Wives and the Stupid **** They Say/Do

[Irish#1]

The wife said she is bored and wants to paint the ceiling in the kitchen and living room. I approve as it hasn't been painted since we moved in, so it could use some brightening. We buy the ceiling paint, tape, drop clothes, etc.

I get home from work the other day and ask her if she wants me to start taping. She tells me "no", it's her project and she wants to do it, so I say ok. Last night I get home from work and plop my butt down to relax. No sooner does my butt hit the recliner when the wife says, "If you want to start taping in the kitchen you can." lol

 

[StPaul_Irish]

Didn't know this was a thing... SO happy I found it... I am going to have some fun here.

I can't wait to tell you about the Left handed coffee maker my wife purchased.

 

[adsnorri]

I always have to turn the lights off for my wife because she doesn't do it for some reason or another. No big deal for me- figured she would get the hint after a while of this happening. Never got the hint....

So I asked her why she doesnt turn the lights off when she leaves a room and she said " i thought it was like a car- its better to leave it running instead of turning it on and off (starting and stopping a car engine)".

I could not stop laughing.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

My girl told me she was "sick of watching football" on Saturday at 5:30 PM. While the *ucking Rose Bowl was on.

Can you believe that? The nerve.

Currently weighing my options. She's on thin ice.

 

[NDBoiler]

My girl told me she was "sick of watching football" on Saturday at 5:30 PM. While the *ucking Rose Bowl was on.

Can you believe that? The nerve.

Currently weighing my options. She's on thin ice.

If you post pics of her, I’m sure your IE brethren can help you make that decision.

 

[ACamp1900]

If you post pics of her, I’m sure your IE brethren can help you make that decision.

Make a decision all over that post,....

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

If you post pics of her, I’m sure your IE brethren can help you make that decision.

Make a decision all over that post,....

Ha! Have to keep a low profile. Co-workers and family lurk around these waters.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Ulikinatme, arndtjc, Condoms and others met her, can vouch for you she's cool. Just don't *uck with my Rose Bowl

 

[Circa]

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[ulukinatme]

The wife said she is bored and wants to paint the ceiling in the kitchen and living room. I approve as it hasn't been painted since we moved in, so it could use some brightening. We buy the ceiling paint, tape, drop clothes, etc.

I get home from work the other day and ask her if she wants me to start taping. She tells me "no", it's her project and she wants to do it, so I say ok. Last night I get home from work and plop my butt down to relax. No sooner does my butt hit the recliner when the wife says, "If you want to start taping in the kitchen you can." lol

Didn't know this was a thing... SO happy I found it... I am going to have some fun here.

I can't wait to tell you about the Left handed coffee maker my wife purchased.

Don't procrastinate. I forget all the good stories by the time I finally sit down to the computer!

I always have to turn the lights off for my wife because she doesn't do it for some reason or another. No big deal for me- figured she would get the hint after a while of this happening. Never got the hint....

So I asked her why she doesnt turn the lights off when she leaves a room and she said " i thought it was like a car- its better to leave it running instead of turning it on and off (starting and stopping a car engine)".

I could not stop laughing.

This is a damn new way I've never heard of for not turning the lights off. Reps to you and the others above.

Ha! Have to keep a low profile. Co-workers and family lurk around these waters.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Ulikinatme, arndtjc, Condoms and others met her, can vouch for you she's cool. Just don't *uck with my Rose Bowl

I can vouch that Bloke and the future Mrs. Bloke are good people, and run a kickass tailgate.

 

[Irish#1]

The wife said she is bored and wants to paint the ceiling in the kitchen and living room. I approve as it hasn't been painted since we moved in, so it could use some brightening. We buy the ceiling paint, tape, drop clothes, etc.

I get home from work the other day and ask her if she wants me to start taping. She tells me "no", it's her project and she wants to do it, so I say ok. Last night I get home from work and plop my butt down to relax. No sooner does my butt hit the recliner when the wife says, "If you want to start taping in the kitchen you can." lol

Guess who ended up painting the ceiling in the kitchen? lol

After about ten minutes, the wife says her neck hurts from looking up and I can paint for a while. Paint for a while is code for "you can finish". Kitchen is done, now it's time to do the ceiling in the living room, so I start taping when the wife says, "I don't want to start the ceiling until I paint the walls in the kitchen". Wait, what? She never mentioned painting the kitchen walls and we don't even have the paint, so off we go to buy paint last night. On the way home she says "You always want to do things the complete opposite of me". I told her it makes more sense to finish the ceiling first, but she's not biting.

