume or sniff my husband after he's put on cologne. The thought of breathing in her gas is really unbearable.

I can't bring myself to sit down if I'm somewhere dirty.

I just realized that I may have gone off in the wrong direction- so sorry

[Granny5]

You can't stand smells and your sister smells everything!
My grandson can't use the bathroom just off his 4th grade classroom because he's concerned everyone in class will hear him. Also, he does not go poo anywhere except home, not even his Aunt Tonya's house.

[papayahed]

ohhh, my cousin always threatens to bring an extra pair of shoes with him wherever he goes because he's paranoid someone might recognize his shoes from the bathroom stall.

[skib]

Well, for some the opposite might be true...

:smilewinkgrin:

oh, fine. Rub it in! :lol:

[The Atheist]

I would like to throw in "punctuality". Myself, I am very strict about it and went mad regularly when we (my husband and I) had an appointment together: he's rather lax about that, fifteen minutes earlier or later don't matter that much for him. Anyway, I believe it's one of those things where there is no in-between.

I'm wanted in 16 states for killing people who were late for appointments with me.

I have been late for an appointment once in my life when I got a flat tyre. Even in the days before cellphones, I managed to phone to let the person know I was running late.

If people turn up more than 10 minutes late for appointment with me, I turn them away. If they're in the 1 second to 9 minutes 59 seconds late stage, I ask them why they're late and how they expect to get a job if they're late for the interview!


I have a cleanliness issue... I put toilet paper down on every toilet seat I sit on, regardless of where I am and when visiting public toilets (which I seldom do) I not only wash my hands, but I wash the the tap as well. And to top that off I try to open the door of public places with my pinky finger as it is the only finger that doesn't touch my food when I eat... Gosh the list is endless... I am either a clean freak or someone who needs serious therapy...

No, you just recognise how utterly disgusting some (read: most) public toilets are.

I remember a rugby match I took my five-year old boy to and he wanted to have a dump. being 5, if he'd wanted to just have a wee, I'd have let him do it on the ground, but nope, he has to want the lumpy version.

Oh. My. God.

After I'd waded through - honest to Darwin - INCH-DEEP mixture of toilet overfow, I at least managed to hold him in midair and get it in the toilet.

Shower?

I had about six after that.

Still makes me shudder...


Lights on/lights off while sleeping.

If I want to sleep, I will sleep even with lights on (don't mind noise/music either) and it really winds me up when people insist on having total darkness and silence to be able to sleep. Especially because I can never fall asleep without reading.

I can sleep anywhere, anytime!


(Candles are not recommended -however romantic the idea might sound. One does end up burning their hair.)

I have a friend who burned a house to the ground using a candle..
He was drunk at the time, which almost certainly had something to do with it.

[Maryd.]

Hi TheAthiest. So funny about your son and the toilet issue...:lol::lol::lol:

[The Comedian]

Polarizing issue -- hand sanitizer: a must for disease-free living or a thoughtless, legless crutch for the pathetically germo-phobic?

I'll be honest here: I think it's a crutch. You won't see me slathering my hands and arms with "hospital scented" goo. No how. No way.

[The Atheist]

Hi TheAthiest. So funny about your son and the toilet issue...:lol::lol::lol:

It is to me.

Now.

;)


Polarizing issue -- hand sanitizer: a must for disease-free living or a thoughtless, legless crutch for the pathetically germo-phobic?

I'll be honest here: I think it's a crutch. You won't see me slathering my hands and arms with "hospital scented" goo. No how. No way.

Crutch - with a rider.

First off, nothing replaces a simple handwash. By miles the most effective way to get rid of germs is to wash them off, and it means that you aren't then ingesting god knows what from your hands by way of chemicals and chemical residue - the alcohol boils off, but the gritty bits don't.

Secondly, there are some particularly nasty bugs that sanitiser doesn't destroy - just about all viruses without a cellulose wall for starters.

Third, and maybe most importantly, the wanton killing off of bugs that are crucial to our survival! We are meant to have bacteria on our hands which help our skin stay in one piece, and which also help kill really harmful bugs. Sanitiser does an excellent job of killing 99.99999999% of those ones.

If your hands are dirty with nonwhere to wash and you're about to eat, then it can be useful, but mostly, it's a waste of time and money.

[JuniperWoolf]

An issue courtesy of Fight Club: when passing by someone seated next to you (say on an airplane or in a movie theator) do you give them the butt or the crotch?

