On a related note, I could have retired even earlier had I saved a dollar for every time the missus said this:

 

One, two, buckle my shoe

Three, four, shut the door

Five, six, pick up sticks

Seven, eight, lay them straight

Nine, ten, a big fat hen

Eleven Twelve, Dick and Dale

 

​IT DOESN'T EVEN RHYME, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

When someone puts the TP so it rolls "under" vs "over". I'm definitely an "over" guy.

I have a WAY of doing dishes and my family does it the WRONG way.

 

I rinse every dish before filling the sink.

I then put each dish on the counter in groups. Plates with plates. Cups with cups.

I then clean each sink.

I then fill one and leave the other empty. Nothing can be in the rinse sink.

I then START with the cups and glasses. Have to be first.

You CANNOT throw any dirty dishes into either sink when I am doing dishes. They go on the counter.

 

If it's not that way it's wrong.

 

That's me to a tee.

My son cuts the grass in horizontal rows. I cut it diagonally. Irritates me to no end.

When someone puts the TP so it rolls "under" vs "over". I'm definitely an "over" guy.

 

If you have cats in the house, under is the only way to go.

I have a WAY of doing dishes and my family does it the WRONG way.

 

I rinse every dish before filling the sink.

I then put each dish on the counter in groups. Plates with plates. Cups with cups.

I then clean each sink.

I then fill one and leave the other empty. Nothing can be in the rinse sink.

I then START with the cups and glasses. Have to be first.

You CANNOT throw any dirty dishes into either sink when I am doing dishes. They go on the counter.

 

If it's not that way it's wrong.

 

There's a newfangled thing on the market. It's called a dishwasher.

My son cuts the grass in horizontal rows. I cut it diagonally. Irritates me to no end.

 

When I cut my dads grass he has a specific direction he wants me to go. Claims switching it up is healthy for the grass.

My son cuts the grass in horizontal rows. I cut it diagonally. Irritates me to no end.

 

Ah, the Candlestick Park Effect. :lol2:

The dishwasher thing...I'm not allowed to load ours. Wife looks at me like I have two heads whenever I try. She always ends up taking everything back out and reloads it the "proper" way.

 

That's me. Same with the cabinets when "they" put the dishes away. :lol2:

Ah, the Candlestick Park Effect. :lol2:

 

I'll send my son to you to be mentored! Lawnboy13 = Mowing Master

I have found that if there's a household chore that you particularly loathe - let's say loading the dishwasher - if you perform it in a slipshod manner a few times, you won't have to do it any more.

 

The voice of experience speaks.

When someone puts the TP so it rolls "under" vs "over". I'm definitely an "over" guy.

 

YES!

When someone puts the TP so it rolls "under" vs "over". I'm definitely an "over" guy.

 

I'm an over person but to be honest, I'm happy when anyone else at the Compound actually takes the time to replace the empty roll whether it's over or under!

Grill a steak.

 

It amazes me how many people can't properly grill a steak.

 

I'm not talking about how done it's cooked, but the method of grilling.

 

But of course rare is the only way to eat a steak.

Making their beds. I make ours the first thing getting out of it. My kids do not do this at all now. They did growing up. Also, when I stay at someone's place, I make the bed, even if I know they will change the sheets when I leave or hopefully they do. My daughter stays here 1-2 nights a week and never makes the bed in the guest room.

Edited July 9, 201511 yr by Bengal Maniac