Infuriating Things Your Partner Does

[mizfit]

I dare you not to turn up!

She’s been pre warned if she does I’ll walk out and go to the pub for the evening.

[Jacksgranda]

On 09/04/2021 at 10:24, hk blues said:

Mine is similar - she's up at 6am and doesn't stop until 10:30pm.  I have no idea what exactly she's doing half the time  but I know she takes  a nap mid-afternoon the lazy bitch!  She follows a routine so the floor gets swept after dinner regardless if it needs it etc.  I have to say it gets on my nerves as her pottering around almost makes me feel guilty when I'm sitting down with my feet up having  a beer.  Almost!

Stay strong.

[BFTD]

1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said:

I was in digs with a chap who was, among other things, the tea boy on site for Enterprise Ulster. (A scheme for getting workshy skivers chronic unemployed back to work.)

He used to dry the teabags out and re-use them. Not sure what benefit this was to him, as I'm sure the cost of the teabags wasn't coming out of his pocket. However, he had lived through the Depression, so maybe he was just frugal. u

Aye, presumably it was part of living through WWII and rationing. Old habits die hard. I've known a few Jewish people who grew up thinking it was weird that their grandparents lived quite frugally and didn't like keeping their money in banks; they worked out later on that it was so they could drop everything at a moment's notice and flee again.

[philpy]

She told me this morning she had an "idear". Grounds for divorce...

[Sergeant Wilson]

1 hour ago, Joe Terrapin said:

A skill I know for certain my wife wouldn't know how to do. She still can't top up the screenwash.

I drove her car yesterday afternoon, I could barely see out through the baked on dirt, tried the washer, not a fucking drip.

[Jimmy Shaker]

Mrs S is superb at letting me know when screenwash needs to go in the car, which is usually three miles from the house when I've not driven the car in a fortnight and I've just discovered there's none left.

 

[Jacksgranda]

On 15/03/2021 at 11:34, Jacksgranda said:

I think I started a new bottle on 17th February, and it's empty. That's only 4 weeks, and I don't think we've done 33 washes, maybe wouldn't be far off it all the same, some days there would be 2 washes done (like today) other days 0, like yesterday, so maybe averages 1 a day or slightly less, so maybe not far away from 33 washes.

I did notice whenever I was putting in the fabric softener I was nearly filling it to the max level - 50 ml - so cut that back.

Anyway, a new bottle is required for the second load so will report back when that is finished @beesher !

@beesher Bottle finished yesterday - 25 washes, so obviously being a bit heavy handed with the softener, unless there were wash loads put on I didn't know about. (34 washes was predicted.)

New bottle started the day, will report back, contain your excitement. 

[jimbaxters]

24 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

@beesher Bottle finished yesterday - 25 washes, so obviously being a bit heavy handed with the softener, unless there were wash loads put on I didn't know about. (34 washes was predicted.)

New bottle started the day, will report back, contain your excitement. 

If you forget which day you started the new bottle (as if) you can link it to another headline world news event....the day Leitchy got his jag.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

18 hours ago, philpy said:

She told me this morning she had an "idear". Grounds for divorce...

@Rugster

Another one for the list.

[Busta Nut]

20 hours ago, mizfit said:

Just been told I’m having a party for my 30th.

I’ve repeatedly told her for nigh on a year I do not want a party.

She’s now told me that I do want one, despite my repeated statements.

I fucking hate parties.

 

20 hours ago, jimbaxters said:

I dare you not to turn up!

 

19 hours ago, mizfit said:

 

She’s been pre warned if she does I’ll walk out and go to the pub for the evening.

 

Go out during the day with yer mates and the lot fo you turn up absolutely fucking steaming. There'll be no more parties. 

Edited April 11, 2021 by Busta Nut

[SaintSam]

This thread is an absolute marvel. 
 

I’m not married but most of my friends are and I often find myself listening to “annoying things my husband does” type rants when in their company (or more accurately, things he doesn’t do). 
 

One of my favourites came from a work colleague who asked her husband why he never cleans the toilet. His response was “because I don’t make it dirty”. 
 