[Maryd.]

An issue courtesy of Fight Club: when passing by someone seated next to you (say on an airplane or in a movie theator) do you give them the butt or the crotch?

If you are thin enough to give them the side of yourself then that would be better, but I believe the (butt) as you so call it would be more appropriate. (This way you don't see the look on their face as you pass them:lol:)

[Scheherazade]

This is not as such a polirizing issue but...

Christmas cards: Do you give Christmas cards to your friends/colleagues whom you see in person more or less regularly?

I was not aware of this tradition till I moved to the UK and I find it rather ridiculous... In my opinion, Christmas cards are to be sent to those whom we don't see to wish a "merry Christmas" or "happy new year".

If I give someone a Christmas/New Year gift, then, I attach a card too but otherwise, I really don't see the point of handing out cards to people whom I can wish merry this or that in person.

It is a waste of all those cards, which go to the recycling bins and also it is such a waste of time having to write all those cards.

Any thoughts?

[papayahed]

This is not as such a polirizing issue but...

Christmas cards: Do you give Christmas cards to your friends/colleagues whom you see in person more or less regularly?

I was not aware of this tradition till I moved to the UK and I find it rather ridiculous... In my opinion, Christmas cards are to be sent to those whom we don't see to wish a "merry Christmas" or "happy new year".

If I give someone a Christmas/New Year gift, then, I attach a card too but otherwise, I really don't see the point of handing out cards to people whom I can wish merry this or that in person.

It is a waste of all those cards, which go to the recycling bins and also it is such a waste of time having to write all those cards.

Any thoughts?

My first Christmas in Louisiana I was told that everybody sends out Christmas cards to coworkers. Which I thought was pretty odd since we see each other everyday. I'm glad I sent them out because I received a bunch from coworkers. This year I need to decide if I'm sending them out at all or if I do I want to boarder on the distasteful just to annoy.

[Maryd.]

This is not as such a polirizing issue but...

Christmas cards: Do you give Christmas cards to your friends/colleagues whom you see in person more or less regularly?

I was not aware of this tradition till I moved to the UK and I find it rather ridiculous... In my opinion, Christmas cards are to be sent to those whom we don't see to wish a "merry Christmas" or "happy new year".

If I give someone a Christmas/New Year gift, then, I attach a card too but otherwise, I really don't see the point of handing out cards to people whom I can wish merry this or that in person.

It is a waste of all those cards, which go to the recycling bins and also it is such a waste of time having to write all those cards.

Any thoughts?



Well, I have to be honest with you, it has been 2 yrs now since I sent any Christmas cards to close relatives and friends... I decided that I would only send them to the people I don't see very often, letting them know I still care.

So I'm with you on this one Sheh.:nod:

[Scheherazade]

This year I need to decide if I'm sending them out at all or if I do I want to boarder on the distasteful just to annoy.I stopped giving out random cards two years ago. As I said I am only sending the cards people who live far away and also to whom I give a gift.
letting them know I still care. I think that is the whole point... Giving out 100+ cards is really ridiculous.

[Maryd.]

I stopped giving out random cards two years ago. As I said I am only sending the cards people who live far away and also to whom I give a gift.I think that is the whole point... Giving out 100+ cards is really ridiculous.


Right you are deary.:nod:

[Niamh]

Lights on/lights off while sleeping.

If I want to sleep, I will sleep even with lights on (don't mind noise/music either) and it really winds me up when people insist on having total darkness and silence to be able to sleep. Especially because I can never fall asleep without reading.


I just cant sleep with noise... or lights on. just cant do it. I can sleep during the day if i've had hardly any sleep the night before, and there is no noise outside...

Has any ever ever heard of eating a weetabix dry with butter? do you not think its a bit odd?

[prendrelemick]

An issue courtesy of Fight Club: when passing by someone seated next to you (say on an airplane or in a movie theator) do you give them the butt or the crotch?

ettiquette demands that the passed stands and offers his crutch, and the passer his butt.:brow:

[Scheherazade]

I just cant sleep with noise... or lights on. just cant do it. No sleepovers for us, then! :p Or at least never share a room! :D
Has any ever ever heard of eating a weetabix dry with butter? do you not think its a bit odd?Never tried it with butter but I went through a stage when I would have dry Weetabix for breakfast, lunch and dinner because they just tasted so good... They are tastier than most biscuits actually when eaten without milk etc.

