My music player keeps me busy on the vast amount of public transport I use
and probably my lighter, obviously, as there's nothing more irritating than realising you've come out without one.

ALT: I'm not quite sure- I love England. Possibly Scandinavia.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:25, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

It's always important to know you have the ability to make fire as and when you need it.

(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:29, Reply)

My friend who'd gone back home had my purse, by the way-
which was a huge relief :/
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:34, Reply)

Thank goodness for that

(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:17, Reply)

I'm a fucking idiot, that's what

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:24, Reply)

Oh, we've all done it at some point
Better to have left the impotant item in the custody of someone you know, rather than, say, down the back of a bus seat.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:26, Reply)

I've lost enough Oyster cards.
But I've gone through a phase of "losing things" and discovering my sister has stolen them.
WHAT WOULD SHE WANT WITH MY CLOTHES?! I know they're better than her's, but she's half my size!
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:30, Reply)

Oddly enough, I never had that problem with my own sister...
(Though she did pinch plenty of my CDs as she gradually realised that my taste in music was demonstrably better than hers)
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:31, Reply)

Surely it was the other way round
She'd realise her hosery would vanish, then return, laddered with suspicious stains around the crotch and a hole in the back...
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:33, Reply)

+ stretched beyond all recognition
+ smelling faintly of the docks and rugged seamen.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:35, Reply)

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( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:37, Reply)

I understand the lighter thing
I can remember trying to get a light off a toaster or an electrical hob, pathetic.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:31, Reply)

Electrical hob?!
I am not letting people smoke in the house yet, so when our lighters vanished/anyone with a lighter left the house, instead of being sensible and just buying one we'd light it on the (admittedly gas) hob and run through the house.

Though I do prefer matches.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:32, Reply)

I've seen a toaster used to light paper before

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:34, Reply)

I did not see but had friends that witnessed
processed cheese, in its plastic wrapper, put into the toaster and turned on.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:35, Reply)

I saw my mother put a knife
in a toaster once. How a Darwin award was not achieved I shall never know
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:37, Reply)

Did you say anything?
I have an awful tendency to watch and wait when I witness things like this.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:45, Reply)

It was a bit odd
she thought the toaster was off. And I was watching her spear bread with a knife because she couldn't reach it (small bread) and just thinking 'oh no.' So I shouted stop and she told me I was being silly, continued on and got the bread out
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:47, Reply)

I've done that
and have had a shock from a toaster

it's not that bad. akin to an electric fence
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 13:00, Reply)

Used the bbq once to light a cigarette - this removed my eyebrows completely which hurt. A lot.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:36, Reply)

Patience will reward aga owners
It is poss to light fags/spliff off the hot plates.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:47, Reply)

I just walk down to the 24 hour petrol station now and buy another lighter. Easier all round.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:49, Reply)

I live in the sticks closest one is a 4 mile walk up hill
Alan Partridge had the right idea scoping the mini mart petrol stations.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:50, Reply)

The pilot light
on the gas boiler used to be a favourite of ours. Don't see too many of them around these days, though.

/pre-war blog.
( Kroney, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 12:51, Reply)