Yeah, Saran wrap/cling wrap is dumb. I use foil for everything. I also call it "tin foil," which is apparently an old person thing according to my mom.
omg! I just googled it, and tin foil came first, before aluminum. lol
I can't believe so many people can't drive stick. Or sew on a button. Or check/change your oil/change a tire. I'm beginning to realize how useful I will be during the apocolypse. I can do a ton of useless shit.
One of my more embarrassing moments was realizing that I didn't know how to open the hood on my new (to me) car. I found out when I was flagged for a security check getting on to an army base. Lucky for me, the guy thought it was funny and told me where to look to open it.
I can't believe so many people can't drive stick. Or sew on a button. Or check/change your oil/change a tire. I'm beginning to realize how useful I will be during the apocolypse. I can do a ton of useless shit.
You're gonna be my partner when the apocalypse happens. Calling dibs now.
I swear to god, I'd probably be more useful if the whole infrastructure collapsed than I am now. Not only can I sew a button, I know how to milk a cow and kill/dress a chicken, so we wouldn't starve, and H was an Eagle Scout and can make fire out of thin freaking air and camp in the wilderness, so I'm going to say we'd do pretty well. I should have a training class for city people LOL
One of my more embarrassing moments was realizing that I didn't know how to open the hood on my new (to me) car. I found out when I was flagged for a security check getting on to an army base. Lucky for me, the guy thought it was funny and told me where to look to open it.
I had something similar happen. I had bought a new car, and needed to put gas in in. I pulled up to the gas pump, and realized that I didn't know how to open the gas door. I had to ask one of the guys working there how to open it. Since it was a used car, I didn't have the owners manual to look in.
My life skill that I haven't mastered is getting places on time. I'm not horribly late, usually 5-10 minutes, and it's not every time, but it happens often enough that I wish there was some magic *something* I could do. I know it's an ongoing battle, but I seriously lose 10-15 minutes at some point while getting ready to go places.
I can't really cook. I mean, I can get by, and I can certainly read a recipe, but I'm lazy and not creative.
Good thing DH does all the cooking.
This!
Also, I can't swim. I don't really like being in the water much and honestly have an unnatural fear of any water I can't see the bottom of. So I can do a pool and kinda doggy paddle but have no proper form. Lakes, rivers, and the ocean make me very anxious. H is a fish so it sucks in a way but at least he enjoys getting in with the dog when we go to the river and I can stay dry and just throw the duck.
I can't parallel park well enough to live in a city. I mean, I get the concept and how to do it, but my execution is far from up to par. My issue is that I can't judge the distance between my car and the other. At least I always feel like I am closer then I am instead of further, but I will swear I don't fit even if I have a couple ft between me and the car behind me.
I swear to god, I'd probably be more useful if the whole infrastructure collapsed than I am now. Not only can I sew a button, I know how to milk a cow and kill/dress a chicken, so we wouldn't starve, and H was an Eagle Scout and can make fire out of thin freaking air and camp in the wilderness, so I'm going to say we'd do pretty well. I should have a training class for city people LOL
Jermys, can I stand next to you when the apocalypse comes?
I'm no good with a stick shift, but can sew like nobody's business, make a mean gouda taters and I'm the master of checklists.
I can't: Iron Sew on a button (or anything really)
Ok I'm not trying to be mean, but how can you not iron? You just turn the iron on and run it over the clothing item.
I mean I can't iron stuff like they do it at the professional laundry place, but I can get a few wrinkles out because really all you have to do is turn on the iron.
I kind of feel like it's the same as saying you can't boil water
I can't: Iron Sew on a button (or anything really)
Ok I'm not trying to be mean, but how can you not iron? You just turn the iron on and run it over the clothing item.
I mean I can't iron stuff like they do it at the professional laundry place, but I can get a few wrinkles out because really all you have to do is turn on the iron.
I kind of feel like it's the same as saying you can't boil water
I can't. I have tried a few times and there are more wrinkles when I finish than when I start.
Pretty much everything listed in that thread. I definitely can't drive stick or parallel park and I'm a really, really remedial swimmer. Like last year I would have said I can't swim but we went on vacation this past year and I made H show me a few things so now I'm somewhat better.
I don't think some of them are that relevant though. Like learning cooking techniques is important but if you have to cook for company just read the directions for a recipe in a cookbook. No need to have it memorized or whatever. Or just order restaurant food!
I can't sew at all but I could probably teach myself basic stuff if I had a sewing machine and just googled stuff (I did take home ec in middle school!) but I just don't care that much.