- This topic has 213 replies, 42 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 2 months ago by .
-
Posts
-
Is anyone working today on thanksgiving or am i the only one? lol
YWN always works
I’m in ! always work on holidays 🙁
I know its mean but it feels good not to be the only one…
shimmel- Jewish holidays too?
im always working on my avodas Hashem sorry couldnt resist!:)
No, I’m totally off on CHol hamoed, and purim
You work then too?
I had Thursday off, but Mrs did not, so for a change, I spent the day off like a bochur! Me, myself and I!
But cannot imagine living this life all the time. Once in a while, ok (or a few times a year, ha’kol revach!)
But not to worry; Mrs has off chol hamoed and purim, but I don’t, so I guess its a wash
BP Totty- There is a poster here called BP Zaide and for a second i thought it was you, i even checked the Mazel tov thread but nope! no new ones from you…i”h though:)
Shimmel- no B”h i dont work on chol hamoed i always feel bad for those that have to.
Does BP Totty have any married kids at all?
You don’t become a Zeidy before spending $50,000 first! 🙂
I saw that poster too, and stopped short. But no, its not me (nor is it my father, who, as far as I can tell, does not even know how web browse).
$50 grand? Cookie, I’m sending my kids down the aisle on a whole lot less than that (I hope).
I mean, I know he wants a Breitling and a matching Bentley, but he’ll have to get by with a Movado and an Accord!
$50 grand? Cookie, I’m sending my kids down the aisle on a whole lot less than that (I hope)
Are you sure about that? Or maybe you’re in for surprises…
Are you planning to buy furniture for your couples?
smartcookie- i hear you but i think those are secondary requirements for becoming a zaide, no?
Blinky- marrying off your child? Secondary requirement for becoming a Zeida?
Hhhmmm…
And what would the first requirement be?
Furnature? Of course! Lets see, what does a young couple need:
Dinette set ($800
Recliner (velour, not leather, $500)
sofa (ditto, $800)
bedroom set – $6000
Thats under $9,000 (or $4500 out of each side)
What’s that? A dining room set? No, I think not. They will be “eating out” for most of the 1st 2-3 years on Shabbos / Yom Tovim, and not hosting a crowd that exceeds a dinette set for at least 2 more past that.
They NEED one sooner? That’s cool. Let them earn the $$$ and buy it as soon as they have the cash. Not only that, if they come up with 50%, I’ll give them another 25% (the last haul can come from the mechittin.)
smartcookie a requirement is to have a long flowing white beard;)
But I meant that you become a zeide when a grandchild is born, thats the first that comes to mind- i don’t even think of money, but i guess you do have a point…
Recliner? Sofa? Nice! I didn’t get married with those 🙁
Now I feel deprived.
Besides all that you have all gifts during the engagements, all the shopping, house stuff for the new couple, gown for kallah/mother/siblings, and the night of the actual wedding(flowers, photos, music, singer, hall expenses…)
I’m missing some more. Can’t remember them all now!
Bpt, did you get married with a dining room set? I bet you did.. your kid also wants one.
DR set? You’re kidding, right? My son was in 5th grade before we got a DR set.
Wanna know another secret? We did’nt get a BR set until 2 years afer the wedding. We got mattress/boxspring and linen on day one, and the basic linen set (not the $200-$400 sets they sell today, either).
And my down pillow / ducheneh? Thats swimming along in the pond, securely attached to the back of the duck.
Ok! then, you got something to argue about.. I’ll give you this one!!
I mean, I know he wants a Breitling and a matching Bentley, but he’ll have to get by with a Movado and an Accord!
You planning to sponsor an Accord? You don’t need to buy them a car.
BPT
Sforim Shrank?
*innocently adding to the list*
Good point, Sac. Ok, I’ll pony up another $375-$450 (ka-ching!)
And Blinky, if your’re out there, I happen to stumble across the joke you posted about us men applauding.
We do NOT enjoy having our intelligence poked fun at (whatever little of it we posses, that is ;(
Hey, wait.. was that a Ferrari that just zoomed by?
Ok, what were we talking about? Oh, never mind. I’m sure if its important, it’ll come back to me.
So, about that Ferrari that just went by…..
well its always the females that are being poked at its nice to have a change.. no offence
Good point, Sac. Ok, I’ll pony up another $375-$450 (ka-ching!)
Huh? Are you speaking about a seforim shrank there? You can purchase one shelf for that price.
For under $500, you can get a 4 shelf, with 2 doors below. OK, maybe not mahogany or cherry. But for starters? A Formica over particle board is just fine. That way, when they are ready for an upgrade, they can move the $500 in to the kids room.
I find it funny that people think a young couple needs the same things that couples married for 10+ years (with 2 salaries, I might add) have. If they get the full package now, what will they aspire to later?
BPT- I think you’re right.
Parents should stop buying full furniture sets for their couples. The couples can buy when they can afford!
