Really Stupid Instructions for Singapore

Post by **Strong Eagle** » Sat, 13 Aug 2005 1:37 pm

Just bought a tube of glue for a repair project. The instructions on the glue say to keep the remainder in a "cool, dry place".

I am having a hard time envisioning such a place in Singapore. Perhaps there is part of the island that I don't know about?

briceloh · Post by **briceloh** » Sat, 13 Aug 2005 2:13 pm

hehe, i think they meant to say keep it in a air-conditioned room.

Post by **Strong Eagle** » Sat, 13 Aug 2005 3:15 pm

Having "gone native", I use air con only at night while the majority of my house is air conditioned by windswept.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Sat, 13 Aug 2005 3:53 pm

I always buy the smallest container possible because of that very problem. Also haven't used aircon for 20+ years.

Matney · Post by **Matney** » Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:51 pm

I'd love to have your electric bills. We try to go without the a/c, but I am literally soaked with perspiration. I also have difficulty with my asthma without the a/c on. I also have learned to purchase small tubes or containers of glue, liquid nails, etc. In the temperatures here, it just won't last!

beenhere10years · Post by **beenhere10years** » Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:21 am

Years ago, when I took my then 2 year old daughter to the Doctor for a rash that just wouldn't clear up, he looked at me with a straight face and told me to:

keep her cool
keep her off the floor
avoid chlorine
avoid air conditioning
bathe her as little as possible

Looking back I think that's when my love-hate relationship with Singapore was born.

dot dot dot · Post by **dot dot dot** » Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:24 am

beenhere10years wrote:Years ago, when I took my then 2 year old daughter to the Doctor for a rash that just wouldn't clear up, he looked at me with a straight face and told me to:

keep her cool
keep her off the floor
avoid chlorine
avoid air conditioning
bathe her as little as possible

Looking back I think that's when my love-hate relationship with Singapore was born.

What kind of doctor was that? Did he think you were Steven Spielberg and your daughter was E.T. or what?

Eric

beenhere10years · Post by **beenhere10years** » Sun, 14 Aug 2005 11:26 am

No. Just the condescending, overly simplistic, dissmissive type you meet a lot of when you have 3 busy kids and an acident prone husband.

Wind In My Hair · Post by **Wind In My Hair** » Sun, 14 Aug 2005 8:58 pm

Strong Eagle wrote: Having "gone native", I use air con only at night while the majority of my house is air conditioned by windswept.

a fridge is a cool dry place too, so you can try that... just make sure no one in the family thinks it's some kind of sauce for food!

Post by **Strong Eagle** » Mon, 15 Aug 2005 8:18 am

I could just see meatballs made with epoxy putty.

briceloh · Post by **briceloh** » Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:03 am

Strong Eagle wrote:I sould just see meatballs made with expoxy putty.

shld taste good erh? sticks in yur hands and yur mouth too.

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