I've just been rumbled by the wife... - Page 2

briggie · 24-03-2015, 10:02

if you ever get asked ( or told ) to do the washing up ...... drop the odd plate or cup ....... you wont get asked to do it again

rustic · 24-03-2015, 10:13

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Originally Posted by briggie

if you ever get asked ( or told ) to do the washing up ...... drop the odd plate or cup ....... you wont get asked to do it again

Done that, and the darks with the whites in the washing machine lol...
Nice boil wash for the woollens...

Sorted...

Mind you it works both ways, imagine if I asked my wife to wash my Mav... she might drop the sponge, pick up some grit... and continue to wash the car...

No.. in our house, there are Mens jobs and womens jobs

like... who gets the short straw when the drains are blocked.

Actually we do have a good working relationship in our house, like I stack the dishwasher, as I can get 50% more in than her, which, since I am tight... means lower fuel bills,

it's a challenge, but I prefer her to empty it.

A friend if mine made a great suggestion once... Get two dishwashers, label up the clean one, source all your clean dishes from that, so no putting away... hmmm... swap over the labels when the dishwasher has finished...that works for me..

macabethiel · 24-03-2015, 18:30

When we were first married in 1978 I said I would always do the dishes, mow the lawns do the gardening and any decorating except gloss painting.

I will rub down the woodwork and undercoat but no glossing because however good it would look she would always find a run.

Within two years I had purchased a dishwasher and will fill and empty it bcause I know how to load it for optimum everything.

I slabbed and membraned most of the garden with some nice slate chippings and had built a pond.

I would iron my work shirts only as the trousers & tunic were cleaned foc at work.
I still have no idea how to operate the washing machine or what programme to wash what in. I mean how do you know its woolen or not colour fast until its shrunk or run ?

I was raised in a Victorian household and my Mum raised the kids, kept house and did the washing and feeding. There was no such thing as being sexist back then a bloke worked hard, went to the Pub on the way home from work to unwind,had his Dinner waiting, watched TV and went to bed. Exception was always Christmas Day when the menfolk would do the dishes etc.

Okay so over the last 40 years we have been ground down by the likes of Germaine Greer and the PC crowd so now I have to do my bit with pretend cheer.

But things aint what they used to be even many women will admit they did not really want equality as it stands today.

Our house is a coalition but when it comes to all the Major decisions guess who is expected to decide?

On a cheery note the Jeep is winning her over !

24-03-2015, 18:30	#18
macabethiel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Derby Vehicle: Freelander & Jeep GC 3.0 Posts: 4,416	Work balance between Hubs & Wivs When we were first married in 1978 I said I would always do the dishes, mow the lawns do the gardening and any decorating except gloss painting. I will rub down the woodwork and undercoat but no glossing because however good it would look she would always find a run. Within two years I had purchased a dishwasher and will fill and empty it bcause I know how to load it for optimum everything. I slabbed and membraned most of the garden with some nice slate chippings and had built a pond. I would iron my work shirts only as the trousers & tunic were cleaned foc at work. I still have no idea how to operate the washing machine or what programme to wash what in. I mean how do you know its woolen or not colour fast until its shrunk or run ? I was raised in a Victorian household and my Mum raised the kids, kept house and did the washing and feeding. There was no such thing as being sexist back then a bloke worked hard, went to the Pub on the way home from work to unwind,had his Dinner waiting, watched TV and went to bed. Exception was always Christmas Day when the menfolk would do the dishes etc. Okay so over the last 40 years we have been ground down by the likes of Germaine Greer and the PC crowd so now I have to do my bit with pretend cheer. But things aint what they used to be even many women will admit they did not really want equality as it stands today. Our house is a coalition but when it comes to all the Major decisions guess who is expected to decide? On a cheery note the Jeep is winning her over !

24-03-2015, 10:02	#16
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	if you ever get asked ( or told ) to do the washing up ...... drop the odd plate or cup ....... you wont get asked to do it again