Nearly caused a riot!
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Nearly caused a riot!
I came home from shopping a couple of days ago and hub shouted 'I am upstairs' So being a nice wife and thinking he must be doing something really useful for me I made him a cup of tea and sliced him a piece of cake and went upstairs for a cheery hello.
For those of you who of a nervous disposition.... dont read on. My dearest was sat in the spare room surrounded by my treasured, long collected, adored, cherished.....even if rather large.........pile of cross stitch magazines and...... I can hardly bear to say it shredding machine.... our large one... the one that takes three or four pages in one go
I almost dropped his cuppa in his lap....man was I ever livid. He managed to put out my smoke and tried to explain that he had ' taken out all the patterns and charts he thought I might want to keep' and thought the rest of the mag would be better recycled.............its his latest thing..... throwing things away!!!!!
He was really nonplussed at my horror and my verbal onslaught that followed. I mean I have been married to this man for over thirty years... what was he thinking.. it was sacrilege arrhhhhhhhhhhh. THEN, he said he has been doing it for a couple of weeks a few odd minutes at a time and he produced two very thick folders of magazines cross stitch charts... all very nicely filed and in order. That was going to be a surprise for me..........Oh yeah, like that was going to please me I wanted my mags back. I have been collecting them for years and I am very very cross....( I have printed the version of my feelings that won't be sensored) THEN he said, 'don't be so daft, they are only magazines Only magazines WHAT planet does he live on. Well, I can tell you it took awhile to calm down. Very frosty in my house that evening it was and when I think about it now I could still give him a swift kick somewhere. MEN please spare me!!!
Any ideas for a sweet revenge?
For those of you who of a nervous disposition.... dont read on. My dearest was sat in the spare room surrounded by my treasured, long collected, adored, cherished.....even if rather large.........pile of cross stitch magazines and...... I can hardly bear to say it shredding machine.... our large one... the one that takes three or four pages in one go
I almost dropped his cuppa in his lap....man was I ever livid. He managed to put out my smoke and tried to explain that he had ' taken out all the patterns and charts he thought I might want to keep' and thought the rest of the mag would be better recycled.............its his latest thing..... throwing things away!!!!!
He was really nonplussed at my horror and my verbal onslaught that followed. I mean I have been married to this man for over thirty years... what was he thinking.. it was sacrilege arrhhhhhhhhhhh. THEN, he said he has been doing it for a couple of weeks a few odd minutes at a time and he produced two very thick folders of magazines cross stitch charts... all very nicely filed and in order. That was going to be a surprise for me..........Oh yeah, like that was going to please me I wanted my mags back. I have been collecting them for years and I am very very cross....( I have printed the version of my feelings that won't be sensored) THEN he said, 'don't be so daft, they are only magazines Only magazines WHAT planet does he live on. Well, I can tell you it took awhile to calm down. Very frosty in my house that evening it was and when I think about it now I could still give him a swift kick somewhere. MEN please spare me!!!
Any ideas for a sweet revenge?
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Re: Nearly caused a riot!
Oh my goodness! Read this to DH and his first reaction was "when's the divorce going through"....
I wouldn't take it quite that far, but what a shame that he tried to "surprise" you in this way, and after all those years
I wouldn't take it quite that far, but what a shame that he tried to "surprise" you in this way, and after all those years
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Oh my goodness. I can't even imagine what I would have done. I mean, I guess his heart was in the right place?
Yeah, I'd still be mad, too.
You might want to think twice before seeking revenge. If you injure him, I'm not sure if they let you cross stitch in jail.
Yeah, I'd still be mad, too.
You might want to think twice before seeking revenge. If you injure him, I'm not sure if they let you cross stitch in jail.
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Sounds like his tools (or insert whatever collection) need a good boot sale clear out....two birds one stone....revenge and stash money
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OMG!!! Even my dad understands the sacrilege!!!! OMG. OMG.
And I expect he thought you'd be pleased and touched by the file of charts??
Much like the time my sister stopped the recording of the most amazing Betfair Chase to change to some low grade handicap hurdle at Chepstow.....mad, I was MAD!!!
At least my folks know my mags are sacrosanct.
I hope you recover soon.
Niki xxx
And I expect he thought you'd be pleased and touched by the file of charts??
