Things I wish I knew

[nirvana]

The same goes for immigrants, especially those who come over here and take jobs from the indigenous population whilst also claiming benefits for being out of work...

We have loads of those types round our way. im pretty enraged tbf

I see you have finally educated yourself lol. 

never too late

[mondatoo]

Why do tins of corned beef still have the ridic method for opening them but no other tins do ?

What a great question. In fact, some tins of ham use the same method.

It seems to go back to the days when Corned Beef was an army ration, so that service men & women did not ned to carry a tin opener with them.

Must be said, it's God's food, love it.

Just look at this, & salivate. Nearly as good as a pork pie that, full of goodness, too.

But why don't they just have a ringpull opening method now ?

M&S Corned Beef ftw, nomnomnom, ballin' outta control I know but we gotta treat ourselves.

[tikay]

Why do tins of corned beef still have the ridic method for opening them but no other tins do ?

What a great question. In fact, some tins of ham use the same method.

It seems to go back to the days when Corned Beef was an army ration, so that service men & women did not ned to carry a tin opener with them.

Must be said, it's God's food, love it.

Just look at this, & salivate. Nearly as good as a pork pie that, full of goodness, too.

But why don't they just have a ringpull opening method now ?

M&S Corned Beef ftw, nomnomnom, ballin' outta control I know but we gotta treat ourselves.

Ring pull cans have a "lip" inside, so the corned beef, which is cooked in the tin and tightly packed, would not slide out.

Have to agree, though, God's food that. You can't eat better. Full of goodness, minerals and vitamins, too.

[Woodsey]

You'll be telling us how good fray bentos pies are so us next lol

[redsimon]

You'll be telling us how good fray bentos pies are so us next lol

Only a £1 in Morrisons Fray Bentos pies are delicious

[Woodsey]

You'll be telling us how good fray bentos pies are so us next lol

Only a £1 in Morrisons Fray Bentos pies are delicious

It's no wonder we are turning into a nation of blobs 

[Graham C]

I wish I knew that I've been paying an extended warrant thing for a fridge I bought.

In 1999......... 

Received a letter today saying they think I may have moved.  Well yes I did, 13 years ago in 2002.

He said he could put in a complaint if I wanted so I said yes of course, not sure what will happen. 

Oh well.

[maccol]

I wish I knew that I've been paying an extended warrant thing for a fridge I bought.

In 1999......... 

Received a letter today saying they think I may have moved.  Well yes I did, 13 years ago in 2002.

He said he could put in a complaint if I wanted so I said yes of course, not sure what will happen. 

Oh well.

This may well be a Scotland only reference but "We`ll be claiming, we`ll be claiming....."

[bagel]

You'll be telling us how good fray bentos pies are so us next lol

fray bentos is a port on the west side of uruguay.

apparentely "fray bentos" translates to "friar benedict".

pies confirmed rank.

[Graham C]

Wish I knew I'd gone out with odd shoes on this morning  

Had to pop home to change at lunchtime

[The Camel]

Why is it impossible to have a warm shower?

It is always either "freeze your blood" cold or "peel your skin off your back" hot.

[bobAlike]

Why do airlines insist you have the window blinds/shutters (what are they even called?) open for take off and landing?

[The Camel]

Why do airlines insist you have the window blinds/shutters (what are they even called?) open for take off and landing?

So you can see where the exits are if there's an emergency and all power is lost?

[Karabiner]

Why is it impossible to have a warm shower?

It is always either "freeze your blood" cold or "peel your skin off your back" hot.

My electric shower affords me total(ish) control of the temperature although I would love it to be a little more powerful.

Guess it's swings and roundabouts.

[EvilPie]

Why do airlines insist you have the window blinds/shutters (what are they even called?) open for take off and landing?

So you can see where the exits are if there's an emergency and all power is lost?

It's this but probably not for the reason you're thinking.

It's actually so that the ambient light within the cabin is the same as the ambient light outside whether it's day or night. You'll notice at night they not only make you open the blinds but also they dim the lights. The idea is that if there's a power cut the light level doesn't suddenly go from bright light to dark. That way your eyes are already adjusted and you've got a chance of seeing where you're going instead of being totally blind for a few seconds.

I was told this by a stewardess on a recent flight. No idea if it's true but it makes perfect sense so I'm sticking with it.