When it comes to obtuseness...

Oh heavens . being a man he probably did not want to actually admit he had forgotten his.

I'm surprised it wasn't your fault for not asking him if he had it before you set off lol

Why on earth did you leave it on the bed bags?

Sounds like a typical conversation in our house.

Nelliemoser Last week we took our caravan to where it is stored and were going on to see our DD1. Having left the van we were 10 minutes on the way when DH couldn't decide if he had locked up or not. I rang DD to say we would be a bit late and why. DH was really cross that I had told her the reason !

I think men (in general) do find it harder than women to accept that they are fallible.

Too right it was your fault, what is a wife for, if not to ensure her husband is properly equipped before he leaves home. No excuse for sloppy wifing.

Great start to the day bags

pompa

Do what I do and start chanting, 'Phone, glasses, keys, money, tickets, passport' before he's got anywhere near the door.

DH has just gone fishing so for tickets and passport substitute maggots and sandwiches.

Yep that's how it goes in this house too except that DH always starts the conversation in the middle and I have to keep up.

Merlotgran. 10/10 for you, perfect wifing, assuming of course that the maggots are separate from the sarnies.

All the above applies to our house. Why do men never put a subject in their sentences. DH says things like 'Where the b****y hell is it?' and then gets cross because I don't know what he is talking about.

ginny - I totally recognise what you are saying and I'm pleased to hear I am not the only one to have noticed it. You are so right, men do not like anything being their fault, it always has to be the fault of someone else - usuallt wifey.

I even got the blame when DH vacuumed up half a ball of wool + the almost finished sleeve of a jumper for DGS, completely b....ring up the vacuum cleaner, when I was out at work!
He swore he didn't do it......[ hmm] and it took him 2 hours to sort it out (what a pity!)

pompa I dare you to show MrsP your posts on here

It's my fault that I booked a holiday, starting on Sunday, therefore depriving him of going to Wembley to see Aston Villa.

Smart move, jo1

MM, Mrs. P is well aware of my posts, doesn't suprise her, I'm just as provocative at home.

DH always always grills bacon for breakfast and I have to listen to his choice language while he always has to flaff the smoke alarm and usually ends up disconnecting it for a few minutes.

My suggestion - use the George Foreman like I do. No smoke, no flames, co alarm.
His reply..... he likes to use the grill. !!!
Methinks he doesn't want to admit my way is best.

It strikes me that on a daily basis husbands come near to death. I remember my mother saying she this overwhelming desire to launch a killing blow on top of my step-father head as he walked downstairs. Mind you, he did have another woman.

DH has just returned from the tip......one point earned for taking the rubbish away.

When I asked him why he didn't take the broken parasol that I had left beside the wheelie he said he didn't know it was for tossing. I told him a couple of days ago I was binning it!.......minus two points.

He has left home on ocassion

Without his glasses
Without his phone
Gone shopping without his wallet.....no doubt my fault [despair emoticon]

I am expected to know the whereabouts of all the little pieces of paper MrA has written important stuff on and then distributed in no logical fashion around the house.
And, oddly, the names of the wives/partners of his mates. He usually waits till halfway through dialling the mate's telephone number before seeking this information.

The leaving the house mantra for gentlemen
Spectacles ,testicles, wallet and watch.
Someone could add phone, keys and handkerchief to those but the chant isn't the same

I don't think my DH has ever left the house without the second item on your list Stansgran - but then again, it isn't something I would check as he's about to walk through the front door ...

DH is pretty good at remembering his phone etc. What he's no bloody good at is remembering to turn it on!

Mine often leaves out a vital piece of information in a sentence. And I am left to guess what it is.
Sentences such as, "I am going to town"
me : when?
Him : Maybe this afternoon.