tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post4279338722346964257..comments2024-03-17T17:05:49.970+01:00Comments on My Life in Flip Flops: Love me love my carJennyffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-41854182864061826912011-12-13T20:48:39.588+01:002011-12-13T20:48:39.588+01:00That does sound a bit rude. Indeed, when one loves...That does sound a bit rude. Indeed, when one loves a car (and a person), they shouldn't get angry about every speck of dirt the car runs into. Instead, one should enjoy the process of cleaning it on a regular basis.Tyra Shortinohttp://www.rayskillmanchevrolet.com/section/secondary/auto-finance-specials/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-11624719494877242642010-02-22T15:07:43.874+01:002010-02-22T15:07:43.874+01:00At 23 years of marriage for us, believe me when I ...At 23 years of marriage for us, believe me when I say, you gotta hit him where it hurts...if you know what i mean....and I think you do. HA!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-67269742211230757872010-02-18T14:09:13.962+01:002010-02-18T14:09:13.962+01:00Boys and their toys! My husband is quite the oppo...Boys and their toys! My husband is quite the opposite - I have to beg him to get the car washed (we go to one of those drive-thrus or handy d-i-y car wash establishments). And of course in this sort of weather the car never gets washed for a good couple months...what's the point? It'll only get dirty again!Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-39183586596421755512010-02-18T03:19:13.081+01:002010-02-18T03:19:13.081+01:00Oh Jenny this was hysterical to read ( but not to ...Oh Jenny this was hysterical to read ( but not to go through, I'm sure!)<br /><br />Thankfully my husband is not too obsessive about a clean car ..so hard to keep it clean here even if it is just parked in front of the house!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-22139793405321657262010-02-18T00:25:21.679+01:002010-02-18T00:25:21.679+01:00Mud on the car? One of life's little mysterie...Mud on the car? One of life's little mysteries. Just like the crumbs that appeared on the kitchen floor after the mister here had swept it.Lizhttp://www.lovethosecupcakes.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-22974706783994820122010-02-17T23:07:19.419+01:002010-02-17T23:07:19.419+01:00Oh dear, sounds like you are well and truly miffed...Oh dear, sounds like you are well and truly miffed at Mr FF, hope he eats a big slice of humble pie......I didn't think the car looked that bad, that's just normal winter motoring dirt:-) Hopefully Cupid has visited you and restored harmonyMariehttp://missmariesmiscellany.typepad.co.uk/miss_maries_miscellany/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-61748284679717460282010-02-17T21:26:13.433+01:002010-02-17T21:26:13.433+01:00You will probably never visit my blog again - my ...You will probably never visit my blog again - my husband actually washed my car at the weekend!cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-19733622048316207522010-02-17T14:49:29.360+01:002010-02-17T14:49:29.360+01:00Did the car not get dirty when all the snow you ha...Did the car not get dirty when all the snow you had recently melted and became slushy then?<br /><br />I don't suppose he even knew the date did he?LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-24159878160184662772010-02-17T10:49:56.949+01:002010-02-17T10:49:56.949+01:00Miserable s*d.
You should put him as a strong c...Miserable s*d. <br /><br />You should put him as a strong contender for the next grumpy old man award.. <br /><br />If he winges about a little mud, can you imagine what would happen if you scratched it!!! Ooooh, doesn't bear thinking about.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301111533651873708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-75169338380950294102010-02-17T00:14:07.651+01:002010-02-17T00:14:07.651+01:00Oh, this really made me chuckle out loud!!
I th...Oh, this really made me chuckle out loud!! <br /><br />I think it's the same with the shower - Mr Z&Z thinks that somehow it all magically gets cleaned up every week or so (that would be the same magic that empties the bins / puts out more loo rolls / pairs up socks .....Zannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327026800056088954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-59595865752851193592010-02-16T18:51:13.878+01:002010-02-16T18:51:13.878+01:00Oh dear, they do get so precious about their cars,...Oh dear, they do get so precious about their cars, don't they?! Your laundry analogy is still making me chuckle - I must remember that one for future use!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-19892633848182235522010-02-16T17:10:20.777+01:002010-02-16T17:10:20.777+01:00Oh dear, oh dear! If only *they* had more to worry...Oh dear, oh dear! If only *they* had more to worry about sometimes. Hope he's over it now. Nice heart, all the same! Rossnoopydogknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471735246770038610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-37282605089095214152010-02-16T16:02:41.426+01:002010-02-16T16:02:41.426+01:00Oh dear!! Not a good weekend!!
