Anyone else's wife faff about un-necessarily?
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Ive noticed the wife's walking speed is inversely proportional to the amount of shoes on offer.
Flew from Mombasa at the weekend needing several walks through airports, with lots of waiting for the wife to catch up 'you've got long legs, slow down !'
Last month in the Trafford centre, 'come on, hurry up, why are you walking so slow !'
I swear I was walking at the same speed !
Flew from Mombasa at the weekend needing several walks through airports, with lots of waiting for the wife to catch up 'you've got long legs, slow down !'
Last month in the Trafford centre, 'come on, hurry up, why are you walking so slow !'
I swear I was walking at the same speed !
Pregnancy might explain this for most women but this has been going on far longer:
We have a shoe rack in our house. Every day when I leave the house, I go to the shoe rack, and put my shoes on. When I return home, I take my shoes off and put them on the shoe rack.
My wife chose the shoe rack and insisted we get the particular one that we have to match other items in the house. And yet, this morning as she's going to work and I'm just enjoying the last few minutes in bed before I have to get up, I hear "I CAN'T FIND MY SHOES!!" You've guessed it - she doesn't actually use the shoe rack at all. Shoes are left where they are removed and then end up getting nudged under the sofa or under the dining table and not replaced back to the right area, meaning shoes are never where they are expected to be. She can't then bend down (because of the baby bump) to retrieve them from under the sofa so I have to get out of bed to do this for her, ruining my 5 minutes of snoozing before the morning begins.
We have a shoe rack in our house. Every day when I leave the house, I go to the shoe rack, and put my shoes on. When I return home, I take my shoes off and put them on the shoe rack.
My wife chose the shoe rack and insisted we get the particular one that we have to match other items in the house. And yet, this morning as she's going to work and I'm just enjoying the last few minutes in bed before I have to get up, I hear "I CAN'T FIND MY SHOES!!" You've guessed it - she doesn't actually use the shoe rack at all. Shoes are left where they are removed and then end up getting nudged under the sofa or under the dining table and not replaced back to the right area, meaning shoes are never where they are expected to be. She can't then bend down (because of the baby bump) to retrieve them from under the sofa so I have to get out of bed to do this for her, ruining my 5 minutes of snoozing before the morning begins.
Shakermaker said:
Pregnancy might explain this for most women but this has been going on far longer:
We have a shoe rack in our house. Every day when I leave the house, I go to the shoe rack, and put my shoes on. When I return home, I take my shoes off and put them on the shoe rack.
My wife chose the shoe rack and insisted we get the particular one that we have to match other items in the house. And yet, this morning as she's going to work and I'm just enjoying the last few minutes in bed before I have to get up, I hear "I CAN'T FIND MY SHOES!!" You've guessed it - she doesn't actually use the shoe rack at all. Shoes are left where they are removed and then end up getting nudged under the sofa or under the dining table and not replaced back to the right area, meaning shoes are never where they are expected to be. She can't then bend down (because of the baby bump) to retrieve them from under the sofa so I have to get out of bed to do this for her, ruining my 5 minutes of snoozing before the morning begins.
Snap (apart from the pregnancy) - we have a bench/shoe rack by the front door. She discards her shoes anywhere, often right in front of the shoe bench. Her first excuse was 'it's full of your shoes', yes my 2 pairs out of 12, when I moved my shoes elsewhere this made no difference. I'm waiting for the next 'reason'We have a shoe rack in our house. Every day when I leave the house, I go to the shoe rack, and put my shoes on. When I return home, I take my shoes off and put them on the shoe rack.
