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CharlieP Jan 2017 9:29am, 17 Jan 2017 616 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP I remember winding up my young nephew in a game of I Spy. Something beginning with "ar" - arm, something beginning with "el" - elephant, something beginning with "en" - encyclopaedia, etc. It made him very cross.
Diogenes Jan 2017 10:03am, 17 Jan 2017 20,060 posts	Quote 2 pins Diogenes Going back before the Foxtrot Oscar stuff, drivers who, when their is a lane closure 400 or 800 metres away, straddle two lanes to stop vehicles using all lanes thereby making the queues longer. The general advice (from Police and Highways Agency) is to use all lanes when queuing and merge in turn.
Diogenes Jan 2017 10:08am, 17 Jan 2017 20,061 posts	Quote 2 pins Diogenes Here's one that might be just me... You know when you run the cold tap before filling a water glass (or a saucepan, or any other receptacle)? I always shut off the tap before placing said item under it and turning the tap back on to prevent the outside of the glass, pan, etc. from becoming wet. This prevents watermarks on tables and pans hissing on the hob. No one else seems to do this? Drives me bonkers.
Seratonin Jan 2017 10:13am, 17 Jan 2017 13,641 posts	Quote Pin Seratonin I do the same Dio
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2017 10:14am, 17 Jan 2017 1,409 posts	Quote 1 pin Fragile Do Not Bend I'm the same, no point getting water on the outside of the receptacle too.
ChrisHB Jan 2017 10:56am, 17 Jan 2017 14,425 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB I have no idea whether I do that. I think the answer is, I don't run the tap first.
Diogenes Jan 2017 11:12am, 17 Jan 2017 20,072 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes That's worse, Chris.
Jono. Jan 2017 11:13am, 17 Jan 2017 4,981 posts	Quote Pin Jono. Oh yes, cobblers!
macca 53 Jan 2017 11:29am, 17 Jan 2017 25,001 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 There hasn't really been a need to run the tap for about 50 years now (it was necessary when the use of lead pipes was still the norm). I still do it, but I slant the receptacle to avoid the outside of it getting wet - weird huh?
Diogenes Jan 2017 11:37am, 17 Jan 2017 20,073 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes There may be no lead, put the water 'sitting' in the pipes is often warm, so you do it to run the water cold