To think this is a ridiculous excuse from DH

[weaselwomble]

Lighthearted, although I am annoyed.
We bought a new oven a few weeks ago, and when we got it home the door was shattered. It finally got repaired this week and DH has fitted it today.
I've asked him to turn it on as I can't make head nor tail of the instructions, so it's preheating for dinner. (I'll get to grips with the instructions I'm not completely useless).
I've just gone to put dinner in and there's glass all over the bottom. I asked DH did he not think to clean that out earlier/before it got hot and his response was "what did you expect me to do, it'll shred my fingers" 🙄
By that logic that glass must stay there forever then, no? Because as an adult you couldn't possibly think of using a dustpan and brush, a cloth etc...
I just think that's a bit of a lame excuse and I'd rather he just said "I didn't think, sorry".
I'm a barmaid who is used to picking up glass with my hands though so maybe that's skewing my thinking, and I'm also irritable today so happy to be told I am unreasonable 😁

[NYnachos]

YANBU he's being an arse. You don't leave a load of broken glass around. If he forgot he should apologise.

[Wolfiefan]

So he wanted you to shred yours instead? Is he normally such a lazy job dodging twunt?

[user7784624235]

his response was "what did you expect me to do, it'll shred my fingers"

What did he expect you to do?!

[Sunshinegirl82]

I'd have said "gosh you're right. Best switch it off, we won't be able to use it until we work out what to do!"

[ferrier]

He was getting the oven ready quickly so dinner can go in. If the glass is on the bottom it can be cleared up later.

[KatharinaRosalie]

so he expected YOU to shred your fingers.

[weaselwomble]

Yes it must be OK for me to do it I guess.
He's not lazy as such he just doesn't think quite a lot of the time. We have issues similar to this quite often.
No it doesn't matter hugely, I do realise that. I'll clean it up later when the ovens cooled down.
My issue is just that that's not really a valid excuse as an adult, and it (as usual) leaves it to me to sort it out.

[CameronG]

Hoover

[Heismyopendoor]

So you think what he said was ok then @ferrier?

[Greysparkles]

Did it not occur the either of you over the few weeks it took to replace the clean the glass??

[monkeymonkey2010]

He's not lazy as such he just doesn't think quite a lot of the time
He manages to 'think' perfectly fine when at work though huh?

He's probably used to his mum and other women running round 'thinking' for him.....you're just the latest slave to this bullshit.

[Lunde]

He doesn't know what a dustpan and brush is for?

[KatharinaRosalie]

I'll clean it up later

And his plan succeeded. Ignore shit you don't want to do, wife will do it.

[Wolfiefan]

Yep. He’s choosing not to think. So you have to. This task is beneath him. Arrogant bugger. Hope you got him to do it.

[Eckhart]

In that sort of situation I think I'd be putting the ball back in his court. Accept what he says (re finger shredding or whatever the rubbish excuse is), and then say to him 'What do you think we should do about it, then?'

[AssangesCat]

Suggest he looks in the phone book or on-line for some sort of specialist who removes glass from ovens, insist on listening in when he calls.

[MsChatterbox]

@sunshinegirl82 made me chuckle

[handbagsatdawn33]

Ermm...
Surely a new oven should have been provided by the retailer?
I would not have accepted a repair.

[weaselwomble]

@Greysparkles it's been at my dad's until today as we didn't have room to store it. Also when the engineer removed the original door more glass would have gone everywhere anyway.

[weaselwomble]

@handbagsatdawn33 yes, I wouldn't have either 😑 DH had my bank card to get the oven while I was at work, took it back to the store when he realised it was shattered, and for some reason accepted the repair which has taken weeks rather than demanding a new oven there and then . It was all done by the time I got home unfortunately and he was down as the contact so 🤷‍♀️

[SeigneurLapindeGrantham]

Isn't it safety glass though? Doesn't it break into non sharp-like bits so you don't get cut. Odd he didn't think to clear it up first.

[1forsorrow]

And his plan succeeded. Ignore shit you don't want to do, wife will do it. Bit like husband having to do manly things like fitting the new door and reading the instructions which are probably written in man talk.

[yellowallpaper]

What a twat

[weaselwomble]

Husband didn't fit the new door 🙄 husband fitted the oven. I also have read the instructions which is why I said I don't understand them rather than just "I don't know how the oven works".
You'll also maybe note the bit in my OP where I said I'll figure them out.

[RedskyAtnight]

I'm guessing he didn't even realise there was broken glass at the bottom. And tbh i'd expect whoever fitted the door to have cleaned this up!