My wife says that’s me. I can’t disagree. “For a clever guy you do have some alarming gaps in your knowledge.”
…Is the nicest way she’s put it over the years.
I tend not to remember what awful things I didn’t know. Believe me, I can do “general knowledge” but practical stuff that you’d expect men to know…absolute shite. Learning to fix bikes has been…quite the experience. And after 5 years I still wouldn’t trust me to do anything beyond changing a tyre!
I’m also not sure what you mean by #1, any examples?
I did learn a few weeks ago that if you are risking stripping the head of a bolt with the Allen key etc you can put a rubber band of it to help it fit better, or in my case a swim cap.
Hmm, I did wonder that and I don’t think they said.
However, don’t put it down a storm drain in the street as apparently they go straight into rivers etc. without treatment (only learnt that a couple of weeks ago).
But your sewage drain is probably the better bet if you can get to it, as it is treat.
Although I’m fairly sure an F-Pro triathlete (possibly Cheetham) a few years ago said she’s got an old dishwasher she puts them in?
You might be lucky and find the council takes it, if you live in London I think you have to organise someone to come and collect it, and I think is free up to a limit other than the container. Looking on the councils site - you can just take it to the tip though, as long as it’s less than 5l, although you’ll have to surrender the container so 5 quid a time, pretty pricey!
Although I guess the tip folk might be able to sell you back one cheaper than new!