This might just be me, but during my midlife crisis/awakening* Iām realising there are lots of things I donāt really know much about (whoād have thought, eh?).
I had always considered myself an expert in everything - I guess age does that to you otherwise the world can be a bit scary.
Anyway, something I only learned recently that I really should have knownā¦
If you get into a strange car and you donāt know which side the petrol filler cap is on, you can usually just look at the petrol gauge and there is a small arrow that tells you where the filler is.
How amazing is that?
The numbers on a toaster dial are minutes, not levels of āburntnessā. Only found that out a few weeks ago. Life changing knowledge that.
A big lesson I learned was that I donāt know exactly what other drivers are about to do.
You get a feel for people who want to be in a different lane etc and you start to feel in controlā¦
Then some fucker nearly kills you out of the blue and you realise that there are some people so random out there, they donāt even know what they are about to do themselves so itās no good trying to predict.
Before Fatsod told me this fact, the following used to really twist my melon.
I couldnāt work out why people made socks that had no pattern on them except for the toe and heel where they would have extravagant colours or patterns EVEN THOUGH that part is usually invisible to the world.
The answer (according to Fatsod) is so you can pair them up after theyāve been in the wash!
Should have known that.
Although the title of the thread is āthings itās taken you years to learnā¦ā, Iām including this one. I learnt this two months ago. The thing itself happened 8 months ago. It took me 6 months to learn it.
What he didnāt tell you Bletch is that matching socks are overrated.
Most people donāt challenge you when you are wearing odd socks with sandals.
They realise you DONāT GIVE A FUCK.
Barry will challenge you if youāre wearing sandals.
It has taken me years to learn that the answer to āDoes my bum look big in this?ā is not yes.
Barry challenges everyone about everything.
On many pedestrian traffic light crossings (those without audible sounds to tell you when its safe to cross) check underneath the Yellow box which houses the push button. There is a small metal āconeā and when the crossing lights change to green, this spins. It is designed for blind people to be able to feel, so they know when its safe to cross. Who knew?
What car has a petrol cap on the roof (top photo) ?
Mundane but it took me a long time to realise that you get nothing without hard work.
However much you tell yourself you have seen it all before, some fuckwit still pops up and leaves you speechless with their stupidity.
unless you are Katie Hopkins
Yeah - but she works hard at being a cunt.
I have only known Bletch for a couple of years max, but I have quickly learnt he knows fuck all about real beer!!
āItās not what youāve got itās what you do with it!ā is a big steaming lie.
That Bletch will only post regular, loud & celebratory updates on Fantasy Football when he is leading.
I didnāt enter a fantasy team this year.
Or at least I donāt think I did.
