What were the main household rules when you were growing up? What are the rules in your own house now?
Brought to you by the movie Georgia Rule.
Growing up:
* Turn lights out when no one is in a room - "what do you think this is Blackpool illuminations" was my Dad's favourite chastisement.
* Keep doors shut to retain the heat when heating was on in the winter - "you weren't brought up in a barn".
In hindsight my parents economising made us quite environmentally friendly and both of these things I still live by today.
Now:
* Loo seat and lid down. This is a ladeez flat and besides it's more hygienic to have the lid down when you flush to stop the water splashes. Apparently it also bad feng shui to leave the lid up as all your prosperity and good luck goes straight down the toilet.
* Absolutely no cricket on the TV or Radio. It's a shit, stupid game. Actually scrap that as technically all sport is stupid. It's a dull game in which the sportsman barely work up a sweat and therefore need to wear trousers and jumpers/tank tops to stop them catching a chill and thus eliminated any joy of admiring a carefully honed, sporting physique (the only real reason for being interested in sport after all).