[R-390] Re: rack full of gear

[bw]

Seriously, women have their 'stuff' too. It's very different than our stuff,
but they have it cleverly disguised all around the household. Next time
something comes through the door- pay attention and take stock of what she
is bringing home. After a while you start to notice their systems. Some
women collect bath towels, some have loads of kitchen gadgets, and some have
hundreds and hundreds of dollars in gardening equipment. Just take stock and
start to equate their 'stuff' to your 'stuff'. Does she p&m about your
having too many tools or tubes? Well, how does her kitchen gadget drawers
look? Her spice racks? Does she sew? If she does, you are really in luck. A
sewing machine with attachments is equal to freq generators, multimeters,
and scopes. Ditto for her spools of every color thread known to man to your
stash of vital tubes. If you really want to play dirty- open her closet and
find a way to make her see the equality of her purse collections to your
boatanchors.

She doesn't like the smaller radios around the house? Point out that they
make nice music. If that doesn't work then maybe you should start
complaining about those little things under lamps, knickknacks, and whatever
other things they place around rooms. You know, the delicate little flowery
things that cause a major war if you happen to break it. Take an aversion to
flowers of any kind. Okay, that is a bit heavy handed but maybe you are
getting an idea of how you have been brainwashed to accepting those awful
things all of your life. I mean, would any of us buy chairs or sofa pillows
with flowers on them if we were single or back in college? So, start a
system of brainwashing on your terms. Get some small radios and start with
reasons why then have to be here or there around the house. Light switch
sticky or intermittent like mine in the bathroom? Shoot, just drag out a big
test instrument and 'diagnose' the problem. Of course, you can't really do
that without an instant fix for her amazement. Car low on gas and she wants
you to take it to the station? Take out the scope for a few minutes and come
back in to announce that you fixed the low fuel sensor and the car is good
to go. Things like that go a long ways to balancing the power in a
household. 

If you really wanted a fight, suggest that her 'stuff' goes out to the
garage along with your 'stuff'.



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