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Ellis

I was really shocked at myself a few weeks ago.

We had a guest staying for a few nights and one evening she had forgotten to switch her electric blanket on.

I gamely offered to fill a hot water bottle for her, switched the kettle on, let the water reach hot but not boiling, poured it into the hot water bottle and then realised that I was trying to put a tea bag in................ Shocked

Oh dear - true story and I've been dwelling on it ever since.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

Don't worry, we won't tell anyone ....

RJ
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Ellis · Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:26 pm Post subject:

[quote="Rick"]Don't worry, we won't tell anyone ....

RJ[/quote

You promise? Smile

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Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1750 Location: Derbyshire

Your secret is safe with us Ellis - and the rest of the internet...! Laughing

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1963 Riley 1.5
1965 Riley 1.5

Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 678 Location: Hampshire, UK

Hilarious... just the sort of thing I can see myself doing! Very Happy

Kenham · Joined: 12 Mar 2012 Posts: 209 Location: Kent

Glad I am not the only one who does things like that!

Riley Blue · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1750 Location: Derbyshire

There's no way I'm going to tell you how I got breakfast one day and poured the orange juice on top of the tea and the milk into the juice glasses... Laughing

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1963 Riley 1.5
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Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 678 Location: Hampshire, UK

Anyone put sugar on their fish & chips? I have!

emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

I recently put a bookmark in my Kindle!

Peter_L · Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 3:47 am Post subject:

My spell checker doesn't work and now I can't get the Tippex off the computer screen.

lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans

My personal favourite is when I had a call while cooking dinner. Instead of putting cooking oil in the pan I cooked the steaks in washing up liquid. They had a very clean taste though!

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6313 Location: Derby

I am lucky to still be here considering what I did. A couple of months ago I attempted to remove the "U" bolts holding the springs to the back axle on my Dodge. I got as far as removing the nuts before realising I had forgotten to support the body on stands. ! Shocked

Someone must have been looking down on me or it's just not my time to go yet.

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4104 Location: South Cheshire

Dipster · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:39 pm Post subject:

My mother used to put sugar on our salads when I was a kid. But she meant too.... It was ok as I recall.

Rather more car related a few years ago I caught myself putting petrol in my diesel Land Rover. I had only just started pumping and realised quickly. So only a few litres had been pumped in. It was less that 10% of the tank volume so I ignored it. I used to regularly add 10% petrol deliberately to my diesel when I worked in Moscow. Otherwise the fuel waxed up solid. No harm was ever done.

I doubt I would have got away with my mistake with a modern!