[Closed] What have you learnt today then?

If my back goes 'ping' putting a sock on and then hurts like hell afterwards, don't then proceed to ride the 40 miles home (in some discomfort/pain), 'cos the following morning you will be utterly crippled and in agony 🙁

That I share my taste in delicious burny crisps with Binners?

.......and that the only words I know in Finnish are "hakkaa päälle"

that large beanbags cost large money

I've learnt that Finnish is an absolutely bonkers language

I already knew this. But it's not because of the grammar or anything, it's because the words don't have the groupings of consonants or vowels in that we're used to in most other European languages, so I found it almost impossible to even rememeber words and place names at first never mind learn the language.

Most of the words I know in Finnish are names for food ingredients, learned at the supermarket whilst shopping. Forgotten most of them now though. But peruna means potato, which makes me laugh going into M&S and seeing their Per Una range.

I learnt that the bad guy in usual suspects is not spelt Kaiser as in the German Kaiser, meaning general. But as in Keyser Soze.

I am sure others already knew this but news to me.

That I shouldn't have ignored that noise.

My nephew has lived & worked in Helsinki for a few years now & he still can't speak Suomi.
I've learned that I shouldn't have stayed up till 2 this morning watching ice hockey & drinking whisky. I want to go out on the bike but I keep going dizzy. 😕

That that bloke who said the world was going to end yesterday was full of shite 😀

I've learned that I shouldn't have stayed up till 2 this morning watching ice hockey & drinking whisky. I want to go out on the bike but I keep going dizzy.

Yeah, watching Ice hockey does that to me too

I learnt that 8 year old daughters can get genuinely excited about a school trip to Tescos.

Leafs lost opener 😆 you drowning your sorrows?

Finnish is indeed bonkers, Moi Moi 8)

That we have a serial tailgater and stroppy driver at the business park I work at.

I've learned that my boss saying "I'm just about to do that shortly" is entirely compatible with me still being sat here waiting four hours later.

The cost of completed Skateboards - researching for my sons 7th -is dramatically more than I ever remembered them being.

That if you buy your offspring a phone it's only a matter of time before it's lost (Samsung), drowned (Samsung), smashed (Sony today) or stops working (Nokia and Samsung).

That lemonysam is employed to sit and wait

Any vacancies?

That if you break / lose / otherwise have no respect whatsoever for your phone it doesn't matter a jot because your dad will replace it every time.

(-:

Any vacancies?

How are you at wandering aimlessly to the loo every twenty minutes so you've got something to do?

That having had my new shed delivered i now have a mountain of work to do...

ti_pin_man - Member
that large beanbags cost large money

[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giant-Outdoor-Indoor-Filled-Beanbag-Seat-Chair-Floor-Cushion-Chill-EXTRA-LARGE-/131009517297?roken=cUgayN ]Not on eBay they don't.[/url]

That having had my new shed delivered i now have a mountain of work to do...

Shout if you need a hand.

My wife is actually quite good a working out structural engineering problems, (she's not an engineer btw)

That I've finally had enough of getting messed about by work 👿

Anyone got any vacancies for an AV Tech in the North West ??

That's right, Cougar. Do you have an alternative strategy? It's about the only lever I have. When his behaviour is excessively anti-social (it's always anti-social to some degree), I remove the phone. Without that lever I'd have left home months ago. I'm not interested in alternative strategies that include Bombers but any other ideas are welcome.

You can take a nineteen month old to gymnastics classes but you can't make him do gymnastics, not if he wants to sit in a box instead.

My iPhone 6s is no quicker (perceived) than my 6 it's just replaced. 😆

Thursday is Sushi day here.

I've got a bad case of the farts.

I'm being taunted by images of the very beautiful Lucy Worsley (from yesterdays thread) that I can't seem to forget, nor want to.

I've got a faulty ESP sensor in my Merc and really thats not a surprise is it at all :roll:, quote to fix it is though (£85) 😀

That not drinking and going to bed early makes no difference when you get called out at 01:30.....

....Also, when you receive a harmless looking email that doesn't really give many details, it's probably best to investigate the mentioned "maintenance work" as it may mean that you don't get called out at 01:30.....