 

[NDdomer2]

Guess who ended up painting the ceiling in the kitchen? lol

After about ten minutes, the wife says her neck hurts from looking up and I can paint for a while. Paint for a while is code for "you can finish". Kitchen is done, now it's time to do the ceiling in the living room, so I start taping when the wife says, "I don't want to start the ceiling until I paint the walls in the kitchen". Wait, what? She never mentioned painting the kitchen walls and we don't even have the paint, so off we go to buy paint last night. On the way home she says "You always want to do things the complete opposite of me". I told her it makes more sense to finish the ceiling first, but she's not biting.

lol not to even mention i didnt want to paint at all

 

[ulukinatme]

Guess who ended up painting the ceiling in the kitchen? lol

After about ten minutes, the wife says her neck hurts from looking up and I can paint for a while. Paint for a while is code for "you can finish". Kitchen is done, now it's time to do the ceiling in the living room, so I start taping when the wife says, "I don't want to start the ceiling until I paint the walls in the kitchen". Wait, what? She never mentioned painting the kitchen walls and we don't even have the paint, so off we go to buy paint last night. On the way home she says "You always want to do things the complete opposite of me". I told her it makes more sense to finish the ceiling first, but she's not biting.

Someday you will be canonized, I know someone on the inside. I've got an uncle that's a bishop, we'll make sure it happens.

 

[Irish#1]

lol not to even mention i didnt want to paint at all

Someday you will be canonized, I know someone on the inside. I've got an uncle that's a bishop, we'll make sure it happens.

Sometimes I feel like I'm in purgatory! lol

Love the lady to death, but her creative mind can be confusing at times.

 

[ulukinatme]

Sometimes I feel like I'm in purgatory! lol

Love the lady to death, but her creative mind can be confusing at times.

Hey, that's what the thread is for, to share our misery despite the love lol.

 

[Bishop2b5]

This is a girlfriend story (and someone else's girlfriend at that), but is too good to not share. I was talking to an old friend today and he reminded me of this incident from around 1980.

We were both home from college for a weekend and had gone to a movie. He'd told his 17-year-old gf where we'd be. She was a bright girl (she's now a pharmacist), but a classic ditzy blonde. Mid way through the movie she showed up with another girl explaining that she'd just wanted to come see us, but was having major car problems.

She'd borrowed a friend's VW Beetle, but it kept dying and jerking and lurching all the way. Yep, she had no idea what a clutch was or how to drive a stick. She'd driven this thing at least 5 miles from the mall across town to the theater where we were, all in first gear.

 

[Circa]

This is a girlfriend story (and someone else's girlfriend at that), but is too good to not share. I was talking to an old friend today and he reminded me of this incident from around 1980.

We were both home from college for a weekend and had gone to a movie. He'd told his 17-year-old gf where we'd be. She was a bright girl (she's now a pharmacist), but a classic ditzy blonde. Mid way through the movie she showed up with another girl explaining that she'd just wanted to come see us, but was having major car problems.

She'd borrowed a friend's VW Beetle, but it kept dying and jerking and lurching all the way. Yep, she had no idea what a clutch was or how to drive a stick. She'd driven this thing at least 5 miles from the mall across town to the theater where we were, all in first gear.

are you saying she was a Ted Bundy wannabe?

 

[ulukinatme]

This is a girlfriend story (and someone else's girlfriend at that), but is too good to not share. I was talking to an old friend today and he reminded me of this incident from around 1980.

We were both home from college for a weekend and had gone to a movie. He'd told his 17-year-old gf where we'd be. She was a bright girl (she's now a pharmacist), but a classic ditzy blonde. Mid way through the movie she showed up with another girl explaining that she'd just wanted to come see us, but was having major car problems.

She'd borrowed a friend's VW Beetle, but it kept dying and jerking and lurching all the way. Yep, she had no idea what a clutch was or how to drive a stick. She'd driven this thing at least 5 miles from the mall across town to the theater where we were, all in first gear.

Reps!

are you saying she was a Ted Bundy wannabe?

Your mind is so weird.

 

[NorthDakota]

are you saying she was a Ted Bundy wannabe?

Bundy WAS caught awfully close to the Alabama border...just sayin

 

[Bishop2b5]

The wife of one of my best friends called me earlier this week. He's been one of my best friends for 40 years and I've had a good relationship with his wife for more than 30 years. She called me crying a couple of days ago asking for help with him. She said he's changed dramatically over the past year and become difficult, angry, lazy and cold. She told me he spends all his off time watching porn and they rarely sleep in the same room anymore. I asked her if they still had a sex life and she said, "He does. There's always a bottle of baby oil and a towel next to his laptop." Oh geez, what an awkward conversation.

 

[ACamp1900]

So my wife’s older sister is bipolar,... not diagnosed but it’s pretty obvious. We moved close last year and while they were super close when they lived apart the relationship has crumbled now that they see each other constantly. My wife started avoiding her over mood swings, baseless accusations, being incredibly rude to me for no reason etc,... her sister finally reached out with a ‘wtf’ text. Worth noting the rest of the family is scared to death to call this sister out because she’s special, twists everything and creates her own unique version of events that lacks any reality,... and everyone is just over dealing with it. So I told my wife, you have two options,... ignore everything and be like the rest of your family and just deal with it or come out, be VERY clear about your concerns and best to put it in writing so nothing can be blurred and your sis will have time to absorb it before she reacts directly to you. So of course my wife just up and calls her and has this back and forth that her sister blows up on and now it’s this huge family battle with her family and everyone is taking sides,.... fun times.

