Tiggie Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 @Steve_M my wife is far better with finances than me so I just let her deal with all the money and bills. Apparently I'm better at cleaning so I get the bulk of that!! 3 1 Quote
Bender Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Tiggie said: @Steve_M my wife is far better with finances than me so I just let her deal with all the money and bills. Apparently I'm better at cleaning so I get the bulk of that!! Best to know your place. 2 Quote
S-Westerly Posted February 9, 2023 Author Posted February 9, 2023 13 hours ago, Steve_M said: Delegating the task was a schoolboy error, I admit. Luckily she’s far more disciplined than I am and is not so good at delegation*, so tends to do more than her fair share. *translation. Doesn’t trust me to do such a good job You too eh? 2 Quote
S-Westerly Posted February 9, 2023 Author Posted February 9, 2023 11 hours ago, Tiggie said: @Steve_M my wife is far better with finances than me so I just let her deal with all the money and bills. Apparently I'm better at cleaning so I get the bulk of that!! I'm allowed to cook and to dig the garden over. I'm also permitted to push the vacuum around. Apparently when I retire we will be on a 2 week on 2 week off rotation for just about everything. This is rather horrifying so a good reason to keep working as long as I can! 4 Quote
Fozzie Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 12 hours ago, Tiggie said: @Steve_M my wife is far better with finances than me so I just let her deal with all the money and bills. Apparently I'm better at cleaning so I get the bulk of that!! Jammy dodger, I do the finances, most of the food shop, and about 80% of the cleaning. When bedding needs putting back on, she manages this magic trick where she vanishes into thin air. 4 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 Can anyone explain why when you put bedding into a washing machine everything ends up inside the duvet cover? 4 Quote
Pie man Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 One stone lighter. Need to lose another stone, now its getting harder. 5 Quote
Steve_M Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 Good afternoon. I think I’ve discovered why part of the ceiling was sagging/cracked. 5 Quote
Steve_M Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 30 minutes ago, bonio said: It’s typical of the building’s issues arising from a 1960’s bodgit and scarper builder. The owner at that time bought it as a neglected house, as we have, and had it gutted and refitted. Foolishly, he and the builder had a fixed price / fixed time contract with penalty clauses. Shortcuts / bodges galore as the build progressed and missed its timescale - the owner had to be housed in a hotel at the builder’s expense while work finished. This is a consequence. 1 1 Quote
Pie man Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Steve_M said: It’s typical of the building’s issues arising from a 1960’s bodgit and scarper builder. The owner at that time bought it as a neglected house, as we have, and had it gutted and refitted. Foolishly, he and the builder had a fixed price / fixed time contract with penalty clauses. Shortcuts / bodges galore as the build progressed and missed its timescale - the owner had to be housed in a hotel at the builder’s expense while work finished. This is a consequence. And sadly not uncommon. In my line of work I come across this quite regularly 2 Quote
Tiggie Posted February 11, 2023 Posted February 11, 2023 Just found out today that the toilet cistern at work is an antique and possibly worth a few quid Ours is pretty much identical to the one pictured. My boss is going on holiday soon so it might be getting replaced with a cheap one from screwfix due to the old one springing a leak or something similar 2 Quote
rennie Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Good Morning Sunday nightshifts shouldn't be allowed! 1 Quote
Steve_M Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Good morning. Today my good lady and I will be erecting a greenhouse. Wish us luck. 2 Quote
Steve_M Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 12 hours ago, Steve_M said: Good morning. Today my good lady and I will be erecting a greenhouse. Wish us luck. Best laid plans! The wood treatment we’d applied wasn’t dry. Bugger. 2 Quote
husoi Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 "Sad day" today. Princess Nicola is going... 2 1 Quote
skyrider Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 3 hours ago, husoi said: "Sad day" today. Princess Nicola is going... do you mean nicky fish 1 Quote
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