Who gets to have the milk?

[LumpyMcBentface]

The fucking kids have managed to go through eight pints today.

Dh has just got home and had a bowl of cereal and then realised that was almost the last of it.

He said, oh well, there's enough for my tea and cereal in the morning.

I said what about my coffee. Can't you have toast instead?

He says he doesn't like toast for breakfast, only lunch. And I'll have to have black coffee (it's instant, so bleurgh).

I can't function without coffee. I especially can't function and then walk an hour's round trip to the shop without coffee. I usually have at least three before 9am so even leaving me enough for one is a sacrifice.

I think he should forgo his breakfast cereal and have one of the many other breakfast options in the house (toast, brioche, eggs, whatever).

He won't budge. I'm now sulking. AIBU or is he?

do you have freezer space for 2pts for future emergencies?

We're not actually arguing

Although I'm deadly serious, you do NOT want to deal with me without caffeine in the morning.

And tbf they'd left about a pint. Dh is the greedy sod who eats cereal at 10pm. So it's on him.

No freezer space I'm afraid. We've just done the week's shop and it's full.

I might buy some coffee mate though for emergencies. I used to drink it at work in a pinch and it's better than black coffee.

We're not on a milk round, annoyingly.

8 pints or milk. I wouldn't but nesquik again and or i did ever but it again they would be more sensible with it. I mean 8 pints is a lot of milk.

I'd use enough milk for 1 coffee then let dh use the rest, couldn't be asked to argue over it

Oh god, if they left a pint then yes, it's completely on him.

No guys, eight pints in a day.

I'd be pretty fucked off if that happened in my house.

do you have freezer space for 2pts for future emergencies?

Doesn't that make it go yellow?

(disclaimer: I haven't frozen milk in 20+ years)

I've got a spare pint you can have OP

Thanks Gin.

That's a good point actually, I could scrounge off a neighbour in the morning. I could send the youngest round with an empty milk bottle and a pleading look. He's quite naturally scruffy and grubby so he'll incite sympathy.

I'd recommend keeping a tub of powdered milk in the cupboard for emergencies like this.

Well he isn't going to have to cope with caffeine deprived you in the morning. He'll be long gone.
Can't one of you drive to a petrol station and get some tonight ?

I think you should have a coffee and a bowl of cereal right now and leave some milk in your used cereal bowl for him to see in the morning I'm half joking

We've got about 4 litres you can have, but I suspect you aren't near me or it wouldn't take you an hour to get more milk unless you walk at a snail's pace.

I think that part of the problem is that your DH will be out before he has to face the decaffinated version of you.

Are your DC old enough to send for milk?

Poundland sell the little cartons that you get in hotels - you get about 18 - my mum who doesn't have any milk buys them for when she gets visitors - you could keep some in.

I can't drive and he's asleep.

If the worst happens I can dig out the Nespresso and have nice black
coffee, but that is a) effort and b) a bit too reasonable.

Fuxake, he can't have three bowls of cereal in the day and then blame other people because the milk's run out. Tell him to stop being so greedy.

Maybe it's time you learned to drive ( in general I mean not right now !)

I can drive. Bastard DVLA won't let me at the moment (bipolar).

Otherwise I'd have been right on top of the milk situation.

God, just send one of the kids in the morning.

They shouldn't need bribing, if you ask them to go to the shop.

I reckon I can get DD to go. It's a plan.

You should drink the last of the milk and put divorce papers in the empty bottle

Ha!

Tempting. But he is generally quite handy to have around so I think I'll keep him for a bit.

Put some of your milk into empty compartments of ice cube tray, enough for your cup of coffee (use any small container if no ice cube tray) and pop into freezer out of sight. Then add some water to remaining milk for hubby who will be non the wiser.

I like the ransom note idea.

I've already decanted some and hidden it behind the jam.