When I make my tea, I must fill the cup til I see miniscus come to the edge. I cannot drink it til evaporation takes it down again.
Reading through some of these reminded me of a few of mine: I don't like the sound of styrofoam rubbing together. I hate taking stuff out of boxes for this reason. Also, when it comes to blankets, I don't like corners near my face, they need to be off the side of the bed out of reach (so needless to say, I need LARGE blankets) Also, they have to be in a particular way, as well as my pillows. Open end of pillow must be facing the edge of the bed, not toward the middle.
I'd never thought of it as OCD, but I do have to have the cutlery draw ordered knives - forks - spoons, same when they go in a drainer. And the forks have to line up. Ex lady hammer used to use steak knives a lot for eating fruit, they had to be bunched together, separate from the other knives, in a row with the flat sides of their handles touching. I buy eggs by the dozen; they have to come out of the box two at a time starting with the outside ends nearest to me and working inwards. If, for any reason, a single egg or an odd number of eggs come out, one goes into the fridge door to retain the "integrity" of the box... Didn't strike me as strange until it was pointed out. I still don't think of it as strange, it simply is. My keyboard has to line up with my monitor too, but - to be fair - I work on a laptop
When I go walking/running in the morning, there's a garbage truck that pulls up outside one of the local supermarkets at about 0545 to pick up the styrofoam cooler boxes the fish and stuff were shipped in. The man tosses all of them into the back and triggers the crushers, cubic meters upon meters of styrofoam all being squeezed together like the screams of the damned. Metric country here, eggs are sold in ten packs. And as I mentioned elsewhere, hot dog buns used to be sold in seven packs, and hot dogs not at all.
LoL That is just weird... No! metric country with metric hens that lay their eggs in ones and tens Introduce them to their British cousin And let them lay them by the dozen...
As soon as I hit the "post" button I expected someone to pop in to say that. Thank you for keeping my faith in humanity alive, Dap. ETA: We always saved them for making dressing (stuffing outside the bird) or garlic toast, so there's that...
When I was a kid, my mom would have us save the heels for "duck bread" to feed the birds at the local park. Two weeks or so ago I read something claiming that bread is terrible for ducks, so there goes ten years of well-intentioned animal cruelty.
Bread isn't great for river birds, but I have read reports of severely malnourished swans being brought to a swan sanctionary since that theory got a lot of publicity. In winter they need a lot of carbs to keep warm and make fat. They live in water which would cause us hpyothermia in minutes. ETA a link - https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/queens-swan-marker-blames-cases-15395306 "The Swan Sanctuary in Shepperton says it is finding young swans that are so malnourished they are five months behind in their development." Edited again to add that I live by a river (so feed ducks and swans on bread regularly) which is a quirk so I can keep this on topic
I keep expecting the world to recognize my brilliance, but so far, I remain disappointed (in the world).
Yep. It fills them up, and they neglect natural healthier food options. If there's left over bread lying around, that attracts rats and such too. If there's extra in the water, it can mould and ruin the water. All in all, it's pretty bad. It's worth checking what your local birds would eat in the wild, and throw them some of that instead (assuming it is something you can buy without border issues). A character quirk of mine, which I was reminded of in AZ: I will only hold some else's hand with my right hand, and their thumb must be on the outside.
Just don't tell me that it's because of gluten. Just getting some things straight 'cause I've heard some serious bs lately. I'm mostly worried because you seem to be a well studied pall upon whatever. Not that I feed ducks on regular basis... Just saying... How many have I killed 'till this day?
Basically shitty nutrition balance and they can become dependent on it. National Geographic article explains in detail.
I can't put my finger on it, but something about you makes me think I can trust you on the subject of waterfowl.
Preferred sleeping arrangement: Sheet + blanket + fan. Sheet is pulled up and over my head, covering my eyes, and stuffed into (not into into) my ears. Leg goes in and out as needed. Question, do you have a particular order in which you do things in the shower? For me, first wash face, then wash hair, then conditioner. While conditioner is in, brush teeth. Then use bar soap on armpits, genitals, underboob, feet. Subsequently use Salux cloth and shower gel on rest of body. Then rinse conditioner. ETA: For some reason I feel like bar soap gets you cleaner, even though I know that is not logical.
Just clean up body first and then hair. Shave whatever needs shave and also wash face with shampoo while you're at it. I brush my teeth before entering the shower. Sink and bath, not the same.