Putting together a computer desk for the new girly-friend (one of those Argos wood/chipboard things), and all fine until the LAST part - the keyboard slidy shelf thing: Her: "Right, the unfinished side goes on top, and the unfinished edge goes at the front, then the rails screw on." Me: "OK, got it. Can you pass the screws?" Her: "You've got it the wrong way round!" Me: "Er, have I? Unfinished side on top, unfinished edge at front, right?" Her: "Yeah, but you've not got the unfinished edge at the front." Me: "Yes I have..." Her: "No, you haven't..." Me: "Yes, I have..." Her: "No, you haven't!" Me: "Yes, I REALLY have..." Her: "No, you haven't!!!" Me: "OK, look, I'm sick of this. Come here, round this side." Her: "Why?" Me: "Just come here." *points at unfinished side/edge of shelf/slidy tray facing me* Her: "It wasn't like that before..." I'm rather annoyed. Anyone care to cheer me up a tad?
A woman working in a governmental department, with a 2:1 in English, doesn't understand that things look different from behind, and that any "beech effect" coating she can see isn't what I'm seeing... I despair, I really do. But yes, it's finished. Oblivion shall have to be fired up to celebrate and keep her quiet (read: drown her out)
just give up arguing and she'll usally find out herself shes wrong, works for me lol its better for your mental health she wonders why I dont correct her anymore even though i might as well be talking to a wall when shes wrong and wont listen
haha, my girlfriend knows to just sit back and hand me what i need and it gets done in half the time that way.
FYL for using help. This is the exact reason I always assemble flat packs (especially the ones that say they require two people) by myself.
Worst part is, she wasn't helping. She was looking at the instructions while I did all the work. I didn't have room to lay them flat. Though at least I'm not alone in this, I see!
lol I always tell my girl that.. she has to leave me alone when I'm working on something think she's smarter than me by far though so it's more for keeping up appearances!
Schoolboy error getting the other half involved. Better to do it yourself making out all the while that it is no burden but actually making it look like hard work, take about twice as long to finish it than necessary and look exhausted by the end then reap any benefits due from guilt and gratitude later.
Yes I just finished furnishing my new apartment where we are 4 roommates, 2 guys, 2 girls and we just told the ladies to stay out of our way for one afternoon and assembled two couches, two desks, eight chairs, a dining table and a chest-of-drawers without a hitch.
[in David Attenborough's voice] "Here we can see a female human in its natural habitat, observe the way she prepares food for her male sexual parter and his hunting group. Be very careful with these specimens during specific periods of the month, during these periods the female specimens of this species go through an event that makes them nervous, bloody, violent and irrational, due to natural selection and several other phenomena we are able to see the males of this species try to reduce these episodes by feeding their parters with sweet pre-prepared food made from Cocoa beans in the form of bars". [/in David Attenborough's voice]
>Putting together a computer desk for the new girly-friend (one of those Argos wood/chipboard things), and all fine until the LAST part - the keyboard slidy shelf thing: >Putting together a computer desk for the new girly-friend >the new girly-friend >girly-friend I think I speak for all of us in the "What's ruining your life right now?" thread when I say: You're in no place to complain!
Here's your problem. Rule number 1 in any government department is never admit you got it wrong. Rule number 2, NEVER admit you got it wrong. Rule number 3, if evidence comes to light that proves you got it wrong, claim it wasn't like that when you saw it. To be hones I believe the same rules apply to women in general. Moriquendi
