tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post2789920940703831375..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Handy hintsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-55941588512289732752010-09-16T08:27:30.915+01:002010-09-16T08:27:30.915+01:00Secret Agent - A swift kick is just what they'...Secret Agent - A swift kick is just what they'd deserve. And your imagination would be dealing even heavier blows, I'm sure.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45180427687074295372010-09-16T03:41:49.447+01:002010-09-16T03:41:49.447+01:00If someone hit me for not leaving their sorry self...If someone hit me for not leaving their sorry self meals while I was gone, they'd likely get a swift kick in return.<br /><br />(Ooh, word verification is reflex! The blog gods approve of my answer!)secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34692267331242109782010-09-15T17:20:50.310+01:002010-09-15T17:20:50.310+01:00Liz - You made dinner, that's fair enough. But...Liz - You made dinner, that's fair enough. But Operation Hubby-Care sucks. As you say, where the heck would you find the time to cook and freeze, buy gifts and record bedtime stories?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-77560412878791369182010-09-15T16:56:15.111+01:002010-09-15T16:56:15.111+01:00I took a redeye from LA to NYC last night and I...I took a redeye from LA to NYC last night and I'm trying to think if I followed any of their suggestions. Um... no! But I did make dinner before I headed to the airport! That's about it. I just don't have time for anything else!Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-42446309885136315282010-09-15T08:13:18.479+01:002010-09-15T08:13:18.479+01:00Eryl - Put a ribbon in your hair? That must have b...Eryl - Put a ribbon in your hair? That must have been a romantic touch in those days. Er, my little list rather makes the same assumption about moronic men, even if it was a bit tongue in cheek! Well, there ARE plenty of sluttish males out there, fortunately we don't come across them very much.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50348584048751846162010-09-14T23:11:04.753+01:002010-09-14T23:11:04.753+01:00A couple of years ago my husband put a book called...A couple of years ago my husband put a book called <i>Don't s For Wives</i>, written in 1913, in my Christmas sock. Appart from the rather odd advice to put a ribbon in your hair before hubby gets home, it was infinitely less patronising than that list. The thing I find most astonishing about the attitude conveyed by AXA is the assumption that all men are incapable morons.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79332372440562729812010-09-14T20:34:29.430+01:002010-09-14T20:34:29.430+01:00Tattytiara - You all have such capable blokes! Are...Tattytiara - You all have such capable blokes! Are men changing or did you just strike lucky?<br /><br />Val - Ditto with the capable blokes! I must admit I also find the idea of romantic notes rather sweet - but not when suggested by some corporate minion.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10399769039636359422010-09-14T19:12:08.916+01:002010-09-14T19:12:08.916+01:00LOL!!
My other half cooks better than I do and he...LOL!!<br /><br />My other half cooks better than I do and he'd never starve if I weren't here. As for leaving little 'I love you' notes, we do that anyway, for each other as we're kind of sentimental!<br /><br />It'd be difficult for me to freeze meals for him as we've not yet bothered to get a freezer since we moved here a few years ago... but I guess if I got tips like this I could just freeze 'em with a grimace!<br /><br />;)<br /><br />(By the way, the captcha for this comment is 'clingin'!!)Valhttp://absurdoldbird.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-29441845964368639942010-09-14T18:51:44.108+01:002010-09-14T18:51:44.108+01:00Heh. My boyfriend leaves me pre-pepared frozen me...Heh. My boyfriend leaves me pre-pepared frozen meals. I swear I'd have scurvy without that man.tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-29106781195103187172010-09-14T08:08:23.985+01:002010-09-14T08:08:23.985+01:00www - Another self-sufficient bloke, excellent. He...www - Another self-sufficient bloke, excellent. He must have been well ahead of his time.<br /><br />Megan - And another. How fortunate you all are. Makes a change for the woman to be accused of eating crap!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75360858590292719402010-09-14T08:04:03.181+01:002010-09-14T08:04:03.181+01:00Meno - You must educate your cat in the proper mea...Meno - You must educate your cat in the proper meaning of gifts, lol.<br /><br />e - Or stuck in some kind of pre-feminist time-warp where men were men and women were women, God bless them.<br /><br />Murr - So Dave is the most self-sufficient one, a very healthy state of affairs. God made peanut butter on the eighth day - I love it. A good job She did, as I'm a serious peanut butter buff.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41960441579226949502010-09-14T05:30:49.273+01:002010-09-14T05:30:49.273+01:00Hee hee, Nick, when my dad goes on road trips with...Hee hee, Nick, when my dad goes on road trips with his brother, he always makes the week's worth of meals for my mom so she won't "eat crap" while he's gone. :)<br /><br />But if I ever caught him leaving her notes or gifts I'd call the men with the straightjackets!