Admit your ignorance - things you've only just realised/learned

[ColinJ]

I recently discovered ( a year or so back) that my mother was born in a workhouse.
Mrs Colly had taken to doing family history and she's good at it. She noticed an anomaly with regards to my grandmother's address and the listed address of the birth place on my mums birth certificate. Home births in those days were common, especially if you were poor, and this stood out.
So Mrs Colly sought the advice of her family histories tutor.
It turn out that mum was born out of wedlock in a workhouse on Nothumberland Street, Paddington. It used to be simply described as 'workhouse' but to avoid stigma the address was listed instead.
I knew my nan came from a poor back ground but I never knew she had things that difficult😢
I have no idea if my.mum knew this or not.

Blimey, I just learned something new then. I thought that they all closed in the 1800s, but I just checked - apparently, the last one closed as late as 1948!!

 

[raleighnut]

Blimey, I just learned something new then. I thought that they all closed in the 1800s, but I just checked - apparently, the last one closed as late as 1948!!

The Irish version was the 'Magdalene Laundries' and the last one closed in 1996

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Bairn was, well, it was about, but not as common... In my area anyway.

I'm probably more familiar with it as it's been how the rest of my family has referred to me since I was born.

Obviously the other siblings were bairns too, but since I was the last to arrive, I became, and held on to the title of, The Bairn.

They still call me it now. 🙂

 

[Jameshow]

BMW and minis (sprinters too come to think of it) need a foot in the clutch to start. Don't ask me how I know! 🤣

 

[Dave7]

The Irish version was the 'Magdalene Laundries' and the last one closed in 1996

My late MiL was sent there. When she was 14 she was raped by one of her brothers. He was not punished but she was sent there. She was there for some time before her older sister rescued her.
My SiL is a singer/songwriter and published a very moving song about it.

 

[Alex321]

BMW and minis (sprinters too come to think of it) need a foot in the clutch to start. Don't ask me how I know! 🤣

So did my Insignia (Vauxhall).

The new Skoda (Electric) needs your foot on the brake before you can put it in drive.

 

[Tenkaykev]

My late MiL was sent there. When she was 14 she was raped by one of her brothers. He was not punished but she was sent there. She was there for some time before her older sister rescued her.
My SiL is a singer/songwriter and published a very moving song about it.

A bit of history with my mum too being born out of wedlock in an Irish hospital for " fallen women " run by nuns.

 

[Dave7]

If you are driving on even a B road and come to a set of temporary lights at eg roadworks and YOU KNOW they are stuck on red........ it is still ilegal to go through. Even if the road is quiet and you KNOW FOR CERTAIN there is no oncoming traffic it is still ilegal.
The advice is to turn round and find another route.......yeah, like that's going to happen.

 

[Andy in Germany]

BMW and minis (sprinters too come to think of it) need a foot in the clutch to start. Don't ask me how I know! 🤣

I think that may be a German thing: the golf I learned in had the same. I don't know if that's "normal" because I did it automatically on every car I drove after that.

 

[Electric_Andy]

BMW and minis (sprinters too come to think of it) need a foot in the clutch to start. Don't ask me how I know! 🤣

I'm fairly used to doing that in any car. Most tractors I used to drive had that feature so it's force of habit. Weirdly our Renault requires a foot on the brake (not clutch) to start. I think it has more to do with push button starts I.e it's easier to press a button by mistake than turn a key

 

[presta]

Worlds longest palindrome, a 200 page novel with 104,000 letters:
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol19/iss3/5/

 

[Alex321]

I'm fairly used to doing that in any car. Most tractors I used to drive had that feature so it's force of habit. Weirdly our Renault requires a foot on the brake (not clutch) to start. I think it has more to do with push button starts I.e it's easier to press a button by mistake than turn a key

The Insignia that needed the clutch depressed needed a key to start it. The Skoda EV (needing it on the brake) doesn't even need a push button, just needs you to be in the driving seat with the key in the car, and put your foot on the brake.

 

[kingrollo]

Long time ago.

When there had been a murder or something and the article ended with 'a man is helping police with there enquires'

I thought some bored old bloke had toddled into the police station and said 'ive not got much on today - I can give you hand with that murder case if you like'

!!!!!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Long time ago.

When there had been a murder or something and the article ended with 'a man is helping police with there enquires'

I thought some bored old bloke had toddled into the police station and said 'ive not got much on today - I can give you hand with that murder case if you like'

!!!!!

I used to think the same when I was a kid. Because I was a keen helpful type I figured it might be something I could turn my hand to when I grew up.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Long time ago.

When there had been a murder or something and the article ended with 'a man is helping police with there enquires'

I thought some bored old bloke had toddled into the police station and said 'ive not got much on today - I can give you hand with that murder case if you like'

!!!!!

I used to think the same when I was a kid. Because I was a keen helpful type I figured it might be something I could turn my hand to when I grew up.

I always think of some really good amateur sleuth.

"Ah yes Sir, but that's where you're wrong..."