Words you never want to hear from your spouse: "Now don't be mad at me, but..."
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Yesterday the hubby and I were shopping at Wally World and we split up. He found me in the middle of the store carrying a bag as he already bought something which I thought was incredibly odd. The first words out of his mouth are, "Now don't be mad at me, but..." He has never prefaced a sentence that way. The sentence ended with, "but I bought a Nintendo Wii." He just got a PS3 a couple months ago. Then he goes on to tell me how he can sell it for a profit. I put off getting a new dishwasher because first he got the PS3. Then I put it off again because he needed to get a new surround sound system. Now until he sells this dumb thing I have to wait some more. Has your spouse/sig other started a conversation like this? What did they do? Were you actually mad?
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
Beth and I are pretty good in that regard - we usually discuss with each other before we buy anything big. She did talk me out of buying a couple of new servers a few months back, but the EOS 350D slipped through with no hassle. :) Mind you I have had to tell her she really doesn't need to seek my approval before buying a handful of CDs from Amazon though...:laugh:
Anna :rose: Linting the day away :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Yesterday the hubby and I were shopping at Wally World and we split up. He found me in the middle of the store carrying a bag as he already bought something which I thought was incredibly odd. The first words out of his mouth are, "Now don't be mad at me, but..." He has never prefaced a sentence that way. The sentence ended with, "but I bought a Nintendo Wii." He just got a PS3 a couple months ago. Then he goes on to tell me how he can sell it for a profit. I put off getting a new dishwasher because first he got the PS3. Then I put it off again because he needed to get a new surround sound system. Now until he sells this dumb thing I have to wait some more. Has your spouse/sig other started a conversation like this? What did they do? Were you actually mad?
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
A friend of mine bought a Wii when they came out here, (UK). It lasted about 10 days, then he sold it on E-Bay at a profit. His feelings on it; It's fun, but the sensor on the front is just too darned small. Every time I actually put my arm out at full length, the sensor and remote lose connection and the screen goes mental with the visual image 'looking up' and spinning round like a drug addled merry go round. He's about 6'2, I'm 6' so I'm pretty dubious about how much fun it'll be for a just over average height bloke with the controller and box losing communication every time I get into something. Spousal conversation, never happened to, (or with), me actually. I always try to bring up intended or potential purchases of that nature first and guage the response.
Rhys666
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Yesterday the hubby and I were shopping at Wally World and we split up. He found me in the middle of the store carrying a bag as he already bought something which I thought was incredibly odd. The first words out of his mouth are, "Now don't be mad at me, but..." He has never prefaced a sentence that way. The sentence ended with, "but I bought a Nintendo Wii." He just got a PS3 a couple months ago. Then he goes on to tell me how he can sell it for a profit. I put off getting a new dishwasher because first he got the PS3. Then I put it off again because he needed to get a new surround sound system. Now until he sells this dumb thing I have to wait some more. Has your spouse/sig other started a conversation like this? What did they do? Were you actually mad?
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
for these features we use different accounts. We put our paychecks together and save money personally and together (=four banc accounts) Whenever I buy something 'manly' I buy it from my own savings. If my wife likes a bunch of new shoes every week, she does so with her own savings. So luckily I don't need to start a sentence with "Now don't be mad at me, but..." :cool:
V. I found a living worth working for, but haven't found work worth living for.
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Actually I've used that on my husband.
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
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leckey wrote:
I can definately see the generation gap.
re: generation gap That's why I finally pointed out my age. However I couldn't begin to tell you how many $ 0.25 I spent on pong when it became a staple in bars. Ditto pinball machines, I won a lot of free beer in pinball challenges. As life gets shorter, time becomes much more precious. By the way, can you offer an unattributable opinion on the FX530-series.
Mike The NYT - my leftist brochure. dennisd45: My view of the world is slightly more nuanced dennisd45 (the NAMBLA supporter) wrote: I know exactly what it means. So shut up you mother killing baby raper.
[edit]Pressed the Post Message button before writing the message - Shog9 - any chance of CPhog detecting an empty message and posting an "Are you sure you want to post an empty message" dialog? Mike - it's not just a question of age. My mum and dad are a case in point. They're both in their 60s, but while my mum's always enjoyed video games (she has a Gameboy that gets use every day), my dad can't see the point and really can't be bothered. Me - I take after my mum in this respect :-)
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Yeah, that went over real well. She kept a secret card for about 6 *years*. This is after we established that I could afford to pay all the bills, so I gave her an account I had saved $2000 in, and she was to put her pay in there. Whenever I asked how much was in there, she'd say - we'll have $8000 by Feb. Next time it would be 'We'll have $600 by Feb', and so on. In Feb, there was $1000 in there ( just under ). This was while she had the secret card. So you can imagine how I felt when I came back from my last US trip and was told she got a c/card while I was away, but didn't activate it. I'm now accustomed to a financial disaster from her every 2 years or so. I'm kind of due as we speak, actually.
