Snowy Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I bought two sacks of feed the other day. Asked 17 year old son to get them out of the car for me and take them to the shed. No problem, and he even tipped them into the feed bin for me! Only when I next went to refill the grubs did I realise he had tipped the new feed on top of the feed scoop, which is now somewhere at the bottom of the bin underneath all the pellets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 LOOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I love teenage boys ! they can combine enthusiasm with lack of thought so that they are exasperating but endearing at the same time. Hope you didn't say anything to him, it was lovely of him to sort the feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 You have to love them........they're gorgeous in a helpful but useless way :D :D just like the time my lad thought he would be helpful and plug the hoover in for me, to save me walking up and down the stairs to the socket ............he just didn't switch it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I don't think teenagers and common sense can be put in the same sentence, Snowy! Dare I say, it is a male thing too? I have to spell everything out for my OH, or it's not done "properly". (Apologies to all the male posters who are good at these things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'm so glad its not just me with my darling 17 year old Edited to add - sometimes I swear he looks at me as if I'm talking a totally different language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I don't think teenagers and common sense can be put in the same sentence. Insulting teenagers now... I will think you will find most teenagers have good common sense. Don't tar all teenagers with the same brush, makes me very angry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Obviously we didn't mean to include all teenagers Fred - just our own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Ahh, thats ok then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Do you know I never even considered telling him what he'd done (and I won't). I think common sense is something teenagers get when out of the house or when talking to non family members - it's just when they are around their parents their brain glazes over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Only when I next went to refill the grubs did I realise he had tipped the new feed on top of the feed scoop, which is now somewhere at the bottom of the bin underneath all the pellets I have done that And I am in my thirties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Do you know I never even considered telling him what he'd done (and I won't). I think common sense is something teenagers get when out of the house or when talking to non family members - it's just when they are around their parents their brain glazes over I was going to say that Snowy - mine always seems on the ball with everyone else. Must be something we do to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiepoppies Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Hah Now I can prove my OH has never grown up......you've just all said so.....so it must be true Jackiex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Bless him Why don't you send him out to fill the grubs and see if he works out where the scoop is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Bless him Why don't you send him out to fill the grubs and see if he works out where the scoop is . That's mean - I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Bless him Why don't you send him out to fill the grubs and see if he works out where the scoop is . That's mean - I like it! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I don't think teenagers and common sense can be put in the same sentence. Insulting teenagers now... I will think you will find most teenagers have good common sense. Don't tar all teenagers with the same brush, makes me very angry! Sorry Fred. I didn't mean YOU, of course. I was referring to my DD, who is brilliant academically, but has no common sense whatsoever. *grovel* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 It is very useful having a couple of strapping lads around the place, to heave bales of Aubiose about. We have had the scoop scenario here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 I don't think teenagers and common sense can be put in the same sentence. Insulting teenagers now... I will think you will find most teenagers have good common sense. Don't tar all teenagers with the same brush, makes me very angry! Actually Fred, I don't think of you as a teen ... More like a teen going on 40. But you could go into the 'Grumpy old man' category ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I don't think teenagers and common sense can be put in the same sentence. Insulting teenagers now... I will think you will find most teenagers have good common sense. Don't tar all teenagers with the same brush, makes me very angry! Actually Fred, I don't think of you as a teen ... More like a teen going on 40. But you could go into the 'Grumpy old man' category ... I don't think you will be making Fred any happier Snowy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 our DD will be 20 next week so officially no longer a teenager maybe will even learn how to put a clean duvet cover on her own bed. DS will be 17 next month & will do everything I ask him to do to the letter, so I have to be careful how I put things, so its my fault if it all goes wrong I love them both to bits, its great fun having them & their friends around, sort of reminds me of when I was their age, not that they believe I was ever their age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Snowy, if you wiggle your feed bin around in a circle your feed scoop should come back up the the top again, (in theory). Saw a similar trick on a smaller scale on a TV programme-it's worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I don't think teenagers and common sense can be put in the same sentence. Insulting teenagers now... I will think you will find most teenagers have good common sense. Don't tar all teenagers with the same brush, makes me very angry! Actually Fred, I don't think of you as a teen ... More like a teen going on 40. But you could go into the 'Grumpy old man' category ... So Im a grumpy 40 year old teenager.... hummm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
