I love my wife and all, but Jesus Hercules Christ...

[skaredshtles]

If you rip a wall out in a burst of creative energy because you have been watching home remodeling shows on TV then you OWN it. She ownes that one.

That's not how it works.

[halliday]

That's not how it works.

I know. Give me some room to flex while my wife is at her mother's house watching Wheel Of Fortune..........

[xyz]

She’s hyper organized. Put a snorkel and mask in a clear plastic bag and labeled the bag snorkel.


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[Thaleia]

ss. Quality gif now!

[AK47bp]

98 degrees so I suggest we use the grill for dinner so we don’t heat the house up. “Sure” she says.

Pull out the grill go upstairs for a bit. Come down the oven is on 400 degrees to cook baked potatoes and a giant pot of boiling water for broccoli.

She had to cook the sides for the grilled pork loin of course, what was I thinking.









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[PB]

Side bar: potatoes - oven baked or microwaved?

Grill baked/charred wasn't included because it too much better.

[dan_pdx]

98 degrees so I suggest we use the grill for dinner so we don’t heat the house up. “Sure” she says.

Pull out the grill go upstairs for a bit. Come down the oven is on 400 degrees to cook baked potatoes and a giant pot of boiling water for broccoli.

She had to cook the sides for the grilled pork loin of course, what was I thinking.

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Boiled broccoli? Cut it into slices, toss with OO+S&P and grill it. Sprinkle with Parmesan just before it comes off the grill if you're fancy

[AK47bp]

Boiled broccoli? Cut it into slices, toss with OO+S&P and grill it. Sprinkle with Parmesan just before it comes off the grill if you're fancy

Actually she was steaming it. Boiled broccoli is nasty


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[ötzi]

Slices of broccoli is not something I had previously thought about.

[AK47bp]

Side bar: potatoes - oven baked or microwaved?

Grill baked/charred wasn't included because it too much better.

Skin gets crispier baking. I think you can do both, microwave first and then put in oven to finish and get the crispy skin.


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[hikesalot]

Air fryer FTW after the microwave.

[MakersTeleMark]

Prick with a fork, nuke for 6 minutes, wrap in foil, throw on grill. As for the broccoli, put an inch or two of water in the whatever, throw in a steamer, cover, and throw on grill.

[riser4]

If you; indirect grill, ie use the grill as an oven, potatoes come out just fine if you put them on with the meat. Flip once.

[neufox47]

98 degrees so I suggest we use the grill for dinner so we don’t heat the house up. “Sure” she says.

Pull out the grill go upstairs for a bit. Come down the oven is on 400 degrees to cook baked potatoes and a giant pot of boiling water for broccoli.

She had to cook the sides for the grilled pork loin of course, what was I thinking.


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My wife and mother in law are queens of this. Right after our kid was born my mother in law came to stay with us for a week or so and the first night she was there we were having record breaking temps, like 110. She had two ovens going and three burners on the stove. The AC wouldn’t shut off and the house got up to 84. When I first noticed her cooking she also didn’t have the exhaust fan on.

The power company was asking everyone to conserve electricity and here we were burning 14 kWh in a single hr.

What is it with old people not using an exhaust fan while a gas stove is on? My mom does the same thing and says oh, well it wasn’t smoking.

I will say I was happy to have her come and help so I bit my tongue.

[Danno]

A lot of exhaust fans don't actually exhaust to the outside, so using them is mostly pointless.

[AK47bp]

Mine exhausts outside (gas stove). I remind my wife every. Fucking. Day.

I just turn it on for her. it does have a heat sensor so when she’s got 4 open flames blazing and the oven churning it kicks on, then she complains it’s loud and annoying.

It’s dishwasher level of bullshit.

The only time she turns it on by herself is after the smoke/carbon monoxide alarm goes off.

I really don’t get it.


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[Core Shot]

A lot of exhaust fans don't actually exhaust to the outside, so using them is mostly pointless.

Fuck those things. I’m tall so it blows all that shit in my eyes. Stoves need to be on an outside wall with actual exhaust.
And don’t get me started on island cooktops with downdraft exhaust.

And the work triangle. Basic kitchen design.
And have your forks spoons etc and plates near the dishwasher. Was at a friends two days ago and with two dishwashers the cutlery is across the room next to the stove? wtf!

[paulster2626]

Was at a friends two days ago and with two dishwashers the cutlery is across the room next to the stove? wtf!

Whoa whoa whoa - TWO dishwashers? This person is living my dream, man. Always wanted that. With two dishwashers you see, you never need to put away the dishes! Just use the ones from the clean one and put them in the dirty one. Then when it's full, switcheroo.

One day I will reach this level of kitchen enlightenment. Until then, I dream...

[californiagrown]

98 degrees so I suggest we use the grill for dinner so we don’t heat the house up. “Sure” she says.