Another issue: Text language: Aye or nay?

I cannot bring myself to use it even while texting and I try not to be judgmental but I do raise an eyebrow when I receive such messages.

Wat do u fink? xoxox

[Niamh]

I do sometimes use text language... but most of the time i try not to. I find it messes up my spelling when i go to write.

[The Comedian]

Re: text language -- I've never sent a text message.

Re: Crotch or Butt -- Butt.

Re: sending lots of Christmas cards. Aye. I send like 200 of those suckers.

[Maryd.]

Re: text language -- I've never sent a text message.

Re: Crotch or Butt -- Butt.

Re: sending lots of Christmas cards. Aye. I send like 200 of those suckers.

Golly Com, My life evolves around text messages.

200 Christmas cards... Does your hand hurt after all the writing. (Or what?)

[motherhubbard]

how about lol and omg- I hate these, just hate them. I wish they would go away and never come back!

[Maryd.]

how about lol and omg- I hate these, just hate them. I wish they would go away and never come back!

Know what you mean. I write full words in all my texts and sometimes I get confused, when reading other messages. I need to ask my daughter to translate. Can you believe it?? It's crazy. By the looks of it, the next generation will just be using emoticons. Since they won't be able to spell anymore...

[Haunted]

Know what you mean. I write full words in all my texts and sometimes I get confused, when reading other messages. I need to ask my daughter to translate. Can you believe it?? It's crazy. By the looks of it, the next generation will just be using emoticons. Since they won't be able to spell anymore...

:nod:

[Maryd.]

:nod:

:lol::lol::lol::brow:

[Haunted]

:lol::lol::lol::brow:

this from Mary? OMG

[Maryd.]

this from Mary? OMG:smash:

:banana::cold::rage::confused::banana:

[papayahed]

Pretty soon we'll be back to Heiroglyphics.

[Maryd.]

Yes, but at least they are pretty and neat and... and.... Well we're doomed. Argh!

[Haunted]

:smash:

:banana::cold::rage::confused::banana:

:ladysman:

[Maryd.]

:rolleyes:

[Paulclem]

No sleepovers for us, then! :p Or at least never share a room! :DNever tried it with butter but I went through a stage when I would have dry Weetabix for breakfast, lunch and dinner because they just tasted so good... They are tastier than most biscuits actually when eaten without milk etc.

Another issue: Text language: Aye or nay?

I cannot bring myself to use it even while texting and I try not to be judgmental but I do raise an eyebrow when I receive such messages.

Wat do u fink? xoxox

Text language is a no no. It took me long enough to become grammatical without compromising it. I'm not against it except when I can't understand it.

I think this thread is hilarious - especially the obsessive compulsive cleaning phobias. I've done some horrible jobs, and so I think I'm immune to your worries luckily.

[Scheherazade]

Is it too much to expect the men to put the seat down again?

[Paulclem]

Is it too much to expect the men to put the seat down again?

Don't ask them! Someone will not lift it up when they should, and with poor aim...

[Scheherazade]

Do you have a particular "side" of the bed?

[papayahed]

The Top:lol::lol::lol:

[Scheherazade]

The Top:lol::lol::lol:From your reply, I can only deduce that you have never given under the bed a chance! So warm and cosy; what's more, all the dustbunnies make ideal cuddlies...

[The Atheist]

Do you have a particular "side" of the bed?

Absolutely.

We tried sleeping the other way around, but it felt just too weird.

[Virgil]

The Top:lol::lol::lol:

:p :D

[soundofmusic]

I have a cleanliness issue... I put toilet paper down on every toilet seat I sit on, regardless of where I am and when visiting public toilets (which I seldom do) I not only wash my hands, but I wash the the tap as well. And to top that off I try to open the door of public places with my pinky finger as it is the only finger that doesn't touch my food when I eat... Gosh the list is endless... I am either a clean freak or someone who needs serious therapy...

I also do this, even if the toilet seat is sparkling and smells of bleach!
The difficulty I'm having is that everyone is getting those low-flow toilets and they love that soft, bulky toilet paper. I get up, the lining toilet paper falls in before I can put it in the waste can and suddenly, the toilet sounds like it is not going to work, the water begins to rise, I call out to the gods of bathroom plumbing...


Is it too much to expect the men to put the seat down again?

Did you ever go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, half asleep, and fall in...feel that cold water hit your...:sick:


Do you have a particular "side" of the bed?

