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Silly house rules

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tabbyH · 20/03/2011 20:37

My husband has just emptied our kitchen bin. Apparently this means that I'm not allowed to put anything in it! Not sure what the time frame is until the bin is allowed to be used again... Does anyone else have any peculiar rules?

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onepieceoflollipop · 20/03/2011 20:38

Is there a reason for it? Occasionally I empty ours and then wipe it out with hot water and bleach, and i like to leave it to dry naturally/air for an hour or so.

ask him why?

ddubsgirl · 20/03/2011 20:38

not us but my friend hatd anyone using her front room,she lived in a 2 bed flat and we would have to sit in her kitchen,wasnt too bad but when 8mths preganant and sitting on cold hard floor,not very comfy,couldnt move the next day.

justpaddling · 20/03/2011 20:42

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tabbyH · 20/03/2011 20:46

No he hadn't cleaned it. Just a new bag.

Love the toilet story!

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onepieceoflollipop · 20/03/2011 20:48

I do get a bit if dh changes the bin bag at a silly time. (e.g. we might have had fish for dinner, and before one of us scrapes the plates he puts a clean bag in!)

however I try to keep my mouth shut as it's only a bin bag.

ifancyashandy · 20/03/2011 20:54

My mum used to say 'don't walk on the floors' after she'd cleaned them!!

But Muuuuuum, how am I meant to get about the house?!?!?

Her other one was 'don't get the towels wet'!!!

Tis no wonder I'm a fuck up anal freak little tidy!

Carrotsandcelery · 20/03/2011 20:58

My ddad is the same about the toilet cleaning. They have 3 in their house and it has got to the stage that you are only allowed to use one of them and not on a Monday morning or early afternoon.
I am the same about clean floors too. Everyone hates it when I clean...

strandedpolarbear · 20/03/2011 21:01

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bringonthegoat · 20/03/2011 21:02

No of my house rules are sill as I do things the 'right' way

arfur · 20/03/2011 21:03

My next door neighbour does this - emptys bins on tuesday and by eight am weds morning bin is out front ready for bin men who come on Thurs so is full 48 hours of only being allowed to use one carrier bag instead of bins around house. Makes me and DH laugh EVERY week at poor next door's dh - it drives him crackers!!

tethersend · 20/03/2011 21:09

My friend's dad would allow the telly or the lights to be on, but not both, as it wasted electricity.

Skinit · 20/03/2011 21:13

I'm GOGGLING at this! I am so lax I don't have any rules! Apart from shoes off when you come in.

Which is normal and right and the only way to live as we all know.

tabbyH · 20/03/2011 21:20

I'm getting told off for being a slack wife :) while laughing at these. DH is a much better wife than I am! His mother thinks so too... Never fails to put in little digs. I love her really. Now she does have strange bin habits. I have no idea what rubbish goes where at hers - but certainly not in the bin!

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ziva · 20/03/2011 21:29

lol my mam has towels on the rail in the bathroom.but we are not allowed use them.they are for display or visitors.

ENormaSnob · 20/03/2011 21:37

I do the toilet thing

robotlollypopman · 20/03/2011 21:38

Why did you move to silly house?

Tisallafaff · 20/03/2011 21:43

My DP tells me off for putting things in the bin. It just gets full. Well fancy that.

My dad used to have a rule that tissues should be used for at least two nose blows before being discarded.

Ginabraz · 20/03/2011 21:45

No wet towels on the bed and squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom of the tube.

ChippingInMistressSteamMop · 20/03/2011 21:47

Too many to list here - you'd hate living with me

4FoxAche · 20/03/2011 21:52

Ginabraz. That's not silly, that's just common sense.

ivykaty44 · 20/03/2011 21:53

Yes my mum used to have umbrellas for best - they where to use when it wasn't raining or likely to rain

muminthecity · 20/03/2011 21:56

My heart sank a little the other day when I found myself having to announce our new house rule - no farting at the dinner table. My 5 year old DD was most upset by this, apparently it is a major inconvenience to have to leave the room to fart during dinner

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theyoungvisiter · 20/03/2011 21:59

Does anyone remember that weird thread about people who flushed all their food scrapings down the toilet? And there were people posting on that going "I thought this was normal"

So maybe that's tabbyh's MIL's secret

No house rules at mine. Apart from I Am Always Right. Even when I'm not.

Slambang · 20/03/2011 22:02

My mum insists that all downstairs curtains must be opened before she goes to bed to be ready for the morning. Does anyone else do that?

ChippingInMistressSteamMop · 20/03/2011 22:05

TYV - OMG - NO... really? I missed that thread - no it's not bloody normal! Weirdo's.

Slambang - errrr no....

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