My wife chose the shoe rack and insisted we get the particular one that we have to match other items in the house. And yet, this morning as she's going to work and I'm just enjoying the last few minutes in bed before I have to get up, I hear "I CAN'T FIND MY SHOES!!" You've guessed it - she doesn't actually use the shoe rack at all. Shoes are left where they are removed and then end up getting nudged under the sofa or under the dining table and not replaced back to the right area, meaning shoes are never where they are expected to be. She can't then bend down (because of the baby bump) to retrieve them from under the sofa so I have to get out of bed to do this for her, ruining my 5 minutes of snoozing before the morning begins.
wsurfa said:
Snap (apart from the pregnancy) - we have a bench/shoe rack by the front door. She discards her shoes anywhere, often right in front of the shoe bench. Her first excuse was 'it's full of your shoes', yes my 2 pairs out of 12, when I moved my shoes elsewhere this made no difference. I'm waiting for the next 'reason'
Again apart from the pregnancy aspect, my wife could have written that about me :-D Dr Murdoch said:
Shore said:
Time to file for a divorce I'm afraid and get yourself a younger model.
Opposite! Reverses into a space? She's a keeper!
someone who spent his working life with a steering wheel in his hands, reverse in, easier and safer when driving out.
I've never understood that logic. For the vast majority of people, who all seem to have limited driving skill or awareness, backing into a confined space with other cars on three sides seems much more likely to end up in a collision than backing out into an open aisle. I certainly appreciate how much easier it is to pull out into the aisle rather than back out into the aisle, and given the opportunity of a pull though to park I will always take it.
mko9 said:
I've never understood that logic. For the vast majority of people, who all seem to have limited driving skill or awareness, backing into a confined space with other cars on three sides seems much more likely to end up in a collision than backing out into an open aisle. I certainly appreciate how much easier it is to pull out into the aisle rather than back out into the aisle, and given the opportunity of a pull though to park I will always take it.
its all to do with where you are steering from as well though. With the turning wheels at the front of the car you have to go back quite a way to be able to properly get the nose out - especially these days where spaces are sized for 1980s cars but cars are now much bigger. Plus, you can't see through other cars when you reverse blindly out. Other drivers in car parks are just as much a menace - at my local supermarket there is one long strip which drivers seem to take at 20-30mph without ever seeming to look for the tell-tale sign of the reverse lights of a car trying to get out of its space into the flow of traffic.
Shakermaker said:
mko9 said:
I've never understood that logic. For the vast majority of people, who all seem to have limited driving skill or awareness, backing into a confined space with other cars on three sides seems much more likely to end up in a collision than backing out into an open aisle. I certainly appreciate how much easier it is to pull out into the aisle rather than back out into the aisle, and given the opportunity of a pull though to park I will always take it.
its all to do with where you are steering from as well though. With the turning wheels at the front of the car you have to go back quite a way to be able to properly get the nose out - especially these days where spaces are sized for 1980s cars but cars are now much bigger. Plus, you can't see through other cars when you reverse blindly out. Other drivers in car parks are just as much a menace - at my local supermarket there is one long strip which drivers seem to take at 20-30mph without ever seeming to look for the tell-tale sign of the reverse lights of a car trying to get out of its space into the flow of traffic.
Walking the dog is my wife's main faff.
When I walk the dog the order is
1. Look out of window to see what I need to wear.
2. Pick up poo bag.
3. Nod at the dog and set off.
Elapsed time 2-3 minutes.
Wife's order is
1. Get the dog all excited by saying "walkies" over and over.
2. 15-20 minutes later finally decide it's time for a walk (dog has usually gone to sleep by then).
3. Finally go for a walk.
4. 30 seconds later come back in, "I've forgotten the lead", the dog doesn't need a lead, she walks perfectly to heel but apparently "not with me", I wouldn't mind but we live in the middle of nowhere, we walk the dog on bridleways, sand dunes and the beach.
5. Pick up lead and go back out.
6. 30 seconds later come back in, "it's not as warm/cold as I thought", er..... you were out there 2 minutes ago, how can it be different?
7. Put on/take off clothes and go back out.
8. 30 seconds later come back in, "I've forgotten my bag". Why do you need your bag, "all my stuff's in there". What stuff do you need to walk a dog, the only thing I can think you need is an actual dog of some sort.
9. Finally go out.
Elapsed time around 30 minutes (on a good day).
When I walk the dog the order is
1. Look out of window to see what I need to wear.
2. Pick up poo bag.
3. Nod at the dog and set off.
Elapsed time 2-3 minutes.
