Useless adviceAs a new parent, people seem to think it's OK to pass on any and every old wives tale possible. "Don't hug him too much". What? Quite what possesses people to pass on baseless, idiotic, useless advice I don't know.
That said, I quite often give car drivers directions and then, after they've moved off, realise that I've sent them down a bike-only route, so I can give as good as I get.
What useless advice have you been given (or handed out) recently?
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chthonic, Thu 19 Oct 2006, 10:29)
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Wainright's Lake district.Many years ago when walking became a pass-time, A bloke named Wainright penned a selection of "guidebooks" with nice places and routes around which to toddle in the lake district. My dad: a Student in the 60's used to love them, and fondly remembers reading sketchy route descriptions such as "After crossing the old stone bridge, turn left at the large bush", or the one in particular I have in mind... "only leave the wall when you get to the black gate"
My dad in the 70's overheard two farmers talkign in a pub... "Aye... I've fixed that bloody Wainright: I've painted ALL my gates black now"
lovely.
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Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Thu 19 Oct 2006, 14:17,
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