Little Things You Hate

Norco Maniac

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Rone, Harmonix, thanks for the laugh. i'm in the process of edumcating the wimminz hereabouts...

but i may run away screaming before i'm done. that said, at least my other half was building me a bike to ride in next weekend's Retro class while i was in the kitchen....and he was on the ball and my pit crew today. next weekend we race out of the same gate, so it'll be mutual support.
 
Registered Nutcase

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harmonix1234 said:
Some advice. If I may?.

An excerpt from a 1950's Home Economic textbook Compiled by Ms. Leslie Blankship
Columbus, Ohio.

Have dinner ready: Plan ahead even the night before to have a delicious meal on time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed.

Prepare yourself: Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-wary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift.

Clear away the clutter: Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up school books, toys, paper, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift, too.

Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair, and if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part.

Minimize all noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer, dryer, dishwasher, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quite. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him. Some don'ts: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he's late for dinner. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day.

Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax-unwind.

Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first.

Make the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure, his need to be home and relax.

The goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
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Ahhh I new I was born 50 years to late!

Is it wrong that I would love my GF to do this for me?
 
Bjorn

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Spike-X said:
Meanwhile, I've got some nimrod a couple of doors down still working with a circular saw and a nailgun at 7pm on a fucking Sunday evening.
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Lucky we are not neighbours; I've been know to use my compressor and rattle gun after midnight. Of course it helps that my nearest neighbour is over 100m away.
 
3viltoast3r

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This current weather system - From Summer to Winter and back every 45 minutes. Make's it wet enough to make sure there's no riding, And annoying enough not to be able to plan rock climbing.

I have a vague idea what happens on a weather map, But can anybody figure this out at all?
 
J@se

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My dogs constant farting! He's very old and crusty and farts himself awake every 5 mins. He then looks at me accusingly like I've done something to him, the senile old git.
 
Dozer

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I hate the pathetic bodyboarder vs surfer argument. I bodyboard and I stand up but I don't brand anyone for being one or the other. For whats it worth, I'd prefer to bodyboard over standing up and I can get way better waves on a bodyboard but if the surf is spot on I love fanging along a wave standing up.
In no way is this argument as valid as the roadie vs mountain biker comparison as mountain biking shits on road riding. ;)
 
taitt

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Dozer said:
I hate the pathetic bodyboarder vs surfer argument. I bodyboard and I stand up but I don't brand anyone for being one or the other. For whats it worth, I'd prefer to bodyboard over standing up and I can get way better waves on a bodyboard but if the surf is spot on I love fanging along a wave standing up.
In no way is this argument as valid as the roadie vs mountain biker comparison as mountain biking shits on road riding. ;)
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Too true. Love a good session where boogers and stand ups get a long and get pumped off each others waves. Agreed though, 50 turns on the superbank is fun on the stand up but nothing beats launching flips out of a bowl.
 
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Dozer said:
I hate the pathetic bodyboarder vs surfer argument. I bodyboard and I stand up but I don't brand anyone for being one or the other. For whats it worth, I'd prefer to bodyboard over standing up and I can get way better waves on a bodyboard but if the surf is spot on I love fanging along a wave standing up.
In no way is this argument as valid as the roadie vs mountain biker comparison as mountain biking shits on road riding. ;)
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Surfers in general, I swear it's a sport that attracts some of the absolute lowest inhabitants of the gene pool. I windsurf or more specifically most of my windsurfing is done in the waves and the hatred I receive from some surfers is incredible. I'll preface this by saying that I am the most courteous person possibly to ever grace the surf for the following reasons; I am far more mobile around the break, I can sail back out in about 15 seconds, I can catch waves earlier than you could even dream about on a SUP, so generally if I want to stop surfers catching waves...I can. However I don't because I realise the fore mentioned and hence have no issue giving up waves etc etc. However, from my experience 90% of the time it's one sided stoke. On the off chance that I might actually ride a wave in...because the 4 sweet waves I just let go by aren't caught by any of the useless tools, I get dropped in on, abused, death stared, you know general hatred. One rule for surfers, one rule for locals, one rule for short boards etc etc...fuck it's ridiculous. I often think about being an absolute utter prick, which I could do very easily but i'm under no illusions that i'd be physically assaulted, threatened a few times over the years, usually by 50+ yo dudes...the hilarity...get a life. I feel for the body boarders as they have to sit there and cop that shit.
 
Bjorn

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Downloading it now thanks.
Will have to listen when I get home from my ride as my MP3 player is somewhere in a mates van after a gin fuelled night of madness.
 
Dozer

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nskz said:
Surfers in general, I swear it's a sport that attracts some of the absolute lowest inhabitants of the gene pool.
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I agree and I think other than mountain biking it attracts wanna be's looking for status more than any other sport. I am a very caring surfer who will obey the unwritten laws of where to paddle out, when to jump on a wave and where to wait for a wave. Rarely, very rarely do any other people in the water extend the same courtesy. I swim in our sheltered harbour every couple of days and I also kayak for thirty minutes in the same area and I think the swimmers are of less intelligence than the fish below them. The older dudes just get in and swim wherever the current takes them and they don't look around for other users. For christ sake, do they realise boats and water craft are about and may slice and dice them? Der.......
 
hach_bee

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I know I've complained about my housemate before, but this is a whole new level of what the fuck.

He walked in about 5min ago and says 'hey so, Bob (mate from his footy team, no idea who this dude is) is gunna be moving in today, actually in about 30min, cool?'

No discussion, no hey would it be cool if...?, just 'hey some stranger to you is moving in whether you like it or not'.


FFFFFFFUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
 
Hew

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hach_bee said:
I know I've complained about my housemate before, but this is a whole new level of what the fuck.

He walked in about 5min ago and says 'hey so, Bob (mate from his footy team, no idea who this dude is) is gunna be moving in today, actually in about 30min, cool?'

No discussion, no hey would it be cool if...?, just 'hey some stranger to you is moving in whether you like it or not'.


FFFFFFFUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
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I know that feeling.

My old room mate came home once and said "I ended the lease the other day, you have a week to move out."
 
Regan of Gong

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Got fillings done at the dentist. The left side of my face is completely numb, along with half my mouth and tongue. I can only taste half my food, so strange.
 
moorey

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hach_bee said:
I know I've complained about my housemate before, but this is a whole new level of what the fuck.

He walked in about 5min ago and says 'hey so, Bob (mate from his footy team, no idea who this dude is) is gunna be moving in today, actually in about 30min, cool?'

No discussion, no hey would it be cool if...?, just 'hey some stranger to you is moving in whether you like it or not'.


FFFFFFFUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
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Whose place is it? Are you subletting from him? If not, I would tell them to clear it with landlord/agent. If you are on the lease, I imagine you have a say in this. Go get em, HB!!!
 
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