I wanted a Traeger Grill and my wife wanted new gutters. Our gutters have been leaking for years but every time they do, I fix them with duct tape. Since duct tape can pretty much fix anything I had a hard time seeing things her way. She did say “No” three times but most guys know that’s not a “set in stone decision” because she did only say it three times, and since she usually will get over it I bought the grill. As hard as this is to believe I found out she was not going to get over it. She saw the grill, gave me that look and walked away. I then heard her loading things into the back of the truck. After she finished I took a peek, inside there was a shovel, garbage bags, gloves, bleach and my chainsaw. I laughed, mostly because I was pretty confident she didn’t know how to start my chainsaw. It wasn’t until she said we were going up the Mountain for a picnic, in the truck, that I decided I didn’t really need that grill. I then called the gutter guy, because I thought having someone else around the house for a few days might not be a bad idea.
Greg Rosen is a humor writer as seen in the Pamplin Media group papers. He is also a Realtor, father and husband. Questions or comments are appreciated: [email protected].
