lol you've got me there!
I don't mind at all. After living together for so long you work out your roles as in who does what.
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I don't mind at all. After living together for so long you work out your roles as in who does what.
There is an old adage:
Don't tell friends or acquaintances about the little things your spouse does which bother you. Why? Because then they will notice those same idiosyncrasies, habits or odd behavior and mention those things back to you. Then, you'll be even more annoyed by those things and it goes on and on...
Treat them as fun little things you keep to yourself.. secrets that only you know, and only you can bring yourself to smile a little smile when you see them....
Don't tell friends or acquaintances about the little things your spouse does which bother you. Why? Because then they will notice those same idiosyncrasies, habits or odd behavior and mention those things back to you. Then, you'll be even more annoyed by those things and it goes on and on...
Treat them as fun little things you keep to yourself.. secrets that only you know, and only you can bring yourself to smile a little smile when you see them....
mine makes my lunch for work every morning before I'm up and by time home from work she has started dinner.
I am also disabled and struggle with a lot of things.
My fiancee is independant woman.
At meets/shows some guys in club try take micky but she can give as should as she gets.
It shocks some of the guys in the club as she has a twisted sence of humour which is fun to be around.
Between my wife and I and my two kids, I am the dumbass.
I'm the one most likely to say or do the stupid thing. My wife is always there to remind me of my hypocrisy in calling others stupid when that happens.
But, if my wife has any faults, then it's being a true believer in humanity. Most of my faults stem from believing that humanity on the whole could be eliminated and the world would benefit.
I'm the one most likely to say or do the stupid thing. My wife is always there to remind me of my hypocrisy in calling others stupid when that happens.
But, if my wife has any faults, then it's being a true believer in humanity. Most of my faults stem from believing that humanity on the whole could be eliminated and the world would benefit.
I am surprised your fiancé noticed a difference in milage as the price increase equates to a 2% (approx) reduction in fuel.
If her car does 35MPG then from 111.9/Litre equates to 68.85 Miles, the price increase would reduce that to 67.62, so its not noticeable.
There are many other factors in play here, are her tires correctly inflated and aligned? Also in UK your weather is getting colder, so the car will use more petrol, especially on short journeys (see below).
Is there more traffic on the roads, are there roadworks slowing or stopping traffic flow?
Whilst I see your point at your fiancés inability to understand she had got less fuel for her money, don’t you think your reaction was equally as stupid, as the reduction in fuel was so small as to be negligible, and you took no account of other variables that may affect fuel performance?
Fuel facts
To help drivers understand better the impact of winter driving on their fuel bills, the AA Fuel for Thought campaign offers the following facts:
If her car does 35MPG then from 111.9/Litre equates to 68.85 Miles, the price increase would reduce that to 67.62, so its not noticeable.
There are many other factors in play here, are her tires correctly inflated and aligned? Also in UK your weather is getting colder, so the car will use more petrol, especially on short journeys (see below).
Is there more traffic on the roads, are there roadworks slowing or stopping traffic flow?
Whilst I see your point at your fiancés inability to understand she had got less fuel for her money, don’t you think your reaction was equally as stupid, as the reduction in fuel was so small as to be negligible, and you took no account of other variables that may affect fuel performance?
Fuel facts
To help drivers understand better the impact of winter driving on their fuel bills, the AA Fuel for Thought campaign offers the following facts:
- The heated rear window uses around two per cent extra fuel. If both the front and rear heated screens are used the increase in fuel consumption equates to six per cent as heated front screens consume more power than the rear screen.
- Even at a relatively mild outside temperature of +10C, a car's fuel consumption for the first mile will be around 40 per cent higher than with a warmed-up engine. This falls to around 16 per cent over the next three miles and, even up to 6.5 miles from start-up, fuel consumption can be 8 per cent higher.
- The increase in fuel consumption due to cold weather is similar for both diesel and petrol cars. AA tests show extra fuel use after 1 mile and 3 miles respectively are:
- typical small petrol car – 34% and 17%
- medium petrol car – 38% and 16%
- small diesel car – 32% and 12%
- medium diesel car – 43% and 18%
- For demisting windows and getting the cabin comfortable, basic air conditioning on a small car can increase fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent. A more powerful petrol engine will suffer less, as will a larger diesel.
- Getting stuck in a traffic jam is another daily problem with winter driving. Even with a warmed-up engine, a petrol car can lose at least two-thirds to three-quarters of a litre of fuel every hour, or 1.2 to 1.4p a minute. A diesel car can lose a third to half a litre of fuel an hour, or 0.6 to 1.0p a minute.
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I still can't believe that really happened.
The wife knows everything!
For better or worse that is true.
That's informative. I let my car warm up before I drive to work in the morning. Apparently it is illegal where I am stationed so my neighbor calls the police on me whenever she sees me doing it. After seeing that happen my wife now does the same thing.
The UK happens to be where I am stationed at present. The word "unattended" is open for interpretation though as my kitchen window looks out on my driveway. There appears to be some prejudices as my neighbor only calls the police on me and not the person across the street who happens to be British.
Well that's not very neighbourly of them!
However my neighbour had a car stolen leaving their car unattended whilst it warmed.
unattended in eyes of law is away from car in sight or not.
But agree should not only be you in the street.
But agree should not only be you in the street.
It isn't neighborly but I have a lot more stories than this!
I do lock my car to keep it from getting stolen. Some mornings are so cold that I don't even want to go warm my car up.
I am just curious what defines "unattended" because I don't see a legal definition. Is it 2 meters, 1 meter, or within arms reach of the car? Also out of curiosity are you able to get cars with the remote start feature in the UK? To be honest I haven't paid attention to the car features that are available in the UK because my wife and I brought our cars.
If it wasn't only me that the neighbor calls the police then I wouldn't be annoyed at it. Funny thing last week the cop who showed up left his car running while he talked to me.
Is the car on your driveway? If so surely that's not illegal? I leave my car on the drive defrosting whilst I scrape the windows on my wife's car. Is that allowed?
I'd not worry about it. I'm sure the police have better things to do.
Yes, the car is on my driveway warming up. For some reason the neighbor doesn't like us which is funny because we're hardly ever home. My curiosity was out of me trying to respect the local laws here.
I agree the police should have better things to do.
Well I'd not worry about them then. Most people I know do that. They obviously have an issue. I'm sure there are laws against prejudice based on where you come from! Just tell the neighbour you have reported them!
Sounds like an honest mistake. We all have brain farts.
This situation reminds me of what happened in this video from a few years ago. Anyone seen it before? It's a fun watch.
hehe... Hey, it tough to comprehend these things
This thread is either weird and took a turn for the worst or you're just a pretty damn good troll. I still can't tell.
It kinda fell off the rails pretty quickly.
I'm not troll i'm not good (or bad enough, which ever way you look at it) to be one.
I'm not troll i'm not good (or bad enough, which ever way you look at it) to be one.
Don't sweat it, man, as long as you're both happy. There is no perfect relationship or marriage and there will always be issues; the way I see it, it's all about being understanding and tolerant of each other and everything just works out in the end.
I asked some folks at my work the question from the video, and all but one of them came up with answers similar to the girl in the video. It's clearly one of those questions designed to short circuit your brain. Haha