Frustrated with DH - Why don't men think?

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moni_stout

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I live in St. Louis, MO and it has been sleeting and freezing rain all day long. I left work early at 1pm because conditions were deteriorating (spelling?). It's 3:15 now and my husband still won't leave. It is almost completely white outside and there has not been any snow! It is all ice! He wants to sit at work and wait for it to get worse I guess?? I am getting worried. To top it off -- he didn't wear his coat to work this morning! He told me that it was not that cold and he didn't need it. So maybe if he goes off the road and is stranded, he won't even have a coat. I just don't understand men!

Monica
 
I don't mean to be dumb, but does he even have the option to leave early where he works? Could be, too, that he's just one of those people who don't let weather bother them - no controlling it, just drive slower.
 
Monica - I'm with you! Those conditions can cause so many problems, no matter how good a driver you are. It's simply not worth it to risk your life just to for a job.

That being said, I know my dad used to go into work during icestorms. And my DH will fly out in the nastiest weather. So I think it's a guy thing.
 
>I don't mean to be dumb, but does he even have the option to
>leave early where he works? Could be, too, that he's just one
>of those people who don't let weather bother them - no
>controlling it, just drive slower.


You are right - some people don't let the weather bother them. He is actually one of the most nervous drivers I know though. I usually do all of the driving. I think it is because he needs glasses though - just doesn't want to admit it.

He can leave work whenever he wants to -- he is very committed to and passionate about his work though. He is always the last person at work every night. I guess it seems kind of selfish to want him to come home sooner, when I should be proud to have such a hard working husband! Oh well, I'm just glad I could vent! Thanks for listening and the feedback!

Monica
 
We are north of you, and it has been freezing rain for 3 hours now....no DH yet. I came home early to pick up DD at school and then work at home, and will probably work at home tomorrow, cause your stuff is headed this way.
 
>We are north of you, and it has been freezing rain for 3
>hours now....no DH yet. I came home early to pick up DD at
>school and then work at home, and will probably work at home
>tomorrow, cause your stuff is headed this way.


Good luck -- it still hasn't let up here yet. All ice. My husband finally came home. It took him almost an hour when it is usually a fifteen minute drive. I hope your hubbie comes home soon. It is supposed to change over to snow here around midnight. I hope that work will let me stay home tomorrow!

Monica
 
Oops - just realized you posted your message hours ago. Hopefully your hubbie is already home by now.

Take care,
Monica
 
Actually, we think with 2 parts of our body, but only enough blood to run one of them at a time (according to Robin Williams).

Dave
 
He got home, and the roads were not bad yet. At 7:30 we lost power and did not have it until 4 am. Roads were bad going in to work today, we rode together, but now it looks like it is clearing. We only got a couple of inches of snow, mostly freezing stuff here in East Central Illinois.
 
I'm from MN (obviously) and I LOVE storms -- as long as everyone is home. That is the worst when someone has to travel on that crap!! And it is just as nerve racking being home when you know your husband has to drive on it.

I think that's funny that Dave replied.
 
Just be thankful that you didn't need to go and get some milk!;-) Sorry, it's a family joke that when a huge winter storm is coming and coming fast, someone always needs to run out to get milk because you never know how long the storm will last! This started with my grandparents.
 
Living in the northeast, where snowstorms are a dime a dozen, this has been a very thorny issue with DH and me for years. He absolutely refuses to leave work during blizzards. He says "why bother, all the "nervous nellies" are leaving work early too, and they'll just clog up the roads and make driving more treacherous." He prefers to be "one with the plows". He has proven his point though, on more than one occasion. I convinced him to leave early one time and it took him 3 hours to get home because other drivers were stuck on hills and he couldn't get by them.

Oh well, I guess you just have to pick and choose your battles.
 
WHOA Bill, fantastic website!! Glad I checked it out:)
--laura
 
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