What One Thing Do You Do That You Are The Most OCD About?

[Patchouli]

I had a few but I think I gave it up.
One of my kids had some weird quirky things she’d do a certain way. If it weren’t done right, had to go back and do it again. Drove me nuts. Walks on a sidewalk, must step only once inside each section. Cannot step on a crack but if she does must step on the crack in the next one.
She eats things in even numbers only.
Any gestures she’d make, she’d have to repeat it. Like rub her nose, pause, rub her nose again, even if she didn’t need that second time.
Sometimes when I’m counting I use the Sesame Street espanol counting song in my mind.

 

[Cabin Fever]

WUT?
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Sorry, I'm mean, just "triggering" y'all...

Can never have enough fire starters.....

 

[zoomzoom]

My departed father called my shop "the hardware store across the street.

My friends & neighbors call me "Brian Depot" since I have just about everything. Except hand tools (which always get put away), my organization is classified as organized chaos. I can find things (most of the time) but others just scratch their head.

Can't say I'm OCD about it but I despise trash in my vehicles. I have vehicle "Stuff" (straps, fire ext, draw bar, first aid...) in there but absolutely no garbage. I can't stand getting into vehicles where you step into a pile of garbage.

 

[Pearl]

I don't know if this counts as OCD, but my wife leaves drawers and cabinets open or partially open. I have to go back and close them.

Hubby does that too...., drives me nuts!!

 

[Neb]

Hubby does that too...., drives me nuts!!

Challenge him to wear a blindfold for a few hours in the kitchen.

Ben

 

[Pearl]

Challenge him to wear a blindfold for a few hours in the kitchen.

Ben

NO WAY!! He already can be like a bull in a china shop!! I got a call Monday just after I got to work, he somehow broke the front glass out of the microwave ! I told him I wanted No details, just clean it up and have a new one with you when you get home later! Second broken microwave in 16 months!! Sometimes it's like he already has a blindfold on!!

 

[Neb]

My friends & neighbors call me "Brian Depot" since I have just about everything. Except hand tools (which always get put away), my organization is classified as organized chaos. I can find things (most of the time) but others just scratch their head.

Can't say I'm OCD about it but I despise trash in my vehicles. I have vehicle "Stuff" (straps, fire ext, draw bar, first aid...) in there but absolutely no garbage. I can't stand getting into vehicles where you step into a pile of garbage.

My run of the mill fasteners are sorted by type, and size in wall mounted drawers and others can find things.

Exotic stuff like O-rings or Fluid Master repair parts require me giving instruction which aisle and shelf to get others started.

Silly story...

My buddy was testing me about exotic lab equipment. He asked...

But do you have a ehrimier flask with a side vent ?

I replied

What size?


Ben

 

[zoomzoom]

NO WAY!! He already can be like a bull in a china shop!! I got a call Monday just after I got to work, he somehow broke the front glass out of the microwave ! I told him I wanted No details, just clean it up and have a new one with you when you get home later! Second broken microwave in 16 months!! Sometimes it's like he already has a blindfold on!!

If you ever do get details, let us know. I didn't even know you could break the front of a microwave short of using a hammer or firearm.

 

[Pearl]

If you ever do get details, let us know. I didn't even know you could break the front of a microwave short of using a hammer or firearm.

I stopped him as he started to explain! Something about almost tripping on a cat and somehow the door swung and hit the fridge!! The one before that got the door tab (that latches the door shut and allows it to work) broken off! He rigged that somehow, it's his shop microwave!!

 

[zoomzoom]

Don't mess with broken microwaves!!! If the seal is in any way broken, you're getting radiated.
A new microwave is under $100. Splurge so you aren't getting daily x-rays when you're making dinner.

 

[Pearl]

Don't mess with broken microwaves!!! If the seal is in any way broken, you're getting radiated.
A new microwave is under $100. Splurge so you aren't getting daily x-rays when you're making dinner.

That one is in his shop. The door shuts fine, it just needed some rigging. I'm loving my new microwave in the house!! Thanks

 

[kd4ulw]

It bothers me if I’m out somewhere and see a picture hanging askew. It doesn’t bother me enough to fix it, but I don’t like it. Ok, sometimes I fix it.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I really don't know what any of these labels mean. I liked it better back when we didn't label everything or everyone.