Christian Graus - C++ MVP 'Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited ?' - Dilbert
Christian Graus wrote:
I'm now accustomed to a financial disaster from her every 2 years or so. I'm kind of due as we speak, actually.
Kind of like living on the San Andreas Fault, then, really...
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Christian Graus wrote:
I'm now accustomed to a financial disaster from her every 2 years or so. I'm kind of due as we speak, actually.
Kind of like living on the San Andreas Fault, then, really...
Gee, now you're making it sound exciting...
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Yesterday the hubby and I were shopping at Wally World and we split up. He found me in the middle of the store carrying a bag as he already bought something which I thought was incredibly odd. The first words out of his mouth are, "Now don't be mad at me, but..." He has never prefaced a sentence that way. The sentence ended with, "but I bought a Nintendo Wii." He just got a PS3 a couple months ago. Then he goes on to tell me how he can sell it for a profit. I put off getting a new dishwasher because first he got the PS3. Then I put it off again because he needed to get a new surround sound system. Now until he sells this dumb thing I have to wait some more. Has your spouse/sig other started a conversation like this? What did they do? Were you actually mad?
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
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Yesterday the hubby and I were shopping at Wally World and we split up. He found me in the middle of the store carrying a bag as he already bought something which I thought was incredibly odd. The first words out of his mouth are, "Now don't be mad at me, but..." He has never prefaced a sentence that way. The sentence ended with, "but I bought a Nintendo Wii." He just got a PS3 a couple months ago. Then he goes on to tell me how he can sell it for a profit. I put off getting a new dishwasher because first he got the PS3. Then I put it off again because he needed to get a new surround sound system. Now until he sells this dumb thing I have to wait some more. Has your spouse/sig other started a conversation like this? What did they do? Were you actually mad?
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
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leckey wrote:
a new dishwasher
Can't you simply wash it yourself instead of using a machine ? What are you supposed to do while he is playing the PS3 or the Wii with the new surround system turned on ? You're the lady... :rolleyes: Rage ducks
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I don't mind him getting a new surround sound system. The last one was on the fritz and the receiver created only two levels of volume: 1. "Heh?" and 2. "Oh my G-d my ears are bleeding!" I just want my new dishwasher.
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
leckey wrote:
I just want my new dishwasher.
He's busy playing with his wii...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Yesterday the hubby and I were shopping at Wally World and we split up. He found me in the middle of the store carrying a bag as he already bought something which I thought was incredibly odd. The first words out of his mouth are, "Now don't be mad at me, but..." He has never prefaced a sentence that way. The sentence ended with, "but I bought a Nintendo Wii." He just got a PS3 a couple months ago. Then he goes on to tell me how he can sell it for a profit. I put off getting a new dishwasher because first he got the PS3. Then I put it off again because he needed to get a new surround sound system. Now until he sells this dumb thing I have to wait some more. Has your spouse/sig other started a conversation like this? What did they do? Were you actually mad?
