Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[RED-DOG]

Grease hot pan and turn off.

Re-light gas under pre-heated pan and crack eggs in to it.

Loving your work, sir! We don't want 'frilly' eggs.

Transfer toast to warm plate.

Transfer eggs to toast.

Please tell me you forgot to write 'Butter the toast' in between that.

Actually no. I have it dry on purpose.

At one time I would have been appalled at the notion of un-buttered toast, but I started having it that way during one of my diet phases, and soon realised that over-easy eggs are greasy enough to lubricate the toast down my gullet without the added calories and saturated fats of butter.

I prefer it that way now. It preserves the toasted nuttyness of the seeds and stuff in wholemeal bread.

[RED-DOG]

I have devised a test to see if you have these 'There must me a logical answer' tendencies.

You go in to a public toilet. It's clean and it's empty.

There are five cubicles to chooses from, all have their doors closed.

Based on this information, which one do you choose, and why?

 

Either the one nearest the window or best light source or failing that the one furthest away.

This is great stuff. Exactly what I'm looking for. (I knew I wasn't alone).

Rationale for furthest away?

[technolog]

Another genuine question.

Does everyone, both male and female do this, is it a man thing, or is it just me?

Example: I'm cooking fried eggs on toast. I have to try work out precisely the most efficient method of doing it.

It doesn't matter if I don't get it right, what matters is that I think about it and, if it's a task I perform regularly, refine it over a period of time.

I have a similarly 'anal' routine for making tea at work.

Rinse cups.

Scrub each cup clean with a clean paper towel.

Decant any water remaining in the kettle into the clean cups.

Top the water up in each cup to a level which allows for the addition of milk and 'stirring room'.

Pour water from each cup into kettle, checking after each cupful to see if the element is covered, if so, switch kettle on then continue to empty remaining cups into it.

Put tea bag, milk and sugar (as required) into each cup.

Go for a wee.

Wash hands.

If more than one cup is being made, warm now cold hands on radiator (seasonal adjustment may be required).

When water starts to boil, as seen through 'level' window, click kettle off before it clicks itself off.

Immediately pour all of the water into cups.

Using three clean cups of identical size, refill kettle with exact amount of water for next mashing to transfer remaining heat in element into the water.

Give each cup a gentle stir.

Go back to work for between 5 and 10 minutes.

Stir each cup again.

Remove each tea bag and gently squeeze tea from it into its cup.

Give each cup a good stir.

Place clean paper towel on worktop.

Draw the bottom of each cup across the towel.

Deliver tea to recipients.

Enjoy top-notch cup of tea.

[pokerfan]

I have devised a test to see if you have these 'There must me a logical answer' tendencies.

You go in to a public toilet. It's clean and it's empty.

There are five cubicles to chooses from, all have their doors closed.

Based on this information, which one do you choose, and why?

 

Either the one nearest the window or best light source or failing that the one furthest away.

This is great stuff. Exactly what I'm looking for. (I knew I wasn't alone).

Rationale for furthest away?

Least likely to get door rattled/pure habit 

[RED-DOG]

Another genuine question.

Does everyone, both male and female do this, is it a man thing, or is it just me?

Example: I'm cooking fried eggs on toast. I have to try work out precisely the most efficient method of doing it.

It doesn't matter if I don't get it right, what matters is that I think about it and, if it's a task I perform regularly, refine it over a period of time.

I have a similarly 'anal' routine for making tea at work.

Rinse cups.

Scrub each cup clean with a clean paper towel.

Decant any water remaining in the kettle into the clean cups.

Top the water up in each cup to a level which allows for the addition of milk and 'stirring room'.

Pour water from each cup into kettle, checking after each cupful to see if the element is covered, if so, switch kettle on then continue to empty remaining cups into it.

Put tea bag, milk and sugar (as required) into each cup.

Go for a wee.

Wash hands.

If more than one cup is being made, warm now cold hands on radiator (seasonal adjustment may be required).

When water starts to boil, as seen through 'level' window, click kettle off before it clicks itself off.

Immediately pour all of the water into cups.

