The totally off-topic thread

[drron]

Our Microwave.
My SLR camera.
Home movie camera.

 

[serfty]

how to balance the colour on the TV when it went skew whiff as often it did.

 

[andye]

How to write upside down words on a calculator

 

[TheRealTMA]

For anyone born before the late 1970s:

Name something - except for any electronic computer - that you knew how to use, but your parents did not.

Car with automatic transmission.
Pong game attached to TV aerial
Adjust colour TV to give normal not over saturated colours
Come to think of it, colour TV
TV remote
Connecting lines on a sail boat
Condoms
Knife sharpener
Chemistry- Make H2 to fill balloons from aluminium and NaOH.

 

[anat0l]

Condoms

I don't know if I should laugh at that...

 

[Bindibuys]

Happy little camper.... won 2 places for the Tank Stream in Sydney next month.
The Tank Stream Tours: April 2016 ballot | Sydney Living Museums

 

[medhead]

Car with automatic transmission.
Connecting lines on a sail boat
Condoms
Knife sharpener
Chemistry- Make H2 to fill balloons from aluminium and NaOH.

I take it your parents aren't that mechanically minded. All of those have been around for a very long time...

I'd be more interested in everyone nominating thing your parents could work that you can't. I'll start with a gearbox without synchromesh.

 

[Quickstatus]

Driving on snow using studded ice tyres like James Bond (but not in Aston Martin)

Hands free reversing

 

[Rugby]

Happy little camper.... won 2 places for the Tank Stream in Sydney next month.
The Tank Stream Tours: April 2016 ballot | Sydney Living Museums

I was having a look at the website and spotted ReLoad

Sydney Harbour Icons | Sydney Living Museums

 

[TheRealTMA]

I take it your parents aren't that mechanically minded. All of those have been around for a very long time...

I'd be more interested in everyone nominating thing your parents could work that you can't. I'll start with a gearbox without synchromesh.

Gearboxs without synchromesh were a doddle. First at speed somewhat of a test at times.

 

[OATEK]

Happy little camper.... won 2 places for the Tank Stream in Sydney next month.
The Tank Stream Tours: April 2016 ballot | Sydney Living Museums

Ha, been there. Back in the 80s the Tank Stream scoured the foundations of the shops on the ground floor of our building (22 Pitt St). Got a good close-up look while they excavated, underpinned etc.

 

[medhead]

Gearboxs without synchromesh were a doddle. First at speed somewhat of a test at times.

But something I've never done.
Always recall the story of dad getting off for not stopping at a stop sign because the car was in first gear. Apparently he didn't bother telling the copper he was a mechanic with just a little bit of practice at double clutching.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Never a dull moment at the local IGA in Beauy:



I did did point out the sign to staff - the 21yo deli chick laughed her head off - the 65yo Manager could not understand what we were laughing about - go figure!

 

[QF WP]

Quote from my brother in London:

I have just woken up to the news that I've got a ticket for the West Ham v Man Utd FA Cup replay on 6 April.

At least this was after he told his parents he was okay(in case they were confused that he was in Brussels.

He is a West Ham fan...

 

[Mal]

Never a dull moment at the local IGA in Beauy:

I did did point out the sign to staff - the 21yo deli chick laughed her head off - the 65yo Manager could not understand what we were laughing about - go figure!

Save 3.00c as well

 

[Flying mermaid]

For anyone born before the late 1970s:

Name something - except for any electronic computer - that you knew how to use, but your parents did not.

Slide rule.

 

[JohnK]

Would it be racist if I opened a karaoke bar in Thailand and had a sign "Australians only"?

Absolutely unbelievable what the eyes see and the stupid justifications. Let's leave it at that.

 

[Happy Trails]

Canberra for $140,000

Canberra bomber that is.

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23589/lot/99/

Any takers?

 

[OATEK]

Slide rule.

Not in my case - my father (b.1926) was an expert with the slide rule! He had a beautiful leather encased slide rule that was produced many a time to demonstrate my inability with logs etc.

 

[Pushka]

I did did point out the sign to staff - the 21yo deli chick laughed her head off - the 65yo Manager could not understand what we were laughing about - go figure!

That is gold!