Member Since: 28 Dec 2018
Location: Cradley Heath
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Christmas came early
It's not often that I can get SWMBO on her knees, but the purchase of a cordless handheld vacuum cleaner seems to have done the trick.
After she watched me unpack the device with suspicion, I marvelled at it's lightness and all the accessories it came with. "Why have you got that?" she asked. "It's to capture the dust as I drill holes in the wall to mount your new mirror" I replied. "Well, if you getting your drill out, I need x,y & z putting up at the same time". I thought to myself, this was not in my plan for a relaxing evening.
It was time to up my game. If I was going to get dropped into a bunch of extra tasks, then SWMBO also had to get busy tonight or I had find a way out. "Er, it doesn't seem to turn on" I said as I fiddled with the switch. "Here, give it to me you dumb ass" was her casual reply. Now at this stage I should mention that I had left the little packing spacer on the trigger that prevents it from turning on while in the box. "I think it must be broken, I am going to send it back to Amazon" I explained as I passed it to her while deftly removing the spacer. "There's nothing wrong with this, you just need to push the button forward" she proclaimed as it sprang to life. "Well it didn't do that for me. I'll go and get my drill and you can see how well it sucks by trying to pick up the random dog biscuits around the kitchen".
5 mins later I'm back, drill in hand. I was slightly surprised to actually find her on her knees sucking up said dog food. "This works really good, look how much I've picked up". She had indeed managed to clean the whole of the kitchen floor, a task that normally escapes her (domestic goddess she is not!).
"Right, now you can get your jobs done while I open the wine. I want blah...blah...blah..put....blah....and...blah"
So off I go to drill the one hole I planned on doing without making a mess.
A quick replacement of the packing spacer and bingo, it won't turn on for me. "Honey, it's stopped working. I can't do all the other stuff without making a mess. She grabs it from me and tells me I'm a pathetic husband, but can't turn it on herself. After 10 mins, she gives up and tells me to send it back.
Job done, glass of wine in hand and a clean kitchen floor as a bonus. Wife suspicious, but glad the mirror is finally on the wall and not the hallway floor.
Tonight at dinner with the girls, we discussed the meaning of quid pro quo as American politics is always a hot topic in our house (SWMBO is an American and we're all nerver-trumpers). I explained that as I had done a job for Mom tonight, she had to return the favour. Joe
22nd Nov 2019 9:26 am
Stevepd
Member Since: 06 Mar 2018
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Location: Hertfordshire
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and you are in soooooooooooooooo much trouble if SWMBO ever reads this Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
22nd Nov 2019 2:07 pm
OvalAutos
Member Since: 28 Dec 2018
Location: Cradley Heath
Posts: 382
Yep, certain death if I posted it on FB Joe
22nd Nov 2019 2:41 pm
Hot Tub
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Need to become a friend on facebook then bribe you Welsh Collie Chauffeur Service To Barney & Rooney.
22nd Nov 2019 6:03 pm
Ceekay
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true genius
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I thought to myself, this was not in my plan for a relaxing evening.
