The diff between men and wimin

[Zed]

I recently got berated by Jane....

U see, one of my daddy day care duties is "do the washing while I'm at work..." Jane sorts before offing to work, dictates how much / which soap etc and I turn it on in the morning and hang all the clothes etc... no brainer right ??? WRONG!!! I was berated the other day because :

1) I didnt hang her shirts over "2 wires" so they could air correctly,
2) I USED PEGS on her shirts!!! How dare I.... you see... they leave "PEG MARKS!!!!!"
3) I should be using the same colour pegs on a single item, red is ok, blue is ok, so is white for that matter.... BUT not mixed. this is bad. evidently.

Is this normal behaviour ??? do your wives give a rats or are they grateful you just bloody well do it ??? I'm sheet scared to do her washing... I wait with dread when she comes home and suffer all sorts of agony waiting for the the first "Not good enough" comment..

oh dear...

[ozwinner]

They all seem to do it, it must be a nest making ritual or something.
Just chuckem in the clothes dryer, problem solved. or is it? :rolleyes:

Go and buy some wooden pegs, that way they are all the same colour, except when it rains on the washing it leaves staining.

Al :p

[Groggy]

It's called female enteritus. Peg marks are bad juju, you didn't know that? Different coloured pegs, no, seriously? Haven't you learned anything from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. And as for only using one wire....well - are you 'challenged' or something?

I'm laughing my guts out Zed, having been home for the last three weeks I know what is happening. Wait till they get to the "socks and undies in one quarter by themselves" routine. It's a control thing to remind you that we are hopelessly inferior to the fairer sex. Take the opportunity to get rid of all those clothes she wears that are off putting (the machine musta ate it dear, it's gone to live with all the 'left' socks, or - a personal favourite - snowdroppers! :eek: )

[Stuart]

No, then you have to check what blend they are!

[Gra]

Simple tell her if se doesnt like the way you do it, she can do it herself...

You wont hear about it again...

[John Saxton]

Zed,just show 'Er Indoors your Avatar :D :D :D ...let her know where you're comin' from...right ahhhh errrrr you're the boss when she's not right???

Anyhow like my credit controller she oughta be happy that you're doin' it for 'em...Gotta educate 'em ..if'n they don't like it ...then they do it themselves.
I'm only too willing to help around but if'n there's too much of "you did'nt do this or that" then time for renegotiation!!!

There's got to be some give and take all round.
JMV

Cheers

[chrisb691]

When you hang the washing out, make sure you group the light stuff, and the dark stuff properly. That way, when she comes home you can say you did a load each of light and dark, and the line full of mixed mode clothing wont give you away. :)

[ozwinner]

When you hang the washing out, make sure you group the light stuff, and the dark stuff properly. That way, when she comes home you can say you did a load each of light and dark, and the line full of mixed mode clothing wont give you away. :)

Apart from everything being a pink colour.

Al :p

[goat]

zed don't fight it mate you can never win when u think you have it right they change the rules:(

[womble]

I have had the same problem, I solved it by not doing her clothes...

[Wood Butcher]

Jez you guys are all so under the thumb!!http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/wood_butcher/underthumb.gif :p:D

My SWMBO couldn't care less so long as I do any form of housework!!

[boban]

I recently got berated by Jane....


Is this normal behaviour ???

Yes and no.

Yes to being berated.

No to actually doing the washing :eek:

[Gumby]

Fact : men DO NOT hang out washing.

case closed.

[ernknot]

Where do you hang her pants?

[ian]

one of my daddy day care duties is "do the washing while I'm at work..." Jane sorts before offing to work, dictates how much / which soap etc and I turn it on in the morning and hang all the clothes etc... no brainer right ??? WRONG!!! I was berated the other day because :

1) I didnt hang her shirts over "2 wires" so they could air correctly,first mistake was to leave it on the line till she got home
2) I USED PEGS on her shirts!!! How dare I.... you see... they leave "PEG MARKS!!!!!"don't you know anything?
PEG MARKS mean the item has to be IRONED you idiot
3) I should be using the same colour pegs on a single item, red is ok, blue is ok, so is white for that matter.... BUT not mixed. this is bad. evidently.is it the feng shiu? who gives a rodent's what colour the pegs are? this is just an opening for "you go to work dear, I'll stay home and do the washing"
If you've got daddy day care tresure he opportunity and have the washing off the line before she gets home
Is this normal behaviour ??? do your wives give a rats or are they grateful you just bloody well do it ??? I'm sheet scared to do her washing... I wait with dread when she comes home and suffer all sorts of agony waiting for the the first "Not good enough" comment..

oh dear...I must be lucky. when I do the washing, dirty stuff goes in the washer, comes out clean but damp, goes in the dryer comes out dry. If colours have to be separated she does it.

