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[Misc] Odd habits ?
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Piffle, cold dinner would be a small price to pay if I didn’t have to face mountains of pots and pans when I finished eating!
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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This 100%! Marvellous scenes. Always do about 1/8th too.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Dinner isn't enjoyable with the looming prospect of pots and pans afterwards, getting it done before you sit down to eat is the way to go.
Do you count the same flight of stairs (like the ones in the house) over and over again - or just the once? What happens if there is a different number from the time before?
I was once asked 'how many stairs in your staircase at home' and I immediately answered '13, plus the one on the turn'. I was right - but I had no recollection of ever actually counting them.
Oh God 100% this. I wash up as I go along as far as I can and load everything possible in the dishwasher before serving. I can’t STAND dirty clutter in the kitchen.
Mrs D on the other hand leaves the kitchen looking like an army catering station that has been interrupted by the outbreak of WW3 when she does beans on toast.
Weststander
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Oh God 100% this. I wash up as I go along as far as I can and load everything possible in the dishwasher before serving. I can’t STAND dirty clutter in the kitchen.
Mrs D on the other hand leaves the kitchen looking like an army catering station that has been interrupted by the outbreak of WW3 when she does beans on toast.
Ditto.
And baking of cakes by anyone other than me leaves a trail of destruction, every conceivable utensil used, drying splatters of mix on the worktop
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happypig
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13 plus one on the turn - same as me!
If it were me I'd soon get bored of salad every day.
Every time I start walking I start counting my steps. Because I recognize this as a certain trait, I force myself to stop. I have lots of these traits....I can control my own....
I hate it when the missus fills the kitchen sink with hot water then piles in the washing up to soak. Then leaves it. Overnight. When we were first together we had a dish washer. But it was used as a storage unit for dirty dishes, and I'd end up having to look in there to find something to have my breakfast in.
When I refitted the kitchen, no bloody dish washer. And generally things are not left in the sink. Overnight. Any more.
Have I made myself clear?
I hate it when the missus fills the kitchen sink with hot water then piles in the washing up to soak. Then leaves it. Overnight. When we were first together we had a dish washer. But it was used as a storage unit for dirty dishes, and I'd end up having to look in there to find something to have my breakfast in.
When I refitted the kitchen, no bloody dish washer. And generally things are not left in the sink. Overnight. Any more.
Have I made myself clear?
Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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You are my brother and I claim my £5!! He says he'll pick me up at 10.28 or whatever! Drives me loopy, pick me up at 10.25 or 10.30, he's always there bang on time whatever time he says, so round it up to a 0 or 5!! At least I now know he's not the only person that does it!
Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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Chopping cucumber for fajitas or tacos has to be 9 or 12 thick slices, (approx 5mm), to further chop in batches of 3 or 4. I couldn't cut 10 or 11 slices. That has meant on occasion bits of cucumber being thrown away if I can't get 12 slices out of it! 
- Oct 17, 2008
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I’d say putting cucumber in tacos applies on its own! That’s mental that isChopping cucumber for fajitas or tacos has to be 9 or 12 thick slices, (approx 5mm), to further chop in batches of 3 or 4. I couldn't cut 10 or 11 slices. That has meant on occasion bits of cucumber being thrown away if I can't get 12 slices out of it!
smillie's garden
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- Aug 11, 2003
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Perhaps NSC can get a group rate for OCD therapy?
Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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I'm not so anal about the chopped tomatoes I put on top as well. Actually they still have to be 5mm slices before chopping!
- Oct 17, 2008
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But… cucumber… seriously?!I'm not so anal about the chopped tomatoes I put on top as well. Actually they still have to be 5mm slices before chopping!
Shropshire Seagull
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Years ago I watched a space shuttle documentary and was intrigued by the "de-orbit burn". Engines fired at a precise time for a precise length of time. Now, as one example, I find myself counting the time the tap is on to fill the kettle, 4 seconds for each cupful required. O6ther stuff, like fast forward on the DVR at x32 is 8 seconds "burn" to skip 4 mins of adverts.
Volume controls must be set to an increment of 5
Volume controls must be set to an increment of 5
The Maharajah of Sydney
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Anal, chopped tomatoes and a cucumber. Not sure where this is goingI'm not so anal about the chopped tomatoes I put on top as well. Actually they still have to be 5mm slices before chopping!