Don't you hate those people who roll to the middle of the bed and leave you hanging on the side; or worse, the wind up with their head at the foot of the bed by morning.
What about the one that steals all of your covers and leaves you asleep and freezing:flare:

[Maryd.]

Don't you hate those people who roll to the middle of the bed and leave you hanging on the side; or worse, the wind up with their head at the foot of the bed by morning.
What about the one that steals all of your covers and leaves you asleep and freezing:flare:

DITO DITO DITO....:flare::flare::flare:

[blazeofglory]

In point of fact I can read anywhere between eating and drinking, or while going on a bus or at times oddly enough while walking, for I am in the habit of taking a morning walk in a very open area, in fact it is a jungle with monkeys and deer teeming here. I slow my walking and read a few lines, preferably poems, or some aphoristic lines that get me into deep thinking and in the process my thinking deepens as I gear up my walk. I seem at odd with things and of course I oftentimes do things that make me an oddball and unique. I despise commonness and love exclusiveness. Reading while eating, even in a toilet is a common act of mine, but aside from them I read at odd times. Everyday I have to read before going to bed or else sleep will not descend upon me. This is something about my quirks in life and though something personal and I choose to keep to myself and the context got me to express

[Scheherazade]

We tried sleeping the other way around, but it felt just too weird.Lucky that you both are not coveting the same side.
Did you ever go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, half asleep, and fall in...feel that cold water hit your...:sick:I hear that everything in the US are big and large but still cannot imagine toilets big enough for someone to fall inside; with or without the seat! :p

How about the roll? Who replaces it? Do you do it personally or leave it to the next person to worry about it?



(Yes, yes... The thread is going down the "drain"... :rolleyes:)

[Scheherazade]

Apparently manual vs automatic car is a polarising issue as well!

:p

[kilted exile]

I recall one time in school when I was 17 being made to write a discursive essay in English class. I chose possibly the most polarizing issue of all time. Milk from a cow or from the shop, a dillemma for the discerning city gent.

[Scheherazade]

Milk from a cow or from the shop, a dillemma for the discerning city gent.Is it possible to get daily fresh milk while living in the cities in this country?

[qimissung]

I have an extreme dislike for hand sanitizer. It does not leave me with a clean feeling, but the people I work with positively drown themselves in it.

I have never eaten butter on a weetibix, but I like the word a great deal. Weetabix, weetabix weetabix. What is it anyway?

Christmas cards-I do not send them.

Text message!-I use the kings English, but I think the younger you are the less likely that is.

Sorry; thought I was at the end, but I was still on the second page.

Automatic for me and only milk that's been homgenized (but without hand sanitizer) :)

[Helga]

I have seen people almost throw up because of the amount of butter on my weetabix and other crackers, it has to be about 5 times thicker than what it's spread on! I just love salted butter!

I NEVER use the toilet at work even though I know it's most likely cleaner than mine, I don't pee for the 8 hours I'm at work. the toilet paper should always be over...

the dishwasher should be organized in a certain way and no other way will do!

[The Atheist]

I have seen people almost throw up because of the amount of butter on my weetabix and other crackers, it has to be about 5 times thicker than what it's spread on! I just love salted butter!

Whoa! Get your lipids checked ASAP. Salted butter is asking for hypertension and cholesterol trouble.

[Dodo25]

I never drink out of other people's bottles, not even my relatives'.

I never sleep in public places. Won't even close my eyes for rest. In airplanes, this results in me reading the whole night and following morning. By the way, this is a good way to avoid jet-lag.

I'm disgusted by feet.

I need to eat at least one very spicy thing every day (an addiction).

When I come into a room, I intuitively check for escape ways and heavy items I could use as weapons to defend myself.

I can't sit on 'pre-warmed' seats, I need to wait 2 minutes before I sit down somewhere someone else had just sat.

I try everything to keep my bedroom cold. My ideal bedroom temperature is 12 degrees Celsius.

[Paulclem]

I never drink out of other people's bottles, not even my relatives'.

I never sleep in public places. Won't even close my eyes for rest. In airplanes, this results in me reading the whole night and following morning. By the way, this is a good way to avoid jet-lag.

I'm disgusted by feet.

I need to eat at least one very spicy thing every day (an addiction).

When I come into a room, I intuitively check for escape ways and heavy items I could use as weapons to defend myself.

I can't sit on 'pre-warmed' seats, I need to wait 2 minutes before I sit down somewhere someone else had just sat.

