Just a feeble woman... *sigh*
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Topic: Just a feeble woman... *sigh*
Posted By: caraMel
Subject: Just a feeble woman... *sigh*
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 5:55pm
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While I was vacuuming the other day I decided I should test the smoke detector as it had been a while since it had had a new battery.
Pressed the test button, no ear-drum shattering beeps. At the supermarket today I dutifully added the requisite 9v battery to the purchases and when I got home I asked hubby to change it for me. "You can do it Mel" he said encouragingly. "Are you sure?" I said "I don't want to bugger it up" "How can you possibly bugger it up? Its just opening it up and putting the battery in" He assured me. He did look a little doubtful when I had great difficulty extracting the battery from its packet, despite the helpful pop-out serration on the backing card, but urged me on with a big thumbs up when I finally got it out. I got the old battery out with no trouble and inserted the new one in it's place. Closed it up and press the test button.... nothing! Open it up again, new battery seems to be disconnected. Pop it back up, close the lid, press test button... again, nothing! Open it up, battery is disconnected again. "Honey, I think there is something broken on here, the battery won't stay in!" Hubby comes to see and within seconds has the thing bleeping away like mad. "What did you do?!" I say, amazed at his skill. He explains very slowly that these kinds of batteries need to be clicked into the connector thingees. "Honestly Mel! Didn't you ever have circuit toys as a kid where you had to connect them up to 9 volt battery?" "Er, no" I replied " I played with dolls and teasets and that sort of thing" I'm getting disdainful head shakes from him every now and then. I feel like such a disgusting role model for girlpower right now   
Off to buy Ella a circuit toy first thing tomorrow  ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 6:01pm
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Ohhhhhhhhhh Mel. You make me giggle.
PLEASE tell me you know how to put petrol in the car??? 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 6:13pm
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lol, I would totally be the same as you. I actually make Nigel do those things and while up here the Transfield men do it. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 6:14pm
*snigger* 
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 6:44pm
| lol! ahhh whats a circuit thingy me boby? |
Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 7:12pm
Lol that is funny
I make it so DH feels "manly" doing the little "man" jobs...seems to work everytime ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 7:13pm
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LOL Mel. I think my DH would like a wife like you. He often seems put out that I'm so capable with home repairs and DIY - and maybe a wee bit too inquisitive when it comes to dismantling electronics. -------------  
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 8:41am
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Hehe Nikki, rest assured I do know how to put petrol in a car It was one of the first lessons I had when DH started teaching me to drive. (The driving part is still a work in progress though!)
Rach, I'm not 100 % sure either but I *think* it is a kit with wires and stuff that you set up as a circuit with the battery to make a light bulb switch on or something? I have vague memories of form 2 science class on electricity.... In the end I got fed up with all the head shaking and showed him the little side-table I made again, to remind him that I'm not completely deficient in the useful skills department. I love that little table. It sits tucked away between the couch and the bookshelf and it's main purpose is redeeming me when incidents like the one above occur. Such an awesome little table  ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 8:49am
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ROFLMAO!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
nikkiwhyte wrote:Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 9:45am
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"giggle*! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 2:26pm
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Have seen the table, it is awesome!!
------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 3:54pm
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Hehehe! I'm married to a bloke too!! I was too much of a goodie-goodie as a kid to even think about opening up battery compartments, let alone rewire them!! -------------  |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 6:25pm
Haaaaahahaha That's awesome Mel. You rock. heeeeheheheh |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 7:16pm
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Tehehe!
DH and I are both as bad as each other, thats what my dads for ------------- 
 
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