Using three clean cups of identical size, refill kettle with exact amount of water for next mashing to transfer remaining heat in element into the water.

Give each cup a gentle stir.

Go back to work for between 5 and 10 minutes.

Stir each cup again.

Remove each tea bag and gently squeeze tea from it into its cup.

Give each cup a good stir.

Place clean paper towel on worktop.

Draw the bottom of each cup across the towel.

Deliver tea to recipients.

Enjoy top-notch cup of tea.

Jack that's just wonderful. We could be brothers.

I'm so relieved.

I especially love this bit.

Using three clean cups of identical size, refill kettle with exact amount of water for next mashing to transfer remaining heat in element into the water.

[sovietsong]

I think your thought process is totally normal, in terms of cubicle choice i would choose the one next to a wall, ideally I like to avoid having two neighbours.

I have similar processes in place for everything I do. No point wasting time.

[RED-DOG]

I have devised a test to see if you have these 'There must me a logical answer' tendencies.

You go in to a public toilet. It's clean and it's empty.

There are five cubicles to chooses from, all have their doors closed.

Based on this information, which one do you choose, and why?

 

Either the one nearest the window or best light source or failing that the one furthest away.

This is great stuff. Exactly what I'm looking for. (I knew I wasn't alone).

Rationale for furthest away?

Least likely to get door rattled/pure habit 

Brilliant.

The toilet cubicle conundrum has taxed me for years. There are no real concrete reasons for choosing one stall over another, but It doesn't stop me trying to find one.

(I like an end one because that way I can't have someone shitting on both sides of me at the same time)

[pokerfan]

Would it be more efficient to boil a full kettle then pour remaining water in to a thermos for later use ?

[RED-DOG]

I think your thought process is totally normal, in terms of cubicle choice i would choose the one next to a wall, ideally I like to avoid having two neighbours.

I have similar processes in place for everything I do. No point wasting time.

Crossover posts, same conclusion.

Excellent.

[sovietsong]

Would it be more efficient to boil a full kettle then pour remaining water in to a thermos for later use ?

Think you may have gone too far with this post...

[pokerfan]

Would it be more efficient to boil a full kettle then pour remaining water in to a thermos for later use ?

Think you may have gone too far with this post...

Just throwing it out there.

[RED-DOG]

Would it be more efficient to boil a full kettle then pour remaining water in to a thermos for later use ?

Think you may have gone too far with this post...

I agree, but the fact that he considered it as an option is comforting.

[technolog]

Would it be more efficient to boil a full kettle then pour remaining water in to a thermos for later use ?

Almost certainly, yes. But I think I have it as efficient as I can (though I'm open to suggestions) in terms of energy, water, speed and quality, with the tools at my disposal. You have to remember that I'm doing this in a work environment. My colleagues already think I'm odd! Strangely, I don't do it at home.

[Jon MW]

Grease hot pan and turn off.

Re-light gas under pre-heated pan and crack eggs in to it.

Loving your work, sir! We don't want 'frilly' eggs.

Transfer toast to warm plate.

Transfer eggs to toast.

Please tell me you forgot to write 'Butter the toast' in between that.

Actually no. I have it dry on purpose.

At one time I would have been appalled at the notion of un-buttered toast, but I started having it that way during one of my diet phases, and soon realised that over-easy eggs are greasy enough to lubricate the toast down my gullet without the added calories and saturated fats of butter.

I prefer it that way now. It preserves the toasted nuttyness of the seeds and stuff in wholemeal bread.

I have a lot of things with dry bread rather than using butter for exactly the same reason.

It was pointed out to me just how bad the butter was for a diet - in any kind of measurable way just not having butter made the daily food intake about half as bad.

Then I realised that the moisture and/or grease from whatever I was putting on the bread was almost always enough and quite often masked the flavour of the butter anyway.

The only things I'll butter the bread for now are if it makes an appreciable difference to the flavour - e.g. when it's just bread and butter, and obviously for chip butties.

[technolog]

Chip butties where the butter isn't running down your arms is wrong - FACT!