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45582542909660202062010-09-14T02:28:13.216+01:002010-09-14T02:28:13.216+01:00Even back in the day Nick when I went on business ...Even back in the day Nick when I went on business trips I left no lists for husband, not to mind gifts or ha-ha frozen meals.<br />He was evolved to the point he could look after the girls and get them to school and create snacks and dinner and bedtime stories WITHOUT me.<br /><br />I seriously can't believe that 30 years later this kind of memo has been issued.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46551432397634275752010-09-14T00:30:29.231+01:002010-09-14T00:30:29.231+01:00A long time ago, when my husband and I were a new ...A long time ago, when my husband and I were a new item, people would call him up when I was out of town to invite him for dinner. Now I'm the one who people assume is going to pitch over and die of starvation when Dave goes out of town. They're right, too. Or they would be if God hadn't made peanut butter on the eighth day.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45948696610828763412010-09-14T00:12:38.011+01:002010-09-14T00:12:38.011+01:00The blokes who came up with this were either very ...The blokes who came up with this were either very bored at work or exceedingly stupid...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50676437284883357162010-09-13T22:21:57.130+01:002010-09-13T22:21:57.130+01:00Ha ha! Leave some hidden gifts. I like that. My...Ha ha! Leave some hidden gifts. I like that. My cat sometimes leaves hidden gifts, but i find them a few days later after they start to smell.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-51539054496064372992010-09-13T22:06:32.636+01:002010-09-13T22:06:32.636+01:00Grannymar - True, they wouldn't have needed th...Grannymar - True, they wouldn't have needed the advice then, they were permanently slaving over a hot stove....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50935441741204650382010-09-13T21:18:13.491+01:002010-09-13T21:18:13.491+01:00You mean the list was not written in the 50s? How...You mean the list was not written in the 50s? How silly of me, the women back then were chained to the kitchen and not gadding about the globe on business trips. Any man nowadays who cannot feed himself deserves to starve.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82050635648839573172010-09-13T20:36:09.597+01:002010-09-13T20:36:09.597+01:00Terra - Exactly, what were they thinking? How coul...Terra - Exactly, what were they thinking? How could they be so totally out of touch with today's women? Their advice was like something out of the 1950s.<br /><br />Macy - Very true about high-flying women having loads of domestic help. Also true about phoning home regularly. Any man who needs more than that is pretty damned pathetic.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-35613793391281883462010-09-13T19:38:00.575+01:002010-09-13T19:38:00.575+01:00Ha! As any fule kno your average high powered etc ...Ha! As any fule kno your average high powered etc woman already has a steady stream of domestic help.<br />And seriously... wouldn't you just phone home regularly?Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68067972236031820092010-09-13T17:39:19.430+01:002010-09-13T17:39:19.430+01:00They didn't seriously think they'd get out...They didn't seriously think they'd get out of that alive, did they?<br /><br />I think I'd be offended by the list even if I was a man...Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-81746386882323512412010-09-13T17:02:28.243+01:002010-09-13T17:02:28.243+01:00Ramana - The horror stories I could tell about Hum...Ramana - The horror stories I could tell about Human Resources Departments. Their only function seems to be to keep the bosses happy and the rest of the staff under tight control. They're nothing but trouble.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-53333501570729029702010-09-13T16:05:42.493+01:002010-09-13T16:05:42.493+01:00Actually, things were better when the Time Office ...Actually, things were better when the Time Office or the Personnel Department functioned, you know the good old days before the Human Resources Experts took over!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6602554062197501562010-09-13T13:46:20.429+01:002010-09-13T13:46:20.429+01:00Kylie - Well, I guess a few prepared meals is fair...Kylie - Well, I guess a few prepared meals is fair enough, but the AXA advice amounts to a military operation!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-36862696561506535572010-09-13T12:57:11.447+01:002010-09-13T12:57:11.447+01:00i must be prettty old fashioned because i would le...i must be prettty old fashioned because i would leave some prepared meals but who needs to leave pre recorded bedtime stories in the age of mobile phones or, even better, webcams!<br /><br />having said that, patronising is an <i>understatement</i>kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.com