On painting boats and painting bedrooms
Tony of Judicious
connection between painting boats and painting bedrooms.
The 'other member' of the household overheard a perfectly innocent
conversation with a sailing buddie when I was discussing fitting out plans
and I mentioned that I was going to paint J's hull this spring. When I came
off the 'phone I was told "If you ***** think you're going to paint that
***** boat of yours until you've painted the ***** bedroom, then you've got
another ***** think coming".
Now, I'm a perfectly logical sort of person, and I can think of no logical
reason why these two events are linked, particularly why painting our bedroom
should have a higher priority than painting my boat.
Seeing that it was obvious that logic was not going to help, having a few
spare days as work is a bit thin on the ground at this time of the year, and
I could see that urgent action was required, I started to paint the bedroom
(BTW this is not such a pleasant thing to do as painting a boat).
I was then told "Well, this is a fine Christmas, lying in bed watching paint
dry".
Help.
the q
"Tony of Judicious" <to...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote in message
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Sorry, "situation normal" no help available.
The Q
Graham Frankland
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Sounds like it's time to change partners!
Graham.
Simon Brooke
You shouldn't have used up that old tin of TBT anti-fouling...
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David
>> Can I ask the combined wisdom, knowledge and experience of this ng on the
> connection between painting boats and painting bedrooms.<<
There is a huge difference between painting indoors and outdoors. Indoors,
the solvents can cause allergies. I believe that I am potentially allergic
to antifoul, so I always get the yard to do RJ's bottom :-))
Happy New Year
David
Simple Simon
you paint the boat. If she doesn't like it
then move aboard the boat and kiss her
goodbye. She sounds like a bitch anyway.
S.Simon
"Tony of Judicious" <to...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote in message news:Ku_Hb.6403$tQ6....@wards.force9.net...
Simple Simon
but 'bitch' still applies.
S.Simon
"Tony of Judicious" <to...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote in message news:Ku_Hb.6403$tQ6....@wards.force9.net...
Ronald Raygun
> Can I ask the combined wisdom, knowledge and experience of this ng on the
> connection between painting boats and painting bedrooms.
>
> The 'other member' of the household overheard a perfectly innocent
> conversation with a sailing buddie when I was discussing fitting out plans
> and I mentioned that I was going to paint J's hull this spring. When I
> came off the 'phone I was told "If you ***** think you're going to paint
> that ***** boat of yours until you've painted the ***** bedroom, then
> you've got another ***** think coming".
"until" --> "before" ??
> Now, I'm a perfectly logical sort of person, and I can think of no logical
> reason why these two events are linked, particularly why painting our
> bedroom should have a higher priority than painting my boat.
Well, the "logic" is perfectly obvious to me. Other member clearly
reckoned the bedroom was overdue for painting, and the boat is obviously
in bad books because boat gear is cluttering up the house/shed/loft/garage.
So if painting of any variety is going to be on the agenda, the bedroom
had better have priority over the boat, especially when other member has
no interest in the boat, never mind in a painted boat.
> Seeing that it was obvious that logic was not going to help, having a few
> spare days as work is a bit thin on the ground at this time of the year,
> and I could see that urgent action was required, I started to paint the
> bedroom (BTW this is not such a pleasant thing to do as painting a boat).
>
> I was then told "Well, this is a fine Christmas, lying in bed watching
> paint dry".
Well that's gratitude for you. You make the ultimate sacrifice by giving
up precious quality time and doing the bedroom *now* so that you needn't
feel guilty about painting the boat in the spring. You seem to have
forgotten that when you're part of a couple your quality time isn't
exclusively your own, so sacrificing it without consultation is at the
very least insensitive. Boy, are you in trouble!
Unless you can sort out a compromise, it will mean either dumping the
partner or selling the boat. This is serious!
Simple Simon
"Ronald Raygun" <no....@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message news:Zd2Ib.1334$%G.114...@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Unless you can sort out a compromise, it will mean either dumping the
> partner or selling the boat. This is serious!
Not so serious. Dump the present loser. Homosexual
partners aren't hard to come by.
S.Simon
Tony of Judicious
>
> You shouldn't have used up that old tin of TBT anti-fouling...
>
Simon, I hope you are not suggesting what I think you are, but if I did have
some TBT left, even considering the deep sh*t that I appear to be in, I
wouldn't waste it on bumping off the partner, it's far too good for him. I'd
put it on J's bottom.
Chris
"Tony of Judicious" <to...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote in message
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> connection between painting boats and painting bedrooms.
>
> The 'other member' of the household overheard a perfectly innocent
> conversation with a sailing buddie when I was discussing fitting out plans
> and I mentioned that I was going to paint J's hull this spring. When I
came
> off the 'phone I was told "If you ***** think you're going to paint that
> ***** boat of yours until you've painted the ***** bedroom, then you've
got
> another ***** think coming".
You succumbed to the "psychic trap". Believe it or not, there are people in
this world who believe that if they talked to you IN THEIR DREAMS about
painting the bedroom, then it's a 100% VALID IRON-CLAD CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATION for you to fulfill in the real world.
;-)
Diplomatically, you're doomed. Because the conversation went on in your
partner's dreamworld, no actual thought or planning was involved, yet they
firmly believe that all is in agreement. So, you're stuck painting a room,
and they're stuck with the notion that they don't even really "want" it
done, they just want to know they can make your wants and desires dependent
on their wants and desires, even when the two don't mesh.
Basically, neither of you wanted the damn room painted. She just wanted to
know she could "reign" you in. It's a test of wills.
