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To have not realised I have a professional vacuuming qualification that I didn't know about?

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Mrsweasleysclock · 04/03/2023 17:19

My dh was doing his version of the vacuuming today. It took 5 whole minutes!! He then told me I should hoover after him to get the edges, under furniture etc that he doesn't know how to get. I politely informed him that he could take the bulky head off and do it. His response, "I'm not a professional hooverer, you'll have to do it."

I cannot believe I have allowed him to touch a hoover when I am so skilled in this area. I of course hung my head in shame and set off for a 48 hour stint of grovelling. 🤣

So tell me. What professional skills have you all unknowingly acquired?

lighthearted he did manage to do it in the end.

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AlisonDonut · 04/03/2023 17:41

Interesting as in this house, my OH owns the vacuum cleaners, owned the iron and ironing board before I freecycled both when we moved, and stacks the dishwasher, does the washing and gets it dry and folds it up and leaves it on the bed.

I'm obviously missing several quals when I bunked off school all those years ago. What a shame.

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Mrsweasleysclock · 04/03/2023 17:40

BlueBell50 · 04/03/2023 17:38

Expert Toilet Roll Replacer here. I bought the simplest holder possible but still it appears that I am the only person in the house who can operate it.

May I suggest taping written instructions above the toilet roll holder to make it easier, maybe with a diagram incase they're more visual learners.

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Cyclistmumgrandma · 04/03/2023 17:40

DH is the professional dishwasher stacker here. If I do it he only rearranges the contents to his own exacting standards, so I've stopped doing it!

Enidcat5 · 04/03/2023 17:38

I have a master's in picking stuff up off the floor

BlueBell50 · 04/03/2023 17:38

Expert Toilet Roll Replacer here. I bought the simplest holder possible but still it appears that I am the only person in the house who can operate it.

WarningToTheCurious · 04/03/2023 17:35

I have a degree in reading instruction booklets. My thesis was entitled “Why reading the instructions is more effective than squinting at things, hitting them with a hammer and swearing lots.”

Twiglets1 · 04/03/2023 17:35

I’m just amazing at noticing items that appear on the bottom step and need carrying upstairs.

PuttingDownRoots · 04/03/2023 17:35

I'm.a PA. I keep track of wherever everyone is supposed to be...

3LittleFishes · 04/03/2023 17:33

Well I am surprised at all of these qualifications.
I am so stealth like in my duties my husband believed in the cleaning fairy for a while.
He was swiftly told that notion was incorrect.

UpUpAndAwol · 04/03/2023 17:32

I’m a professional dishwasher stackerer. It’s an art form where nobody else seems to be qualified to know how to stack the plates so they actually wash 🤔

desperadodogface · 04/03/2023 17:30

I should also mention putting in a new bin bag when the old one is overflowing. My eye is just right on that one

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Mrsweasleysclock · 04/03/2023 17:30

LunchBoxPolice · 04/03/2023 17:28

I am a professional washing machine operative. It’s incredibly tasking.

Such hard work. I hope you get a nice lie down after every load.

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desperadodogface · 04/03/2023 17:30

Amazing dishwasher stacker here, among other things. Opening the dishwasher, pulling out the tray and stacking from the back is a particular skill

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Mrsweasleysclock · 04/03/2023 17:29

Suetcrust · 04/03/2023 17:25

I can fold and iron pesky fitted sheets.
In my airing cupboard they look lovely, all stacked up so neatly.

I could definitely do with a fitted sheet folding tutorial. I'm rubbish at it. Right now I do more of a scrunch and tuck.

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LunchBoxPolice · 04/03/2023 17:28

I am a professional washing machine operative. It’s incredibly tasking.

Suetcrust · 04/03/2023 17:25

I can fold and iron pesky fitted sheets.
In my airing cupboard they look lovely, all stacked up so neatly.