I have to tell DH he goofed...

sisterpine · #1 02/10/10, 05:08 PM

Man I hate pointing out mistakes...esp to DH he takes it so personally even if I go on and on about how any one could of done it. DH is very hard of hearing and wears two hearing aids all the time. Some how this morning- must have been shaving or something before going to town- he left both the hot and cold water at the bathroom sink and we are now totally out of water. I just noticed when I took a potty break after coming home from work. I heard the faucet slowly dripping and so checked the handles and they were both on. I turned them off, went and checked the two 300 gal storage tanks in the laundry room and they are both down to less than 20 gal...not enough for the pump to pump. I sure hope this did not burn up the very expensive grundfos pump in the tank! DH is going to be really upset...not to mention that we have NO water. I did turn on the well pump (we only have a bit less than 200 gal available per 24 hour period so we pump to fill the storage tanks. It will take four or so days to fill the tanks back up. And that is without showers, laundry and such. YIKES the timing for these things is never good! sisterpine

#2 02/10/10, 06:49 PM

Just be a good girl & tell him you did it .

sisterpine · #3 02/10/10, 07:35 PM

tee hee hee, i tried that. told him i was in such a rush to leave for work this morning that i must have left the bathroom water running and that i was really sorry, felt like a fool and would never do it again. he gave me a big hug and said he loved me anyway and that life just sometimes happens. then a half hour later during dinner he looked up and said wait a minute you left for work at 0500 and i got up took a shower, shaved and left for town at about 0900- so you could not be the one who left the water on. i replied that i love him anyway and sometimes life just happens. worked great!

agmantoo · #4 02/10/10, 07:39 PM

sisterpine, isn't it great to be getting the 200 gallons out of the dry well?

Minelson · #5 02/10/10, 08:26 PM

Sorry you don't have water...but it is a very sweet story

longshadowfarms · #6 02/10/10, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sisterpine

tee hee hee, i tried that. told him i was in such a rush to leave for work this morning that i must have left the bathroom water running and that i was really sorry, felt like a fool and would never do it again. he gave me a big hug and said he loved me anyway and that life just sometimes happens. then a half hour later during dinner he looked up and said wait a minute you left for work at 0500 and i got up took a shower, shaved and left for town at about 0900- so you could not be the one who left the water on. i replied that i love him anyway and sometimes life just happens. worked great!

You did a GREAT job!!!

wy_white_wolf · #7 02/10/10, 09:13 PM

Hand him a beer before you tell him.

Reptyle · #8 02/10/10, 09:33 PM

This reminds me of a joke I read once:

Why Parents Drink

A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an
Envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Dad.'

With the worst premonition he opened the envelope
with trembling hands and read the letter.

Dear Dad:

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you.

I have been finding real passion with Stacy and she is so nice. But I knew you would not approve of her because of all her piercing, tattoos, tight motorcycle clothes and the fact that she is much older than I am. But it' s not only the passion...Dad, she's pregnant.

Stacy said that we will be very happy.

She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children.

Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with the other people that live nearby for cocaine and ecstasy.

In the meantime we will pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so
Stacy can get better. She deserves it.

Don't worry Dad. I'm 15 and I know how to take care of myself.

Someday I'm sure that we will be back to visit so that you can
get to know your grandchildren.

Love, Your Son John

PS. Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house.

I Just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the report card that's in my center desk drawer.

I love you.

Call me when it's safe to come home.

Minelson · #9 02/11/10, 08:16 AM

Ha! Reptyle that is a good one

Lazy J · #10 02/11/10, 06:21 PM

Why tell him at all? Turn of the faucets and fill up the tank. Some things are better unsaid.

AR Transplant · #11 02/11/10, 06:38 PM

come on now Lazy J, read the whole post, they only get 200 gallons fer 24 hour period, its gonna take 4 days to fill up the tanks, pretty sure the husband is gonna notice the lack of h2o for that long.

Lazy J · #12 02/11/10, 07:27 PM

The OP STated that the Hubby would be really upset with himself, well why tell him when it was a mistake and won't fill the tank any faster. Plus 200 gallons in 24 hours, wow that is alot of water to use.....

sisterpine · #13 02/11/10, 10:06 PM

LOL thanks for the chuckle! Yes it is a true blessing to get 200 gal per day from a dry well and I offer praise with each shower! Since we have reason to look at our water tanks several times a day there is no way DH would not have noticed the lack of water. It all worked out well in the end and as of tonight we have the tanks almost half full. So hopefully another couple of days and we will be back to totally full. DH hung a sign on the inside of the kitchen door "did you turn it off?" that we laugh at often and hopefully it will remind him that he cannot hear running water. We have been so stressed lately that it is not surprizing someone left something on!

ChristieAcres · #14 02/11/10, 11:42 PM

Great thread! Endearing story & laughed after reading Reptyle's post

sisterpine- sorry to hear about the water issue. It sounds you have been very resourceful & hope someday there will be a resolution to that challenge.

mnn2501 · #15 02/12/10, 09:25 AM

I'm trying to figure out how anyone can leave water running and not notice it??

Common Tator · #16 02/12/10, 11:43 AM

I have to say, not every hubby would admit his mistake, even after he realized it was his mistake. Yours sounds like a keeper!

tab · #17 02/12/10, 05:10 PM

I am so gald I read this thread! What a kind way to handle a situation Sisterpine and I am glad that the pumps are all working, water can be such a problem. Reptyle, I LOVE that response!

fantasymaker · #18 02/12/10, 06:01 PM

I like your resevoir plan good thinking on somebodys part!

CherieOH · #19 02/12/10, 06:21 PM

I'm deaf and I've left the water on a few times myself. I keep trying to remind myself to double check, but I still forget sometimes. I do have a rubberband around the doorknob to the bathroom that's a reminder to check that one again before leaving. So far so good. But the kitchen one is a bit harder. I tend to run water for the dishes and then get sidetracked with something else and forget about it. I know I should just stand there til it's done, but I'm impatient. My dh has been ever so kind about it, even though it runs the bill up something awful. Sisterpine, I'm sure your dh appreciates your compassion.

Toads tool · #20 02/12/10, 09:49 PM

I left the hose on this past fall for a whole day.
In the middle of the night my wife was" I here water running", which I can't hear because of being half deaf.
"OH NO"
I jumped up and ran out and shut off the hose.
Upon returning to bed my wife said " that's better". And thats all she ever said.

Two weeks later, we came home from a weekend at moms only to find the toilet still running. Wife was the last to use it, she knew it, I knew it. She went in jiggled the handle and came out with a sheepish look on her face.
I piped off "that's better" and walked out never saying another word.

Water bill was $100 more that month.