Getting the women going when you wan't to go on a run somewhere!!.

Well you asked for it! Here goes====she takes care of the details, you know the little things that you don't worry about, plus she is probably doing half a dozen things at once! Even while on the phone she is making lists, checking that you remembered to take the drinks out of the fridge to put in the esky, that YOU have your hat, keys, change for tolls, parking etc. YOU might be the axle, but she is the wheel that keeps it all running smoothly;d

OzeSheila.

LOL. I dont dare go and get in the car, she will be at lest an hour than. BUT I never see her late for band practice
Cheers pete

SWMBO is a tyrant when she wants to go somewhere. Must go NOW. But when I want to go, she takes ages no matter what I do.
But I wouldn't swap her...couldn't swap her. She's the only one who'll put up with me !

Tell her,
It's a trip to a boutique chocolate factory, dress shop, cheese outlet, shoe shop, bag shop, writing paper shop, whatever.

Just call it a shop and you have to travel 800kms to get there.

All will be well.

Cheers

The answer is easy - YOU do all this stuff the night before!

happy wife easy life I live by this motto if I want to live

Looks like the majority of posters here are grumpy old f#@+$. Young ones (I have produced and trained 3 of them) know better than to question secret womens business--ie, all the cr@p in the mens lives women take care of.
OzeSheila.

Hi Axle,
Someone ( usually me) declares a departure time,in consultation. The time is usually not negotiable as we are meeting others. Its everyone's job to know all there own secret business and get done by that time.
Some what fascist approach, but I got sick of running back into the house. On club trips when your last to a meeting point and get lumbered with a few trip reports, the family starts to under stand why they have to get their stuff in pile.
The departure time needs to be declared the night before departure - usually at dinner.
Some initial grief, but we all know the game plan now ;)

Compared to the others, this is a bit of a 'sid serius' reply - but it can be a serious mens mental health issue that can only lead to needing to pack more beer :)

Paul

I just learnt that you really need 4 different pairs of shoes for an overnight camping trip. Here I was doing it wrong all of those years with just my Blunstones and thongs.
Barnesy

Oh Axle...you poor bugger me...lol

Not in this household mate.

Everything is run with military precision and questions asked are " Do you have a hanky? Do you have your medication? Do you have the Mobile phone?

All answers end in "Yes, dear"!

Packing and organising usually starts a week before.........even if you are going a way for a day.............

We still forget things tho.....hahahahaha

Cheers

Well Axle I may have a solution,

Tell her you need to leave 1 hour prior to actually leaving and therefore, you will actually leave at the right time.

The only reason we are always right is because we are! and therefore we get sick of saying "I told you so".

Beer and chips are not the only nutrietion required on a camping trip, so a wife's job is not on vacation when we go, we still have to look after you lot. :o)

If it wasn't for us lovely wives, you would end up more gassy than normal and trust me we would prefer you weren't.

Nicole

I read the subject of this post early yesterday. It has taken me until now to work up the courage to look at it. I feel a little bit safe checking it now because I am at work and SWMBO is at home.

Am I going to comment on how to get her going? Not on your Nelly.

I know my place...........Don't I dear?

Duncs
still shaking, hope she doesn't see this.................maybe I shouldn't submit it...............I'd really like to be brave ............... please don't anybody tell ..................oh here goes.

Oh this is so funny .... how I relate to this. Damn hard to get out on time. But revenge is sweat lol I know what she hates when out driving is stopping at places we were not going to like hardwares, camping, fishing stores and saying OH while in the area I'll just duck in here for a sec

......... but damn they have good memories

Brian

Hi Axle

I sat down once and treated the problem like any other engineering issue.

Worked out a logical solution that seems to be keeping my lot in line (wife and teenager).

You see about an hour up the road on a country trip we do often is a cappicino shop that my wife loves, and I.m also told they sell great hot chips.

I say , no problems dear , we will stop if we get there by 9am, otherwise we will have to keep on driving to make up time !

Only once or twice in many many drives have we been unable to stop for the bribes !! (and they were bad trips!)

I will however ensure they don't see this post , if case one of the opposition come up with a work around to this solution !

Robin Miller