How well do you get on with your mother-in-law? Does she like or resent you, if the former play on it big time.

[Doughboy]

Zed

Give her a hammer, some nails. a saw, some chunks of pine (treated if you want) and tell her go build a bridge and get over it!!!:D

Pete

[journeyman Mick]

Zed,
I feel for you mate, I've done most of the domestic stuff for the last five years or so as my Jane is pretty crook:( . But even after 5 years I still don't get the washing stuff right all the time:rolleyes: . Mind you ours is slightly simpler as most of it goes straight in the dryer. I worked out about 20 years ago that it was cheaper, time wise, to use the dryer rather than a clothes line. During the wet season up here you could spend a week hanging your clothes out and taking them back in and hanging them out and taking them back in etc etc etc. And then they still wouldn't be dry because the humidity is up around 90% most of the time. Chin up mate, just remember, you're always in the poo, it's just the depth that varies;) .

Mick

[echnidna]

Well you obviously haven't washed the towels with her good shirts yet,
so ya haven't stuft up totally:)

[Tikki]

Do yours, bub's and the household stuff and leave hers ... she needs something to occupy her mind and time if she's picking about peg colours!! :rolleyes:
Cheers
Tikki :)

[graemet]

Simple solution, Zed. Just chuck it all in together, dry it anyway you can but make sure it's all folded, ironed and put away before she gets home. "What the eye don't see, the heart don't grieve over!"
Cheers
Graeme

[chrisb691]

But even after 5 years I still don't get the washing stuff right all the time

By inference, this suggests that you get it right some of the time. That is really impressive, how do you fluke it? :D

[Wongo]

On Saturday, I was told to hang the washing out while she’s working out at the gym. So me and my darling daughter were having some quality time together. I did the big items and she did the small ones. Then the lady next door came out and offered me some help. Great 3 is better then 2.

The wife came home, took the washing off and said to me “Did mum help you?”

How did she know? How the hell did she find out?:eek:

[Andy Mac]

Its pretty universal I'd say, I can't do this hanging routine either. :rolleyes: All I get is "That should been hung up the other way, that should have been inside out, peg marks! etc, why didn't you fold them as they came off the line? blah blah..." But don't mention it when one of her tissues (men use hankerchiefs!) happens to cover all your work clothes for the week!

LOL!!:D

[journeyman Mick]

By inference, this suggests that you get it right some of the time. That is really impressive, how do you fluke it? :D

Just lucky sometimes:rolleyes:

Mick

[elphingirl]

While I am a Jane, and might just have a few requirements in addition to those above...
Last month I accidentally put one of my partners nice Country Road 100% lambswool jumpers into both the machine and the drier. It came out looking like it might just fit my 2 year old.
Felt very bad, and haven't been able to complain about much in the way of shoddy male-housework since......

[Groggy]

While I am a Jane, and might just have a few requirements in addition to those above...
Last month I accidentally put one of my partners nice Country Road 100% lambswool jumpers into both the machine and the drier. It came out looking like it might just fit my 2 year old.
Felt very bad, and haven't been able to complain about much in the way of shoddy male-housework since......Many years ago my wife did that to my golf jumper! Shortly thereafter my son found that it fit his big teddy bear and that was that.

