Seasonal generosity

December 12th, 2011

I’m just back from a trip to Skobieville.

Now Skobieville is a pretty depressing place at the best of times, but on a very wet, windy, grey Winter’s day it is little short of grim.  The only thing about seeing the place on a very wet day is there aren’t so many unemployed skobies hanging around, and the place looks almost tidy [if you ignore all the empty beer cans and chip wrappings blowing in the gutters].

While I was there, I thought it would be an idea to get Herself something for Christmas.

She is not an easy person to buy for that that is putting it mildly.  She has just about everything she needs.  Some blokes buy their missus clothing, but I steer clear of that trap.  Buying clothes for a woman is a chore that is heavily laced with minefields.  Anyhow, she has two full sets of clothing so she can wear one lot while the other is in the wash.  What more would she want? 

Last year I bought her a heater for her shed.  Was she grateful? Was she, hell!  The year before I got her a pair of steel capped boots so she would be more comfortable working in the garden.  Still no gratitude.

After a lot of shopping around without doing any actual shopping, I decided that she was too damned difficult to buy for.  In the end I bought her a packet of fags which in retrospect is damned generous of me.  Have you seen the price of fags in Ireland?  It is a bloody generous present, if you ask me.

I wonder what she is getting me?

I hope it’s something really expensive!

12 Responses to “Seasonal generosity”

  1. Bernard UNITED KINGDOMon 12 Dec 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Hell man, you’re too generous by half. You’ll be giving the rest of us a bad name. 
    Control yourself eh?  

  2. Captain Peacock on 12 Dec 2011 at 5:41 pm

    ‘Heater in your shed’ wait till the save [or is it slave] the planet police get to hear about this another €500 a year carbon tax due.

  3. Grandad IRELANDon 12 Dec 2011 at 6:12 pm

    Bernard – I happen to be rather fond of the old Biddy.  It’s the least she deserves,

    Peacock – You might have a point there.  I had better take it out…..

  4. meltemian BAHRAINon 12 Dec 2011 at 6:26 pm

    Grandad – you’re all heart!
    I bet she’ll get you something equally thoughtful…….at least I hope so.
    We have a way of getting our own back.   

  5. tt UNITED STATESon 12 Dec 2011 at 6:56 pm

    My wife complained she was bored so I sold the washing machine.

  6. Grandad IRELANDon 12 Dec 2011 at 7:06 pm

    Meltemian – “you’re all heart!“   Do you think so?  Do you think she might be embarrassed with my generosity?  I don’t want to overdo it.

    TT – Does she not miss it for the spin-cycle?

  7. Slab IRELANDon 12 Dec 2011 at 7:38 pm

    Whats wrong with nude gardening GD? She’d have a great tan (free and no going to an expensive Tanning parlour) no dirty clothes, no washing, no cost and you might even enjoy the view as she weeds the sprouts.
    http://www.erosblog.com/sex-blog-pictures/gardening-nude.jpg 
     
     

  8. Slab IRELANDon 12 Dec 2011 at 7:38 pm

    http://morethandice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bridezilla-ball-and-chain.png Get her one of these GD. She’ll get hours of ‘fun’ out of it.

  9. Con O'Sullivan UNITED KINGDOMon 12 Dec 2011 at 8:09 pm

    Jayze is it nearly christmas already? I like christmas. It is a time for family. Or at least it reminds me to ring them annually. And I’ve usually cooled down by the time it swings around again. Sure what harm.

  10. Grandad IRELANDon 12 Dec 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Slab – “Whats wrong with nude gardening GD?”  Hah! She’d only scare the local wildlife.  Definitely out of the question.  I might ask Spanner if he can knock up one of those yokes for next year though..

    Con – It only seems like last month since the last one.  Maybe it would have helped if I had bothered to take down the decorations?

  11. tt UNITED STATESon 12 Dec 2011 at 9:52 pm

    “would have helped if I had bothered to take down the decorations”    That’s woman’s work.

  12. Slab IRELANDon 12 Dec 2011 at 10:17 pm

    GD, Nuttin’ like a few good yokes

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