Anyone elso have a aggressive wife (Cleaning the house that is)

hornetstinger said:
yeah chuck away all your ratchet spanners, router, SDS drill, saws, screwdrivers, lathe, vice, socket sets, torque wrenches

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I was recently told that I "only need one of anything" other than clothes.

One 10mm spanner, for example. I then had to explain to someone, who does not know, or care, or understand why or when I would use two 10mm spanners at once in order to justify me not having to throw away something I paid money for, myself, just for the sake of not having it take up a few cm cubed of space which I have readily available and do not need for something else.

The fixation on throwing things away I don't quite get. Trust me, our apartment is already quite sparse and uncluttered but I get things like this:

I like cassoulet. It's expensive to make and I'm not a great cook, and it's unheard of in Austria - so I buy tinned cassoulet (it's not cheap, about a fiver a tin, but it's great quality) from La Belle Chaurienne in France. I don't eat it often, but when I fancy it I fancy it, and I cannot just go out and buy it from a shop.
So, I order 15-20 cans at once, knowing that will last me about 2 years, maybe even more.
It sits at the very back of the top kitchen cupboard that we don't really use, bothering nobody.
If I hear "You haven't eaten all those tins of French stuff, why don't you just throw them away" one more time, I swear I'm filing for divorce.
 
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Lopéz said:
I was recently told that I "only need one of anything" other than clothes.

One 10mm spanner, for example. I then had to explain to someone, who does not know, or care, or understand why or when I would use two 10mm spanners at once in order to justify me not having to throw away something I paid money for, myself, just for the sake of not having it take up a few cm cubed of space which I have readily available and do not need for something else.

The fixation on throwing things away I don't quite get. Trust me, our apartment is already quite sparse and uncluttered but I get things like this:

I like cassoulet. It's expensive to make and I'm not a great cook, and it's unheard of in Austria - so I buy tinned cassoulet (it's not cheap, about a fiver a tin, but it's great quality) from La Belle Chaurienne in France. I don't eat it often, but when I fancy it I fancy it, and I cannot just go out and buy it from a shop.
So, I order 15-20 cans at once, knowing that will last me about 2 years, maybe even more.
It sits at the very back of the top kitchen cupboard that we don't really use, bothering nobody.
If I hear "You haven't eaten all those tins of French stuff, why don't you just throw them away" one more time, I swear I'm filing for divorce.
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Plus 10mm sockets are pretty much a use once disposable item.
 
Wife just walked past door with washing basket in her hands and perched on top was a tray with cup -bowl of cat food and empty packets -Bet no one can guess what happened next.
I said what did you learn this morning.
 
DXP55 said:
Wife just walked past door with washing basket in her hands and perched on top was a tray with cup -bowl of cat food and empty packets -Bet no one can guess what happened next.
I said what did you learn this morning.
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Keep an ice pack on that nose mate, you'll probably end up with a black eye but at least it'll take your mind off picking up all that cat food and repainting the stairs.
 
Yes. I feel sorry for our skirting boards, doors and general furniture. The cars get no mechanical sympathy either. Clumsy as well. She does have other good features thankfully. :)
 
No.

She doesn't clean. She dirties and messes up everywhere she goes. I have know idea how she does it, it's infuriating and tests my love for her on a daily basis.

Edit: but yea, still breaks stuff, just not while cleaning.
 
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Its mostly me that does the cleaning anyway as I work from home. I'll often hoover round whilst on a short break of having a cup of tea. Or waiting for a build.
 
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