[Schtoo]

Our washing machine has 12 buttons, 10 different programs and enough permutations of those that you could change the washing cycle every day for a month or two and not use the same cycle twice. It does dry the clothes in the same box though just to add some extra fun. :rolleyes:

And there is not a word of English on it aside from 'Hitachi'. :confused:

My wife is thankful (and amazed) that I can make the thing switch on, let alone get it right. :cool:

But I don't wash her stuff (sometimes, but I rarely do the washing at all anyways), and all our pegs are the same colour, the few that we have. Most of the stuff hangs over special hanger doohickeys that even a nuffy like me can work out. :D

Tikki's got the right idea. I sure wouldn't want to be washing something that needs to be pampered, and I sure as shoot wouldn't want to be wearing it either! :o

(Heck, I even learned how to fold stuff, the local way. Soon I will be wearing the frilly stuff if I am not careful... :eek: )

[RufflyRustic]

I'm with Elphingirl. You want something shrunk, let me wash it :rolleyes:

And I totally agree Tikki - matching colours of clothes with pegs - YIKES!!!!!

I'm just happy if HWMBO actually puts a load of his washing into the machine. Oh and I really appreciate it (NOT:mad: ) when he takes the washing off, with his dirty greasy hands and always leaves one item on the line.

Now what's with that? :confused::confused: :confused: :confused:

Cheers
Wendy

[silentC]

The three times that I have hung out the washing, there has been no comment other than "thanks for hanging the washing out". If my wife starts complaining about peg colours, I will contact the Men In Black because she has been a victim of body swapping.

[Iain]

Wait until you have two daughters to assist with the whinge:( :( :(
'You had a hanky in your jeans pocket' (she hangs up her jodpurs with 'my' socks still in the legs).
'I don't want your underwear washed with mine' (OK so I wash her stuff with the horse rugs:D ).
'Is this my bra' (well it sure as hell isn't mine)
We haven't reached the coloured pegs yet.

[Christopha]

Tell the picky Gorillette that you won't pick and eat her nits any more!

[Wongo]

Wait until you have two daughters to assist with the whinge:( :( :(


"Daddy daddy thats not how mummy does it.":o

[Carry Pine]

OK guys, cancel my membership of the Forum if you like but....
If SWMBO ever got a go on the the Triton WC would she use the correct push stick. If she felt comfortable with the fence on the left side, would you let her change it over. If she chose the belt sander to finish off that table top when the job clearly called for the Triton orbital sander attachment with a 800 grit velcro-backed pad, would that be permitted? We are all the same. We know what's right in our kingdom and anything different is wrong. It's really a question of tolerance.
And just for the record, socks need to be hung out in pairs next to each other so they dry equally and don't fade at different rates.
Carry Pine

[Zed]

carry pine, "you suck" may your name be removed from the roll of Blokedom.:D :D :D you sound like a Chap frm darlinghurst. Ugghhh!!!:rolleyes:

[Zed]

cancel my membership of the Forum if you like but....


this can be arranged.:)

[Carry Pine]

'And just for the record, socks need to be hung out in pairs next to each other so they dry equally and don't fade at different rates.'
Zed, I hope you realised I was joking when I mentioned the socks- guess not.

...and let's not make the Forum too personal.

Carry Pine

[Iain]

'And just for the record, socks need to be hung out in pairs next to each other so they dry equally and don't fade at different rates.'

If your clothes line runs north south, one sock is always going to be closer to the sun:p
And..................................the other one will always be further away.

[silentC]

Ahh!! The old "I was only joking" defence, huh? Heard it all before!!

[RufflyRustic]

....
And just for the record, socks need to be hung out in pairs next to each other so they dry equally and don't fade at different rates.
Carry Pine

I do this!! What's wrong with doing this???? :confused:

It means I can tell how many socks got eaten by the washing machine and is a great indicator for when I need to buy more socks for the wash.... HWMBO :o

cheers
Wendy

[Carry Pine]

Ahh!! The old "I was only joking" defence, huh? Heard it all before!!

Yes I have to admit it. Getting free advice on my fading Triton WC measuring scales is more important to me than 'coming out' about my weekly train trip to Oxford Street.

[Clinton1]

Mate,
Buy yourself some el-cheapo cargopants, rave about how good the fit is, at the same time buy her some new red underwear, and some pink clothing dye.
Hide the dye.
When she next does a load of your clothes that has the cargo pants in it, sneak in the red underwear and add the pink dye.
Then act very dissappointed.
With the colour matched pegs, sneak out after she hangs up a load and swap the odd one around.
Might not solve anything, but should be amusing.

