So my new name for a new game is based on Sudoku. Small and subtle spelling difference better explained by Sod U Ko!
For some time I have been peeved at the stupid game 'taking over the world'. I'm sure it is because I have not given it a go really but the weird thing is - I like numbers but this game just seems ridiculous and not worth understanding.
The other thing I dislike is those who are passionate about it, what does it bring them, mind stimulation? Ok but so does reading, what does this add?
So, on a recent flight from the Sunshine Coast I turn to my in-flight magazine and for once the crossword and games page was not already filled in by the previous passengers.
I did the 20 question quiz, quite enjoyed that but then Sudoku appears. What to do.
Well I've got it. Fill it in. Don't play the game but pretend to look studiously at the grid and fill in the numbers, randomly. Don't repeat the numbers from 1-9, even this fun "look I'm good at Sudoku and a bit of a wanker" game has rules... and the joy is you can fill in at speed, rattle through the various grids in front of you, make it look easy and then really annoy the person who next sits in your plane seat.
Imagine the look of disdain as the next Sudoku fan turns to find your scribblings, tut tut they say... what was this person thinking.
Well they were thinking that maybe this was a bit of fun in a world full of toss pots and they rather wish they'd seen your face when you worked out they were messing with your page. Or maybe they'd just say: Sod U Ko!
Whatever, give it a go, particularly if you can't face the crossword!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Upside Down Tumble dryers
There are a number of things about the prevalence of tumble dryers in Australian households that used to disturb me that only after 3 years am I getting to understand.
1. Australia is a hot country, by and large, unlike the UK. So why does every new unit (read flat) have a tumble dryer provided by the landlord as a matter of course?
2. Why is said tumble dryer most often on the wall upside down?
Answers:
1. Australia is hot, even its winters are warmer than the UK but most places don't have central heating; something lots of homes in the UK do. One obvious use of that central heating is to prevent you freezing your bits off in winter however a by-product, condensation and all, is that central heating dries your clothes indoors. So no central heating = no clothes' drying mechanism, hence the need for a tumble dryer. Part B answer is that lots of unit blocks don't allow you to put your washing on the balcony outside, so how else do you dry your stuff with no indoor heating system?
2. They put them on the wall above the laundry sink or space for the washing machine, as a space saver. But as most people do't have easy access to the dials 6feet up in the air they turn the machine upside down. This then means that the instructions and dials are upside down. In my 3 short years here though I've seen some smart manufacturers turning the dials around so they look correct when the machine is turned on tis head. Clever!
My only worry now is, does the machine work upside down as well as it would the correct way up, I mean you wouldn't put the washing machine in upside down now would you?
1. Australia is a hot country, by and large, unlike the UK. So why does every new unit (read flat) have a tumble dryer provided by the landlord as a matter of course?
2. Why is said tumble dryer most often on the wall upside down?
Answers:
1. Australia is hot, even its winters are warmer than the UK but most places don't have central heating; something lots of homes in the UK do. One obvious use of that central heating is to prevent you freezing your bits off in winter however a by-product, condensation and all, is that central heating dries your clothes indoors. So no central heating = no clothes' drying mechanism, hence the need for a tumble dryer. Part B answer is that lots of unit blocks don't allow you to put your washing on the balcony outside, so how else do you dry your stuff with no indoor heating system?
2. They put them on the wall above the laundry sink or space for the washing machine, as a space saver. But as most people do't have easy access to the dials 6feet up in the air they turn the machine upside down. This then means that the instructions and dials are upside down. In my 3 short years here though I've seen some smart manufacturers turning the dials around so they look correct when the machine is turned on tis head. Clever!
My only worry now is, does the machine work upside down as well as it would the correct way up, I mean you wouldn't put the washing machine in upside down now would you?
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