Idiosyncrasies, foibles and aversions.

Saturnalia

Walcott wrote: »

If my nail touches someone elses nail it makes me cringe (literally). I feel weird for a while. Sometimes I just try and avoid that person for a while. It's even worse if the tip of my nail touches the tip of someone elses nail. I actually cringed even writing that.

Eerk, that reminds me of one. Touching something and feeling my fingernail bend. (Heaves) Hence always wearing false nails, they are tough.

Mr_Toad

tea_lover wrote: »

Yes! I have to open my email first, and if for some reason it crashes during the day I have to close everything else too so it's on the left again.

I take it you don't know that you can click hold and move you applications along the bar to where you want them.

kboss2010

I fold my socks half-under my feet so that my heels are bare but the ball of my foot is still in the sock when in the house without shoes - never really noticed it until my OH commented that my dad does exactly the same thing lol!

When reaching for things I balance myself by lifting my foot behind me ballerina-style and I unconsciously point my toes when lifting a foot off the floor. My OH thinks that is weird.

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Mr_Toad wrote: »

I take it you don't know that you can click hold and move you applications along the bar to where you want them.

Wow I didn't know that either, thank you!! Just tried it, it works!!

hazyjo

heartbreak_star wrote: »

Regarding chicken fried rice and peas/onions, you realise it's possible to order it without the vegetables, right?

HBS x

I am nearly always sharing a rice - and they want peas so I pick them out We have a new fave Chinese which thankfully doesn't put them in in the first place! Paella's often made already, but the bistro near me again doesn't put them in. Lovely! I am always ordering things slightly different to how they're meant to come and always ask in detail about things. I drive myself mad, let alone others! I love the rare occasion when I can see exactly what I'm getting and can order without asking questions.

Mr_Toad wrote: »

I take it you don't know that you can click hold and move you applications along the bar to where you want them.

I knew... but I still have to open things in the same order. Sometimes when IT are at my desk/following me on computer after a crash they'll say open Word or whatever to check something, and once they're gone, I'll close it and open everything in the right order. Not just a case of moving it for me, I like the sequence of opening.

Jx

tara747

Faith177 wrote: »

Whenever we stay at my MIL's we have to sleep in the front room and there is the most annoying grandfather clock that chimes EVERY 15 minutes :mad:

We stopped it once but the earhole bashing we got afterwards we have learned to live with it.

I know only stay at hers if it is totally necessary (i'm down to once a year :T)

Oh my God, your MIL makes you sleep in a room with a clock that chimes four times an hour ALL NIGHT and has the cheek to complain if you stop it??? :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Mr_Toad wrote: »

Being a bloke this one is dead simple to fix. I simply reach behind me to get my wallet out of my back pocket. This entails my elbow sticking out, try it.

Anyone too close gets the elbow in the stomach and the wind knocked out of them. I then apologise, "Oh I'm sorry I didn't realise you were so close, you really should give people some personal space then that wouldn't happen.". :A

If it's someone old or frail I don't but I do ask them in loud voice if they'd like me to loosen my trousers so they can climb in and get even closer.

I do this all the time! Obviously only if the person is at least as big as me. They get a poke from either my elbow or my (long) umbrella. I then act all surprised and apologise profusely, "Oh goodness, I'm SO sorry, I didn't realise how close you were."

It always works, and if they get annoyed then so much the better. :rotfl:


I have loads more quirks, must think of them all and post them here! Love this thread. :rotfl:

heartbreak_star

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

But depending where you go, some places include the offending items and some don't, if it's a new takeaway to you it can be a minefield... I hate the 'Umm, does you chicken fried rice have peas?' conversation. Knowing me I'd receive it with no peas but with ****ing mushrooms!

What IS wrong, however, is fried rice without spring onion. Pointless.

Oh even with a new takeaway I'll just say "If your chicken fried rice is prepared with vegetables, no veg please."

Or order on Just-Eat - then you can put it in the "Comments" box

HBS x

lostinrates

Mr_Toad wrote: »

I never know what to do with the damned things when I sit down, throw them across the room, drop them on the floor at the side of the chair?

You have missed something very simple and obvious we might use a cushion or two for for in the sitting room. My DH approves most vehemently.


When you are using them in polite company you either position them as needed.....the small of your back if you need more support there, uner a bottom, if you are too tall for diminutive furniture, or under an elbow to offer greater support should you have an upper or mid back problem which causes one to want to slouch without elbow support.


If you do not need it you just move it aside. .

Georgiegirl256

lostinrates wrote: »

You have missed something very simple and obvious we might use a cushion or two for for in the sitting room. My DH approves most vehemently.


When you are using them in polite company you either position them as needed.....the small of your back if you need more support there, uner a bottom, if you are too tall for diminutive furniture, or under an elbow to offer greater support should you have an upper or mid back problem which causes one to want to slouch without elbow support.


If you do not need it you just move it aside. .

I have three on my sofa, the middle one is more decorative than functional, and gets chucked straight onto the back of the sofa when I'm on it. Anymore than three gets irritating. :mad:

I definitely can't see the point of them on beds!

System

Saturnalia wrote: »

Eerk, that reminds me of one. Touching something and feeling my fingernail bend. (Heaves) Hence always wearing false nails, they are tough.

Oh God the finger nail bending :eek:

Unfortunately I can't wear fake nails. But every once in a while (usually in and around the car mostly) this happens and it is horrible!!!!!!