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loopylou Fri 15-Jan-16 18:26:54

He's just admitted defeat (having somehow burst the bl...y 'balloon')
I think I'm going to cry..........after I've found an old pillow to stuff up him? the damn chimney until he fafs around doing something else to sort it out ?

annodomini Fri 15-Jan-16 18:21:34

Luckily someone else has the benefit of my ex's culinary expertise. On one occasion, he decided to add cloves (whole, not powdered) to my soup; another time, he thought it would be a good idea to put grapefruit in my fruit salad. DS1, to prove that his generation is also prone to cock-ups, managed to wash my nicely knitted baby clothes on a hot wash with the real nappies which they used. That was when I gave up baby knitting!

annsixty Fri 15-Jan-16 18:09:01

loopyloo I would rather be "stockless" than have all that mess. sad

Ana Fri 15-Jan-16 18:00:59

For a minute there I thought you were referring to Mr P as 'the wee thing' phoenix, until I remembered...grin

ninathenana Fri 15-Jan-16 18:00:14

Oh no, loopylou I feel angry for you.
Can you not find somewhere to go until much later and leave him too it...........
on second thoughts

phoenix Fri 15-Jan-16 17:54:57

While I was out for an appointment at the osteopath, my beloved Mr P decided to deep clean the bathroom, i.e. the tiles that go to ceiling level above the shower, which I struggle to reach.

Result? Clean bathroom, but 1 pair of trousers and 1 fleece totally ruined by splashes from the cleaning spray that he used which contained bleach. confused

Luckily I have the £20 worth of vouchers from the wee thing!

loopylou Fri 15-Jan-16 17:42:11

Oh, and he says the 'pillow' is too big......but HE measured it!?

Might be a looonnngggg evening ?

loopylou Fri 15-Jan-16 17:37:15

???
Mine's attempting to fit a 'chimney balloon', he started at 3.15 this afternoon; so far we have:
Wet soot all across the carpet ('it'll Hoover up')
A howling draft because he's having '5 minutes break' (which started at 5pm)
Scraped paintwork in the fireplace (because he's 'trimmed' the end of the flue then couldn't wrestle it out of the chimney)
A pile of damp, sooty towels (he decided to try and wash up the soot ?)

I'm trying so, so hard not to say anything......? (please give me patience someone, mine's run out!)

LullyDully Fri 15-Jan-16 16:57:13

My DH is never wrong!!!! Perfect in every way.
(Or so he says.)

Nonnie Fri 15-Jan-16 16:55:06

I no longer look for things as they are never in the same place twice, I just ask DH where they are. I have lost 3 Christmas presents and it is beginning to look like he might have put them in the recycling. Goodbye new Kindle.

Maggiemaybe Fri 15-Jan-16 16:52:48

My DH went off to put a load of washing into the tumble dryer and I warned him not to include my new silk underwear. Sorting the washing later, I found he'd left out the knickers but not the bra (ruined, of course). Apparently I hadn't made myself clear and he had no way of knowing that a bra is underwear too. confused

numberplease Fri 15-Jan-16 16:50:15

None of the above would happen here, hubby just doesn`t "do" anything remotely like housework!

Anya Fri 15-Jan-16 16:49:12

You'll have to change your name to Rose'sarepink

Imperfect27 Fri 15-Jan-16 14:33:20

This reminds me of my first Christmas present from my DH ... I had asked for a very feminine and pretty towelling dressing gown - white or pink, thank you. I got a navy-blue , fleecy, 3 sizes too big MANs dressing gown. And as I opened it he added 'I thought you would like it chunky.'
Aaah well it is warm ... smile

rosesarered Fri 15-Jan-16 14:22:19

Last week DH put white towels in with a new dark red sheet, we now have some pale pink towels that I didn't expect.

Anya Fri 15-Jan-16 14:18:42

My DH did that with some stock when we were newly married. He got such a rollicking he's never done it since!

He's getting very confused forgetful these days. Last week I asked him to put the washing in while I nipped to the shops. I wondered why it was taking so long, then just as I was emptying it I realised he'd put everything (including my favourite jeans) through on a 60o wash.

rosesarered Fri 15-Jan-16 14:15:32

Perhaps fate had decreed that the soup was never meant to be eaten?
There is a reason for all things ( with the exception of Trumps toupee.) grin

NanaandGrampy Fri 15-Jan-16 14:10:07

now if that had been my DH he would ( and has done before ) strained the stock into a colander over the sink , retaining the bits and throwing the actual stock straight down the drain !! [grin}

ninathenana Fri 15-Jan-16 14:04:36

DH wouldn't dare touch the container of stock, but would do the 'phone thing'. smile
Christmas Eve morning I planned to boil the gammon. I came down from upstairs to find he'd "helpfully" put all the bits from the hob in the dishwasher, so had to postpone that job.

MiniMouse Fri 15-Jan-16 11:56:31

'got' not 'git'! There again .....wink grin

MiniMouse Fri 15-Jan-16 11:55:31

I've git one like that, too! Bless him hmmgrin

annsixty Fri 15-Jan-16 11:42:14

I had the slow cooker on for 4hours yesterday making chicken stock from the carcass of the roast we had on Wednesday.
I strained it into a container but forgot to put it in the fridge. I have just started my shopping list for the afternoon and added leeks for the soup I was planning,remembered the stock and went to put it away ( the utility room is as cold as the fridge overnight).
Result of course , no stock and the container washed and in a cupboard!!
He also this morning answered the phone which he normally never does ,to someone I really didn't want to speak to and told her I would ring her back as I was in the bathroom. That's half an hour I will never get back.