Driving back from a shopping trip, we were discussing the wind-up torch I’d just bought at a discount store. Other Half was not convinced it was any good.
‘It won’t be very bright, you know’ he said disparagingly.
Me: It might be! You just have to wind the handle very very fast … and you have to do it for long enough! *Furiously winds handle, producing a distressing whine.*
OH: Well, it might be OK, but it won’t be powerful enough to light up much of the garden. I shouldn’t think you’ll be able to see the dogs..
Me: There. See? It’s quite bright … *More furious winding*
OH: You know what it needs, don’t you?’
Me: No, what?
OH: Someone needs to invent a little electrical device to wind the handle for you.
Sometimes I think I deserve a medal. I really do. A nice, bright, shiny medal for restraint under severe provocation.
Oh, girl, I hear you! TG comes up with some real humdingers along those lines. I’ll be right in line behind you to get me medal.
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LOL Don’t times like that make you chuckle? Mind you…. I don’t think I have read conversations with hubby #1 to #5
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I was wondering if this was your #6 husband?
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I think your hubby and my Keith would get on famously!
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Jenny – you should start writing his up, too!
Doris – No, this is husband No. I, conversation No. 6 – he’s a good man, I’ve kept him for thirty-odd years, now. No point in changing him now, I’ve got used to him and his sense of humour. LOL!
Jennyta – I think they would! That post of yours about Keith and YP meeting made me think so!
LOL, that’s funny! My mom had bought one of those and brought it over all proud of it. My OH didn’t really see the point of it either. His comment was along the lines of “So you’re out in the woods looking for a tree to hide behind and just as you squat down, the flashlight dies. Are you going to sit there and wind it up?” He can be such a dork sometimes, but he’s an adorable one, so I’ll probably keep him around to.
JT – tell him women use a little forethought. We’d wind it up BEFORE we went into the woods to squat.
LOL, I bought the wind up flashlight too. It worked good for awhile, but when it came time to wind it up, then it wouldn’t hold a charge for long. Hubby shook his head, undoubtedly thinking “there’s a sucker born every minute”, but when it is the only flashlight he can find (because “someone” misplaced the others), it’s really not all that bad.
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Barbara – hi there and welcome! Yeah, they really come into their own when there’s nothing else with a battery that works – or when you just can’t find a better one, because “someone” can’t remember where he left it! LOL!