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I've just deliberately sent my husband on a wild goose chase

532 replies

GooseyGooseyWander · 01/09/2021 22:29

I may or may not have changed some details of said hobby and equipment.

He has a 'hobby' that he is obsessed with. Let's call it wild goose chasing. He watches YouTube videos about wild goose chasing, he reads magazines about wild goose chasing, he has all the gear ('infrared', 'thermal imaging' etc) and likes to go out wild goose chasing on a regular basis.

Recently he hasn't been wild goose chasing due to some disillusionment with his level of success in wild goose chasing and the lack of presence of gooses in the local area. This means every night, for many hours he has talked to me about wild goose chasing. Reads out bits from magazines to me. Talks endlessly. Listens to goose chasing videos in bed and comments on goose chasing techniques.

Tonight I went out on a run and happened to see a wild goose in an unusual location.

Nonchalantly told DH about it and would you know it, off his own back he's excitedly gone out to chase said wild goose.

I've now had two hours of mumsnetting and watching MAFS UK without someone talking about gooses through it. I expect DH is still delightedly crawling around on his hands and knees with his thermal imaging goggles looking for said wild goose.

Only I didn't see a wild goose.

AIBU?

AIBU to see it again tomorrow?

OP posts:
liveforsummer · 02/09/2021 06:37

[quote PlanDeRaccordement]@SleepingStandingUp

It isn't bullying. She mentioned in passing she saw a goose, he wanted to go look for the goose. She didn't make him go out.

But she lied. She never saw a goose. She lied to him for her own amusement because she knew he’d want to go and look for the goose. Now she’s sitting at home having a laugh while he’s out looking for a goose that doesn’t exist. That’s bullying. Sorry I do not find this funny at all.[/quote]
But, it's given him the nudge he needed to reignite the passion. He enjoyed himself instead of moping and wants to go out tomorrow. If it have been written in a less humorous way I'm sure you'd have objected less.

Is it fishing? 🎣? Deer 🦌 stalking? Otter 🦦 watching?

StillWalking · 02/09/2021 06:30

Utter brilliance on your part OP. Star

TubeOfSmarties · 02/09/2021 06:23

"It's balanced out by the times I actually have seen a goose and not told him because I don't want him distracted from important family stuff. "

He goes to all this effort to see gooses and you just spot them all the time without trying? 😆

BrendaBulldog · 02/09/2021 05:38

It's got to be foxes.

Motherofalittledragon · 02/09/2021 05:29

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 LEGEND.

SteppinOutwithMyBaby · 02/09/2021 05:01

Spotlighting for wombats/wallabies escaped from local zoos.

Damnloginpopup · 02/09/2021 04:10

I went for a wild goose chase on Orkney for orcas and then risso dolphins in July. There were loads of people all driving around on wild goose chase too. But it was Orkney so it wasn't like there was much else to do except go down to twatt

blisstwins · 02/09/2021 03:40

Probably fair enough!

whatsthpoint · 02/09/2021 03:40

@justasking111

OH hobby means that he's out most days either enjoying the hobby or faffing around prepping for the hobby. I give a sigh of relief sit down with a cuppa and a book once he's gone. He's caught me a couple of times by doubling back because he's forgotten phone or something he needs for his hobby.
Caught you? So you can't have some leisure time while he does?
1forAll74 · 02/09/2021 03:15

Well, if it's all in the open air this hobby, it might be quite healthy for him. I was thinking star gazing with a telescope..

FlibbertyGiblets · 02/09/2021 03:15

@wordsareveryunnecessary

Sounds like a ghost hunter. Does he habe an EMF detector ?
Now that is "unbelievable" Grin
Whitegrenache · 02/09/2021 03:12

Got to be a beater / shooter looking for grouse? Their is a low amount this year on the moors in the north

StrangeAddiction · 02/09/2021 03:07

I reckon he's looking for Big Cats!

Op I know the pain of being spoken to about hobbies/news/cars/sport etc etc and I just always do the "hmmm yeah" "really" "that's good/bad/exciting" but really I DON'T FUCKING CARE STOP TALKING AT ME!!!! And breathe....

Susannahmoody · 02/09/2021 02:49

Not bats.

I mean he is, but that's not the hobby.

GrinWine

Suzi888 · 02/09/2021 02:35

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Brilliant

Jenasaurus · 02/09/2021 02:35

Actually its 6th October the day dedicated to this hobby this year if I am right

Jenasaurus · 02/09/2021 02:34

Without giving it away is there a week at the end of June dedicated to this hobby?

Time40 · 02/09/2021 02:34

Oh come on, OP - you have to tell us what it is!

Jenasaurus · 02/09/2021 02:30

Oh I was wrong - googled fox spotting and this appeared

Black Foxes UK CIC was set up to record sightings of melanistic and unusually coloured foxes in the UK in order to assist in locating and recapturing escaped pets, whilst also establishing the degree of coat polymorphism seen naturally in the UK and beyond.
All foxy sightings UK & worldwide welcome! 🦊🐺 See less

theThreeofWeevils · 02/09/2021 02:29

I was going to raise you a Dusky Thorn but the photo would be too outing!
Only if it were on a bicycle, though.

Jenasaurus · 02/09/2021 02:29

Can these geese only be spotted at night? I would say fox spotting, but there are so many foxes around these days and I dont think there are fox spotting magazines are there?

Neves7 · 02/09/2021 02:23

Some form of fishing?

Travelledtheworld · 02/09/2021 01:58

Big Cat spotting ?

WineInTheBlood · 02/09/2021 01:27

@blisstwins

It is funny, but mean. I would feel humiliated if my partner did this to me.
Yeeeah, but he won't feel humiliated because he'll never know. For these kind of 'hobby' type people, looking for the goose is the fun bit. He's off our enjoying himself, so no harm done.
violetbunny · 02/09/2021 01:15

As the partner of a very avid birdwatcher (who has been on many actual wild goose chases!) I salute you.