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Omg such anality from pil. Come and share your anal behaviour stories (lighthearted)

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ledkr · 05/01/2013 11:04

We are with pil at present and they are very sweet but so bloody uptight about everything.
Bil has been away for a week so he left car with pil so that it "wasn't left in the street" it has a steering lock on and fil takes it for a drive each day! The car is an old banger worth about two hundred quid.
Kids can't even eat a banana without a table cloth,mat and plate Hmm
Leaving the house to walk to shops is a major ordeal. Costs hats gloves change of shoes everything switched off at the wall last minute run upstairs for wallets. I could have been there and back.
So I'm asking you to entertain me with similar stories to help me through the day.

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Hassled · 05/01/2013 11:25

SIL, sorry

Hassled · 05/01/2013 11:24

My FIL refuses to buy anything online (although he uses the internet quite happily) because there is a 100% certainty that his bank account will be emptied by fraudsters as soon as he does. What he does instead is get DIL to order stuff online for him and then posts her a cheque - barking mad.

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ledkr · 05/01/2013 11:21

They are bickering now as they prepare lunch. Fil is counting carrots into a casserole.
I have a long day ahead and now have a migraine coming probably caffeine withdrawal as they have all de caf.
I am also hungry due to having a regimented early and meagre breakfast.
As soon as fil goes out I can remember I need syndol and take dds up for coffee and cake mmmmm

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Cantbelieveitsnotbutter · 05/01/2013 11:16

It's how cars used to be though, especially in winter. Old habits die hard!

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ledkr · 05/01/2013 11:16

I want to walk to the shops to get some decent caffeinated coffee as I'm having withdrawals but can't bear fils wittering and he needs to go up for veg! I

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Tee2072 · 05/01/2013 11:15

Whenever my father in law pays for anything by card, he then checks his wallet 5 or 6 times to make sure he put it back. So far as I know he has never left it anywhere ever, so it's not to make sure he doesn't do it again or anything.

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ledkr · 05/01/2013 11:10

galifrey isn't that odd? It must be exhausting for them

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ledkr · 05/01/2013 11:09

Ha ha oh yes that really would have been anal. Though mil does run out to the car with hand held vacuum cleaner as soon as they get back.

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gallifrey · 05/01/2013 11:08

Last christmas when im in laws came to stay for a week my dfil started the car up every day and left it running to charge the battery. It was only a couple of months old!

StaceymReadyForNumber3 · 05/01/2013 11:06

It just took me a while trying to work out why your kids needed a tablecloth in the car Confused Grin

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