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

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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:
chillied · 01/09/2021 22:31

I can't imagine what the actual hobby is!

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 01/09/2021 22:31

Can we play guess the hobby?

My bet is Extreme Ironing... and you saw someone doing it while paddleboarding on a canal.

LittleOwl153 · 01/09/2021 22:31
Grin
HeartShapedBalloon · 01/09/2021 22:31

Brilliant! 😂

BoattoBolivia · 01/09/2021 22:31

GrinGrinGrinGrin

IWasBornInAThunderstorm · 01/09/2021 22:30

Hahahaha perfect 👌

Whattheschitt · 01/09/2021 22:30

You deserve a medal for this. LEGEND 😂

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