Much like the time my sister stopped the recording of the most amazing Betfair Chase to change to some low grade handicap hurdle at Chepstow.....mad, I was MAD!!!
At least my folks know my mags are sacrosanct.
I hope you recover soon.
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That pretty much sums up my thoughts too!!rcperryls wrote:
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Me threekaren4bells wrote:That pretty much sums up my thoughts too!!rcperryls wrote:
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Re: Nearly caused a riot!
The term "justifiable homicide" comes to mind.
I told my DH and he said he would not be game to even think about it,that was after a few unprintable words about the idiot husband.
I told my DH and he said he would not be game to even think about it,that was after a few unprintable words about the idiot husband.
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Mabel Figworthy wrote:Oh my goodness! Read this to DH and his first reaction was "when's the divorce going through"....
Fizzbw wrote:OMG!!! Even my dad understands the sacrilege!!!! OMG. OMG.
My thoughts exactly.jocellogirl wrote:Me threekaren4bells wrote:That pretty much sums up my thoughts too!!rcperryls wrote:
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I am absoultely astounded!
make him replace every single one he shredded, and buy you chocolates and flowers and stash. when thats done perhaps you wont feel like putting him through the shredder.
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cairee wrote:
I am absoultely astounded!
make him replace every single one he shredded, and buy you chocolates and flowers and stash. when thats done perhaps you wont feel like putting him through the shredder.
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karen4bells wrote:cairee wrote:
I am absoultely astounded!
make him replace every single one he shredded, and buy you chocolates and flowers and stash. when thats done perhaps you wont feel like putting him through the shredder.
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Oh my - what planet does he live on??? I can't imagine my hubby even contemplating doing that... I think I would take a garbage can out to his shop and start tossing if he ever did, lol.
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Wow you are all pretty harsh with this man. Send him over to my house and he can go through my mags. I started to do this same thing a couple months back. I did save the patterns I will never do so if some one asks for one I will have it available. They ar all in manila folders in subject groups.
The ones I want are in plastic sleeves in binders in subject groups and the rest of the mags are in the bin.
I think it is a great surprise and commend him for his thoughtfulness. I wish my hubby would do that.
The ones I want are in plastic sleeves in binders in subject groups and the rest of the mags are in the bin.
I think it is a great surprise and commend him for his thoughtfulness. I wish my hubby would do that.
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Re: Nearly caused a riot!
Just goes to prove one man's trash is definitely another woman's treasure.
But it's equally bad when everyone in the house is a hoarder - no room for anything and can't part with anything and need new stuff.
But it's equally bad when everyone in the house is a hoarder - no room for anything and can't part with anything and need new stuff.
Myst..
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Funny just tonight DH was getting a fire going and couldnt find paper he turned and picked up my jcs ornament issue that is tabbed mind you and said can i use this...then giggled and said am joking...i think he saw my face and claimed the joke. I think your DHs heart was in the rightbplace...but still
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I think it would be different if she had asked him to do itRose wrote:Wow you are all pretty harsh with this man. Send him over to my house and he can go through my mags. I started to do this same thing a couple months back. I did save the patterns I will never do so if some one asks for one I will have it available. They ar all in manila folders in subject groups.
The ones I want are in plastic sleeves in binders in subject groups and the rest of the mags are in the bin.
I think it is a great surprise and commend him for his thoughtfulness. I wish my hubby would do that.
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Then it wouldnt be a surprise...just work...lolcairee wrote:I think it would be different if she had asked him to do itRose wrote:Wow you are all pretty harsh with this man. Send him over to my house and he can go through my mags. I started to do this same thing a couple months back. I did save the patterns I will never do so if some one asks for one I will have it available. They ar all in manila folders in subject groups.
The ones I want are in plastic sleeves in binders in subject groups and the rest of the mags are in the bin.
I think it is a great surprise and commend him for his thoughtfulness. I wish my hubby would do that.
I really do think his heart was in right place...as for his they are just magazines...I can see my hubby replying with this if I were screaming aboit how bad his error was when he had been so excited about the surprise. If he had ill intent I dont think he would have worked so hard to save and file them he would have just *gasp* gotten rid of them all if all he shredded were the old adds...