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Nonnie Sat 05-Jan-19 17:20:16

Do you still need to wire plugs? Don't they come fixed these days?

I have put petrol in the tank but hate the smell of petrol so DH does it. There must be other things I don't do but can't think of any at the moment. Don't think I'm particularly practical but I did once dismantle a porch and then dig up the drive with a Kango hammer.

Oh yes, never done any plumbing. Did once go out for the day to leave DH to drain the central heating. When I got home he was still trying to work out the logic of how it worked. I suggested there was a drain on a radiator in the sitting room but he huffed and said it wasn't logical. Guess how he drained it eventually grin. So maybe I could do plumbing if I tried.

FlexibleFriend Sat 05-Jan-19 17:15:13

I'm very self sufficient and I'm capable of most diy jobs around the house, from fitting a kitchen, refitting a bathroom, boarding out a loft, changing locks etc etc there's not much I can't do but obviously there are things I've never done such as a chocolate fountain because the idea disgusts me.

DoraMarr Sat 05-Jan-19 17:12:25

Old car, easy to do, four children sitting in the back on a rainy night, husband away skiiing. Amazing what you can do when you try!

PECS Sat 05-Jan-19 17:06:42

it is impossible to change a car tyre nowadays! Need a machine to loosen the nuts!

Grandma70s Sat 05-Jan-19 17:04:04

If a partner dies or goes for some other reason, it is as well to be capable of doing the things the partner did. When my husband died I didn’t know how to work the central heating, .though I could wire plugs and do a few other things seen then as male territory. There are still men who can’t make a meal or sew on a button - though not in my family!

I’m another who never went in the loft we had for forty years. I’ve never done any household painting. I have very rarely mowed (mown?) a lawn or clipped a hedge.

Scribbles Sat 05-Jan-19 17:01:05

I've never had a chocolate fountain, either or been on a hen party or into a betting shop.

hulahoop Sat 05-Jan-19 16:57:36

I have not been In loft I don't like heights ,chewbacca I love fruit dipped in chocolate fountain .

Auntieflo Sat 05-Jan-19 16:54:55

I have never ridden a horse.

But, have just been in our loft to put away all the decorations.
I keep thinking I will find a ‘treasure’ one day. ?

gillyknits Sat 05-Jan-19 16:46:34

No I don’t drive that’s probably why Ive never done the petrol. On another level I can bleed radiators, install washing machine and wire electric plugs ,so I’m not completely useless! ?

Chewbacca Sat 05-Jan-19 16:16:33

I have never been in my loft either! Wonder if there's anything up there?

I've never had a fondue or a "chocolate fountain". Am I missing much? hmm

Lilylilo Sat 05-Jan-19 16:04:53

Haha nanaK54 Me neither although I did climb the ladder once about 35 years ago just to peek in!!!!

DoraMarr Sat 05-Jan-19 15:54:21

Do you drive, gillyknits? I think it’s important to know your way around a car- I’ve even had to change a tyre.

tanith Sat 05-Jan-19 15:52:24

Things I haven’t done, used an automated car wash was the only thing that springs to mind but I’m sure there are plenty of others.

nanaK54 Sat 05-Jan-19 15:50:56

I have never...….been in our loft, we have lived in this house for forty years grin

Buffybee Sat 05-Jan-19 15:49:10

Nope! I fill my car with petrol, check and fill the oil and water reserve, check the tyres and put air in.
In the home I bleed radiators and prime the Central Heating boiler, change light bulbs (of course) and wire electric plugs.
When shopping, I use Self serve tills and pay contactless with my Debit card.
I can even put up a shelf!

gillyknits Sat 05-Jan-19 15:31:35

This thread may have been on before but I didn’t see it, so forgive me if repeating it.
I was sitting in the car at the petrol station today while my DH filled the tank. It was then that I thought “I’ve never done that.” It started me thinking about other things I’ve never done. Isingand ‘Self serve tills’ was another.
Anyone else got ordinary daily things that they have never ever done?