 

[TexasCharm]

I count stairs. Up and down, everytime I take them. Doesn't matter where, even in my house I count stairs every time I take a stairway.

OMG.. I do too!

 

[TexasCharm]

I think husband is OCD more so than I am, and I find myself being OCD about what he's concerned about so as to not cause him more stress. >

I feel ya there!

 

[Haertig]

Time gets my highest respect. I cannot stand to be even one second late (and I DO check - my watch is synced to NST).

When it comes to something like cooking dinner, I will set multiple alarms in my smart phone. We have our "Light the grill" alarm, "Put beer in freezer" alarm, "Take beer out of freezer" alarm, "Start mashed potatoes" alarm, "Air fry green beans" alarm, "Check pie in oven" alarm - you name it and I've set an alarm for it.

Oops, gotta run. My "Go take a pee" alarm just went off...

 

[Amish Heart]

Ha, you sound like my husband with the alarms. I have to do a picc line flush for him at some point once a day. Doesn't matter when. He has thought about it all day, and he let me know it will be at 8:30 am and an alarm is set for it to remind me. His alarm is a rooster crowing. This is the sound that greeted me at 2:30 am for the last month.

 

[Supervisor42]

Time gets my highest respect. I cannot stand to be even one second late (and I DO check - my watch is synced to NST).

When it comes to something like cooking dinner, I will set multiple alarms in my smart phone. We have our "Light the grill" alarm, "Put beer in freezer" alarm, "Take beer out of freezer" alarm, "Start mashed potatoes" alarm, "Air fry green beans" alarm, "Check pie in oven" alarm - you name it and I've set an alarm for it.

Oops, gotta run. My "Go take a pee" alarm just went off...

I confess to using the 'take beer out of the freezer, alarm'.
Those cans can explode, making one Hell of a mess!!!

That's called just being smart, not OCD.

 

[Pearl]

Ha, you sound like my husband with the alarms. I have to do a picc line flush for him at some point once a day. Doesn't matter when. He has thought about it all day, and he let me know it will be at 8:30 am and an alarm is set for it to remind me. His alarm is a rooster crowing. This is the sound that greeted me at 2:30 am for the last month.

An older lady I cleaned for had a husband who had a WHISTLE when he was not well!! They buried it with him when he died!! I'm surprised he lived as long as he did, lol!!

 

[LadyLocust]

Only one thing?
Let me think on that

 

[Supervisor42]

Only one thing?
Let me think on that

Pearl said to make a list first so you can cross some things off.

 

[Tirediron]

I have this thing where some of my world is very organized and other parts a kind of a wreck. I absolutely hate to waste things, bad for keeping old parts, It drives me nuts when someone fills the electric kettle and boils the whole thing , but only needs a cup. Oh yeah, I really dislike lists or any kind of regimentation.

 

[Pearl]

Pearl said to make a list first so you can cross some things off.

Santa is crossing your name off his list

 

[Phil Evans]

I count stairs. Up and down, everytime I take them. Doesn't matter where, even in my house I count stairs every time I take a stairway.

me too!

 

[AMC]

I count the people in view on the TV screen and sort them into categories. "Targets" people I would protect. "Hostiles." people I would attack, "friendlies." people who would fight with me, and "Masters." People I respect enough to take orders from. also "Civilians" people who don't fit into those categories.

I do this so if I ever have to size people up IRL I can do it in less than a second.

 

[Tirediron]

me too!

I need to learn to do this, missing the last step hurts, and it is always when carrying something

 

[Tirediron]

does not stopping before it is dark count??

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

Only in the summer.

 

[RJ2019]

It drives me kinda nuts when there's stuff all over the floor. I'm not the most graceful individual even on a good day, just don't leave stuff on the floor for me to trip over!! My kids are horrible with this.

 

[Supervisor42]

Wow! I can't believe I actually started a good thread that got more than 10 posts!
I got another one waiting in the wings that everybody will want to reply to.