Don't Ask ... Senior Style

[rubicon]

There are a number of words in the English lexicon subject to various interpretations. One of those words is "early". For example my wife, could be your wife, asks, do you want to go shopping with me tomorrow? I, you respond with yes if we leave "early". My, your interpretation is around 8:30 AM at the latest. Her, your spouse's interpretation is somewhere in the vicinity of 11:30AM and 3:30 PM.

You awaken early have coffee ,read the paper, get on your computer, paint the house and finally she says I'm ready to leave hurry up. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

You enter the parking lot and find you are traveling in the wrong directional lane. she says can' you see the way the cars are parked that you are going down the wrong lane? You reply at this stage in my life I'm just happy that I am going anywhere.

she says oh oh that guy is coming right at us and he's madder than a hatter that you are going the wrong way. Oh my God look at his face its beet red and he is saying something oh I wish i didn't know how to read lips because he just called you an .......don't say it hon.

Well aren't you embarrassed? No. No, why? Because I just made that old guy's day. Now he can go home and tell his wife about that .......he met in the parking lot.

And my wife said "Well remind me not to ask you to go shopping with me next time". And I replied "and next time remind me not to accept."

[BK001]

There's a lot about your story I recognize -- my sides are hurting from laughing

[Fredman]

You forgot "I will only be a few minutes" an hour later the few minutes expire

[Carla B]

She should learn not to ask you - that solves it for me, except if we need to go to Wal*mart. Then he can go on little errands in the store picking up stuff on the list. Doesn't work in Publix, though... too many complaints about the High Prices There.

[Schaumburger]

Just remember. . .happy wife, happy life. : )

[NYGUY]

You must of had an interesting day, rub....I feel for you!!

[retiredguy123]

I saw a bumper sticker the other day - "My wife tells me that I am very happy".

[Miles42]

There is sooo much more I could add to this. LOL

[rubicon]

I read my post to my wife. she laughed and then said but there were not one but three cars coming at you trying to squeeze by our car. Three I said didn't notice because I was blinded by the beet red face of the first driver. she then said if I promised to behave I could shop with her again. Ugh!...and the beat goes on....................