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Another moan about husbands - sorry!

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lemongrove Mon 30-Mar-20 14:21:59

B9 haha ?

Anyone remember The Fast Show, where a husband came back with the shopping, and the wife said ‘did you get all the things on the list’ and he beams happily ‘even better than that, dear!’ He says, and produces all sorts of odd things.
My DH is much the same.?

Luckylegs Mon 30-Mar-20 14:06:23

Oh thank you for your pleasant and human replies. It suddenly occurred to me that the ladies without husbands will also be up in arms. I do appreciate him, I do, it was our 51st wedding anniversary yesterday and I’d obviously be devastated if anything happened to him but I have no one and nowhere to let off steam apart from on here! He’s taking this opportunity, it seems to me, to relish shouting at me what I should be doing etc and it’s far better for both of us if he could only get out for a game of golf or something. God bless us!

B9exchange Mon 30-Mar-20 13:53:33

You have my complete sympathy Luckylegs. And before Grandad leaps in, it is difficult for anyone out of their confort zone being asked to do tasks they are not used to, whether that is shopping, cleaning, washing, ironing, or anything else now required of them.

After a hysterectomy I had to ring up neighbours and plead with them to take DH out for a drink before I strangled him, and in these lockdown days even that isn't possible.

I find you have to be very explicit as to what you are actually asking them to do, don't ever assume common sense will prevail, because their idea of common sense may not be yours. And take yourself off to another room with an escapist book to wind down - or let off steam on here! grin

Bathsheba Mon 30-Mar-20 13:50:27

Well he's probably not wrong re removing the biscuits from the packaging. The virus can live for 72 hours on plastic. Much safer to remove them carefully and decant into anything airtight - a biscuit tin/barrel, or one of your own plastic bags with a twisty/clip.

have a look at this video which tells you how to safely deal with shopping brought in from outside

merlotgran Mon 30-Mar-20 13:49:03

Grab those biscuits and put them in a tin!

merlotgran Mon 30-Mar-20 13:48:17

I'd be livid as well, Luckylegs

I haven't taken anything out of packaging. Surely if you keep washing your hands you are OK?

Luckylegs Mon 30-Mar-20 13:45:12

I do hope Grandad isn’t lurking to leap onto this thread but I really have to let off steam somehow. I’m in the vulnerable group and my husband is looking after me wonderfully but he’s driving me mad literally!

I made a shopping list and he’s been shopping but decided what he would get, not necessarily what I wanted! He’s now returned and obsessively taking everything out of their packets and rewrapping them in cling film! Biscuits! They’ll all go soft immediately! He insisted on going to Booths which is very expensive compared to Aldi and doesn’t have everything I wanted. I know, I know this is terrible of me moaning about it but he is driving me mad. Please tell me I’m not on my own and I won’t get told off?