Alis girls Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Went to supermarket today with OH and parked the car in a tight space. As parking is not a talent of mine a bit of shunting was required. I lept out of car and said gleefully" well at least I'm in the lines" and looked round to see no OH just a surprised family looking at me I then left him standing with trolley and said to wait while I went and looked for a mag I wanted - I came back and he was gone Why do you do this? I feel such an idiot when he disappears and I left talking to myself or some stranger. ES is set to follow in his footsteps as yrs ago we were standing waiitng for the tube and I said loudly to him "look choo- choo" only to find a complete stranger edging away from this lunatic woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Men eh?! My OH does this too. I asked a stranger what kind of cheese they wanted! Or he conveniently forgets a conversation we've had where we've agreed on something e.g. plans for the weekend and then goes against our decision in conversation and then leaves me to back track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy bird Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 My OH is exactly the same!! He also strikes up conversations with complete strangers all the time, and quite often puts our shopping in other peoples trolleys-and once he actually(and this is really bad), put shopping in someone elses trolley and then wheeled it away!!!!!! OMG - I could have died- I was actually pushing our trolley at the time!!! Oh and just to top it off - because he works as a balance expert (as in weighing equipment, and not standing on one leg ),, he checks out the scales in the supermarkets and quizzes the poor checkout girls about when they were last tested and where are the correct stickers on them!!! I just have to walk away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I'm obviously rather lucky with my DH and shopping: he knows his place is to park the car, push the trolley and follow me around like a puppy unless instructed to go fetch something. (However, I pay the price with his endless obsessing about cars and a constant wish to change the ones we have.....edited to add: And his constant wish to tell me all about it.) P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I have the solution to that problem . Don't take your OH shopping (works for me ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 And me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbier Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 My OH is exactly the same!! He also strikes up conversations with complete strangers all the time, and quite often puts our shopping in other peoples trolleys-and once he actually(and this is really bad), put shopping in someone elses trolley and then wheeled it away!!!!!! I've done this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Fraid I had no choice as my backs playing up and needed his muscle for lifting. Usually hes very good bless him but just occasionally he gets wanderlust - in desperation once I rang him in Tesco to see which isle he was in He also avidly reads labels and chats to assitants re ingredients esp as ES has to go on special diet. Love him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The last time I did that with OH was years ago - I decided then I must be very careful. We were looking in a shop window (and he sloped off) and I spotted something, grabbed the arm of a complete stranger while saying Ooh look at that blah de blah! Fortunately the stranger saw the funny side while I was mortified! Since then it's my mum that does it - at the Waitrose deli section recently I was choosing my cheese and I said do you want some ham to another elderly lady. So I said oh dear I've lost my mummy! Mother had wandered off to get some tea with the shopping trolley (I tell you once the trolley is in her hands there's no prising it off her until the stuffs been loaded in the car). I can't count how many times I've lost her in the shops (sometimes chatting to other old ladies instead of her) - at Te$co in Camberley she ended up outside the building when she said I'll meet you in the veg section. I was about to ask for an announcement when I saw her wandering up and down the car park with her trolley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels4 Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 This is all part of our charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lesley Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I have the solution to that problem . Don't take your OH shopping (works for me ). I have an even better one - OH does the shopping I have however, recited the ditty, to OH, about "the cat crept into the crypt....... ." in the crypts under a cathedral only to find a very startled stranger and no OH in sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I NEVER take OH shopping if I can help it.....far to stressful! I have taken my dad with me to the supermarket and he did the wandering off thing. I obviously didn't realise he had disappeared and put my arm round some other chap who was also wearing a blue fleece and asked him "can I have it Daddy pleeeeeaaaaseee!?" (please note I am 28 years old!!!) He was a little shocked...but mostly scared! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I NEVER take OH shopping if I can help it.....far to stressful! I have taken my dad with me to the supermarket and he did the wandering off thing. I obviously didn't realise he had disappeared and put my arm round some other chap who was also wearing a blue fleece and asked him "can I have it Daddy pleeeeeaaaaseee!?" (please note I am 28 years old!!!) He was a little shocked...but mostly scared! My mum never let's me go shopping with her, she said i'm too stressful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I have the solution to that problem . Don't take your OH shopping (works for me ). Got a better solution......send them shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 He doesn't do it when shopping, but he does wander off when I'm about to serve dinner. I tell him it will be 5 minutes, and ask if he could get some drinks. I assume he is doing this. Then I'm ready to serve up and have to go around hunting for him to tell him I'm dishing up. Often he's either in the loft or the garage, which involves quite a hunt. Then he has the nerve to tell me that the broccoli is slightly over-cooked I tell him it would have been perfect had I not had to spend 10 minutes looking for him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Ah dish it up without him then if his dinner gets cold that's his fault. That's a tip from my mum - she actually threw dads dinner in the bin when he didn't arrive home when he said he would. Now if he complains that it's cold you can warm it up with Tabasco sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I live in an all-male household. I tell them 'dinner in 10 mins' and one will get in a car and drive off to B&Q, one will lock themseves in the bathroom with a car magazine, and the other will grab a gun and go out shooting rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I live in an all-male household. I tell them 'dinner in 10 mins' and one will get in a car and drive off to B&Q, one will lock themseves in the bathroom with a car magazine, and the other will grab a gun and go out shooting rabbits. Yup, sounds pretty familiar. I just can't figure out what bit of "dinner in 10 minutes" they don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Mine likes shopping, which is a mixed blessing. I go around getting the essentials and he wanders off with the trolley browsing leaving me struggling with icy milk cartons etc trying to find him and the trolley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Two words Internet...........Ocado Saved our marriage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Blimey - and I thought I had problems. They all turn up to dinner in dribs and drabs and then moan "oh I wanted this or I thought I could smell that...." At this point I normally throw a hissy fit and self combust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Just out of interest have any men commented on this? Its soemtimes diffcult to tell whether someone is M or F on forum as we've got made up names. Surprised the \major hasnt been on this thread stick up for men's rights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryegg Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 It's not just the stress when shopping with teenagers it's all the extras that appear at the checkout, expensive shampoo and shower gels to mention just two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickric Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Just out of interest have any men commented on this? Its soemtimes diffcult to tell whether someone is M or F on forum as we've got made up names. Surprised the \major hasnt been on this thread stick up for men's rights I don't think we dare, when a group of like minded women get togerther on men bashing the safest option is to hide and watch from a distance (runs back for cover) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
