Need Help--Would you guys post bail for me?

[BuzznBelle'smom]

I am so mad, I could spit nails right now!!! I have a DH, most of the time adecent guy, he's a mechanical engineer with experience in building houses. After the last time he "fixed" something (that would be when we were having water problems in January, he rented a backhoe and dug up the yard, only to find the problem was in an outbuilding---GRR!) he PROMISED that he would do no more home repairs if he didn't know EXACTLY what he was doing. Well, that was 2 years ago, I guess I've weakened my resolve since then. It didn't even occur to me to question when he got home from work and said he had to go out and solder some pipes behind our tenant's house, on our property, that he'd had to cut during the winter for some reason (sorry for sounding like a wife here, I don't remember what was going on). So anyway, he solders, we have an early diner, he heads out to the car to take DS to soccer. Next thing I know, he's back in the house because he had--ahem!--set the tenant's house on fire! There were flames crawling up the corner of the house, he kept yelling to get a bucket, but I had a screaming toddler in my arms. I managed to call 911 and give directions while simultaneously waking up the tenant's adult son, who was sleeping through the smoke alarm. By the time the fire department showed up, the fire was out--they got the smoke out of the residence, minor damage to the building.

So, I'm just SOOO ready to kill DH right now. I can't even look at him. How could he be so stupid? What if the fire had started later?

Anyway, I'm figuring that if I get arrested for accidently stabbing him in the chest 5 or 600 times, I can plead for leniency due to extreme emotional distress. I can cite the backhoe incident as additional provocation (he spent $1000 to dig up the yard for a problem that wasn't even underground!!!).

So, whaddya say--anyone interested in contributing to my bail? If I let him live till morning, maybe I'll just start up my husband/crabby child exchange back up. Meanwhile, I think I need a Valium...

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I'll post bail for ya.

I'm married to a ME too! I always tell him, "HONEY, JUST PAY THE MAN!"

Lori

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

It's stuff like this that makes me glad my DH knows his limits and is willing to let somebody ELSE do the job if he thinks he can't do it himself.

TOV

 

[doxdogy]

I am so sorry. I can definitely relate. DH decided to do the same exact thing to your middle bathroom when the shower stopped working. He set the studs on fire. So not only will I post bail, I will hire you the best lawyer money can buy.

 

[SherryNC]

Well now you went and blabbed so it's premeditated. You should have called us after the fact.

 

[mtblujeans]

It's stuff like this that makes me glad my DH knows his limits and is willing to let somebody ELSE do the job if he thinks he can't do it himself.

TOV

And HTH did you get him to come to this realization of his limitations???????????????? My DH is like BuzznBelle'smom's.....I just keep telling him "I know where he sleeps"!! But, what might be worse, now he will not do anything! He won't repair it himself and he won't pay a professional to do it! I am at my wit's end......

So, yes, I will chip in bail.....

 

[mtblujeans]

Well now you went and blabbed so it's premeditated. You should have called us after the fact.

I KNOW we can get Alex to delete this thread......

 

[jipsy]

Thank God I live with a carpenter who knows better than to do plumbing or electrical work

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

I'm glad I'm not the only one whose husband is like this. The other moms in my town were asking if I was married to Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor. It will probably be funny in a few days.

I'm just glad nobody got hurt, but our tenant's son was asleep in the house. I think I'm still having a tough time with that. He's an adult, jsut visiting his mom for the weekend, but he was actually sleeping through the smoke detector (but heard me banging on the door and yelling).

I still think the judge would consider extreme emotional distress. Or maybe you guys could be the jury of my peers? But for now, DH is still standing. He just can't figure out why I'm so upset. I think he's just REALLY, REALLY lucky he makes such beautiful kids!

 

[kaylajr]

I'll chip in if you end up needing it

I'm lucky my DH is pretty handy around the house but he has his moments
where I look at him and ask "what WERE you thinking??"

I always say men you can't live with them and you can't shoot them"
doesn't leave alot of options does it?

 

[SherryNC]

I always say men you can't live with them and you can't shoot them"
doesn't leave alot of options does it?

There's plenty of other options.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Yeah, poison comes to mind!

 

[Disney Doll]

My auto club gives me a thing where I can get bail for someone, so I can help!!!!

 

[mtblujeans]

I'm glad I'm not the only one whose husband is like this. The other moms in my town were asking if I was married to Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor. It will probably be funny in a few days.....

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

 

[Boston Tea Party]

Don't do it!

Just take off for WDW instead.

 

[betsyboop]

I'm glad I'm not the only one whose husband is like this. The other moms in my town were asking if I was married to Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor. It will probably be funny in a few days./QUOTE]

This sounds sooooo familiar!

DH's best friend (who is a plumber) even asked me to PLEASE call him right away next time something happens - before DH touches it!

 

[disneymom3]

I can relate and I will chip in for bail and lawyer costs! Seriously, all you need on that jury are some sympathetic wives and you will be acquitted!

My DH is a programmer and I cannot tell you the number of times he has blown up our computer. Aaargh! I am a Realtor and have my contact list on our computer. I should say HAD my contact list on the computer in this lovely little program he built for me. Yeah, 250 names addresses phone and email.......bye bye. Oh my. I couldn't even look at him for days afterward! Thankfully I am an old fashioned gal and had them written down on paper too but oh what a pain to reload them all.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Well, it IS getting a little funnier in retrospect. Especially when apparently, everyone in our small town was unsurprised. the contractor who gave the repair estimate said people expected something like that to happen sooner because the wood was so bad (NOT due to DH!).

But, DH is still a little mad at me because (he says) I keep hounding him about. No, I don't, but I did ask a couple times what he was going to set fire to next, and mentioned an article from the newspaper about a wife posting bail in the murder of her husband. OTOH, I've had a "quirky" dryer for the past couple months. It goes for a while, then stops heating, then eventually stops turning. You have to reset it by going down and flipping the breaker back and forth. Not a huge deal, but a pain with 3 kids and lots of laundry, it's been too wet to really hang stuff outside, so I've been schlepping down to the basement 8 times a day. But tolerable, KWIM? Well, he'd been offering to "fix" it for me, but after the fire, he didn't say anything, just called the electrician. So, that will be fixed this week, just in time for the nice weather, but that's okay.