QuirkyKapers Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 when husband is out of town or in very important meetings: things go haywire.....toilets quit flushing and need replacing....tubs back up and need to be snaked.... children run amuck...(ok, this happens irregardless:D).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrin Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You forgot that the smoke detector battery starts beeping out at 3 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You forgot that the smoke detector battery starts beeping out at 3 am. ...and the water heater quits or at least the pilot light goes out so that you have to be out there with flashlight between your teeth and instructions in your hands at 1a.m.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Right now I am sitting here while roto rooter snakes the tub. I plunged. I snaked.. nothing.....Of course, the snake from RR went through the pipe and water started leaking through my kitchen ceiling fan.....It isn't funny, but it is. They said they will fix it. I would rather be reading dang it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeper Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or the line to the washing machine busts apart and water is flooding the kitchen or the power flips to the well in your new house (you haven't lived there one WEEK even!) and nothing is labeled on the box......in the dark........ :lol: Ah, yes, good times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or snakes fall out of the washing machine. Or snakes slither across the kitchen floor. :lol: I am laughing with you, not at you. I posted earlier that every single time my dh was underway/on deployment, my oldest would get sick. Now that he is out of the Navy, ER visits happen when he is working and cannot leave. Whoever said women were the weaker sex never met a mother:tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I thought it was just our family! We've gone through broken driers (with a wet load waiting, of course), a broken toe for me, siblings cutting another sibling's hair, etc. Hang in there! Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Oh my! I am not laughing at y'all either. Just laughing because it is so nice to have others who have these crazy things happen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 And you forgot the part about the power going out and the backup generator, which was, after all, the backup plan, going caput, and the phone lines being out as well (before you had a cell phone), and you're stuck at home with an infant and a toddler, no heat, no power, and no way to get help, and the power is out for 1 day, then 2, but the roads are so icy you dare not drive, and dare not even walk to the neighbor's carrying said infant and toddler. Yeah, that happens when dh is out of town on business.:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or snakes fall out of the washing machine. Or snakes slither across the kitchen floor. :willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly: I think I would literally have a heat attack and die. We've only had a black widow. And you forgot the part about the power going out and the backup generator, which was, after all, the backup plan, going caput, and the phone lines being out as well (before you had a cell phone), and you're stuck at home with an infant and a toddler, no heat, no power, and no way to get help, and the power is out for 1 day, then 2, but the roads are so icy you dare not drive, and dare not even walk to the neighbor's carrying said infant and toddler. Yeah, that happens when dh is out of town on business.:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Same here, but with three kids and a flat tire. And, there is nowhere close enough to walk to, anyway. And the water pump goes out, so you have no running water. All the while, your dh is having a nice weekend fishing with his buddy. (But, I'm not bitter....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or your dh posts gorgeous pictures from his trip to Montana....while you have a huge rain event headed your way and know you will be up to your eyeballs in mud by tomorrow night. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 :willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly::willy_nilly: I think I would literally have a heat attack and die. We've only had a black widow. Same here, but with three kids and a flat tire. And, there is nowhere close enough to walk to, anyway. And the water pump goes out, so you have no running water. All the while, your dh is having a nice weekend fishing with his buddy. (But, I'm not bitter....) And don't remember it 11 years later, either.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 dh has only been away overnight twice. The second time was when our tub leaked and flooded into the closet below.:glare: your post reminds me that I was upset over my homeschool situation so I went out to wash my car. In the dark, in the cold. To cool down.;) I went to turn the water off and the knob just kept turning and turning and turning............ dh is asleep. I don't know what to do! I totally forgot about it until you posted this thread. It has the hose attachment which is off, yet it will leak all night. I think I'll let dh sleep................... do you have anyone to call who can help you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or snakes fall out of the washing machine. Or snakes slither across the kitchen floor. I'd be dead. Instantly. Heart attack or aneurysm. Done. I. Do. Not. Do. Snakes. Seriously, DH took a video with his Ipod of little snake he "met up with" on his run a few weeks ago about a block from our house. I have not set foot outside in the dark since, then. I will go on the sidewalk and driveway because they have streetlights, but I refuse to step one foot out into the shadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmum Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or the time there was an earthquake and the house shook (I nearly keeled over with freight), or the time when the power and water were cut off because the company mistook us for another family who was due to move out of the building... ...and of course we all get sick when DH goes away on business trips...which reminds me dh is away today. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Or dh is on his way home, stopping by one of your favorite restaurants for a bite, while your eating mac and cheese with the kiddos. :glare: I know, nothing like the snake falling out or the earthquake, but still. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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