Wife's order is
1. Get the dog all excited by saying "walkies" over and over.
2. 15-20 minutes later finally decide it's time for a walk (dog has usually gone to sleep by then).
3. Finally go for a walk.
4. 30 seconds later come back in, "I've forgotten the lead", the dog doesn't need a lead, she walks perfectly to heel but apparently "not with me", I wouldn't mind but we live in the middle of nowhere, we walk the dog on bridleways, sand dunes and the beach.
5. Pick up lead and go back out.
6. 30 seconds later come back in, "it's not as warm/cold as I thought", er..... you were out there 2 minutes ago, how can it be different?
7. Put on/take off clothes and go back out.
8. 30 seconds later come back in, "I've forgotten my bag". Why do you need your bag, "all my stuff's in there". What stuff do you need to walk a dog, the only thing I can think you need is an actual dog of some sort.
9. Finally go out.
Elapsed time around 30 minutes (on a good day).
Who would have thought that purchasing one of those neck support things that you use when on a long flight, would take so long and would be so involved.
Currently in Heathrow Terminal 2, the wife wants one so picks up a ridiculously priced one at £25, she tries it on, she takes it off, she tries it on again, I notice ones for a tenner, she tries that on, she takes it off, she tries on the £25 one again, moves her head about a bit to see how supportive it is, she takes it off and notices it has a mobile phone pocket, out comes the phone; it fits.
She goes back to the £10 one, on it goes "I think I'll have this one, but which one", there are about 10 designs, so she umms and ahhs "what do you think?" I say "does it matter?" "yes it does", "Ok then what about this one?", "no I don't like it", eventually she takes the one that she originally tried on.
She turns round and notices a rack of inflatable ones behind her, "oooh what about an inflatable one?" 30 seconds or so of holding the packet and muttering to herself, she sticks with the £10 one!
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Currently in Heathrow Terminal 2, the wife wants one so picks up a ridiculously priced one at £25, she tries it on, she takes it off, she tries it on again, I notice ones for a tenner, she tries that on, she takes it off, she tries on the £25 one again, moves her head about a bit to see how supportive it is, she takes it off and notices it has a mobile phone pocket, out comes the phone; it fits.
She goes back to the £10 one, on it goes "I think I'll have this one, but which one", there are about 10 designs, so she umms and ahhs "what do you think?" I say "does it matter?" "yes it does", "Ok then what about this one?", "no I don't like it", eventually she takes the one that she originally tried on.
She turns round and notices a rack of inflatable ones behind her, "oooh what about an inflatable one?" 30 seconds or so of holding the packet and muttering to herself, she sticks with the £10 one!
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Cotty said:
That's just ridiculous, how could she on any level think that was a reasonable course of action.
No idea, think she realised she'd been a bit selfish and from thereon she was like greased lightning, then again it was probably also because the tongue-in-cheek promise "be quick or I'll leave you" was made before she left the car.Jezzerh said:
Argh wallpaper shopping yesterday. I was nearly crying with boredom by the time she'd done in B and Q. She took samples of TWELVE different papers home, then decided the wall will be painted instead!
You sir have the patience of a saint. I wouldn't blame you if took a walk down to the patio section and let the power of imagination take you away.sooty61 said:
Walked round Kingston looking for a dress “I have seen this somewhere” for 2 hours. After an unsuccessful trip we got home and she remembered where she had seen it - when she opened the wardrobe and there it was....
How did you get it down to only 2 hours ? - in my experience about 4 hours is more common.Robertj21a said:
sooty61 said:
Walked round Kingston looking for a dress “I have seen this somewhere” for 2 hours. After an unsuccessful trip we got home and she remembered where she had seen it - when she opened the wardrobe and there it was....
How did you get it down to only 2 hours ? - in my experience about 4 hours is more common.PositronicRay said:
To be fair how many of us have purchased a tool/tin of paint or somesuch, only to find that self same item later in the shed?
There is a difference between knowing you have something, but not being able to find it or lay your hands on it........with not even remembering you had it in the first place. 
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