This thread has fallen off the table, so let me jump-start it:
This is an off-shoot from an earlier thread that had a (way too big) emphasis on house keeping. So let me ask this:
Your home is relativly clean (no sticky counters, no piles of dishes in the sink, no mold growing in the fridge, ect)
Meals and / or work are under control
Kids /spouse are due home from school /work in 60 minutes
But the windows have not been washed in 30 days.
Do you:
Wash as many windows as you can?
Wash windows for 30 minutes and then tackle something else?
Sit down / take a nap for a hour, becuase you deserve it?
Bake cookies so there’s something yummy to come home to?
There is no “right” answer. Only “your” answer.
So? What of it?
BPT
That wouldnt happen if I lived in the home…
BPT,
are u seriously asking a bunch of CR addicts what they would do with an hour of free time?
Wash windows? Feh. For what odd reason? 😉
This is why the GS threads are so much fun. It gives people a chance to speak their mind, and gives us a chance to see what makes them tick.
So, Sac.. since you bit first, lets start with you:
Again, there are no right or wrong answers.. only your answer.
BPT
My windows wouldnt be left unclean for a full 30 days.
My co-workers get a kick out of the fact that I am always dusting my desk, or any surface that looks like it has been neglected… Since I work w all males, you can rest assured they wouldnt notice dust should it become 6 inches thick.
What would I do w the extra hour?
Definitely bake something for the dear hubby.
I bake/cook whenever I get the chance now, so if a husband was benefiting from it, even better!
Whew! What a relief. At least you bake. Lucky him. With time, he’ll corrupt you into allowing the urge to clean to pass and spend more time living life in the slobby lane.
Do you prefer a slobby/messy house?
dust and dirt make a house a home.if it doesn’t look lived in your not living.(not saying you should live in a pig sty of course!!)
Oh heres a good poll:
Men, do you prefer your home clean and orderly or are you ok with it being not so clean and messy?
Messy house? No, of course not. But should each day off be spent cleaning? No, not that either.
The bentchmark we aim for is this: can we whip this place into shape in 3 hours, clean enough that we could have someone come over on short notice and not be embarrased? Then its clean enough. Can we perform open heart surgery on the countertops? Its too clean.
BPT
Heres my take, if you have a rotation and do something else every night the house should always be clean. For example, Monday – windows and floors, Tuesday – bathrooms and kitchen… you get the point. And obviously everything should always be in its place, there is no reason why you should go to bed w 2 weeks worth of dishes in the sink, if you would just wash each fork as you use it, you wouldnt have that problem.
Then again I’m single and I dont know anything 😉
Where can i learn Yiddish online?
No, there I disagree. Its not that “you don’t know anything” its just you don’r realize how your day (and week) spirals out of control, once you have an extended family (beyond the one you currently have)
You also don’t realize how much you’ll relish time spent away from the drudgery of housework, if it means time spent on things that bring a smile to your family’s face.
My mom has a fridge magnet that says, “don’t marry someone you can live with. Marry someone you cannot live without.”
How can you compare that to clean windows?
Well, I can relish in the drudgery of housework when my dear darlings are sleeping and the Hubby is at his nightly Shiur….
Obviously I wouldnt rebuff my DH for the Windex bottle, but honestly, its not like you spend every last second together anyway.
So instead of lazying around while yapping on the phone, clean up the ‘sty.
this is pure bittul torah
I have been living in Israel for many years already. whenever the winter starts, I always wonder how you folks manage with the snow. I realize its something you are used to , but it just seems so hard to deal with. kol tuv.
Having clean windows is almost as stupid as having folded clothes.
Women: Think utility. The utility of clothes is to wear them, that is not enhanced by their being folded. The utility of cabinets is to hold your dishes. They hold disorganized dishes just as well as organized.
“lazying around while yapping on the phone”
Of all things, you picked this? As it happens, my Mrs does a fair ammount of “yapping” but while doing so, she irons. We may live in a stable, but at least we step into the spotlight looking like royalty. Shidduchim, you understand.
WIndows are a a whole ‘nother story. Happens, but not too often.
Turns out, I’m not the biggest phone yapper…
So when the Mechutanim do the drive-by, are they going to have to peer through the cobwebs, dust-bunnys and sticky fingerprints? 😉
“when the Mechutanim do the drive-by..”
I thought about that. Luckily, I was crafty enough to give the shadchan the address of some snooty 17th ave mini-mansion as my own. By the time the mechutonim realize they’ve been duped, I’ll be knockin’ down l’chaims with my buddies!
Seriouly. That’s why I said, can my house be whipped into shape in 3 hours or less (BTW, it can). As soon as kids jump into the dating pool, I’m gonna be on my best behavior, all shiny and polished, 24/7.
Till after the last sheva brachos. Then its back to slobby / messy!
I just want to congratulate Popa, on not posting anything ever on the “What I learned from my troubled teen” thread, despite typing posts several times.
popa_bar_abba
Well I figured you would be one to have my back. Im sure you contemplated it.
maybe I’ll post here. I’ll think about it.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.