 

[Irish#1]

The wife of one of my best friends called me earlier this week. He's been one of my best friends for 40 years and I've had a good relationship with his wife for more than 30 years. She called me crying a couple of days ago asking for help with him. She said he's changed dramatically over the past year and become difficult, angry, lazy and cold. She told me he spends all his off time watching porn and they rarely sleep in the same room anymore. I asked her if they still had a sex life and she said, "He does. There's always a bottle of baby oil and a towel next to his laptop." Oh geez, what an awkward conversation.

Take one for the team and offer to take up the slack.

So my wife’s older sister is bipolar,... not diagnosed but it’s pretty obvious. We moved close last year and while they were super close when they lived apart the relationship has crumbled now that they see each other constantly. My wife started avoiding her over mood swings, baseless accusations, being incredibly rude to me for no reason etc,... her sister finally reached out with a ‘wtf’ text. Worth noting the rest of the family is scared to death to call this sister out because she’s special, twists everything and creates her own unique version of events that lacks any reality,... and everyone is just over dealing with it. So I told my wife, you have two options,... ignore everything and be like the rest of your family and just deal with it or come out, be VERY clear about your concerns and best to put it in writing so nothing can be blurred and your sis will have time to absorb it before she reacts directly to you. So of course my wife just up and calls her and has this back and forth that her sister blows up on and now it’s this huge family battle with her family and everyone is taking sides,.... fun times.

It wouldn't matter if it was put in writing. You're looking at this from a logical point of view. Those that suffer can't see it from a logical manner regardless of how the message is delivered.

 

[greyhammer90]

I have a 1920s griswold that I've been laying down the seasoning on for the last 2 years. Its beautiful. So dark black and shiny that it has a blue hue. You can fry an egg on it and it will slide right off.

The wife let the neighbors borrow it to make a pizza without telling me and just returned it to me. The seasoning is fucked. The entire pan is sticky and bumpy and a weird film is on it that only comes up by fingernail but isn't scrubbed off by water and soap. I think I'm going to have to take a steel wool to it and start the pan all over.

I don't blame them, they're novices and had no idea what they were doing.

She's apologetic but it's taking a lot not to be a huge dick to her right now.

 

[ulukinatme]

Did she understand the significance of said skillet before she loaned it out?

 

[NDRock]

My wife is a much better person than me but she also loves to borrow out my things and my time. I enjoy doing some woodworking. Which means I have been volunteered by my wife to build plenty of stuff for the kid's schools through the years. I've guided a bunch of people down a local whitewater river because of her "generosity". Before this year I had a side business mowing lawns, which meant anytime she heard someone was in need, I got a call. Good times.

 

[BeauBenken]

My wife is a much better person than me but she also loves to borrow out my things and my time. I enjoy doing some woodworking. Which means I have been volunteered by my wife to build plenty of stuff for the kid's schools through the years. I've guided a bunch of people down a local whitewater river because of her "generosity". Before this year I had a side business mowing lawns, which meant anytime she heard someone was in need, I got a call. Good times.

You got volunteered to do something that you usually charge for? Oof.

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[greyhammer90]

Did she understand the significance of said skillet before she loaned it out?

She did, she just assumed they wouldn't/couldn't destroy the seasoning with one bad use. She knows it's a hearty pan, but I don't think she realized it's so durable and "foolproof" because I make sure to use it and treat it correctly. I can tell she feels bad about it, so I'm going easy on her. Learning experience.

 

[ThePiombino]

You got volunteered to do something that you usually charge for? Oof.

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Happens to me often. Usually it's my parents doing the offering, not my wife. She knows better lol

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[ThePiombino]

I have a 1920s griswold that I've been laying down the seasoning on for the last 2 years. Its beautiful. So dark black and shiny that it has a blue hue. You can fry an egg on it and it will slide right off.

The wife let the neighbors borrow it to make a pizza without telling me and just returned it to me. The seasoning is fucked. The entire pan is sticky and bumpy and a weird film is on it that only comes up by fingernail but isn't scrubbed off by water and soap. I think I'm going to have to take a steel wool to it and start the pan all over.

I don't blame them, they're novices and had no idea what they were doing.

She's apologetic but it's taking a lot not to be a huge dick to her right now.

Cast iron should not be loaned out, ever.

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[gkIrish]

I actually just started using a cast iron about a month ago. I am a novice but based on my internet research I basically just cook the food, clean it with lukewarm water and a sponge (no soap) while it's still hot, dry it off with a paper towel, and apply a light coat of canola oil before I put it away.

Am I doing this right?

 

[greyhammer90]

I actually just started using a cast iron about a month ago. I am a novice but based on my internet research I basically just cook the food, clean it with lukewarm water and a sponge (no soap) while it's still hot, dry it off with a paper towel, and apply a light coat of canola oil before I put it away.

Am I doing this right?

Basically yes, but it's one of those things that can be done wrong very easily. You can put on too much oil and make it sticky, you can overheat the pan after applying the after-oil and burn on the oil, you can use oil that has too low a smoke point, you can cook something acidic in the pan too early in its "life" and dissolve your seasoning. It's one of those things that's simple, but has a lot of caveats. If you've just started, you'll understand soon enough. As weird as it sounds you develop a pretty deep affection for that pan.