I'm being taunted by images of the very beautiful Lucy Worsley (from yesterdays thread) that I can't seem to forget, nor want to.

That after spending fortunes on lessons and equipment seemingly without return that my Son isn't actually a poor climber at all, he's actually very good for a 10 year old, what he's very bad at is taking the time to write down his climbs and skills he's learnt and getting them signed off by his instructor to progress to the next level.

I've also learned that to have the H&S cert signed off in work so we can apply to be ISO something or other compliant, I can't use a laptop and separate screen in my office, I have to have 2 screens and a height adjustable mount - I'll also need a new i7 desktop with a SSD, secondary HDD, 16GB of RAM and a GTX750Ti GPU - although I may be stretching the 'have' part.

That we have a serial tailgater and stroppy driver at the business park I work at.

I get this a lot. Funnily enough they back off further and further when they realise you are both going to the same place and even worse when i loop round the car park and park next to them. The paranoia then sets in 🙂

That appointments at the vasectomy clinic are available on a "first come, first served" basis 🙂

That I can now get fibre broadband at home 🙂

A 4mm heel to toe differential is a substanital difference

MrGrim - Member
when i loop round the car park and park next to them.

Oooh, cracking idea.

That there are people out there who seem able to hold a normal conversation, but honestly still believe that the earth is flat and that space, gravity, satellites and stars are all lies.

([url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/just-when-you-think-weve-reached-peak-stupid ]Courtesy of another thread[/url])

That giving the warehouse man 3 weeks off in a row is a bad move as I'm s*** at goods in and my inventory is now 'random' to say the least.

That Salvador Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo in 1969.

That appointments at the vasectomy clinic are available on a "first come, first served" basis

My iPhone 6s is no quicker (perceived) than my 6 it's just replaced.

That the German skills I picked up watching WWII movies are no use when shopping for RC cars on eBay.

I guess learned is pushing it but I've had re-confirmed that a lot of people don't listen to what you tell them or think about what they are doing, then lie about things and try and blame other people when brown stuff hits spinning things

The world is full of idiots (STW posters excluded of course)

That my promise not to go into work on my days off in my new role didn't last. 🙁

That some people in this world have "indoor" and "outdoor" boyfriends, in the same relationship.

I have rekindled a fondness for American Country Rock, Caanan Smith for instance.

EE gave me a free broadband router when all I went in for was a replacement DSL filter..

The vet charges £35 for a (compulsary) 5 minute medication checkup that consists of asking me how I think the dog is doing and weighing her.

And some obscure work related minute detail of 4G signalling that I did nto want to know in the first place

That having 8 wheelie bins in the garden is just too many.

That if one flops down too carelessly into the Habitat armchair one's wife cherishes having bought it days before giving birth to one's first child it'll break.

Later on I expect to learn how straightforward it is to repair before one's wife returns home, or alternatively, how displeased one's wife is about the situation.

That's right, Cougar. Do you have an alternative strategy?

No pudding? I don't know, I'm not a parent, but replacing something he hasn't learnt to give sufficient shits to look after doesn't feel right to me. Perhaps actual parents would have better ideas, dunno.

That SRAM is apparently Polish for 'I'm off for a shit'. Unless the OP in the cat name thread was trolling me <narrows eyes>.

Having sorted out the pump adaptors, plumbed it in, powered it up - My old shower unit that we thought was fine doesnt dispense water through the hot water side. Arse.

I've learnt that you learn something new every day

That there is such a thing as in indoor and outdoor partner.

That a single train ticket from Milan to Paris is as little as £22. Unless you want to go via Zurich, then it looks like it's £77 minimum.

Sitting up late drinking whisky and watching shinty doesn't help the next day go smoothly. And even though I was there, this year's Camanachd Cup Final really was a cracking game, which was why I did end up with one or two glasses more of the local product than was wise (Oban)

That appointments at the vasectomy clinic are available on a "first come, first served" basis

Later today I'm going to learn how to set up a spiral race course for a CX event - waves @MattOAB

The Alphabet Song and Twinkle Twinkle Littles Star are the same tune.

