Well, if you're anyone who knows me, you are probably aware that 'handy man' isn't one of my all time loves, and truthfully could not really be used accurately in the same sentence as my name. (In no small way attributed to the fact that invariably the statistical probability of me actually fixing anything without breaking something else is fairly slim... the width probably comparable to that of a quark or two) I would go so far to rate it somewhere in between 'Going shopping solo on a Saturday morning with all five kids' and 'Going to the dentist', on the things I like to do list.
With that said, potentially the following may make more sense.
Wife: (Paraphrase) "Pleeeaaassse try and fix the bathroom tap"
Me: "Ahhh ... ummm.... alright, I'll give it a go. You do realise I have an 80% confidence rate that I won't be able to fix this."
Wife: "Oh don't worry, I have 100% confidence."
<slight pause>
Me: "Ahh,.. well thanks .. I 'spose... no expectation or stress... I guess.."
<Another pregnant pause - cog's can be heard turning somewhere in the room>
Wife (Sounding very contrite): "NOO, no, no.... I ahh meant that I had no confidence in MEE being able to fix it..."
Mmhmm.. yea ... right.
My brother has a nice saying he had to use with me all too often
"Dig up M,.... dig up"
you could have been writing about me there!:)) Not all men were created to fix things. Some were just meant to break things and then watch others put it back!!
ReplyDeleteLol, thx - Does make me feel a little better.
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