 

 

[Bairnardo]

This thread is an absolute marvel. 
 
I’m not married but most of my friends are and I often find myself listening to “annoying things my husband does” type rants when in their company (or more accurately, things he doesn’t do). 
 
One of my favourites came from a work colleague who asked her husband why he never cleans the toilet. His response was “because I don’t make it dirty”. 
 

 
 

Perhaps he does clean it, using the famed P&B "piss chisel".

That's the sort of unseen, unheralded good work men do.....

[Moomintroll]

All the stuff I read in this thread makes me realise I am the infuriating partner.

[Mark Connolly]

20 minutes ago, Bairnardo said:

Perhaps he does clean it, using the famed P&B "piss chisel".

That's the sort of unseen, unheralded good work men do.....

Maybe he's the king of the ghostie?

[jimbaxters]

1 hour ago, Mark Connolly said:

Maybe he's the king of the ghostie?

I would love to experience such a phenomenon. My toilet bowl is an awful design. The hole where the water sits is tiny. Basically, it is impossible to hit the water with...waste material. Even if I sit as far forward as possible, which in itself is hazardous in that there is a real chance of touching the porcelain with my willy (shudder), the jobby still ends up sitting on what is basically a shelf at the back of the toilet. This means I need to flush almost immediately but even then let's say "treads" remain. If you look down before flushing (we all do it!) it's like it's lying on a sun lounger smiliing up at you.

Here it is,

       Ergo, a ghostie is a dream.

Edited April 11, 2021 by jimbaxters

[Busta Nut]

That must end up a mess

[jimbaxters]

32 minutes ago, Busta Nut said:

That must end up a mess

Indeed. There have been many toilet brushes used in the 20 months we have been here.

[jimbaxters]

The usual, seemingly ubiquitous issue again today. Sunday is cleaning day in Baxters Manor. This occurs in the morning and duties are allocated fairly based on skill sets. One such duty of Mrs. B is kitchen cleaning which includes a right scrub and polish of the cooker hob. Unfortunately, Sunday is also a cooking day. You'll have guessed where I'm going with this.

Greek lamb chops for me today. She is veggie so it was just for me. Hence I set the marinaded chops into a medium high pan, taking care to render the fat first. After they are in the pan, the spit guard is placed on top. Imagine the reaction when she came through to see some spots of oils on the hob. Raised voices ensued as I pointed out that I had every intention of cleaning up fully after eating only to be told that I don't do it right. She got handed the scourer sponge and told her it will be Deliveroo for me every Sunday from now on.

[Busta Nut]

This has been covered a million times but the timing and way she looked at me had me fucking beeling for a brief second. 

 

Line of duty last night. We watched the full episode just about with little or no issue.

We've been watching about an hour so obviously we're nearing the end.
As Hasting is presented with the file at the end by Arnott and they are discussing the ins and outs of what they have discovered, heading to the crescendo of the episode for some unknown fucking reason she starts chatting. Now I can't even mind what she said, it could have been a question about the show or it most likely was something random. I let out a massive "SHHHHHH!" and I could see her out the side of my eye  glaring at me and looking mad. 

I asked her to repeat what she said after but she said it didn't matter. Nothing more was said on this but what the fucking hell is going through her head? She was watching also she surely knows what was happening at that point also!?

 

[The Minertaur]

I had a virtual stag do for one of my mates on Saturday.   Whiskey tasting and games etc over Zoom.  It's been planned for weeks and I of course have mentioned it to my wife on numerous occasions.  

"You could go meet your sister?" (in our bubble)
"you could go round to a pals and sit in the garden?"
"you could go for a walk with your pal"

Constantly gave her ideas and things she could do.  Saturday comes round and she's nothing organised and is moaning that Saturday will just be her sitting watching TV alone as she's nothing planned. Meant I had to sit in the kitchen on an uncomfy as hell chair for hours (granted it's better for getting the next beer).

Is it just a guy thing that as soon as the other half mentions plans that we immediately have our day all planned out?  If she was going to be sitting on Zoom for 10 hours drinking I'd give her peace and go out.  Mainly as I don't want to hear that chat.