Little tips

[odyssey06]

How to tell if a cloud will bring rain...

Craggy, uneven fragments of cloud are known in formal circles as ‘pannus’ and are described as ‘accessory clouds’. They are rain’s footprints and can be seen under all clouds that rain falls from... smooth bases on cumulus clouds mean no rain falling and ragged bottoms indicate rain falling.

From Tristan Gooley author of The Natural Navigator

How Can I Tell If A Cloud Will Bring Rain?

Is it going to rain? What a popular question. The key to longer-term forecasts lies in studying changes in clouds and fronts over hours, but…

www.naturalnavigator.com

 

[odyssey06]

If you are cooking Chicken Kyivs/Kievs in an airfryer, sit them on pieces of stale bread. They will soak up the mess and you might get some garlic bread out of it.

 

[Salvadore]

This reminds me of Viz magazine in the 80s

 

[odyssey06]

This reminds me of Viz magazine in the 80s

My recollections of Viz are quite different ... most are not suitable for this audience! Perhaps I skipped that page

At this stage it might be more approaching "The Oldie" territory than "Viz" ...

 

[odyssey06]

So these are some tips from Viz

EMPLOYERS: Avoid hiring unlucky people by immediately tossing half the CVs into the bin

I once worked with a guy who declared he did that

Viz is 30: Our 50 all-time best Top Tips

To celebrate Viz's birthday, here we present a few of its tongue-in-cheek top tips for solving life's little problems and turning things to your advantage.

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Salvadore]

My favourite- Avoid losing expensive contact lenses. Insert a pinhole in each one and connect them with a length of thread.

 

[odyssey06]

Seen on Twitter:

I'm a 48 year old physicist. I have only just realised that the filter indicator on my Brita jug is a timer that counts down rather than a sophisticated monitor that was able to gauge when the filter needed changed as I'd previously thought.

https://twitter.com/fesshole/status/1717185500883066966

 

[Cervelo]

For most of my life I thought the 1 to 6 dial on a toaster was for turning up the heat

 

[odyssey06]

For most of my life I thought the 1 to 6 dial on a toaster was for turning up the heat

Your mileage may vary... there are some models where it does! But not the typical types most of us have in our kitchens.

Here's What the Numbers on Your Toaster Actually Mean

It turns out using this kitchen appliance isn't as easy as 1-2-3.

www.tasteofhome.com

 

[Leo]

For most of my life I thought the 1 to 6 dial on a toaster was for turning up the heat

For most of your life you were right, the bimetalic stip variety was most common here for many years.

 

[odyssey06]

The clocks change here this weekend aka "fall back".
But the US won't be falling back until the following weekend!
Seems like the gap will be narrowing to 4 hours between Dublin and New York \ Washington.

 

[Leo]

But the US won't be falling back until the following weekend!

We used to be aligned on dates but they extended DST a few years back on estimates of significant energy savings. Dept. of Energy data released the following year showed it made no meaningful difference.