Pull out the grill go upstairs for a bit. Come down the oven is on 400 degrees to cook baked potatoes and a giant pot of boiling water for broccoli.

I think youve complained about a similar habit of your wife's so you should enjoy:

Its hot in the seattle area (mid 90s) right now and so we are running our new AC to keep the house cool. Well, my wife is the queen of having multiple large piles of clothes on the floor of our bedroom- most are dirty piles, but there is usually a clean pile that she picks from (pretty much never puts clothes in her drawers/closet). I walked into our bedroom last night to get ready for bed and immediately noticed that it was like 20 degrees warmer than anywhere else, and my dog was splayed on the floor panting hard. My wife had apparently rearranged her clothes piles to cover all 3 floor vents in the bedroom, blocking any cold air from getting in. Ugh.

[MontuckyFried]

I think youve complained about a similar habit of your wife's so you should enjoy:

Its hot in the seattle area (mid 90s) right now and so we are running our new AC to keep the house cool. Well, my wife is the queen of having multiple large piles of clothes on the floor of our bedroom- most are dirty piles, but there is usually a clean pile that she picks from (pretty much never puts clothes in her drawers/closet). I walked into our bedroom last night to get ready for bed and immediately noticed that it was like 20 degrees warmer than anywhere else, and my dog was splayed on the floor panting hard. My wife had apparently rearranged her clothes piles to cover all 3 floor vents in the bedroom, blocking any cold air from getting in. Ugh.

Proof of why HVAC is like a 99% male dominated field.

[dan_pdx]

Actually she was steaming it. Boiled broccoli is nasty


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100% agree that boiling broccoli is not okay, just had the impression from your post that was the plan. Steamed is much better, but once you try it on the grill, I don't think you'll go back to steamed

[PB]

Seems like the list of boiled things that are good would be vanishingly small.

[old goat]

Last year we needed a new water heater. I told my wife what the price range would be, she agreed. I went and bought a water heater the next day and she lost her mind saying that I made a major decision about the house alone and that I should have consulted her. I guess she wanted to help pick specs on the replacement and fully get the details. Fine, agreed, we should operate that way.

Fast forward to last month she said that we need to remodel the bathroom. I figure we'll have a deep discussion about costs, process, timing etc. before moving forward. Wrong....I come home from a weekend away and she has ripped half a wall out. I know that I should just bite my tongue, but I'll probably bring up the water heater discussion even though I know that this will be totally different for whatever reason. Wish me luck.

Me: I bought that thingamajig we talked about.
She: What thingamajig. You didn't tell me about that.
Me: Yes I did.
She: No you didn't.

I was once told that the I told you/no you didn't arguement is unresolvable so don't go there. Just agree to disagree and move on. Now if I could just convince my wife of that.
I have also learned that no decision is ever made the first time we talk about it. No matter how resolved a decision seems to be, it's not. Knowing this, I bring up decisions well before hand--and then she is annoyed that I brought it up so far in advance. That no issue is ever resolved is not a bug, it's a feature.

Is your wife someone who completes jobs in a timely fashion and cleans up well? Or will this drag on for months, and be left to you to figure out?


Last year i came home to a part of our bedroom closet ripped out to the studs. Turns out, her grandfather had died the night before so decided to take the week off and remodel half the closet including putting in an upholstered bench. My wife is not one to complete a job in a timely fashion, and my toddler blows her away in his ability and enthusiasm when cleanup time comes. After 1 month, she finally completed the project (which was quicker than expected). And then for the next couple months after that i couldnt find this particular screwdriver with multiple driver heads. She finally sheepishly admitted that she had sewn the screwdriver into the upholstered bench the way a surgeon leaves a tool in a patient. I just walked out of the room, and bought a replacement at HD the next weekend. Not worth the hassle, on many levels.

An unpleasant surprise awaits someone who sits on that bench some years down the road.
My wife put a lift top bench in our closet for dirty laundry. I built a lift top bench by the front door. Neither top can be lifted due to the piles of her stuff on them. Nex time drawers.

[neufox47]

A lot of exhaust fans don't actually exhaust to the outside, so using them is mostly pointless.

Those things are a crime against humanity but I assure you I haven’t lived in such squalid accommodations since my early 20s.

Double dishwashers and a 5,000 cfm commercial exhaust hood are definitely on the kitchen remodel wish list.

[dan_pdx]

Those things are a crime against humanity but I assure you I haven’t lived in such squalid accommodations since my early 20s.

Double dishwashers and a 5,000 cfm commercial exhaust hood are definitely on the kitchen remodel wish list.

A buddy bought a house that was built for an Orthodox Jewish family after they pissed off the GC to the extent he decided to sell it to anyone other than his clients. Full kosher kitchen, so two fridges, ovens, and dishwashers. Pretty damn cool, except they've been nominated the hosts for all family gatherings forever.