Should I LTB

[Runssometimes]

My DH is lovely but forgetful. We have what I think is a wildly expensive car (for us), having previously only bought cars for cash we have a big newer car on a lease agreement. We don’t drive much at all but do go on longer camping trips and have a large dug so I was reluctantly talked into this purchase which represents a significant amount of our monthly outgoings. I was worried about it.

DH has just told me he left the sunroof open, since we drove it yesterday. It’s been raining all night and most of yesterday so I don’t even know why he opened it. But he’s grabbed an armful of towels and told me the car (leather seats) is soaked. He’s really forgetful but I am actually fuming. Should I LTB before I get in trouble for murder?

Dug should be dog.

Well he needs to sort it out himself if he left it open. Maybe he'll take a bit more care next time.

What does he intend to do about it?

LTB seems like a bit of an extreme reaction, unless you're being lighthearted

Perhaps it'll make DH learn to take more care of expensive things

I did that once - it happens. We are humans, we make mistakes, we learn from them, we better ourselves because of them.

BTW You’ll be plagued with condensation on the inside of the windows unless you get a moisture trap.

At worst I would have thought it’ll increase your insurance premium if you’ll need to make a claim.

Nope - that would be the behinning of discreet divorce enquiries for me (and was). It’s never ‘just’ one incident and it leaves all the heavy lifting of many areas of marriage to you I’ll bet.

I’m being lighthearted. He’s very forgetful, and has done my silly thinks over the 27 years we’ve been together but this is definitely the worst. He’s been mopping up (with my nice towels) and assures me it’s all sorted.

@bonjonbovi top tip about the condensation, thanks. I’m used to the smell of wet dog in the car on occasion not keen on damp upholstery smell all the time.

@Cannotcope4223 I do a lot of the Mental load but he does do all the mornings with DS, remembers kit 98% of the time etc, and is generally good. But does do idiotic things (also forgot the dog pet passport once which was an extra 4 hour driving), but I’m not perfect either and he’d never give me a hard time if I did it. (I’d never do this though as I never open the sunroof)

Did he also leave it unlocked? Mine closes the sunroof and windows when you lock it.

@rslys no, i don’t think so. But the car did send a message as the alarm went off at 3am apparently- we never heard it. So maybe a fox tried to get in or the water set it off? Dunno. He has left cars unlocked before but the new car does send messages if it’s left unlocked.