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Simple activities and petty hates
You can call me TC Started conversation Mar 23, 2015
For years now, I had always considered the above two threads as opposites. But it has just occurred to me that they aren't really. So I thought I'd start off a collection of the proper opposite to "simple activities that are strangely pleasurable" as in - "simple activities that are uncomfortable or displeasing".
So, whereas a Petty Hate would be something that someone else does, there are many little things we have to do ourselves which, if we're honest with ourselves, we rather shudder at doing. And put off, where possible.
It might be cutting toenails or having to bend backwards to find your seat belt in the car. For me, it's particularly unpleasant to have to turn washing inside-out or out the right way, especially if it's wet.
One man's fun is another man's disgust. Hey ho.
OK, OK - here comes the question: What every day activity makes you shudder at the thought?
Simple activities and petty hates
swl Posted Mar 23, 2015
Picking up the dismembered bodies all over the carpet from last night's carnage.
Bloomin cats.
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quotes Posted Mar 23, 2015
>>it's particularly unpleasant to have to turn washing inside-out or out the right way, especially if it's wet.
I'm with you on that one, TC. My teens like to remove their socks and tights in one big 'slough', and dump them in the washing inside-out. So to get the socks out of the resultant soggy combination requires putting my hand into the clammy leg of their tights to retrieve the even wetter sock.
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Mar 23, 2015
Cleaning the toilet.
But then I put it off and it just gets worse!
So I'm even less likely to want to do it!!!
And on and on it goes....
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 24, 2015
Pulling out of my parking space into the road that runs in front of my house. The snow banks are still so high* that I worry about being able to see other cars approaching and crashing into my car, or my car hitting them.
*They were even higher a few weeks ago. Maybe they'll have melted away by July 4th.
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quotes Posted Mar 26, 2015
The dough in my breadmaker got a bit lively, and frothed over into the internals of the machine. Dough is very sticky, and it's not wise to use lots of water near such electronics, so I had to try to clean it out with a succession of kitchen towel; and even then it wouldn't all budge. Things which are prone to get messy but that can't be cleaned easily are pretty stupid.
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ITIWBS Posted Mar 26, 2015
...like the top of the interior of a microwave oven.
One ought to be able to see it and clean it easily...
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 26, 2015
[I think the companies that make those appliances prefer the profits they can get by selling you replacements ]
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You can call me TC Posted Mar 26, 2015
My microwave oven has holes in. They are big enough to get the water jet thing in (it's really for cleaning the gaps between teeth).
I've tried it once or twice after a really nasty explosion in the microwave, but it's risky because there's a grill up there, too. But if you switch the grill on and there are bits of food that shot through those holes, it doesn't half smell....
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 28, 2015
My microwave weighs a ton, is hard to clean, and hasn't worked in years. I'm retired, so speedy heating isn't essential. I just rely on a smaller, cheaper toaster oven.
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Teasswill Posted Mar 28, 2015
I hate cleaning the shower. So I've allocated that to hubby. Doesn't seem to get done all that often.....
Does choosing what to cook for dinner count? I get fed up about that - don't mind the actual cooking, just the deciding what to have.
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Simple activities and petty hates
- 1: You can call me TC (Mar 23, 2015)
- 2: Icy North (Mar 23, 2015)
- 3: swl (Mar 23, 2015)
- 4: quotes (Mar 23, 2015)
- 5: Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" (Mar 23, 2015)
- 6: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 24, 2015)
- 7: quotes (Mar 26, 2015)
- 8: ITIWBS (Mar 26, 2015)
- 9: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 26, 2015)
- 10: You can call me TC (Mar 26, 2015)
- 11: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 28, 2015)
- 12: Teasswill (Mar 28, 2015)
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