Also

Now you are all singing them in your head 😀

Pudding is yogurt/fruit. Stopping that would also be counterproductive.
Like many parents throwing money at household peace is money well spent and to hell with what that "teaches" them.

I have learnt a surprising and wearisome amount about the definition of a "concert party" for purposes of the Hong Kong SFO's regulation of the stock exchange here.

I have [b]not[/b] quite learnt how to construct an "IF" function in Excel to my satisfaction.

KS Lev Integra seatposts are the devils own work to re-cable unless you watch the online video first and then it all seems much easier.

I have not quite learnt how to construct an "IF" function in Excel to my satisfaction.

=if(You learn to do it properly,satisfied, not satisfied) 😉

.=if(You learn to do it properly,satisfied, not satisfied)

Very good!

"cough" try nested !

I've just learned David Millar (ohh yes Him) is downstairs tonight book signing and showing off his new range of Castelli gear..

#signmybookwillyathenjoinusforsushinextdoor 8)

That there is a marketplace for selling bundles of old consumer debt for 1p in the pound as they get to 5 and a half years old. That companies then chase the debt hard, try to get judgements which (I am told) mean that the debt is not wiped clean by a 6 year statute of limitations. That if you can get a judgement this increases the value of the debt significantly, and that they then sell it on to other debt companies for a significant profit. And that the costs to individuals, the court service, or the NHS as GP's pick up the mental health costs of this process are ignored because we fail to join together the dots and say "hang on, this is a stupid way to run a society."

Have I missed the tone of this thread? I did learn it today.

"cough" try nested !

=if(You learn to do it properly,satisfied,if(you try your best and nearly get it right, frustrated,not satisfied)) 😀

That Salvador Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo in 1969.

I learned that a few moments ago. No way I thought so I checked Wikipedia..

Its true I tell you...

I learnt all about the Prince Rupert Drop by watching a video on [url= http://www.iflscience.com/physics/watch-awesome-example-prince-ruperts-drop0 ]IFLS[/url] website.

I work with a bloke who has a teenage son with a similar approach to expensive phones as Edukator.

He has in the past 'lent him the money' for a replacement which of course is never repayed

He has today decided to simply not replace the recent drowned iPhone 6 with another nice phone but a 'burner'.
Son has to pay for a new one himself and is not a happy bunny.

From this I've learned that I'm bloody lucky with my daughter (or we are outstanding parents)

perchypanther - Member
"cough" try nested !
=if(You learn to do it properly,satisfied,if(you try your best and nearly get it right, frustrated,not satisfied))

Ohhh...me likeeee 😀

Leafs lost opener you drowning your sorrows?

I'm a Flames fan actually, theyr'e shite as well.

I was watching the Rangers at Chicago. I think. 😆

That putting a glittery Elsa dress in with a normal wash is never really going to end well.

The krispy kreme reeces peanut butter doughnut is a thing of beauty and I'm glad that there was only one in the box that was brought to the office earlier

I also expect to learn to effects of a sugar coma later on as well

I learnt that someone I went to primary school with over 20 years ago now rents a one bedroom flat for £1800 a month in Camden, London, and works as a chef.

You cant cancel a ebay listing with less than 12 hours to go 🙁

I'm still waiting for my answer...

That Shar Pei dogs were bread as Chinese guard dogs and can be a little aloof around humans, which I kind of liked about the cross breed rescue dog I went to see today. She's way more into the 'where are we going next' thing that the 'what are you doing now human' thing.

I'm still waiting for my answer...

Oh, yeah sorry, been distracted by work and a totally spangled lower back that's still bloody painful.

I reckon I could give it a go, but depends of the quality of the traps really

hb70 - Member

That there is a marketplace for selling bundles of old consumer debt for 1p in the pound as they get to 5 and a half years old. That companies then chase the debt hard, try to get judgements which (I am told) mean that the debt is not wiped clean by a 6 year statute of limitations. That if you can get a judgement this increases the value of the debt significantly, and that they then sell it on to other debt companies for a significant profit. And that the costs to individuals, the court service, or the NHS as GP's pick up the mental health costs of this process are ignored because we fail to join together the dots and say "hang on, this is a stupid way to run a society."

