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fancythat Sun 29-Mar-26 18:09:16

Not much good with technology
My cooking is average
Cant do diy in the slightest
And quite a lot more besides.

Thankfully there is a bunch of things I can do.

What can others not do?

I dont have the slightest bit of ego problems with not being able to do some things.
Nor telling people I cant.
And thankfully, being part of a very large family, we all help each other help.

What cant you do?

Nannan2 Wed 01-Apr-26 06:48:49

67NotOut- haha- i am same with that too- although tbf not anyone in our house can work out the heating either.So we just put it on when we need it then off again when we dont.Its new fangled eco system, in new build house(2 yrs ago)! My daughter has same in hers and even she cant work it out,so i think they do same as us, put it off/on when needed. 😂

Tenko Wed 01-Apr-26 13:02:33

petra

Tenko
I don’t remember a time when I couldn’t swim. Butterfly and back crawl were my best but I wanted to dive as good as I could swim. Our school instructor just couldn’t manage it.
Then the girl next door married a PT/ swimming instructor.
He did it in about 3 sessions.

That’s what I need . My ds swam for a club and tried to teach me, with no success.

JackyB Wed 01-Apr-26 20:26:55

I can't touch my toes.

Sarahr Sat 04-Apr-26 13:50:01

There are lots of things I struggle with. I'm sure I could do it if I only did some research first. I couldn't make a pop-up roof for the Campervan we were restoring. I was really pleased with the final result, especially as it didn't leak. I couldn't make my own Christmas crackers. Everyone loved them, especially with their personalised gifts inside. I couldn't knit a baby shawl using circular needles. 9 months later and the baby was snuggled up in it. I couldn't drive an automatic car. Well, I'm still working on that as DH usually drives so I only get to drive it one evening a week when I go line dancing - which I couldn't do.
I suppose it's more a case of giving something a go. If it doesn't work out at least you tried.

Dottydots Sat 04-Apr-26 14:18:39

I wish, just for the fun of it, that at 84 I could tuck my skirt into my knickers and do a handstand up a wall.