I try everything to keep my bedroom cold. My ideal bedroom temperature is 12 degrees Celsius.

So how is the therapy going?

[Dodo25]

So how is the therapy going?

Haha good one!

It has gotten better actually. It used to be more extreme when I was little, for instance, I had to have my own seat in my parent's car, where nobody else was EVER allowed to sit (same for dinner table). Or even earlier, the country of my favorite soccer player of my favorite team once lost an important game against another country. I then refused to ever eat food from that country again. For three years (they have some delicious food too). Yet now I'm over that and realized it was kinda silly..

[JuniperWoolf]

Ever since I was a kid, I've been the type to pick at wounds. I used to get into trouble all the time for taking out my own stitches way too soon, and my stomach is covered in these scars that look a bit like leopard spots from when I picked at my chicken pox. A lot of people hate that, but I've come across other wound-pickers in my time.

I also chew things. Not just writing utensils, but also playing cards, flowers/leaves that I pick up while I'm walking, bottlecaps, book corners, feathers... you name it, I'll gnaw on it.

[papayahed]

the toilet paper should always be over...




You mean under right?

[Scheherazade]

Where do you park your car at a parking lot? First place avaible? Closest you can get to the stores?

[Hurricane]

Ever since I was a kid, I've been the type to pick at wounds. I used to get into trouble all the time for taking out my own stitches way too soon, and my stomach is covered in these scars that look a bit like leopard spots from when I picked at my chicken pox. A lot of people hate that, but I've come across other wound-pickers in my time.


I used to be really bad about this too, which isn't good because I'm fairly accident prone. I've gotten better, but it's a hard thing to stop.

[papayahed]

Where do you park your car at a parking lot? First place avaible? Closest you can get to the stores?

First available.

[Scheherazade]

I cannot stand it when people keep driving around the car park in the hope of finding a spot that might be 20 m closer to the store.

[Scheherazade]

I know it sounds trivial but... When you place the cups or glasses in cupboards/shelves in the kitchen, do you leave them facing up or down?

I always put them upside down so that they do not get dirty or nothing falls into them but one of my close friends insists that way the rim touches the shelf and gets dirty. Whenever we are at each other's house, we rearrange them behind the other's back.

OK, now I am really going out... To get a life.

[YesNo]

I normally take the glasses and cups out of the dishwasher and put them facing up in the shelf. I hadn't really thought about an alternative to doing that until now.

Here's another potentially polarizing issue.

Suppose you are in the passenger's seat with someone else driving and it starts to rain. If the driver doesn't turn on the wipers soon enough to your expectation do you turn them on for the driver without saying a word or discuss the matter with the driver first.

[papayahed]

I know it sounds trivial but... When you place the cups or glasses in cupboards/shelves in the kitchen, do you leave them facing up or down?

I always put them upside down so that they do not get dirty or nothing falls into them but one of my close friends insists that way the rim gets touches the shelf and gets dirty. Whenever we are at each other's house, we rearrange them behind the other's back.

OK, now I am really going out... To get a life.

It's like I don't even know who you are, who puts their glasses upside down????

[Helga]

I always put my glasses upside down!! except wine glasses and I just now took one out of my shelf in it was dusty. Upside down always!!

[Scheherazade]

Upside down always!!:ladysman:

who puts their glasses upside down????Why, Helga and I, of course!


Suppose you are in the passenger's seat with someone else driving and it starts to rain. If the driver doesn't turn on the wipers soon enough to your expectation do you turn them on for the driver without saying a word or discuss the matter with the driver first.I would say something gently first. Bad practice to interfere with someone who is driving, I feel.

[Abookinthebath]

I know it sounds trivial but... When you place the cups or glasses in cupboards/shelves in the kitchen, do you leave them facing up or down?

I always put them upside down so that they do not get dirty or nothing falls into them but one of my close friends insists that way the rim gets touches the shelf and gets dirty. Whenever we are at each other's house, we rearrange them behind the other's back.

OK, now I am really going out... To get a life.

Face down. Period. End of. Full Stop. No more to say. :smile5:

[Scheherazade]

Face down. Period. End of. Full Stop. No more to say. :smile5:You should go through the other issues posted here and settle them too!

:smilewinkgrin:

[papayahed]

Face down. Period. End of. Full Stop. No more to say. :smile5:


erm, More to say! Face down makes no sense.

