Because I wasn’t enthusiastic enough about an air compressor.

[Brownieghoul]

My husband is interested in buying an air compressor. He has spoken about it atleast 8 times in 24 hours, I agreed he should get it.

Since then I’ve been shown photos of the compressor, and I said it looks good. When I sat down for the evening he asked me ‘how much do you like the air compressor’ and I responded as much as I can like an air compressor.

He then mentioned it again and I didn’t answer quick enough as I was reading something and now he’s decided to spend our only child free night in a mood calling me horrible because I don’t care too much for the air compressor.

That's... Weird. When I get a compressor, I check it works and sling it in the boot. Not that it makes much difference because my hole doesn't work 🙄

Just dont use it to blow up 20 kids bike tires. They don't like that and stop compressing.

Depends what one tbf but most car owners will have one for tyres.

Oh, right, I was wondering - bought one on amazon about ten years ago, think it cost about £10 - there wasn't really any conversation to be had about it.
Although in a rare job that I used to drive to, most of the office were impressed that I had one when someone had a flat tyre.

My wife has precisely no interest in railway signal box operation, Steam Turbine driven isle of Man Ferries and the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

I can live with this so long as she doesn't go on about handbags.

But after I pointed out that the wrong Railway Carriages were used in Land Girls she helpfully pointed out that they used the wrong mark of Spitfire in the film as well

"love, you're absolutely right. I was hiding my true feelings. I love the air compressor. In fact I love it so much I think it's only fair to get a divorce so I may explore the intense feelings I have for the air compressor. It doesn't seem fair to continue living the lie that I don't love the air compressor."

Painting the house. Painting the paths. Stripping paint and moss off paths and house. Running the noisiest bastarding tools in the known universe to tighten up a single nut attaching an ikea table leg to a table top. Tightening up the wheelnuts on your car so tight that you'll never be able to get them off to change your wheel in an emergency. Spraying the fence. Spraying the new fence because he used too high a pressure and blew a hole in the old fence. Blowing a hole in the side of the shed. Killing the plants that he's blasted with too high pressure water or fence stain or air. Annoying everybody with this new thing that runs the most annoyingly loud tools and spray guns in the known universe on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Stuff like that.

Ask how many cfm it is. When he tells you, look dubious and ask if he’s sure it’s enough.

That should worry him enough to shut him up.

Well it sounds vastly more exciting than hearing my partner talking about warhammer for the 50th time this hour. So I'm going to suggest we swap places 🤣

You've met my dad 🤣

DH probably feels the same about me talking abut sewing machines. He's very outnumbered by them, though, so doesn't dare complain.

I had decades of ever changing obsessions from my exh. He was entirely unable to go an hour without going on and ON about whatever was the current thing in his head. By the end it was literally every moment that his eyes were open, it was absolutely draining and felt quite scarily disordered.

It's about how your dh would react if you said look, stfu now, I agree, it's fine, I have no useful experience or opinion to add. If he'd apologise and shut up, fine. If, like my ex, he'd be the wounded soldier for a minute and then start up again as though nothing had ever been said on the subject, red flag.

This has made me laugh. My husband is the same. If he's going to buy a new tool or something, he has to spend weeks researching it and weighing up the pros and cons, and tell me about it, he's not sure, etc. Just buy the damn thing. I've read your opening post to him, but he insists he's not that bad 😏

I use it to blow up air mattresses, even though the air mattress small print expressly forbids - but that's me, just rogue.

We've just bought a new one so that DH instead of taking body panels to the professionals can instead spend every weekend badly spraying runs on bits of metal before he sands them back and I take them to the pro.

You sound well matched!

Sounds like he's full of hot air.

Tell him this is MUCH better
WindGallop Car Tyre Inflator Air Compressor Car Tyre Pump 12v Electric Tyre Pumps for Cars Air Pump with Tyre Pressure Gauge and Inflator Small Car Pumps for Tyres Valve Adaptors (Yellow) : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive

I'm pretty sure Elizabeth Barrett Browning had an air compressor in mind when she was moved to write:
I love it to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love it to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love it freely, as men strive for right.
I love it purely, as they turn from praise.
I love it with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love it with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love it with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love it better after death.
So yeah it's a you thing op.

Just had to Google air compressors because I didn't know what they were, read the whole Wikipedia article and still don't really understand 😫

YANBU, they sound very boring. I'm not sure how much excitement can be expected or conversation can really be made on the topic

YABVU.

You can't muster enthusiasm for it, but no doubt you'll be the first to complain when there's uncompressed air cluttering up the place.

Lucky you!!

Are you married/ling term partner?

@NeverDropYourMooncup

i'm wondering if you live next door? If not your DH has a long lost soul mate?

(Donyou have a love of Audis??)

I would tell him my zero interest...
What does he expect?

What is he going to use it for?

Thanks for giving me a good belly laugh

@RoundAgain that's is so relaxing to watch. Except when they squash anything with a face on. That's sad!