Things you wish you could say

[Coffetym]

Gah. I hate the phrase "baby chick". A chick, by definition is a baby bird. Do you call human babies "baby babies"?!

That’s like someone saying hot water heater. Does that mean you have a machine that heats hot water hotter?

 

[MamaPoult]

That’s like someone saying hot water heater. Does that mean you have a machine that heats hot water hotter?

Yes!!!

 

[NatJ]

That’s like someone saying hot water heater. Does that mean you have a machine that heats hot water hotter?

The hot water heater is the heater that produces "hot water."

If you don't call it a "hot water heater," what else do you call it?

There are so many kinds of heaters, it needs some kind of extra name to distinguish it.

I am not going to call it a "water heater," because there are still too many kinds, including the thing that keeps a chicken waterer above freezing, and the thing that keeps an aquarium warm, and the thing that keeps a swimming pool warm, and the thing that keeps a waterbed warm. All of those are heating water, but none is trying to make water actually HOT, so "hot water heater" works fairly well as a name for the thing in most houses that makes water hot.

 

[tripletfeb]

That’s like someone saying hot water heater. Does that mean you have a machine that heats hot water hotter?

Yes. A microwave. Or coffee pot. Or pot on the stove. Or canner. A hot water heater does not boil the water like those other devices do, thereby making the water hotter than the hot water heater does

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My husband and I were working at a factory together when we met. Anyways, our supervisor was a total loser, knew nothing about cnc machining. He was a manager at a Wendy's before the factory job. I didn't feel like running my machine one night and convinced the supervisor that the flux capacitor went bad on the machine. I got to be lazy all night long but the best part was when he told the plant manager that the flux capacitor went bad! You should have seen the look on the plant manager's face. Classic

Thank you for this, you absolutely made my day.

YES. last christmas, I got hand lotion and a terrarium. I hated the terrarium, as I had A: gotten the same thing the previous year and B: just given it away to my brother because I never used it. I am autistic. I know so much about body language, facial expression, but I need to be consciously thinking about it to get things right. so, whilst I had a flawless time receiving a gift I truly did not want, I loved the hand lotion, and therefore, looked bored and mildly annoyed, because I was so happy that I forgot to check my face. oh, and the hand lotion thing was the first time I met my dad's girlfriend's extended family.
he basically said nothing until we left, then out of nowhere, he goes "you know, (dad's girlfriend name) and all her family could tell you hated your present. not cool."

I cried.

Thank you for this, I think you've helped me to understand my mildly autistic kid a little better. He's 17 and my DH and I have been raising him since he was six. He's brilliant but sometimes we have a hard time communicating. I'm sorry you had this unpleasant experience, but thank you so much for sharing this.

 

[Sally PB]

he basically said nothing until we left, then out of nowhere, he goes "you know, (dad's girlfriend name) and all her family could tell you hated your present. not cool."

Couldn't he have explained to her ahead of time that what shows on your face and what you are actually feeling could be disconnected?

The expectation sometimes is that "you are like me until I know otherwise."

The older I get, the more I realize how many people experience the world differently from me. I am not right, they are not wrong, we are different, that's all.

Thank you for this, I think you've helped me to understand my mildly autistic kid a little better. He's 17 and my DH and I have been raising him since he was six. He's brilliant but sometimes we have a hard time communicating. I'm sorry you had this unpleasant experience, but thank you so much for sharing this.

And thank you for sharing this.

 

[sourland]

Some people struggle with the words to express feelings.

My mother - I've broken that chain - those that I love are told so daily.

 

[Kay-T-Hammer]

I wish I could say that my ceiling has not begun to collapse into my bedroom. I wish I could say, because this is happening now, that I lived somewhere without any snow and rain so that I could rent a dumpster and just begin the rebuilding process. But as I cannot say either of those, I have to wait until spring to completely rebuild my room.

Though if anyone asks, I will be saying that they have done a bang-up job of fixing our other rooms (sarcastically), so no. I will do it myself, and I will actually do it correctly. I do not need a know-nothing redneck man that does not even know what joint compounds are to try to tell me how to fix my own living space, thank you very much.

 

[Coffetym]

The hot water heater is the heater that produces "hot water."

If you don't call it a "hot water heater," what else do you call it?

There are so many kinds of heaters, it needs some kind of extra name to distinguish it.

I am not going to call it a "water heater," because there are still too many kinds, including the thing that keeps a chicken waterer above freezing, and the thing that keeps an aquarium warm, and the thing that keeps a swimming pool warm, and the thing that keeps a waterbed warm. All of those are heating water, but none is trying to make water actually HOT, so "hot water heater" works fairly well as a name for the thing in most houses that makes water hot.

Well… if you do an online search for the above listed household appliance on either of the major hardware store chains, it is not identified as a “hot water heater!”

 

[Kay-T-Hammer]

Well… if you do an online search for the above listed household appliance on either of the major hardware store chains, it is not identified as a “hot water heater!”

Huh. You are right. It is just a water heater. I must admit, I am one of those that call it a hot water heater.