What are you "bad" at?

[RichardHarris123]

Hello everyone.  My "other half " was watching a film that I couldn't stomach, so I  remade the bed.  Only took 3/4 of an hour, tangled up in sheets, dovet covers, I really struggle.  Foreign languages, forget it, respect to all that can.  I  have some German friends, they  gave up before me. Hehe.  My handwriting is appalling, I'm dyslexic but I  still find it odd, since I  must have  fine motor skills.  

So what are you  bad at?  This is only a bit of fun, not a poor me. 

[oldhippy]

Anything to do with D I Y. I do have an electric drill but I don't trust myself to use it. I think I would be dangerous using it drilling a hole in the wall to hang a picture. I prefer to pay someone. 

[RichardHarris123]

11 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

Anything to do with D I Y

Isn't it strange?  You can make watch/ clock parts too within microns but you don't trust yourself to drill a hole.  How weird we all all are. 

[watchweasol]

I am a numeric dislexic have problems remembering numbers but I can remember my Dads car plate from the 50s brothers army number  and most of my car plates  thro 70, 80, but mental maths is crap.  I made a living as a Computer Engineer , and can repair most things. DIY skills are very good. Just the bloody numbers. Also crap at dancing and darts.

Also forgot music and singing absolutely no musical talent at all.

[RichardHarris123]

Hehe.  I don't understand dancing, absolutely no desire to do so. 

PS, my maths is pretty good good but give me a telephone number etc, I'll mix the numbers up. 

We were texting at the same time. 

[VWatchie]

...remembering the names of people, even those I easily recognise. It can be extremely embarrassing.

...remembering the name of a certain very hard watch crystal. Every time I try to explain to someone that there are three types of watch crystals, acrylic, mineral, and... and... and... sorry can't remember it now. It naturally exposes me as a liar after declaring myself deeply interested in horology.

 

[watchweasol]

Have no problem with names an faces at all only numbers

[HectorLooi]

Handwriting. My handwriting is terrible. Always has been. I don't think it has improved since primary school.

And if you think Chinese words look like chicken scrawlings, you haven't seen me write in Chinese. 

[Neverenoughwatches]

14 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Anything to do with D I Y. I do have an electric drill but I don't trust myself to use it. I think I would be dangerous using it drilling a hole in the wall to hang a picture. I prefer to pay someone. 

I find that kind of strange, a logical mechanical mind such as yours. I know that certain aspects of my experience in construction directly transfers into watch repair.

13 hours ago, watchweasol said:

I am a numeric dislexic have problems remembering numbers but I can remember my Dads car plate from the 50s brothers army number  and most of my car plates  thro 70, 80, but mental maths is crap.  I made a living as a Computer Engineer , and can repair most things. DIY skills are very good. Just the bloody numbers. Also crap at dancing and darts.

Also forgot music and singing absolutely no musical talent at all.

My missus is the same with numbers, crap at maths but can remember my first car number plate 40 years ago and dozens of old phone numbers.

13 hours ago, VWatchie said:

...remembering the names of people, even those I easily recognise. It can be extremely embarrassing.

...remembering the name of a certain very hard watch crystal. Every time I try to explain to someone that there are three types of watch crystals, acrylic, mineral, and... and... and... sorry can't remember it now. It naturally exposes me as a liar after declaring myself deeply interested in horology.

 

It begins with S and ends in apphire

9 hours ago, HectorLooi said:

Handwriting. My handwriting is terrible. Always has been. I don't think it has improved since primary school.

And if you think Chinese words look like chicken scrawlings, you haven't seen me write in Chinese. 

Thats me, my writing is appalling. I haven't done grown up joined up writing since school. I write everything in capitals, any other way seems unnatural to me. 

[oldhippy]

I know what you mean. My D I Y is rubbish I have had a picture I put up fall off the wall. I'm no good at wallpapering, it rips and I get in a hell of a mess. Just before Christmas I had someone decorate my kitchen, bathroom and hall way. In February I'm having the sitting room and bedroom painted.  

[Neverenoughwatches]

Have you noticed that everything you are crap at you actually hate doing . Making the bed, washing the dishes, hanging out washing, ironing and folding clothes, hoovering, tidying up after yourself, washing the car, cleaning the bathroom, dusting . Strange that

[RichardHarris123]

So true @Neverenoughwatches. I  never wash the car, I can pay someone else to do it. My hand writing has got worse, if that's possible.  Since word processing has been available, I avoid writing anything but hand.  Most of my DIY skills are good but painting and decorating, my other half won't let me pick up a paintbrush, great!!!

[Jon]

I'm really bad at wrapping presents, to the point that I just put them in a bag and the job's done, which is strange because when I was a mechanical engineer/tinsmith I used to clad MDF kitchen units with stainless steel after shaping the stainless using a press brake. Maybe it's not having the patience to wrap them, but again that's strange as I have loads of patience when servicing watches. 

[RichardHarris123]

I call myself "Vanilla Ice" because I'm crap at w-rapping. Hehe.  

[Neverenoughwatches]

I know something that almost everyone here is terrible at. # not spending money on watches and watch repair tools #

[Waggy]

On 1/1/2024 at 12:19 AM, VWatchie said:

...remembering the names of people, even those I easily recognise. It can be extremely embarrassing

Oh my, I am exactly the same, I have known people for years and still can't remember their names no matter how hard I try, word association , rhymes...nothing works. My wife was a teacher and had her new class of 30 kids memorised in a few days, but I can't even remember the name of the person sitting 3 desks to my left. I'm also the same with kitchen cupboards, I empty the dishwasher after dinner every night and still have to try 2 or 3 cupboards before I find the one where the red plates go. But, I can still recall formulas from physics classes that I haven't used since my A levels, it's strange the way the mind works. My other failing is that I am very messy - I can sit at a clean desk and within seconds it's carnage, it's like the weeping angels in Dr Who, I look away and look back and it has somehow managed to become messy.

Finally there is gardening, I just don't get it. I appreciate a nice garden, but I just can't bring myself to cut grass that is going to grow back, or pull weeds that are going to be replaced with new weeds. I am more than happy to take the time and effort to fix things, and go the extra mile to find a permanent fix. I just can't bring myself to do something which will count for nothing in a few days/weeks. I have tried to tell myself that its the journey not the destination and the joy is in the doing , not the result....but I still find myself cursing under my breath "this is such a waste of my time....why can't someone invent grass that stops growing at 2 mm?!?!?!"