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DP is unimpressed and damp. He just shook a bottle of squash, and it coated him and the kitchen as I hadn't put the lid on properly. This also happened earlier today when he used my bio oil, and is a regular occurrence.

Personally I don't understand his need to shake everything and think he should have learned that lids are carefully balanced on most things for ease of access after the first weekâ?¦ Or monthâ?¦ Or year?!

It seems a big faff to be screwing tops on properly if we're going to be using something throughout the day, and everything works perfectly for me without having mix things enough to cover myself and the nearby wall, floor or toddler, so please confirm I am not the unreasonable one!

I got withered at by spouse this evening as the fridge looked like it had been murdererered by a murdererous murderer. Nothing to do with my inadaquate lid fastening of black currant squash.

Bio Oil has no flavour.

How do you know!?

Grown ups shouldn't be drinking squash anyway.......

mumsnet says lots of things - like

boden is great...no...no... worse than that that Kew is great, mumsnet also says things like visiting national trust properties is stimulating and enjoyable in short - mumsnet is usually full of shit. so to add my pile...YANBU if he shook something once and the lid was off fine, if he shook something again and the same happened - hes a twat who should have learned LTB he's thick

Princess Bio Oil has no flavour. Squash is already evenly flavoured. The act of pouring will "wake it up" anyway.

Well, it looks like everything is evenly distributed. But you never can be too sure.

I shake everything liquid.

Even lube.

I get accused of the same thing OP, I think it is up to the shaker to check

OP living in your house must be a bit like the russian roulette scene from The Deerhunter.

Tells you what makes me is lids left loose on carbonated drinks.

If we call it cordial is it ok to drink it?

I have never heard of anyone leaving lids on bottles, unscrewed. It would drive me potty.

I know it drives dh potty. But he won't flush the toilet or put the lid down, so even Stevens, says I.

Not screwing a kids properly would send me over the edge.

Just make a big jug of squash and put it in the fridge.

Lids not kids, damn autocorrect

If you are not going to screw the lid on then don't put it on at all, then everyone knows where they stand.

My brother used to swing the milk bottle around like a windmill to mix the cream in before taking off the foil top, which backfired on him slightly when, in a power cut, he failed to notice it had already been opened.

I think visiting national trust properties is enjoyable and no one in my house drinks squash. Do I win the MN good parent award?

(OP YABU - if you're not going to put the lid on properly then don't put it on at all...)

Oh I love a national trust property.

Not fussed about squash.

Hate Boden.

We always 'shake' here too (for various reasons and some unknown...habit?).

The lids always go on and are secured; pre-shaking checks are carried out, most of the time.

My DS once assembled his shaker (complete with shaker coil thingy inside) of protein shake after a trip to the gym and failed to notice the lid had split; cue me (and most of the kitchen) spattered with chocolate milkshake just before leaving for a hot date...oh how we all laughed !

OP living in your house must be a bit like the russian roulette scene from The Deerhunter. squoosh

You are clearly the most unreasonable person since Hitler. Lids are made for putting back on in the approved fashion, not for balancing precariously on the top.

Why put a lid back on at all if you're not going to screw it down?!

It keeps whatever liquid is in there air tight and less likely to go mouldy / pick up scents and flavours from other things. And it stops people getting covered when they shake the bottle prior to use. Plus if you lift something by the lid it stops the jar or whatever falling off underneath.

Your DH should go round and tighten all the lids on a regular basis. Or you should put them back on properly.

DH picks stuff up by the lid.

The lid that I screw on just enough for the bottle to become airborne before then falling in a graceful arc, joyously liberating the liquid contained therein over all and sundry.

Nine years married and neither of us have learnt yet.

I get really irritated by shakers.
My Dad shakes the squash vigorously, runs the tap for 5 minutes then stirs the drink with a spoon. Fine if that's how Dad likes his but when 2 year old DS3 is baying "Gampa drink, Gampa drink, Gampa drink" for the whole time I feel like yelling "just give him the bloody drink".

DC don't put lids on things and pick them up by the lids, it is a PITA.