Have I missed the tone of this thread? I did learn it today.

Sort of, once the judgement is made the value of the debt is fixed, the debt collection agency cannot levy any more charges onto it.

The exact value of the default debt varies, but it's more than 1%

Since the loosening of legalisation around debt collection and the opening of the CCJ Bulk Centre in Northampton more and more debt collectors are flouting the rules and attempting to gain 'judgment in default' I.E. taking people to court without notice (they're meant to give you 14 days notice of impending action) hoping they won't reply to the court letter (it's sent in a simple brown envelope, second class, not recorded or anything and it's the only warning you'll get) if they don't take action within 14 days, that's it, they've lost - they don't need to prove a thing the consumer now has a CCJ on their file (basically no credit for 6 years) and will be restricted from certain jobs, and will often fail a background check for non-financial jobs and they'll use bailiffs to enforce the judgement.

The have a habit of sending out thousands on the first week of the school holidays, Easter and Xmas as they know a good percentage of people will be away, they're also not against waiting until people move and sending to the old address.

They won't 'back down' automatically if you respond, you start a 2-3 month fight where the consumer (who is usually not particularly wealthy) is pitted against a team of solicitors WHO DO NOT PLAY FAIR. They will politely intimidate and scare people into "making a deal" it's classic good cop / bad cop, only within a single letter it starts of "scary scary scary" and ends "come on, we'll help you out".

In around 50% of cases they don't have any evidence to back up the claim, they're often materially wrong, and legally unenforceable, I would say a further 30% sit in a grey area, they may have some evidence, but not all of it and the consumer has to decide on the balance of probability how a court case would pan out - whoever loses is looking at £500-£1000 of costs. about 20% are open and shut cases.

The Debt Collectors / Solicitors play bluff very well, they will tell you that you must act NOW! but they know that a deal can be made up to 1 minute before the time of the hearing. Ultimately they want to either win by default, or convince the consumer to pay as much as possible - either in a lump sum, or monthly, or both without going to court - this is also a win for them, by accepting a deal you accept the debt and it becomes an open and shut win should you fail to pay.

However consumers have 2 allies - firstly - Creditors are expected to accept 'mediation' this is a telephone meeting where a mediator speaks on behalf of both sides so the consumer cannot be intimidated, secondly Judges typically side with the consumer and the burden of proof sits with the creditor - consumers don't have to prove anything.

However, if a creditor doesn't think it's open and shut, they won't take it as far as court.

To add insult to injury, the original creditor (who sold it on) wrote the debt off completely and off-set it against profits for tax, they only have to pay tax on the value of the sale price which often comes with a 'win fee' so it might only sell for 5% as is, but if they get any money for it, they pay them more - so it's win-win for them.

I worked in finance for 10 years, it's a vile and dishonest business when things go wrong, the banks are supposed to work with people when they have a 'change in circumstances' I.E. redundancy, sickness etc and they're no allowed to lend money to people who can't afford it, but they do neither of these things and use intimidation and misdirection as it's more profitable and knowingly make peoples lives very hard and unpleasant because it pays.

If you ever have problems like this - get yourself to LegalBeagles.info be wary of other sites, some of the debt collectors have taken to starting 'consumer help' sites which just advise people to call the debt collector and give what you can.

That a 7.5t Eurocargo tipper with an auto box is actually quite good, very smooth and does sporty throttle blips as it changes down...and that the designers were extremely good at labelling the cruise control resume/off and +/- but neglected to provide an intuitive method to turn the damn thing on...

That my OH never learns (well I actually knew that, but it was reiterated today).

How to use the Sarrus rule and Cremers rule.
Unfortunately I learnt of the existence of Gaussian elimination.

The person who the Blues Brothers pay the money to at the end of the film is Steven Spielberg.

This, yet again:

I guess learned is pushing it but I've had re-confirmed that a lot of people don't listen to what you tell them or think about what they are doing, then lie about things and try and blame other people when brown stuff hits spinning things

The world is full of idiots (STW posters excluded of course)