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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DirectionsI get mistaken for a policeman quite a lot, as I do a bit of work with St John Ambulance, and our hi-vis jackets look fairly similar (In case you need to know, blue stripes = police, green stripes = most medical services)
This year when I was at London Marathon, the only thing I did was give directions to Tower Hill tube station. Continuously. I would be telling one bewildered group how to get there, when another group would come along, wait for me to finish with the first group, and then ask exactly the same question. This was despite me standing right next to a big road sign saying 'Tower Hill Tube Station - This way' and a big arrow pointing left. Muppets.
One of my colleagues just says 'Down there, third on the left' to anyone who asks him directions to anywhere. He then moves to a different position, and waits for his next victim...
(, Thu 19 Oct 2006, 22:11, Reply)
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