Those little annoying traits of the other half
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Here's a few of my minor or petty annoyances courtesy of Lady Trumpton
- When the soap in the wash basin in the bathroom has ran out, instead of opening the bathroom cabinet and getting out a fresh bar, she will just nick the one out of the shower. I get in shower and then realise and have to get out, dripping water everywhere and get one from the cabinet.
- Always seems to forget to not put the washing machine on when I'm having a shower. Pressure drops and shower goes ice cold.
- Instead of putting her crap away, like post, magazine and perhaps a few other bits she will make a neat little pile and leave it somewhere
- Wants to tell me all about her day the very second I get through the door from work
- When heating something in the microwave she will open the door with 1 second left and the display then just shows '1' instead of displaying the time.
Like I say, 1st world problems and minor at that and I love her to pieces despite these things
So anyone else care to share those lovable little traits?
- When the soap in the wash basin in the bathroom has ran out, instead of opening the bathroom cabinet and getting out a fresh bar, she will just nick the one out of the shower. I get in shower and then realise and have to get out, dripping water everywhere and get one from the cabinet.
- Always seems to forget to not put the washing machine on when I'm having a shower. Pressure drops and shower goes ice cold.
- Instead of putting her crap away, like post, magazine and perhaps a few other bits she will make a neat little pile and leave it somewhere
- Wants to tell me all about her day the very second I get through the door from work
- When heating something in the microwave she will open the door with 1 second left and the display then just shows '1' instead of displaying the time.
Like I say, 1st world problems and minor at that and I love her to pieces despite these things
So anyone else care to share those lovable little traits?
Another belter is a driving based trait. Generally she's a good driver....however
Say she's in the middle lane on the motorway and is wanting to move to the fast lane to overtake she will have her hand perched on the indicator stalk and look in the side mirror until it is safe. THEN she will put the indicator on and pull out.
I often tell her its best to check and then put on the indicator as its likely someone will allow her to pull out or at least be aware of her intentions. She thinks thats wrong though.
Say she's in the middle lane on the motorway and is wanting to move to the fast lane to overtake she will have her hand perched on the indicator stalk and look in the side mirror until it is safe. THEN she will put the indicator on and pull out.
I often tell her its best to check and then put on the indicator as its likely someone will allow her to pull out or at least be aware of her intentions. She thinks thats wrong though.
t like this PurpleTurtle said:
The mentalist that used to live next door to me used to slam her double-glazed kitchen door all the time, drove me up the wall, you could hear/feel the whole house shake as she gradually tried to dislodge the whole UPVC unit from its fixing.
We recently had ours replaced with similar. What does the wife do? Yep, joins club door slam! This think is precision engineered to close in total silence if you can be bothered just to use the handle.
I took her to task about it today, before seeing this thread. She gave it the big eye-roll as I stood in the rain and gave her a lesson in door closure etiquette!
Maybe she likes having her back doors slammed hard?We recently had ours replaced with similar. What does the wife do? Yep, joins club door slam! This think is precision engineered to close in total silence if you can be bothered just to use the handle.
I took her to task about it today, before seeing this thread. She gave it the big eye-roll as I stood in the rain and gave her a lesson in door closure etiquette!
"I've gone overdrawn, can you do a transfer?", about 2 weeks after she's been paid.
"I've got no petrol in mine, I'll just take yours to the shops/mum's/Lakeside..."
But the worst, the one that will end up with me giving her a Stone Cold Stunner, is taking the tea bag out of my cup of tea before bringing it to me. I know that sounds wrong on about ten different levels, but goddamn it annoys me.
"I've got no petrol in mine, I'll just take yours to the shops/mum's/Lakeside..."
But the worst, the one that will end up with me giving her a Stone Cold Stunner, is taking the tea bag out of my cup of tea before bringing it to me. I know that sounds wrong on about ten different levels, but goddamn it annoys me.
+1000 for the slamming car doors and boot thing.
I honestly believe she thinks it's her mission in life to smash the glass out of the car door one day by slamming it.
Treats the clutch in the car like an on/off switch when changing gear. I can feel the transmission shunt with every change.
Puts the climate control up to 28c or whatever its highest setting is when the car is stone cold in order to 'warm it up faster', despite me explaining on many occasions that it isn't how climate control works.
Asks me to perform all manner of minor tasks while she is sat down, such as 'can you make me a cup of tea', 'can you go upstairs and get my nail file kit'... I wouldn't dream of telling her to make me a cup of tea or go and get me something from upstairs just because I was sat on the sofa.
Tidies up absolutely everything the second it is put down, resulting in many conversations about where that item I just placed on the coffee table has gone to.
Complains bitterly that technology is too complicated whilst making no effort whatsoever to learn how to use Sky+, iTunes, eBay, our camera and other things work.
Always puts the lawnmower on its lowest setting to cut the grass despite me telling her that the shortest setting takes lumps out if the lawn, makes the grass go brown and results in it growing back twice as fast.
And many other things...
I honestly believe she thinks it's her mission in life to smash the glass out of the car door one day by slamming it.
Treats the clutch in the car like an on/off switch when changing gear. I can feel the transmission shunt with every change.
Puts the climate control up to 28c or whatever its highest setting is when the car is stone cold in order to 'warm it up faster', despite me explaining on many occasions that it isn't how climate control works.
Asks me to perform all manner of minor tasks while she is sat down, such as 'can you make me a cup of tea', 'can you go upstairs and get my nail file kit'... I wouldn't dream of telling her to make me a cup of tea or go and get me something from upstairs just because I was sat on the sofa.
Tidies up absolutely everything the second it is put down, resulting in many conversations about where that item I just placed on the coffee table has gone to.
Complains bitterly that technology is too complicated whilst making no effort whatsoever to learn how to use Sky+, iTunes, eBay, our camera and other things work.
Always puts the lawnmower on its lowest setting to cut the grass despite me telling her that the shortest setting takes lumps out if the lawn, makes the grass go brown and results in it growing back twice as fast.
And many other things...
Mike22233 said:
dazmm said:
What about, you both sit down to watch TV, something you both want to watch, they then take a phone call or make one and sit next to you for an hour, jabbering away two feet away from you ear so you can't hear what your watching...or better still they fall asleep whilst your watching something she likes, but as soon as you switch it over...guess what she's wide awake.
I would say "please let me hear the television and take the call in another room".Is that too hard?
My other half will happily answer the phone and remain seated in the living room while I'm trying to watch the news or something. Asking her to leave the room whilst on the phone will result in an angry "don't tell me to leave the room" look from her.
When I'm on the phone I leave the room right away so as not to inconvenience her or whoever else is in the room. In fact I'm quite a wanderer when I'm on the phone... I can start a call then 10 minutes later be down the end of a field near my house with no idea how I got there
LeftmostAardvark said:
4737 Carlin said:
You are not aware of the 12 hour clock and post meridian times? Seriously?
Whoosh?2:30
Two Thirty
Tooth Hurty
Ref: every crap dentist joke since before the beginning of time.
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