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

[AndyRM]

I heard it referred to as The Glarby when I lived in Glasgow which I quite like. Sounds more Scottish anyway, never quite got why it didn't morph into "Auld".

 

[sevenfourate]

“……things you've only just realised/learned”:​

@ColinJ - No of Days in Feb ?

 

[DaveReading]

I am watching the Rangers V Celtic game and realised I have no idea why it's called the "old firm derby".
It turns out that nobody else knows either. There are various theories but no one actually knows.
BTW..... as a neutral its a good game.

Of the possible explanations, I rather like this one from 1904:

 

[AndyRM]

I've always thought of it as a vaguely ominous shorthand for a largely unshakeable institution which runs Scottish football. When you consider that's pretty much what they do, it's a decent enough description...

 

[ColinJ]

“……things you've only just realised/learned”:​

@ColinJ - No of Days in Feb ?

Half asleep, I recited "Thirty days hath September, April, June and November" but then stopped! On autopilot I ticked the mental 31 days box...

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I could never remember that rhyme

They I noticed that the months with 31 days alternate except July and August with both have 31

then the rest have 30 except Feb which is weird

that concept makes more sense to me that a rhyme

only mnemonic that I have remembered is "Virgins In Bed Give You Odd Reactions" - for the colours of the spectrum - backwards

A physics teacher told us that once in school then looked shocked that he had said it

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Besides the rhyme about days in a month, another way I've used in recent decades as a guide is to work my way through my knuckles and the dips inbetween, starting at the index knuckle on a loosely clenched fist (then returning to index knuckle after little finger knuckle)...

Each knuckle month is 31 days
Each dip has 30, except Feb

 

[albion]

Newish to schrader I have only just realised a leaky valve can be fixed (fingers crossed) by using a pair of needle nose pliars.

 

[albion]

Early start. Tyre looked fine. My track pump is now erroneously reading 10 psi below so I then inflated to the correct pressure. On setting off it went soft again !
It is on an ebike rear motor hub so I made a change of plan and replaced the untrustworthy tube. I might attempt another fix and then test to pressure on a spare 20" wheel.It forced a change of plan on my ride, having intended to get the bus up towards Carter Bar for a probable ride across to Thropton.

 

[lenfield]

My rat-trap pedals have been chewing up the soles of my trainers.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

My rat-trap pedals have been chewing up the soles of my trainers.

Which is why I use specific MTB shoes - they have a hard sole designed to resist the spiky bits more but are still OK to walk in

The base is getting scratched a lot - but my trainers are at home and just fine
if I tried riding on my pedals with the soft soles of my trainers they would last a few weeks!

 

[Hover Fly]

I today discovered you can move a lit fire from one room to another using a saucepan!

I'd lit a fire in our dining room as a bit of luxury to accompany our sunday roast, then we later adjourned upstairs to the sitting room. I ummed and arr'd about lighting another but that seemed a waste since there was another still burning in an empty room and joked about brining the jot coals up. "I know you're joking but don't even think about it" then after a pause "you could use a saucepan" which I can confirm works fine.

This should not be taken as advice or good practice

My parents did that often, moving the fire from the kitchen to the front as needed.

 

[raleighnut]

My parents did that often, moving the fire from the kitchen to the front as needed.

That's what a 'Coal Scuttle' is for, if you look up the meaning of 'scuttle. it is to move sideways even boats use this as their 'scuttles' move any water off the deck sideways.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I still can't remember the thing from last year that I learned.

However, I realised last week that some varieties of cherry tree have blossom that smells of cherries, so that will have to do until I rediscover the other thing.

 

[Beebo]

D’Artagnan (or Dog Tagnan to children of the 80s) was a real person.
I assumed he was fictional.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2rew2dgzzo