Now that I’m retired I can contemplate some of the more important things in life. Which is correct: the toilet paper should roll from the top or be pulled from the back? When are we going to change the way we set the table in the U.S. Forks are rarely used in the left hand, so place them on the right side of the setting.
Most people seem to call cones from Fir trees “Pine Cones” -- Hello?
With the exception of a few isolated locations, most of the world uses the metric system for measurements. I guess we are too stupid to figure out how it works, so we will continue to use a far more complicated system (pounds, ounces, quarts, cups, inches, miles, etc.).
It’s becoming nearly impossible to open a breakfast cereal containment system due to new glues for the cardboard and the synthetic bag within that has been welded shut. I would like to suggest to the cereal manufactures that some new opening instructions be printed on the outside of the box. Example: Place the blade of a large flat-blade screwdriver on the area between the top flaps of the box. Use a mallet to force the blade between the flaps and pry up. When the box is open you may attack the bag with tin snips or a heavy set of pruning shears. Always wear eye protection when performing these maneuvers.