We live in Canada ...Oh dear!! Not a good weekend!!<br /><br />We live in Canada on a dirt road and between the snow, ice and dirt from sanding the road, we are lucky if we can see out the car windows most days!!<br />Sound to me as if MrFF is spoiled!!! :)ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380296569508243613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-5800427785109198262010-02-16T15:48:46.535+01:002010-02-16T15:48:46.535+01:00Lol, please ask Mr FF on my behalf why he bought a...Lol, please ask Mr FF on my behalf why he bought a white car in the first place if he has such a dislike of mud and dirt? And secondly, please tell him to apply his high and mighty morals to his study!! You have my sympathies as I married an Engineer too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-82629288798255980512010-02-16T14:19:04.269+01:002010-02-16T14:19:04.269+01:00Sounds like my hubby. If I ever report a fault wi...Sounds like my hubby. If I ever report a fault with the car - like a knocking etc, he also starts on with the "what have you been doing to it? " speech!!!!!!! Men are wierd!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-69220933321160340082010-02-16T13:54:40.344+01:002010-02-16T13:54:40.344+01:00Well, what a Valentine surprise... heavens! Mr. FF...Well, what a Valentine surprise... heavens! Mr. FF sounds like my Father--one who is very obsessive about his car. I think my Mother got the same Valentine last year... LOL!Happily my hubby is very relaxed about cars in general and ours too. At least is was mud on your car, which can be washed off...and not something "worse"... Oh, dear! Hope you'll get that sweet Valentine's Day yet, Jenny! :o) ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-75549997684967951682010-02-16T13:33:31.939+01:002010-02-16T13:33:31.939+01:00I couln't stop laughing. Lucky me Mr.FF doesn&...I couln't stop laughing. Lucky me Mr.FF doesn't see my car and Mr.Alfazema doesn't care. My car is never clean inside and out, except when it rains and washes it. Inside it always has crumbs and empty packs of milk and biscuits. Once in a while I clean it.<br />I hope it makes you feel better. You must be sure: your car is clean!<br />AlfazemaP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713616744985615258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-36947302967106734882010-02-16T11:44:01.019+01:002010-02-16T11:44:01.019+01:00What a pickle! At least he cares about his car. Mr...What a pickle! At least he cares about his car. Mr P wouldn't let me take our car to the car wash in case it damaged the paintwork, but then again he kept forgetting to hand wash it. Therefore it was almost a year to the day that we bought the car that it got cleaned! Yuck! xPinkCathttp://pinkcatcustardandcake.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-70229423121289848522010-02-16T11:02:05.841+01:002010-02-16T11:02:05.841+01:00I think I would either have deliberately gone and ...I think I would either have deliberately gone and thrown mud at his precious car, or else handed him bucket and cleaning cloths. If my husband were that precious about cars or anything other than me, we wouldn't still be together after 34 years I can tell you!pinkfairygranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497901949136714254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-64157792926563971612010-02-16T10:10:28.043+01:002010-02-16T10:10:28.043+01:00Unbelievable, ha ha!
He should see our car, I can...Unbelievable, ha ha!<br /><br />He should see our car, I can't remember when either of us last washed it.andamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338225798888415276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-32592434641762830012010-02-16T10:10:05.558+01:002010-02-16T10:10:05.558+01:00Oh dear! And I do know what you mean. And its ...Oh dear! And I do know what you mean. And its not just cars!!<br /><br />Hang in there - and take your friend out again, I\m sure its as much your car as his!Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-50935137001481359172010-02-16T10:02:42.915+01:002010-02-16T10:02:42.915+01:00Oh dear, poor you. Sorry you didn't have Cupid...Oh dear, poor you. Sorry you didn't have Cupid's arrows firing between you this weekend. Men can be so precious about their cars can't they? Hope things improve quickly. xxjosiekittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785710144572421726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-8168521110260753522010-02-16T09:19:34.471+01:002010-02-16T09:19:34.471+01:00Honestly men and their cars. They need to get a gr...Honestly men and their cars. They need to get a grip.<br /><br />If you live in the country, you get mud on the car. Full stop. I've lost count of the number of huge potholes we splash in and out of on a daily basis. Can you imagine if a large one you'd gone into had *gasp* splashed water up on a side window? *shudder* <br /><br />You sound as if you were a great deal more patient than I would have been. I don't think I would have answered any of the questions. If I was feeling extra specially miffed I might have gone out and put muddy handprints on the bonnet too just be childish. <br /><br />Sorry your V-Day nosedived like that.steelkittenhttp://steelkitten.typepad.com/steel_kitten/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-76964523607802956122010-02-16T08:48:30.011+01:002010-02-16T08:48:30.011+01:00Men *rolling eyes*
I sometimes wonder if they'...Men *rolling eyes*<br /><br />I sometimes wonder if they'd like to put tracker devices onto us to see excatly what we do during the day.<br /><br />40 years of marriage! I thought I was doing well @ almost 20 years.VintageVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468973681066716805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080816235590144089.post-91397682038492460792010-02-16T00:45:06.868+01:002010-02-16T00:45:06.868+01:00Oh dear. Hang in there. Bathrooms and cars get dir...Oh dear. Hang in there. Bathrooms and cars get dirty. Everything has to be cleaned over and over. That's life, right? Just postpone Valentine's Day for a few more days--I'm sure you'll have a good one when the time comes!!Karenhttp://4badbill.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com