Or so my husband said when we were redoing the deck railings.
He took the old one down and elected not to put it back up.
Why?
Oh, he mumbled something about tearing down all the old gutters and replacing them, but honestly I think he just didn’t want to mess with it. Which was fine, until rain was in the forecast and I told him it might be a good idea to put it back up.
Life would be so much easier if he listened to me…. but no.
So, it rained.
Not a lot, but enough so we had a torrent of water flooding the garden bed and sloshing mulch and dirt everywhere.
I didn’t say a word… though I might have smirked.
I mean really. How could I not?
So out he went, poor guy.
And naturally the downspout didn’t pop back on as easily as it came off.
Numerous adjustments were made.
With a hammer and some colorful language.
By the time he was done, he was soaked and the spout was screwed. Literally and figuratively…. because he broke a piece and had to Jerry rig it.
Now wouldn’t this have been easier…. not to mention drier…. if he had just listened to me in the first place?
Men.
You never learn.
River's world..... 
Oh, we learn… Just not what you want us to learn…
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But why do you always have to do things the hard way?
Why….
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We know it bothers you and it firms up our abs…
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It does bother me, but I can assure you it’s done nothing for my husband’s abs.
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“A hammer and some colorful language”, that is something I am very used to. ROFL
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It’s his go to solution for projects that don’t go as planned….
😉
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I totally agree with him 🙂
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That’s not at all helpful!
😉
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ha ha, colorful languages are very handy to vent the frustration. But I get your point 🙂
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Oh, you meant the language? That’s a given. It’s the hammer and Jerry rigged pouring rain installation I’m talking about.
🙃
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Maybe he wants one of those artistic chain things the water runs down. Maybe he was just pondering. Men like to ponder.
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I wouldn’t mind one of those, but when I asked him about it I got the look.
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Hahaha – it’s usually women who own the look.
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Not in this house.
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No duct tape? If it weren’t for us men you would only blog about rocks.
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Husband is not a duct tape fan. You’d think he would be… but no.
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I think you should write a book about being a wife who is right all time, lol.
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Since we’re all right…all the time, I imagine it’s been done.
😉
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You’d be surprised….lol
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One surefire way to guarantee rain during a drought is to remove the downspouts. Alternatively, you can also wash your car.
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Washing my car is a global alert to low flying birds….
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Ha! Yes, that too…
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“Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.”–Joseph Conrad
At least we men give credit to women where credit is due (at least, my wife must think so when she gives me her credit card bill to pay).
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I get very little credit for my ideas around here.. because they’re never acted upon.
🤣
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Downspouts clog and become useless. Often. I have considered just removing ours all together.
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If I didn’t have a garden bed underneath I wouldn’t care, but half my mulch washed away.
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Downspouts will not help. Refer to my previous response.
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