Property News · October 3, 2017

A guide to the chores we can no longer do – from changing a lightbulb to resetting the fuse box


According to the Good Housekeeping Institute, people have forgotten how to wash up by hand. But it’s not the only household skill we need to scrub up onModern life is making us stupid. The latest skill we used to be able to do, but now needs to be relearned, is how to do the washing-up. According to the Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI), people have become overly reliant on dishwashers and don’t know that there is a correct order to do the dishes (glasses first, roasting pans last). So it has produced a guide. Scrape dishes clean before you start, it says, change the water halfway though and wear rubber gloves so you can use extra-hot water.The washing-up is not the only thing we need help with. According to a new YouGov survey, the majority of 18- to 24-year-olds don’t know how to bleed a radiator or change the fuse in a plug. Which seems a bit unfair – record numbers still live at home with their parents – but even among older people, these skills are not universal (a quarter of 35- to 44-year-olds can’t bleed a radiator). Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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