Hand it back to her with your own note along the lines of: In the interest of equal rights and to avoid the implication that a women is less capable than a man, get moving, daylights wasting.
My wife has never given me a ToDo list. She trained me differently. She’ll make a comment and a task magically appears on my ToDo list in my handwriting.
“Take hammer back to tool chest”? I wish my list were that simple. In my case, the last one would be, “Hire someone to paint the garage.” You don’t want to see what it would look like if I painted it.
I’ll happily do the types of chores on Arlo’s list except paint the garage. I loathe painting. The VOCs in the paint give me a raging headache. Oh, I’ll paint the garage, but I won’t do it happily.
Like when the auto mechanic estimates repairs at $3,000 and you’re grateful they cost only $2,500 — whereas you woulda gasped at $2,500 if that was what you were quoted in the first place!
my wife and I talk about what extra work needs to be done weekly. That way we can plan on other personal activities. If I was presented with job list for that day that wasn’t an emergency, trash can.
Da'Dad about 1 month ago
Don’t be so sure Grasshopper. Strange things come from trying to outsmart a woman.
C about 1 month ago
Labouring under a misapprehension
Rhetorical_Question about 1 month ago
Distractions?
rgulyash about 1 month ago
Lose the feeder and you kill two bird problems with one stone.
dlkrueger33 about 1 month ago
I pull that trick on my husband.
mgl179 about 1 month ago
Hand it back to her with your own note along the lines of: In the interest of equal rights and to avoid the implication that a women is less capable than a man, get moving, daylights wasting.
nosirrom about 1 month ago
My wife has never given me a ToDo list. She trained me differently. She’ll make a comment and a task magically appears on my ToDo list in my handwriting.
AnneFackler about 1 month ago
I think I’d subcontract Paint the Garage. The rest is doable in a couple hours.
markkahler52 about 1 month ago
david_42 about 1 month ago
15 years and my wife has never given me a “honey-do” list. She correctly assumes that anything that needs doing, other than the garden, I will do.
uniquename about 1 month ago
“Take hammer back to tool chest”? I wish my list were that simple. In my case, the last one would be, “Hire someone to paint the garage.” You don’t want to see what it would look like if I painted it.
Just-me about 1 month ago
I’ll happily do the types of chores on Arlo’s list except paint the garage. I loathe painting. The VOCs in the paint give me a raging headache. Oh, I’ll paint the garage, but I won’t do it happily.
elgrecousa Premium Member about 1 month ago
Why do wives have to be sneaky?
Bill The Nuke about 1 month ago
Nope, I’m the only one who writes my to-do list. Notice that I said “writes it”.
MRBLUESKY529 about 1 month ago
Is this like the brown M&Ms thing?
raptor about 1 month ago
To-do lists routinely find the shredder sitting next to my desk :D
Prescott_Philosopher about 1 month ago
Ah JJ, you got another one that made me laugh out loud. Thank you!
dtdbiz about 1 month ago
Like when the auto mechanic estimates repairs at $3,000 and you’re grateful they cost only $2,500 — whereas you woulda gasped at $2,500 if that was what you were quoted in the first place!
flying spaghetti monster about 1 month ago
my wife and I talk about what extra work needs to be done weekly. That way we can plan on other personal activities. If I was presented with job list for that day that wasn’t an emergency, trash can.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 1 month ago
Smart move Janis…….
KEA about 1 month ago
I always put one outrageous chore on my daily goals list so I’ll feel better about getting the other minor ones done.
locake about 1 month ago
Janis could have filled the bird feeder and put the hammer back in the time it took to write down those chores.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault about 1 month ago
“…. but I do it too because I love her so much.”
kbdb5417 about 1 month ago
I was hired to paint a porch, do not hear well in my old age so I painted his Porsche. So it goes…
eced52 about 1 month ago
Janis is clever after all.
christelisbetty about 1 month ago
A list of reasons to move to the condo ?
James -Baird about 1 month ago
Mulch piled against the bark of a tree can kill it.
Meranda about 1 month ago
The rest of the stuff is easy peasy. Like, what, 10-15 minutes of stuff? The poop may put up a fight.
tcviii Premium Member 19 days ago
And Arlo breaks the fourth wall, to talk directly to US.