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
We don't have that particular problem at my house. *My* particular problem is feature creep. My new TV is a perfect example. Her: Hey honey, so-and-so at my office got one of those 65-inch rear-projection TVs over the weekend and it only cost $1500. She says it's really nice. Me: That's nice, but that's still an awful lot to pay for a TV. Her: That's okay, we can afford it (meaning we can pay cash) if we want one. Me: Do you want to out and look at some? Her: Sure, but let's look around on the web first. Over the next couple of months, I dutifully researched pretty much every TV ever made, and settled on two, and further established that they were available locally. Me: Okay, we should one of these two. They're both about the same amount of money, but both are more expensive than so-and-so's. Her: How much more? Me: Depending on where you get it, $300-500 more. Her: Why? Me: Well, because the one so-and-so got only has 1 HDMI port and 1 component port. Further, it ony goes up to 720i. The ones I've selected both have 2 HDI ports and 2 Component ports, and the max resolution is 1080p. Her: Do we need all that? Me: Well, we only need 1 HDMI, but we need 2 component, and while no HD device serves up 1080p right now, it will be available in the future, so we're future-proofing our purchase. Besides, the other specs on these two are better than so-and-so's tv. Her: How big is it? Me: One is 55 inches and one is 57. I'm leaning towards the 57 because it's a bit less expensive and more than one place in town carries it. Her: Fine, let's go look at 'em. So we go down and look at both, and we both agree that the 57 is a better TV, and we end up at BestBuy for our purchase. Her: So just the TV? Me: Well, not quite. I was readin up on it on the web and everyone seems to think you get much better signal quality if you go with high-quality shielded cables. Her: How much are they. Me: Depending on the length and what kind of cable, anywhere from $50 to $120. Her: For all of them? Me: No. EACH. If we're going to drop $2k on a TV, we should make absolutely sure we can't blame the cables for a crappy picture/signal. She grimaced, and visibly wilted as the price for cables alone exceeded $350. I have to admit, I think it's a freakin ripoff myself. Anyway, we got home and later that week I was dismantling our entertainment center in anticipation of the delivery of the new TV, when I discovered that my curret DVD player would not upscale the picture
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Yesterday the hubby and I were shopping at Wally World and we split up. He found me in the middle of the store carrying a bag as he already bought something which I thought was incredibly odd. The first words out of his mouth are, "Now don't be mad at me, but..." He has never prefaced a sentence that way. The sentence ended with, "but I bought a Nintendo Wii." He just got a PS3 a couple months ago. Then he goes on to tell me how he can sell it for a profit. I put off getting a new dishwasher because first he got the PS3. Then I put it off again because he needed to get a new surround sound system. Now until he sells this dumb thing I have to wait some more. Has your spouse/sig other started a conversation like this? What did they do? Were you actually mad?
_________________________________________________________________ Dick Cheney looks like a high school calculus teacher with persistent heartburn.
The few times my girfriend said so, each time she was right in her presumption I would be mad. After all, such a sentence is used to state that you beloved one didn't give a fuck about your opinion and/or your feelings. Not the best thing coming from the partner in couple. Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; The same limit applies for selfishness in a couple.
Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?
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We don't have that particular problem at my house. *My* particular problem is feature creep. My new TV is a perfect example. Her: Hey honey, so-and-so at my office got one of those 65-inch rear-projection TVs over the weekend and it only cost $1500. She says it's really nice. Me: That's nice, but that's still an awful lot to pay for a TV. Her: That's okay, we can afford it (meaning we can pay cash) if we want one. Me: Do you want to out and look at some? Her: Sure, but let's look around on the web first. Over the next couple of months, I dutifully researched pretty much every TV ever made, and settled on two, and further established that they were available locally. Me: Okay, we should one of these two. They're both about the same amount of money, but both are more expensive than so-and-so's. Her: How much more? Me: Depending on where you get it, $300-500 more. Her: Why? Me: Well, because the one so-and-so got only has 1 HDMI port and 1 component port. Further, it ony goes up to 720i. The ones I've selected both have 2 HDI ports and 2 Component ports, and the max resolution is 1080p. Her: Do we need all that? Me: Well, we only need 1 HDMI, but we need 2 component, and while no HD device serves up 1080p right now, it will be available in the future, so we're future-proofing our purchase. Besides, the other specs on these two are better than so-and-so's tv. Her: How big is it? Me: One is 55 inches and one is 57. I'm leaning towards the 57 because it's a bit less expensive and more than one place in town carries it. Her: Fine, let's go look at 'em. So we go down and look at both, and we both agree that the 57 is a better TV, and we end up at BestBuy for our purchase. Her: So just the TV? Me: Well, not quite. I was readin up on it on the web and everyone seems to think you get much better signal quality if you go with high-quality shielded cables. Her: How much are they. Me: Depending on the length and what kind of cable, anywhere from $50 to $120. Her: For all of them? Me: No. EACH. If we're going to drop $2k on a TV, we should make absolutely sure we can't blame the cables for a crappy picture/signal. She grimaced, and visibly wilted as the price for cables alone exceeded $350. I have to admit, I think it's a freakin ripoff myself. Anyway, we got home and later that week I was dismantling our entertainment center in anticipation of the delivery of the new TV, when I discovered that my curret DVD player would not upscale the picture
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
the story about me walking into a motorcycle shop to buy a $90 helmet and coming home with a $22,000 motorcycle?
You finally decided to buy a motorcycle? Congrats!
Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
the story about me walking into a motorcycle shop to buy a $90 helmet and coming home with a $22,000 motorcycle?
You finally decided to buy a motorcycle? Congrats!
Where do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?
Nooo.... That happened back in 1999, and I already had a bike at the time...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Nooo.... That happened back in 1999, and I already had a bike at the time...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001