[Scheherazade]

erm, More to say! Face down makes no sense.If you place them face up, they might gather dust or things might fall in (imagine a roach or spider having a stroll in your glass or leaving tiny eggs in it).

[Calidore]

If the rim is getting dirty from the shelf, then the shelf needs cleaning, and/or a cleaner place should be found to put the glasses in the first place.

[tonywalt]

I go both ways, the cheap (or breakable) glasses face down, and the crystal face up.

Left side of bed or Right side?

[YesNo]

I tend to pick the left side, mainly because the right side has already been claimed.

[Scheherazade]

If the rim is getting dirty from the shelf, then the shelf needs cleaning, and/or a cleaner place should be found to put the glasses in the first place.But that is no trouble, surely... Since we all empty and clean our kitchen cupboards twice annually, covering the shelves with good quality paper?

Or is it only me?

:leaving:
Left side of bed or Right side?Please refer to Page 4 of this thread, my good sir...

(For me, it is always the side closest to the door... Escape routes and all that.)


How about vacuum cleaners? Bagged or bagless?

[Abookinthebath]

How about vacuum cleaners? Bagged or bagless?


They still make bagged ones???? What is the point in that??!!!:out:

[Helga]

mine has a bag.... we are so slow here on the ice, didn't know you could get bagless.... where does the dust and ALL the hairs of my dogs go if it's bagless??

[papayahed]

I go both ways, the cheap (or breakable) glasses face down, and the crystal face up.




But that is no trouble, surely... Since we all empty and clean our kitchen cupboards twice annually, covering the shelves with good quality paper?

Or is it only me?


:willy_nilly::svengo:

1. There is more of a chance breaking cheap glasses by placing them upside down, the weakest part is the rim.
2. Where do you guys live that there is a chance of cobwebs and spider eggs getting into your glasses ?
3. All that twisting has to be bad for the wrist no?



How about vacuum cleaners? Bagged or bagless?


They still make bagged ones???? What is the point in that??!!!:out:

Bagged definitely. I had a bagless that just lost suction, I cleaned every nook and cranny in that thing and was never able to regain the original sucking power. I went back to bagged and have never looked back.

[Scheherazade]

1. There is more of a chance breaking cheap glasses by placing them upside down, the weakest part is the rim.
2. Where do you guys live that there is a chance of cobwebs and spider eggs getting into your glasses ?
3. All that twisting has to be bad for the wrist no? Cheap glasses? :sosp:

I have never found them in the kitchen cupboards but the number of spiders in this country is really insane.

Helga ~The dirt accumulates in the box attached to the vacuum, which you need to empty after cleaning.
Bagged definitely. I had a bagless that just lost suction, I cleaned every nook and cranny in that thing and was never able to regain the original sucking power. I went back to bagged and have never looked back.I have a bagless one. Love getting rid of all the rubbish and cleaning the filter. It makes me feel like I have really done some cleaning (I know... It's all in my head).

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

I was just getting my nightly fix of King of the Hill. (Two episodes are shown each night)
Anyhow, I just watched the scene where Hank was trying to find out who had the audacity to orient the toilet paper roll on the holder such tht the paper rolled off the back side of the roll in lieu of the fornt.

Now I'm curious, who rolls off the front versus back rolling?
I'm with Hank on this one.

.

[YesNo]

Just to take a stand on the polarizing issues of the day, when I put a new roll of toilet paper in, the paper rolls off the front. I don't fold a "V" on the first leaf, however, as one might see in a hotel room on the first night.

Regarding bagged or bagless vacuums, the last one we bought was bagless. It seemed like less trouble and there weren't any bagged versions available at the time.

[papayahed]

OMG! I seriously need to find a new forum.

The Toilet Paper goes under, people were you raised by wolves???

*grumblegrumble*

Hey Bean, is this what you feel like all the time?

[Calidore]

I believe that traditionally most men roll it over the top while most women roll it under, while the rest of us wonder what the hell difference it makes.

[Helga]

over for me,I always change it if it is under, don't care how others want it I know it is wrong that way!

[Scheherazade]

over for me,I always change it if it is under, don't care how others want it I know it is wrong that way!Hear, hear!

You tell'em, sista!

[JuniperWoolf]

I believe that traditionally most men roll it over the top while most women roll it under, while the rest of us wonder what the hell difference it makes.

I rarely even use the little toilet paper holder. I usually just leave a roll on the counter or the back of the toilet. I'm a savage.