Simple Simon
There is no 'she'. Tony is one fine sailor and
a good man but he's also one of them queers.
Unfortunately, Tony lives in sin with another man.
Too bad he's going to hell because he seems to
be a fine sailor and there's no place in Hell to
sail. Please pray for Tony. I'm doing my part
in the hopes he sees the error of his ways and
repents thereof before it's too late.
S.Simon
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Tony of Judicious
> Tony of Judicious <to...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote:
>
>> I was told "If you ***** think you're going to paint that
>> ***** boat of yours until you've painted the ***** bedroom, then you've got
>> another ***** think coming".
>
> Your beloved can't spell - not nearly enough asterisks.
> [snip]
>
>> I was then told "Well, this is a fine Christmas, lying in bed watching
>> paint dry".
>
> Oh well at least it's proof youse a hetero. No man would react that way.
>
> FWIW my chrimbo was similar. On Christmas Eve, a demented female was
> screaming at me "Why do I always have to spend Christmas in a house that
> smells of paint? Why do I have to spend Christmas Eve cleaning up
> sawdust, shavings and travelling to the dump?"
>
> I tried stating the obvious "Because every Christmas you decide that I
> have to perform hundreds of DIY jobs at the last minute[1]." But that
> didn't seem to be a good idea either.
>
>
> [1] I mean who else in the world gets asked to install three
> radiators[2], a bookcase, two wardrobes, tile a floor and install two
> bathrooms in the last week before Christmas?
>
> [2] I didn't finish this one. I got one radiator installed the others
> have to wait because Screwfix didn't deliver until late[3].
>
> [3] Not that this was accepted as an excuse.
>
Yes, my sympathies, but was all this conditional that you couldn't do fitting
out boat maintenance until it was all done?
Simon Brooke
> Tony of Judicious <to...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote:
>
> > I was told "If you ***** think you're going to paint that
> > ***** boat of yours until you've painted the ***** bedroom, then you've got
> > another ***** think coming".
>
> Your beloved can't spell - not nearly enough asterisks.
> [snip]
>
> > I was then told "Well, this is a fine Christmas, lying in bed watching paint
> > dry".
>
> Oh well at least it's proof youse a hetero. No man would react that way.
>
> FWIW my chrimbo was similar. On Christmas Eve, a demented female was
> screaming at me "Why do I always have to spend Christmas in a house that
> smells of paint? Why do I have to spend Christmas Eve cleaning up
> sawdust, shavings and travelling to the dump?"
'Getting the house finished in tome for the family to come for
Christmas' was the proximate cause of the failure of my second (and
last, in all senses) marriage. I was driving seventy miles to work,
working a full day, driving seventy miles back, and then wiring,
plastering, plumbing, painting, fitting doors etc in the evenings and
at weekends. I can't remember now whether I walked out before or after
the big day...
Christmas is, in my experience, the most destructive time for
relationships. We don't celebrate it in this household, but I had an
old sailing buddy round this afternoon in some distress because of a
relationship in trouble. It's worth pointing out to people who make a
big fuss about these things that you can push a good thing too far.
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Top Cat
And during this time when you were painting, said partner was doing
what?
When did you get voted doormat Tony, time to put your foot down I say.
Can't you get him to love the boat too, or is it one of your escapes?
Jees I sound bitter ;-)
Are you painting the topsides? not spraying?
Julian
Tony of Judicious
>
> And during this time when you were painting, said partner was doing
> what?
Spring cleaning the kitchen (but doesn't take as long as painting).
> When did you get voted doormat Tony, time to put your foot down I say.
>
> Can't you get him to love the boat too, or is it one of your escapes?
He doesn't do sailing (at least not the type that I do). Prefers lying on a
tropical beach with a bit of scuba diving. This bores me to tears.
> Jees I sound bitter ;-)
>
> Are you painting the topsides? not spraying?
Thought of painting, then laying off with a foam pad. Others report this
gives a good finish if you thin the paint right. Previous owner used Blakes
Yacht Enamel. It has lasted 12 years so must be OK (about the only bit of
boat maintenance that he did get right....).
>
> Julian
>
> http://www.topcatsail.co.uk/TC_IrishCruise_2003_00.html
TB
Tried it with mine and although the job's not as good as I would have done
it, at least we're all happy. And there have been no more requests to paint
anything since. Since I loathe painting even boats, painting bedrooms is a
suicide trip for me. This solution worked well!
Have a good 2004
TonyB
PyroJames
Tony of Judicious <to...@deletethis.thoward.plus.com> wrote in message
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>
> I was then told "Well, this is a fine Christmas, lying in bed watching
paint
> dry".
>
> Help.
You could always suggest that the other option was to be camped in
Judicious, waiting for a break in the weather to paint in the freezing cold!
Pyro.
Back from Oz finally.
PyroJames
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>
> [1] I mean who else in the world gets asked to install three
> radiators[2], a bookcase, two wardrobes, tile a floor and install two
> bathrooms in the last week before Christmas?
>
> [2] I didn't finish this one. I got one radiator installed the others
> have to wait because Screwfix didn't deliver until late[3].
>
> [3] Not that this was accepted as an excuse.
I managed to spend my christmas with 12000 miles between us, so I didn't get
any of those sorts of problems....
--
PyroJames
Some days there just isn't enough accelerant
Tony of Judicious
Pyro, the whole point was that J could not be painted until the bedroom was
painted.
Besides, judging by the few days I spent at lay-up time, a Christmas break in
Coleraine would have led to permanent separation.
BTW bedroom is now painted.