I have to let some steam off before I blow completely!!! In May I bought my dear husband a car as a surprise pressie, he has been cycling to work (and enjoying it) for the last 3 years, but I was fed up with him geting home so late, so thought this would be a good idea!! It was an old but reliable Volvo in good nick, a real gem. Two weeks ago he rolled it and wrote it off , how I dont know, no other cars involved. anway at the time I was really grateful that he wasn't hurt. So in a panic and with little dosh ( my holiday money I had saved up :-( ) went out the same day and bought another car. Yesterday he came home saying it was heating up and we discovered the top hose had split. Now I dont know much about cars but I DO know that you cant drive a car in this state more than a mile or two!! He knows zero about cars! Our mechanic only lives up the road, so I tried to persuade hubby to ring him first thing this morning, mainly to see if he was going to be there as he often takes cars for MoT's first thing. As we have breakdown cover I suggested that if he wasn't there to drive it just a couple of miles impressing upon him that he couldn't drive it far like this. "No worries " say hubby "he'll be there". Of course he wasn't so hubby thought "It'll be ok" and proceeded to drive the 20 miles to work. Off course he didn't get far and has now blown the head (at the very least) and the car has more or less had it - its not really worth spending loads of money getting the head skimmed etc. I cant believe anyone can be so stupid. I know its not very loyal of me, but I cant rant at anyone else. Now I am off on holiday tomorrow knowing that he doesn't have a car for the weekend AND he was supposed to be taking a bitch to be mated - as of course Bella DID come in season and is ready for mating during the only holiday (only away 4 days) I am having this year. If anyone gets to the end of this diatribe - thanks for reading it, I feel a bit better now - but not much. Hope it makes some of you laugh - with me not at me, pleeaase!

Men!!

Sounds like he is my husbands twin!!

Theresa

Men!!!
And they say women don't listen:rolleyes:

men yes are`nt they a pain.
at the moment off my feet as i have ripped my ligament in my knee.
hubby been cooking the meals quiet a good cook, any way he though he would soak the spagetti pan today in the dishwasher with out taken the spagetti out of the pan and has now buggered up the dishwasher seems the pump has gone.
i have had 3 new motors put in the dishwasher since i got it in feb this year.
MEN don`t they drive you mad!

i

Geesh, sounds as if you have a car illiterate hubby just like mine! :rolleyes:

When we first started dating, I happened to ask him when he had his VW's oil changed last. He said, "It needs to be changed?" ARGH!!!! I got shocked across the garage when I accidently touched the plug wires on his car because they were so corroded :(

Marriage hasn't changed him one iota on that point. :)

Don't get me wrong. He's a lovely man. But he has his head lost in dreamland planning either his next armour refit, fight strategy, or what would be the "right" dinner to fix for something special :Rolleyes:

We have thoroughly messed up the teenage boy that lives next door regarding proper gender roles in our marriage. He is completely baffled when hubby yells out that dinner is ready while I'm tinkering on the car. No, I don't like doing it either. It just usually HAS to be done. So much for nice finger nails :Rolleyes:

Good luck with Belle :) And vent anytime --- I'll read it...esp. if you add a tad more spaces between sentences occasionally. (Makes it easier on the ole eyes :) )
toodles

Chris once blew the engine on my car because he never got around to putting oil in it and it had an oil leak!!

I went mad and he blamed me for not reminding him to do it. I take it the note on the dashboard, the one on the fridge and the empty bottle of oil on the passenger seat wasn't reminder enough :D

Fiona
x x x

I'd have done it myself but I was laid up in hospital pregnant with his child!!

I have to say ....my hubby gave me a diamond ring this evening and asked me to marry him ;) (we've been married for 13 years)

No I am not swapping

Yes he does have brothers ...3 but they are all taken

Yes we do have days like the ones mentioned above :)

Melody

Gosh WL you've not had much luck this year have you, I remember when I first met Ian, it was an old banger he had, you know the kind all rust and no body, Lol (sounds like a critique) and he wanted me to learn to drive in it, I used to be terrified it would fall apart, then we moved to Coventry in the W. Midlands, and the old banger came too, well he was coming back up to Scotland to see his mum, and it stopped dead, done,finished, on the motorway, luckily he had taken out AA cover, so my son and Ian, came up to Scotland in Luxury, being towed by the AA, he never lived that one down, the following week I went and got a new car, boy was he mad at me, then I started my driving lessons and when I passed my test, it was me that drove everyone everywhere, mind you nothing has stopped my family saying "Mum, what are you doing to-day" then you know they want a lift somewhere, even though they have left home!!!!Mums Taxi how true that is.

This sounds like my Husband he once towed the caravan home with engine overheating and picked the most hilly wayhome anyway we ended up stranded in the middle of nowhere with no signal for the phone
walked miles to get help.
Its a man thing I think,also he will drive miles out of his way rather than stop for directions :(