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Nov 16, 2021 12:12:20 GMT
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Hi all, we have moved (finally) and I now have a garage! Unfortunately, this has created a marital issue after my wife said it was "nice" to see me "pottering" in the garage...
So I need access to the RR thesaurus, as I was trying for "manly" over "nice" and I have no idea of what the manly word is for "pottering"!!!
I have used WD40 as deodorant this morning to try and improve the situation, but if I can improve my wife's vocabulary as well, I'll be winning
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Nov 16, 2021 12:39:07 GMT
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You clearly need more hammers. I have 18. Marital Bliss 😆
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skinnylew
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Nov 16, 2021 12:42:37 GMT
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She let you into the garage, that is win enough.......
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Nov 16, 2021 12:56:46 GMT
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Give her some Castrol EP90 as a body wash, improves skin moisture and she will love the smell
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Nov 16, 2021 13:12:35 GMT
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You clearly need more hammers. I have 18. Marital Bliss 😆 Mainly needing somewhere to house my hammer collection (see other thread). She is completely understanding about the number of tools I have, though completely fails to understand where they have all come from as in 21 years together she has probably seen me use them a handful of times
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Nov 16, 2021 13:16:13 GMT
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OK, so you are asking for martial advice on here is this to try to get you out of trouble or actually make matters worse, if it is the latter you have come to the right place if like me in the past "garage time" is getting in the way of household jobs, do not use my line and say "I'll put it on my list" it just doesn't work, you can trust me on that one ! just point out to her, that if you are in the garage she knows exactly where you are and you can be home in a matter a minutes as for "pottering" maybe you should get a small table in the garage with some plant pots / plants on it there you have it, not much help at all but I'm sure some of the other guys will be along with better advice
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andyborris
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Nov 16, 2021 13:21:58 GMT
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Big Angle Grinder, CO2 Cutting Gear, then reduce any slightly rusty car to 1 foot squares.
Then when she comes to investigate the racket you're making, you can rightly point out "I never just potter about in here"!
Or just take the kindly word (pottering) for the win!
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andyborris
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Nov 16, 2021 13:25:51 GMT
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Sorry, just reread your post, you're not after marital advice, merely a better phrase?
How about "I'm not pottering, I'm actually finding new and exciting ways to injure myself"!?
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Last Edit: Nov 16, 2021 13:26:14 GMT by andyborris
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andyborris
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Nov 16, 2021 13:27:26 GMT
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Or " I'm busy devaluing this classic car"
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andyborris
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Nov 16, 2021 13:28:24 GMT
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Just some of the ones I've been forced to use.
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Nov 16, 2021 13:49:45 GMT
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Embrace the pottering.
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Nov 16, 2021 14:12:25 GMT
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1000%, but call it something else!
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Nov 16, 2021 14:18:30 GMT
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I say I'm going to "play cars'.
You could have tinkering, hobbying, teabagging etc
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filmidget
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Nov 16, 2021 14:31:17 GMT
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Nowt wrong with a bit of 'pottering', all very manly. Admittedly old-man-in-steel-toecap-carpet-slippers type manly, but manly nevertheless. I say I'm going to "play cars'. You could have tinkering, hobbying, teabagging etc Errr... really not sure about the 3rd term there sir? Not unless his good lady really appreciates the pottering!
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'79 MG Midget 1500 - Still patiently awaiting attention '02 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Elegance(!) - Better than you might think '03 Mazda MX5 - All new and shiny looking (thanks to Antony at Rust Republic) '09 Renault Clio - Needs to go.
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Nov 16, 2021 14:53:46 GMT
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Nowt wrong with a bit of 'pottering', all very manly. Admittedly old-man-in-steel-toecap-carpet-slippers type manly, but manly nevertheless. I say I'm going to "play cars'. You could have tinkering, hobbying, teabagging etc Errr... really not sure about the 3rd term there sir? Not unless his good lady really appreciates the pottering! This place is going to the dogs! Last week we had "purse snatching", this week is teabagging!
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Nov 16, 2021 17:55:15 GMT
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Be grateful she's letting you into the garage All I get is ' are you in that bl@@dy barn again?' or 'I hate cars!' She doesn't drive either
Edit - or go in the house covered in oil/rust/waxoyl/insert favourite car material Although that may put paid to ' pottering' 😳
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brachunky
Scotland
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Nov 16, 2021 17:59:32 GMT
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You are working on the family investment!
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Nov 16, 2021 18:10:09 GMT
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id replace pottering with faffing, and hang some vintage pirelli calenders about the place, that should sort it. and burn some castrol r in an oil burner to make it smell nice proper.
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Nov 16, 2021 18:14:54 GMT
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Nov 16, 2021 18:17:49 GMT
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Stop worrying; to women "nice", "garage", "pottering" and similar words are synonymous with manly.
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