Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2
Discussion
Doofus said:
Which makes the bit about having your phone on silent all the more incongruous.
Equally, I have to get decent sleep.It’s finding a balance that works. You can’t cover all the risks. Might have one crossing the road and get run over by a lorry....
No CCTV in bedrooms anyway.
One of the reasons we have a live-in maid is to be another set of eyes.
Anyway, this year has been fine. Fingers crossed and all that. More for the Health Matters section than on here..so let’s call this a day!
Frank7 said:
No, it wasn’t meant seriously, I typed it tongue in cheek, hoping, nay expecting, that it would be received in the light hearted manner intended.
I obviously misjudged how it would be received, and it appears to have touched a nerve, that was never my intention.
I guess it’s a case of what seems mildly amusing and harmless in the writer’s head can often be interpreted as downright insulting in some readers eyes.
I reiterate, it wasn’t intended to anger or annoy you, and I regret that it did.
It was more of a roll of the eyes.I obviously misjudged how it would be received, and it appears to have touched a nerve, that was never my intention.
I guess it’s a case of what seems mildly amusing and harmless in the writer’s head can often be interpreted as downright insulting in some readers eyes.
I reiterate, it wasn’t intended to anger or annoy you, and I regret that it did.
I enjoyed most of my response though - I think my sense of humour might come over as bit too much...
No harm done either way I hope.
2.5m by the way, in case you were wondering... that’s the height of the gates, not the maid.
jdw100 said:
Frank7 said:
No, it wasn’t meant seriously, I typed it tongue in cheek, hoping, nay expecting, that it would be received in the light hearted manner intended.
I obviously misjudged how it would be received, and it appears to have touched a nerve, that was never my intention.
I guess it’s a case of what seems mildly amusing and harmless in the writer’s head can often be interpreted as downright insulting in some readers eyes.
I reiterate, it wasn’t intended to anger or annoy you, and I regret that it did.
It was more of a roll of the eyes.I obviously misjudged how it would be received, and it appears to have touched a nerve, that was never my intention.
I guess it’s a case of what seems mildly amusing and harmless in the writer’s head can often be interpreted as downright insulting in some readers eyes.
I reiterate, it wasn’t intended to anger or annoy you, and I regret that it did.
I enjoyed most of my response though - I think my sense of humour might come over as bit too much...
No harm done either way I hope.
2.5m by the way, in case you were wondering... that’s the height of the gates, not the maid.
(I hope).Alex@POD said:
I'm not going to quote the whole thing but 122 months on PH and you haven't come across a "worst 'I've got xxxxxx' post I've ever read" reply? This is a pretty standard response when someone mentions anything out of the ordinary, and always completely without meaning...
That’s what I’m talking about, thanks Alex 
jdw100 said:
And to really suck every vestige of humour out of my mildly amusing anecdote....the CCTV is not for burglars it’s for:
1. So we don’t have to traipse down to see who is at our 2.5m high gates topped with spikes, as some people don’t like to just let themselves in. We can’t see who is there because we have gates. How high? Well I’m glad you asked, they are approximately 2.5m tall.
Spikes? Yes, my 2.5m tall gates have spikes, I would say more for ornamental purposes: the spikes on my gates that are 2.5m tall.
My dad just had an intercom on the gates. People would tell him who they are and he would buzz the gates open. They had a trip beam so when you were driving out the car tripped the light and the gates opened automatically, very Thunderrbirds.1. So we don’t have to traipse down to see who is at our 2.5m high gates topped with spikes, as some people don’t like to just let themselves in. We can’t see who is there because we have gates. How high? Well I’m glad you asked, they are approximately 2.5m tall.
Spikes? Yes, my 2.5m tall gates have spikes, I would say more for ornamental purposes: the spikes on my gates that are 2.5m tall.
jdw100 said:
2. So my wife can check on me if I’m home alone. I have epilepsy and if she can’t get hold of me just wants to be reassured that I’m not smashed up again or drowned in......our swimming pool!! She is quite anxious sometimes especially after me having three weeks in hospital and two operations last year.
Not joining this pile-on. Bit of possible advice. Top tip is to have a scheduled "Do not Disturb" (Settings>Do not disturb) for your sleeping hours but allow calls from favourites - i.e. your wife. Then you don't need your phone on silent but your wife can reach you in a similar situation.
Monkeylegend said:
Frank7 said:
No, it wasn’t meant seriously, I typed it tongue in cheek, hoping, nay expecting, that it would be received in the light hearted manner intended.
I obviously misjudged how it would be received, and it appears to have touched a nerve, that was never my intention.
I guess it’s a case of what seems mildly amusing and harmless in the writer’s head can often be interpreted as downright insulting in some readers eyes.
I reiterate, it wasn’t intended to anger or annoy you, and I regret that it did.
Don't worry Frank, it seems that having a sense of humour is the preserve of us oldies I obviously misjudged how it would be received, and it appears to have touched a nerve, that was never my intention.
I guess it’s a case of what seems mildly amusing and harmless in the writer’s head can often be interpreted as downright insulting in some readers eyes.
I reiterate, it wasn’t intended to anger or annoy you, and I regret that it did.
Huge overreaction to one of your normal posts
r159 said:
During a discussion about density (random question from the boy during tea) she said oil was denser than water, when corrected the response was... well I did wonder why it floated on water...
I had a very similar discussion once. Turned out to be a confusion of density with viscosity."It's denser because it's thicker"
I refrained from any references to what was actually thicker but she could see it on my face.
Oldandslow said:
r159 said:
During a discussion about density (random question from the boy during tea) she said oil was denser than water, when corrected the response was... well I did wonder why it floated on water...
I had a very similar discussion once. Turned out to be a confusion of density with viscosity."It's denser because it's thicker"
I refrained from any references to what was actually thicker but she could see it on my face.
RammyMP said:
The wife was ordering some material off t’internet:
Her: I don’t understand this, it’s £8 a metre but when I put 2 by 2 it says it’s £32?
Me: yes, 2 by 2 is 4, 4 by 8 is 32
Her: oh yeah, I thought 2 by 2 is 2 metre square
I worked with someone who couldn't get that either.Her: I don’t understand this, it’s £8 a metre but when I put 2 by 2 it says it’s £32?
Me: yes, 2 by 2 is 4, 4 by 8 is 32
Her: oh yeah, I thought 2 by 2 is 2 metre square
Somewhere she had learned that 1 metre square was the same as 1 square metre.
she thought 2 metre square was therefore the same area as 2 square metres.
I had to draw a picture of a room and ask her to work out how much carpet she would before she understood it.
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