Re: Food Prices

On 31 May 2025 12:18:43 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:

I remember having a conversation with a colleague who was from Ugandan
originally who was going though citizenship and that folks knowledge of
Ugandan so I asked her to tell me about the Brecon Beacons or the Welsh
Valleys, or maybe the Welsh knot? To her credit she accepted that despite
living only 2hrs away she had no idea of Wales which as she said was tad
embarrassing.

That's typical.  Test yourself and see how well you remember.  I'll
trust you not to cheat or peek.

- Name a few (about 5) local elected officials and their positions.
- How many steps do you climb before entering your house?
- What are the first few letters on the bottom row of a QWERTY
keyboard?
- Point in the direction of true north and compare with true north on
a map.
- How many points (or grooves) on a Torx driver?
- Is the LEFT bicycle pedal spindle LR or RH thread?
- Calculator and telephone keyboards are different.  For each type, is
the "0" key in the top row or bottom row of the keyboard?
- How much dirt is in a hole 2 x 2 x 2 meters (or 2 x 2 x 2 yards)?
- What is the current cost of a first class US postage stamp? (US
only)
- How many barlycorns in 1 inch? (UK only)
- Who is on the front of a US $10 bill?  (US only)
- What is on the back of a US $10 bill?  (US only)
- Home doors open inward or outward?
- Commercial building doors open inward or outward?
- From memory, itemize the larger items in your refrigerator.

That should be sufficient.  These are common things that we deal with
daily, yet typically do NOT remember when asked.  We hardly ever think
about the more commonplace items that don't require much attention.
Visitors to my area frequently ask for directions.  I've been living
here about 50 years and still can't remember the names of the local
roads:
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I could probably add some more examples after the phone decides to
stop ringing. 
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(I couldn't resist and bought this yesterday at a local auto parts
store).



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