Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Can't remember ever having a prefixed rant before, so heres one. We gave her a 32" crt TV a few years back...totally free. It stopped working a year or so later, and cost them £100 or so to fix. I was unaware of this till just now. A few months ago, they bought a 6 month old 28" LCD from my son for £200. Just a few minutes ago, I took a call from her and she told me the LCD had stopped working a few weeks back and she'd had it repaired at a cost of £250. She then asked me to give her the money for the repair, as my son had sold her a dud. I took it quite well and explained that things didn't go that way...she then told me that as I had paid for the old crt to be repaired all those years ago, she assumed I would do the same again...WTF ?, I didn't pay for that, my wife must have done behind my back. She wasn't going to give in, and ramped up my already dodgy blood pressure by telling me she would take the £250 out of the £600 we had lent her last month....WTF WTF ??, WHAT £600 ?. Something else I had no knowledge of...Don't worry she said, when they die, we can have the swiss chalet style shed in their garden...thats worth £15,000....WTF WTF WTF ???, £15K for a shed ? And she's tapping my wife behind my back for a loan ?. I'd started steaming by then, but then she ended the phone call by saying if I didnt have the money for the TV repair right now, we could give it to her as a Christmas present....and they wouldn't be expecting anything else....and then she asked me what time we should meet in Bournemouth next saturday as my wife had promised we would treat them to Harry Ramsdens and the Aquarium.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Maybe she's meant to go for a swim in said aquarium. Does it have big fish with nasty sharp teeth at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 LOL I've said it before and I'll say it again Ewen - you really need to get a grip of her indoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I know someone who could make her "disappear" for a small one off payment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 LOL I've said it before and I'll say it again Ewen - you really need to get a grip of her indoors. Round the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 I know someone who could make her "disappear" for a small one off payment Can I get discount as he would only have to cut off and dispose of only one leg ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Just a quick check Ewen... you don't hold a firearms licence do you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Just a quick check Ewen... you don't hold a firearms licence do you?? I'm far more subtle than that. I'm going to out-live her to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 i'm far more subtle than that. I'm going to out-live her to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Spoken to the wife yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 She's (hopefully soon) an angel really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 she looks like trouble lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 She's (hopefully soon) an angel really Is that a cat on her head ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Families and money don't mix, I got a call from my sister in law about nine months back, nearly in tears asking for a £300 loan to pay off a £1500 banks loan she had got 18mths before WITHOUT my brothers knowledge (wtf !). She hadn't kept up the repayments and they were threatening legal action. I transferred the cash and have seen only £50 of it back in 9 mths! It's not the money but the deception to my brother, at the end of the day he probably saw none of the money she borrowed and she was so vague as to why she took the loan out in the first place. It annoys me as I can't get too angry with her for not paying me back as I'm now involved in the lies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Is she a previously undiscovered womble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Is she a previously undiscovered womble? LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Is that a cat on her head ? No, its Supragals avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 is she a previously undiscovered womble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Is she a previously undiscovered womble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcol Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 i bought myself one of these they are only £10 but who knows it may work, its a mother-in-law voodoo doll complete with pins:D and you get a free keyring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 She's (hopefully soon) an angel really she must be betting to much on the horses with john mccridick:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Brett Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Your mother in law sounds like an unreasonable nightmare, and sorry to say it, but it sounds like the wife needs to trust you and speak to you more often, rather than keeping secrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 As someone previously said, money and family don't mix! We've had a lot of greif from family members arguing over a recently departed's money and possesions. It really saddens me that all they care about is what they get out of a death. You need to have words with your mrs and find out what she's been giving them behind your back. It's one thing giving someone a TV, but paying for repairs on it is another! I think the mother in law comes to expect your mrs to pay for things and lend them money now, as she has probably done it so many times in the past? Your mother in law needs to wake up, and your mrs needs to stop giving all your money away! You'll be finding yourself in a financial crisis at some point down the line and wonder where all your money has gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Your mother in law sounds like an unreasonable nightmare, and sorry to say it, but it sounds like the wife needs to trust you and speak to you more often, rather than keeping secrets. Quite right. I've always given them too much leeway when making allowances...Mother in Laws from Yorkshire, as all the worst ones are. Some would say its not really her fault. As for the wife, I don't tell her how I spend my money...some would say its only fair that she doesn't tell me how she spends my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Serious breakdown in communication..... Get the divorce proceedings started!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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