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Multitasking fallacy.

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#1 ·
All this about women being able to multitask and men can't is a loada cobblers as far as I can see.
From my own observation women get distracted as they start one job and then go onto the next completely forgetting about the first job. Then they have the cheek to tell us mere males they are brilliant and we are useless. Repeat often enough and we come to believe this fallacy.

I came home the other day and almost fell over the vacuum spread across the floor, saw the ironing board up and the iron still plugged in, shopping half unpacked, fridge door open and my wife was out deadheading.??

Ray.
 
#4 ·
No chance Dave. She is far too busy creating/starting more jobs for herself.

Ray.
 
#5 ·
Mine multitasks very well. Long, long ago she promoted herself to Obergruppenfurher and thus dispenses orders. She then effortlessly demonstrates her multitasking skills by simultaneously being the big cheese, supervising officer and quality controller.
 
#6 ·
This morning, started bread dough, made breakfast, cleared breakfast, washed up, continued with bread dough, made the bed, cleaned Motleys teeth, put bread, 4 loaves, in the oven, did the the ironing, put the world to rights in between and played with Motley. Now I will make lunch.
 
#7 ·
ray

i thought that was what multitasking was

im sure she had them all in hand


letting the vacuum cool down
waiting for the iron to get to a constant tempriture
shopping can wait till it needs to go into the fridge after it has been defrosted

and dead heading so that you will be pleased that she has been busy while you have been out with all those women you are looking after

look after her

barry
 
#8 ·
Yes Barry, thats the kinda reply I get if I dare question the chaos.
But I am constantly being told there can only be one captain of the ship and thats me. Then I am instructed what to do and how to do it.???

Ray.
 
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#10 ·
Yep, frequently Jan. Then I am put in my place as no one listens to my answer.

Ray.
 
#13 ·
Nooooooooo Jan. I blame the dad for giving in and leaving us all with a family dominated by women who think they are right cos there was never any dispute.


Ray.
 
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#14 · (Edited)
Sometimes we gals do know something better than you blokes.
I have a good for instance at this very moment.
I came in from cutting the grass, we'll weeds really because the grass is deader than a dead thing, no rain for weeks and all dried up, anyway I digress, there was Hans trying to remove burnt on oil from an old electric chain saw he is `doing up´ he was using a spade screw driver to do this task, I says "why not use the old hob scraper I gave you ages ago´ he says it will be too big, but tried anyway and hey presto, the black covering of oil comes off and in 5 minutes he had cleaned off enough with the old hob scraper to make it look respectable,
The moral of this story chaps, don't take it for granted blonds are dumb. :grin2: some of us
aren´t. :laugh:

Spade screw driver v hob scraper
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I couldnt agree more Barry. Today I had to reload Firefox on OH's laptop which he hadn't used for 6 months. Went and made lunch and ate it while it was downloading via the thin straw which is used as broadband here.

I firmly subscribe to the principle of 'pink jobs and blue jobs'.

Blue jobs include bin duty, dishwasher duty, washing machine duty, his ironing, basic grocery shopping, repair anything that requires tools, phone for handyman, gardener and car washing supervision. etc.

Pink jobs - money management, birthday cards and gifts, disposing of personal garments which are past their sell-by-date, repair and alter clothes, acknowledge missives from family, bathrooms and toilets, cooking, buying fancy foods and complementary items for the basics, planning 'her' motorhome trips, sort out defaulting suppliers, insurance companies, receiver, technology training and management, change sheets and towels on cue, etc.etc

Funny my list seems to be twice as long!!:frown2:
 
#19 ·
Well how lucky is she that you notice Ray

I iron but struggle to put down the ironing board , which involves holding in a clip whilst folding it

It’s in the utility room , and you need to squeeze past it to get into the toilet

Which he does

Eventually he says have you finished with it

He’ll clean the kitchen, but only the visual bits

Cupboard doors ect don’t count as visual , dish washer is obviously not, they are closed

So many jobs are under the radar

As I wash up, clean sides, prepare the meal and cook the hounds meals , check the washing machine , mop floors , clean windows, water the indoor plants , and hoover and dust

Clean toilets and bedrooms

When I explode he says leave the bedrooms , do them tomorrow

And goes back to water the plants , and chopping his ever growing collected logs with my grandson

Who incidentally is paid by the hour

So I need to throw in lunch as well

Mind you the garden is beautiful

Sandra
 
#20 ·
Yes Sandra. I also do all the jobs that go unnoticed until they don't work.
Yes gardening and watering is a full time job for anyone. So I appreciate that.

Ray.
 
#26 ·
Luckily for you Jan

Like me you are retired

I imagine you have some pension or savings supporting you both

As we have

Barry is the same age as my son

He needs his health

Me I can stagger around like a pregnant duck

And still have enough money to live on

Sandra
 
#29 ·
Don't get me started Ray, don't get me wrong, I like wimmin, we should have two, then at least some blokes will have a happy life, but when did they get so uppity about everything, most of them are okay around the house, but they think this entitles them to know everything about everything else, they talk down to us, make jokes at our expense (try doing that to them) they have mood swings any clock would be proud of, seem to get worse as they age too.

I'll step back now >:) >:)
 
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#32 ·
They mostly do know everything Kev

Never make jokes about the opposite sex

Why would they?

The truth serves well enough

Sandra
Well we let you think you do to avoid an argument Sandra >:) >:) >:)
 
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#34 ·
Well you say that but, how fair would it be to win against an unarmed person >:) >:) there is no defence against female logic, as it is simply flawed.
 
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Ooowppsss Kev. Living dangerously again. We all know you can't run very fast so I would take care.

Ray.
 
#36 ·
Nah I fear no pain, besides she'll have a drink shortly and I'll be either forgiven or forgotten, anyway I like to have a pop at wimmin, lord knows it must be my turn now.

Come on Sandy lass, get on with it, you know you want to & the suspense is killing me >:) >:)
 
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