women and their logic, curtain poles

[ss]

We need to get a 14 foot curtain pole, you know the round wooden type. Now this is not a readily available size and they would probably have a join in the middle. So I suggest we go to a timber place and buy a long round pole or even a rectangular piece of wood and I could easily make it an oval, I can stain it varnish it whatever needs doing and then just find some attractive `ends` for it....job done and probably a fraction of the price.

Oh No! that wouldnt be proper curtain poles says she! I need to by some proper ones. Fekc me I give up.

[NT]

Make one, then tell her you bought it specially at a silly price.

[Mr Pounder]

Make one, then tell her you bought it specially at a silly price.

Good idea is getting a pole from a timber place is that. The poles at B&Q etc are overpriced crap.

[Cash]

ss,

You must still be a learner at (I assume) wedded bliss. I gave up trying to 'persuade' SWMBO about "logic" around 45 years ago - and made life a lot easier for myself. LOL

Cash

[Owain]

Point out that with the money saved she can buy some new cushion covers.

Owain

[kent]

or shoes .............

[S Viemeister]

You don't _buy_ cushion covers, you _make_ them! (This is uk.d-i-y.)

[Owain]

I can imagine that argument going down so well with Mrs SS. (Unless she's of the Mary persuasion of course)

Owain

[S Viemeister]

My Grandad made shoes, boots, gloves, and bags for the family, after tanning the hides of the rabbits and deer he provided for Granny to cook.

[Weatherlawyer]

At last poor Iorric, she nailed him well.

[Owain]

Wuz youse poor but 'appy?

Owain

[Alexander Keys]

You're lucky she didn't insist on plastic curtain rails, with heavy curtains they bend and jam the cords, that's before they break and you have to bodge it with gaffer tape.

[S Viemeister]

Very, on both counts.