[Groggy]

I do this!! What's wrong with doing this???? :confused:

It means I can tell how many socks got eaten by the washing machine and is a great indicator for when I need to buy more socks for the wash.... HWMBO :o

cheers
WendySure Wendy, sure. C'mon, admit it - you're a sock whisperer too!

[Iain]

Washing machines do not eat socks, driers do, and only those with highly reflective stainless steel drums.
Why?
Simple, as the socks tumble there are blades on the drum, light enters the inspection port at the front and hits a revolving blade, now, we all know that light travels at, well, the speed of light and to exceed this speed results in moving in time, so when the light hits a moving blade and a sock just happens to pass through this accelerated beam at the prescribed time, it is immediately transported into another dimension, never to be seen again, not by us anyway.
Douglas Adams eat your heart out, but he may be with the socks now as far as we know.

[echnidna]

Iain,
When you peg a tiger snake out to dry what colour pegs do you use:D

[Iain]

Striped ones......why?
Have you caught yours in the woodpile yet or waiting for John to assist:D

[Bodgy]

Whats a washing machine?

That thing in the laundry with a control panel like the space shuttle dashboard?

Laundries are like the Masonic Temple, escoteric sancti for members only. As such, should be left well alone by gentlemen.

[RufflyRustic]

I've got a stainless steel dryer.... only HWMBO's gear goes in it normally, mine's too .... precious? .... to go into it

No I am not going to be a sock whisperer, do you know how rank socks can be?????? http://www.ubeaut.biz/throwup.gif

Poor HWMBO gets http://www.ubeaut.biz/grrr.gif re his socks somedays....

[Christopha]

I am DEFINITELY going to get it for this!!
As a single geezer agin, I pin me socks together when I take 'em orf an I wash 'em like that an I hang 'em out like that...... They dry at the same time, they fades the same, I don't have ter hunt the buggers down like a Tiger snake in the wood 'eap and I only has to use half the bloody pegs! Only drawback is that when you is doing bthe dirty dancin' for the girlies ya gotta watch out fer the pin as it slides past yer gronicles..... OW!!

[BJP]

Get rid of SWMBO and you can hang out the washing how you like, :D but getting rid of SWMBO costs big bucks.:eek:

[Felder]

I pin me socks together when I take 'em orf an I wash 'em like that an I hang 'em out like that.

PINS?? Mate - that's almost sewing!

I think you're in the wrong room......try next door:
http://www.yardbyyardfabricsandcrafts.com/forum/

:p:p

[echnidna]

I am DEFINITELY going to get it for this!!
As a single geezer agin, I pin me socks together when I take 'em orf an I wash 'em like that an I hang 'em out like that...... They dry at the same time, they fades the same, I don't have ter hunt the buggers down like a Tiger snake in the wood 'eap and I only has to use half the bloody pegs! Only drawback is that when you is doing bthe dirty dancin' for the girlies ya gotta watch out fer the pin as it slides past yer gronicles..... OW!!


geez mate thats too much work for a single man.

wearem when you havin a shower

(saves on water and soap too):D

[Cliff Rogers]

I missed this thread.

I've had 2 wives & lived with a lady for more than a year.

It is normal Zed, don't get stressed out over it.:p

They all have different rules & the rules change.

On the sock issue, I solved that problem several years ago.
I had black ones & they are were all the same. :cool:

However... you guessed it, somebody changed the rules & bought me some other colours. :rolleyes:

[Daddles]

Dunno why you make socks so much hard work Christopha - I just buy all the same colour ;)

Richard

[Iain]

I've had 2 wives & lived with a lady for more than a year.


Elder Rogers the Mormon:D :D :D :D

[Cliff Rogers]

Elder Rogers the Mormon:D :D :D :D

I said HAD, not have. :cool:

I currently only HAVE one (thank faq) & she is currently in her 'leave the pegs on the line' phase which she entered right after I got the hang of taking them off & putting them in the peg bucket. Mind you, if I take a piece of clothing off a coathanger, I can't put the empty coathanger back in the wardrobe... it has to go in a basket in the next room. :rolleyes:

[Bodgy]

Elder Rogers the Mormon:D :D :D :D

Whoo hoo, he gottcha there Cliff.

