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This isn't a silly man story, but have you checked with your garbage collection service to see what they charge to pick up oversized items? It might be less than the cost of renting a truck. My garbage service actually allows two free bulky goods pick-up per year (no limit on the amount of stuff, but each piece can't be bigger than 6 ft by 6 ft), I just have to schedule it a couple of weeks in advance. Way easier than renting a truck and driving to the dump. It's worth at least a phone call.
I did call them but they might pick up the matresses but not all the other junk. There is just too much. Thanx for the advice though. We might be able to do that for just a few things. This isn't a silly man story, but have you checked with your garbage collection service to see what they charge to pick up oversized items? It might be less than the cost of renting a truck. My garbage service actually allows two free bulky goods pick-up per year (no limit on the amount of stuff, but each piece can't be bigger than 6 ft by 6 ft), I just have to schedule it a couple of weeks in advance. Way easier than renting a truck and driving to the dump. It's worth at least a phone call.

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My story:
I have an electric light switch that hasn't worked in my laundry room for at least 6 months. My DH decided the other night to finally fix it. He shut the electricity off to the whole house while working on it. Replaced the switch and the light bulb. Came into the living room and said "I don't know what is wrong with it, It still won't work". I walked in there and flipped the switch and it worked fine. He forgot to flip the switch on after fixing it. We all just died laughing. LOL
hahahah My ex hubby was stupid like that. Didn't even know to trip the circuit breakers every once in a while! I hated it that I was smarter than him! lol Not saying your current dh is stupid, all men have goof moments but my ex was just plain dumb ALL the time!My story:
I have an electric light switch that hasn't worked in my laundry room for at least 6 months. My DH decided the other night to finally fix it. He shut the electricity off to the whole house while working on it. Replaced the switch and the light bulb. Came into the living room and said "I don't know what is wrong with it, It still won't work". I walked in there and flipped the switch and it worked fine. He forgot to flip the switch on after fixing it. We all just died laughing. LOL
Speaking of which i have another excellent story.
Okay so the ex and I have been split a few years and a friend I still stay in touch with from high school and her hubby now live up about 10 miles from us so we see each other every so often. Anyhow, her hubby is a policeman in a town about 20 miles away and she called to tell me that my ex almost got taken away for burglary charges and he almost got shot!!!
Her dh got called for back up and it turns out it was my ex, a friend of his, and my ex's dad. The story that checked out was that his friends sis owned the house and said they could come over and get the cans and go cash them in. I guess the neighbours thought they were burglarizing the place and called the cops!!! In the midst of all this the cops told all 3 suspects to get their hands up where they can see them, ya know the drill from cop shows. My ex put his hands in his pockets!!! The cops freaked, thought he was going for a weapon or something and almost shot him!!! They wound up slamming him up against the car instead! Her dh didn't stay long once he realized who my ex was and that the situation was under control. My ex didn't recognize him though.
My gosh I was laughing so hard, that was just like last week! I told her to tell her dh next time to just shoot him!!! Ask questions later!!!
What an idiot! Oh after all was said and done about him putting his hands in his pocket, my ex's comment to the cops was, "Oh, I'm a little slow". hahahahahahahahah almostheaven:
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Don't be too hard on him for not flipping a switch. My silly ex (not sure I want to debate this "man" idea) was installing a lightswitch for a a room that had no lighting previously. He tapped in through the electrical wires running to an outlet in the same area. Before putting on the plate, he turned the power back on to check it and it worked, then he was bent down putting the plate onto the electrical socket, raised up, and his sweaty hair hit the wires sticking from the new lightswitch...zzzzzzzzzzztttttttt!
He had a headache all day.
He is lucky thats all it was! lolDon't be too hard on him for not flipping a switch. My silly ex (not sure I want to debate this "man" idea) was installing a lightswitch for a a room that had no lighting previously. He tapped in through the electrical wires running to an outlet in the same area. Before putting on the plate, he turned the power back on to check it and it worked, then he was bent down putting the plate onto the electrical socket, raised up, and his sweaty hair hit the wires sticking from the new lightswitch...zzzzzzzzzzztttttttt!
He had a headache all day.
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Gary - it could just as easily be a silly spouse thread! women do some goofy things too. In fact more often than not I throw away the fork and keep the paper plate!
Indeed. I thought about making it for either sex in the title but I knew there would be that odd man out floating along to shake his fist at us so I just had to do it! lol I went to change it this morning to make it a silly woman/man/kid thread but it won't let me edit the title. hahaha
Men are sillier anyways!
On a side note, he also takes credit for things that I do. I am the crafty and builder-y one in our house, and I have put together every piece of furniture that needs putting together, I even build him a book case for his birthday! He always says he did it. Why?! I do not know.
What is up with that? Strange!!Gary - it could just as easily be a silly spouse thread! women do some goofy things too. In fact more often than not I throw away the fork and keep the paper plate!
Indeed. I thought about making it for either sex in the title but I knew there would be that odd man out floating along to shake his fist at us so I just had to do it! lol I went to change it this morning to make it a silly woman/man/kid thread but it won't let me edit the title. hahaha
Men are sillier anyways!

On a side note, he also takes credit for things that I do. I am the crafty and builder-y one in our house, and I have put together every piece of furniture that needs putting together, I even build him a book case for his birthday! He always says he did it. Why?! I do not know.
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She couldn't believe how dumb I could be. LOL
haha I can believe it! My mom was the same way! She could never figure out the vcr, cable, answering machines. Nothing! She couldn't believe how dumb I could be. LOL

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My little sweetie-pie placed her face on the table and waited for further instructions!
Awww too cute!!My little sweetie-pie placed her face on the table and waited for further instructions!
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little kid stories are great. i am infamous in my family for my 3rd birthday when i got big girl panties, and went to put them on to show everyone... i came out in the livingroom and lifted up my skirt to show everyone and... ooops! i must have gotten distracted because I forgot to put any on! *LOL*
hahahah That is funny! I remember summer days changing back and forth from swim suit to underwear and one time undressing and realizing I had neither! lollittle kid stories are great. i am infamous in my family for my 3rd birthday when i got big girl panties, and went to put them on to show everyone... i came out in the livingroom and lifted up my skirt to show everyone and... ooops! i must have gotten distracted because I forgot to put any on! *LOL*
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Lol, My SIL is famous for her apple pie. A few Thanksgivings ago she baked her first home-made apple pie. She used the frozen apples she had in the freezer. When we sat down to eat, everyone was afraid to say anything. It tasted horrible. Turns out she used frozen Turnips instead of apples by mistake. We'll never let her forget this. LOL
haha I'd never let her forget it either!!Lol, My SIL is famous for her apple pie. A few Thanksgivings ago she baked her first home-made apple pie. She used the frozen apples she had in the freezer. When we sat down to eat, everyone was afraid to say anything. It tasted horrible. Turns out she used frozen Turnips instead of apples by mistake. We'll never let her forget this. LOL
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Be careful! Silly parents! Oh man I could make a huge list about my mom! Like being outside on a rainy day, wearing a shower cap and watering the lawn! I kid you not! She just didn't get it!!!

Early on in her marriage my dad had told her there was "elements" in the water. She thought he said "elephants" and the next day her and her best friend were down on their knees under the sink looking for the elephants!


