Chonny's parents did some very annoying things in the kitchen when he was growing up. They boiled water all the time, and he had to drink hot water when he just wanted an ice-cold beverage. His fridge was full of meat, he was always disappointed when he opened ice-cream containers to find meat inside, and his parents pretended their dishwasher was broken so he had to wash up everything in the sink - they fooled him because they didn't want to waste water. Got any of your own to add?