Idiot Of The Month Award

[Barmaid]

I am in two minds as to whom to award the March accolade to - its a difficult choice between Mr BM and son of Mr BM or me for putting up with it.

1) Mr BM made up some cables to link his stereo to him amp and to his blu ray player. 30 minutes after he had turned said system on the electricity went off. He dashed in the kitchen to me and shouted "What have you done?". I was actually filling up a bucket of water to wash the floor. Of course the electricity going off MUST be linked to something I did and not his dodgy cables.

2) He cleared the dining room table on Friday night in an inebriated state and accidentally chucked out one of my very rare and very expensive silver georgian teaspoons. I had to go through the bin - whereupon I found the spoon and also one of my shattered crystal champagne flutes which he had omitted to mention.

3) I noticed that the soap dispenser in the downstairs loo was dispensing quite thin and watery "Soap". Turns out, son of Mr BM has been taught by his mother to top it up with water every time he uses it "to make it last longer". Apparently, he also does this with shampoo and shower gel bottles. Consequently, when I go into his bathroom and randomly shake the bottles to see if I need to add them to the shop, they feel full. He has been bathing in just water for about 3 months.

Over to you, whilst I go for a lie down in a dark room.............

[humbersloop]

for you bm, the sun's most definitely already over the yardarm ;)

[Canary42]

Certainly both very strong contenders, but I think the son just edges it :-)

[humbersloop]

is mum of son of mr BM not in the running - sounds like a racing cert to me

[tonyav]

Hey BM, did the son get Mr BM with an April fool trick ?.

[Barmaid]

Mum probably ought to be her "money saving" ideas are almost legendary in this house.

No the little ******* got me instead. I didn't sleep at all well last night so treated myself to a lie in. I got up late morning and trapsed bleary eyed into the living room hugging a cup of coffee.

"Hey BM" says son of Mr BM (with a look of horror on his face) "Don't move"
"why?" I groan
"There's an enormous spider on the chair behind you".

Of course I nearly **** myself and was almost catatonic with fear. He has been walking round all day giggling and saying "ha ha April Fool".

[tonyav]

LOL @ BM, it back fired then, sounds like Mr BM got to him before you.

[Barmaid]

I think he thought of that one all by himself because I had said to him last night it was April Fool's day. I don't know whether he got his dad as well.

[murraymints]

I think Mr bm and my oh were separated at birth....lol

[B00]

Think the son deserves a medal, he's not an idiot, he's being thrifty, a kid after my own heart!

[humbersloop]

I think mr BM might be lucky to make it through to April's awards at this rate;)

[tonyav]

You shouldn't have told son it was April fools day until this morning BM.

[Barmaid]

They both make me die laughing because they are just plain daft.

Yesterday's convo with son of Mr BM:

Son: ASBO is sleeping on your dressing gown, BM
Me: Yes I know, he likes it because it smells of me. And it smells a little bit of Dad cos dad sometimes borrows it
Son: Is Dad gay then?

B00 - it is only so far you can push the "water in the soap/shower gel/shampoo" trick.................

[Barmaid]

Actually, son of Mr BM could be right.

He's just put Olivia Neutron Bomb on the stereo..............

[anneasquith]

bm...........even as a non drinker of alcohol. one word WINE . enjoy :)

[anneasquith]

oh is gay......... one word VODKA :)

[Barmaid]

lol, Anne - I can't give you TWO best answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pmsl.

[Brinjal]

There's one in every family. Unfortunately you have two. It's wine o clock somewhere drink up

[Barmaid]

I just got him a corker. Went out to collect the eggs. Struggling through the back door I was cursing at the lack of help and so shouted "Mr BM, catch". He looked at me in horror as I launched an egg at him. His face was a picture.

He didnt know it was my dummy rubber egg that I used to encourage my girls to lay in the nest box when they first came into lay.

Son of Mr BM is now laughing and saying "ha ha Dad is an April Fool".

[joko]

i don't water shampoo, but i do with hand soap, as its usually very thick, and you can often almost double it ... but hes clearly not realised you have to stop somewhere.
not sure why he'd think you ad to top it up every single time...
and also he is just doing what hes been told - he didnt cook the idea up himself

but i guess its better than being careless and wasteful like most young people.

many have no concept that these things don't magically appear around the house and think there is never ending supply...

re the idiot - id say your hubby, with his refusal to accept the the problem was caused by him, and the fact that to try to deflect the blame he had a go at you.

[humbersloop]

one way or another, those chickens are worth their weight in gold BM