One Wingnut Too Many

[Donna K & Quincy]

We all know that men are not known for reading directions and my DH is no exception. We bought a new barbecue grill with some assembly required. The instructions said 'easy assembly' but the person who wrote that had obviously not met my DH.

I try not to get involved in these things but as inevitably happens I get sucked into helping. Now helping to assemble a barbecue was not in my plans at 9:30 in the evening but DH just had to put that barbecue together tonight. I stayed out of the way until I was paged for the first time, "Lend me your glasses, I can't see where this piece goes".

 So I look at the diagram, show him where the mystery piece belongs and go back to DK. I might have known it was too good to be true and sure enough a few seconds later, "Can you come here and give me a hand"? Another look at the diagram and a point to the appropriate spot for the piece he was holding and I tried to get away again, but luck was not on my side. I finally gave in and just helped him out.

Finally the whole thing was assembled and DH proudly announced, "It's all done and I only have a few pieces left over". Now I don't know a lot about assembling things but it's not dinner and I am pretty sure there aren't supposed to be 'leftovers' . What do you have left I asked? "Some screws and two wingnuts" he said. "No you're wrong I said, there are three wingnuts". "No there are only two" he said with a somewhat puzzled look on his face and two wingnuts in his hand. "Yes, there are three wingnuts and the third one is holding the other two".

 He finally clued in and I read the directions to see where the wingnuts belonged and he finished the task. I took one look at the assembled barbecue and asked just one question. " How are you planning to get that outside, it is too big to fit through the door"? So out comes the screwdriver and the barbecue is partially disassembled again to get it out the door. Now he just had to fire it up to see how hot it would get and only burned two fingers in the process because for some inexplicable reason the electric start didn't work.

Well, the barbecue is all assembled and working with only one wingnut left over and since I've been married to him for 34 years I guess I'm stuck with him.

We just built a new front deck with an immense amount of help from my brother. This weekend DH and I have to figure out how to put a railing around it, that should be a load of fun. I think about then I'll ready for a good game of Whack a Wingnut.

 

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

ROFL! Why do they have to start major projects so late? Mine does this too! I'm sleeping in bed and he's yelling for me to come downstairs. Sorry you can't figure out that last wingnut!

[Doris, Knox & Flash]

Donna, this really hits close to home!  My dad is a "Mr. Fix-it" but unfortunately, I didn't marry one...

[Carol and Banjo]

LMAO Donna!   I about choked when you got to the part about how it was going to get outside!   I just love the DH projects!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I my DH and I assembled something, we would have lots and lots of nuts left over including ourselves.

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

It is exactly this that make me "pay" the put it together price at the store.

Loved sharing your evening through reading your blog - very funny!

[Pat and Traveler]

Hilarious, Donna!  Never trust that 'easy assembly' thing.   

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Love the shirt, Donna!!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Ha.

[Bonnie and Kona]

@F. When our son got married my DD and I told his fiancée we would always take her side! Men, geesh.

[PJ and Zach]

Hillarious, Donna!  Love this write-up of your assembly experience!!