Though why anyone would actally want multiple wives beats me. But then people do strange things in the name of religion; sackcloth and ashes, self flagellation, ritual re-production of stigmata etc. But surely multiple wives is going too far!

[Iain]

Mind you, if I take a piece of clothing off a coathanger, I can't put the empty coathanger back in the wardrobe... it has to go in a basket in the next room. :rolleyes:
Mine puts plastic sealable containers in one cupboard and the lids in another:( terrific, 2 minutes to find a pot and 2 hours to find the bleeding lid, but, it's a great system, she told me so:rolleyes:

[Wongo]

Just remember 1 wife 1 mother-in-law, 2 wives 2 mother-in-laws (unless they are sisters of course.:p ) So you win some and you lose some. :D OK I will stop here.:D

[echnidna]

Whoo hoo, he gottcha there Cliff.

Though why anyone would actally want multiple wives beats me. But then people do strange things in the name of religion; sackcloth and ashes, self flagellation, ritual re-production of stigmata etc. But surely multiple wives is going too far!

Its actually very civilized.
The man appoints the head wife.
She controls the others.
If she has a headache she delegates the job to an underling.:D

very civilised:eek:

[Iain]

Its actually very civilized.
The man appoints the head wife.
She controls the others.
If she has a headache she delegates the job to an underling.:D

very civilised:eek:
Forwarding to Sheryl:D :D :D

[mattgranger@net]

What about "Don't hang my undies at that end of the line -someone might see them."
That end of the line, in fact the whole line, cannot be seen by anyone from anywhere unless they had a 5m extension ladder and placed it to see over the pine trees and rendered brick wall bordering the back corner of our yard.

[echnidna]

Forwarding to Sheryl:D :D :D


Thats ok I'll delete her email.

Shes sailing around the south seas

[Sturdee]

What about "Don't hang my undies at that end of the line -someone might see them."



What's wrong with them that she is so afraid of them being seen.:eek: Or are they so sexy.:D


Peter.

[Termite]

Just remember 1 wife 1 mother-in-law, 2 wives 2 mother-in-laws (unless they are sisters of course.:p ) So you win some and you lose some. :D OK I will stop here.:D
I got two mothers-in law with the present wife, I married a widow.

[Zed]

jane is most impressed.. 63 replies and 644 views... she said (not 2 minutes ago) "sounds like all you lot do is talk about is bullshirt in 'nothing to do with woodwork' ." Very astute woman my wife.

[Doughboy]

Multiple wives.... holey crap I have enough trouble keeping one woman happy, why the hell wouls I wanna completely make my life hell?

Pete

[Daddles]

jane is most impressed.. 63 replies and 644 views... she said (not 2 minutes ago) "sounds like all you lot do is talk about is bullshirt in 'nothing to do with woodwork' ." Very astute woman my wife.

But you were talking about HER :eek:

Richard

[Schtoo]

What's wrong with them that she is so afraid of them being seen.:eek: Or are they so sexy.:D


Peter.


My wife is afraid to hang too many of her 'things' like that out anymore, since some of those things have gone awol...

Couple pairs of undies, a bra and a maternity girdle/support.

I can understand the undies, I can understand the bra but I am darned if I can work out why someone knocked off some scaffolding... :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Zed]

but I am darned if I can work out why someone knocked off some scaffolding... :confused: :confused: :confused:

Oz may be able to provide an explanation....

[silentC]

They probably ended up in a vending machine. Very sick old men they have over there.

[rrich]

Zed,
Wash your red sweater with her tidie-whities this week. Next week do the same but with your blue jeans. If there is a third request, wash the whites and colours all together to save water, electicity and soap.

If you're lucky you won't be asked to do the washing again.

BTW - There was a survey here in the US. The question asked of the ladies was, 'What is the one thing that you would not trust your husband to do?' In first place from 97% of the ladies was "The Laundry".

[RufflyRustic]

Was number two "the Groceries"?

There is a qualification to this, there are some gentlemen around that I would trust to do the grocery shopping, some are even forum members :D

cheers
Wendy

[Iain]

I do the grocery shopping as SWMBO can't be trusted, comes home with supermarket meat on special (all the fat and crud is hidden underneath) heaps of throw out bread etc etc etc.
If it has a red sticker saying 'SPECIAL it winds up at home no matter what it is:(