What exactly is Housework?
 

What exactly is housework?

I only ask because a cif advert claims that women do up to 6 hours of housework. Now, I don't have a woman and I'm not terribly keen on housework but even I can spend more than 6 hours doing housework.
Is it because I'm not using cif that it takes me longer? Or is it because housework isn't just a quick wipe around the kitchen and bathroom but also includes throwing the hoover about the place every now and then, cleaning the odd few dishes, cooking, laundry, and the one that really takes up the most of my time picking fliers up from behind my letterbox and transferring them to the white sack?
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i just know that my idea of tydying up, isnt the same as hers, i think its clean n tidy when she does it, but she doesnt when i do it, and as far as i know i do the same?

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Some women are obsessive about housework - I am not.
I recall a time when a friend of mine and I had planned a day out in Southport with our toddlers.
I left a sink full of pots and unmade beds in order to be at her home on time, and found her frantically cleaning and saying 'This is the week I do my skirting boards'.

She hasn't changed over time. When I last visited I was 'received' in the small room off the kitchen, because she wanted to keep her lounge 'pristine'.

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Yes, I've got a sister like that, the only woman I know that could have a white carpet in the lounge that was even whiter eight years later, not a stain in sight.
:D

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I've been accused of "cleaning like a typical bloke" but I've never really understood where I go wrong.

I have a cleaner who comes in once a week, and I spend an hour cleaning the place before she arrives. I'd hate her to see the place messy!

:confused::confused::confused::confused:

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Well perhaps you would like to take advantage of the new confidential service I have to offer?
I call around an hour before your cleaner do a bit of tidying up, not enough of course to make your cleaner feel redundant, then I disappear before she arrives, I promise, she won't hear from me what a scruffy beggar you are.
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I got a better idea, let's start a OCD support group, and swap houses, once a week

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I SUCK at housework. I've just sold my house and it's so unkempt, that I have had to take a £10K loss on it, and it's sold on the premise that I am to get it professionally cleaned just before I leave.
I was never housetrained, is my excuse. I am a feral human, kind of like a long-time stray cat.

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So here I am trying to set up a new business and you think it's a better idea that we all swap houses on a voluntary basis? I'll never get off the dole at this rate!
:D

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At my age (70 soon) housework takes up a lot of energy which I seem to lack.
I have a pale plain carpet in my lounge and hall which reminds me when hoovering is overdue, so I park my Dyson in the lounge (sometimes for several days), and wait until I get an energy rush.
If I have visitors while I wait for energy, they won't think I'm a slob - they'll just think that their visit has interrupted cleaning.

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yeh do ask some real difficult questions Less, don't even know what the word means, never mind what it is.:rolleyes::confused:

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We could make you their "therapist", and we charge them, how's that

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Havent a clue? :) I was NOT put on this earth to clean up! :)

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Well I could follow them around, moving ornaments and other objects they have just spent 30 minutes putting into exactly the right location...

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Only the most boring women have immaculate homes.

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Will never win house-wife of the year and don't particularly want to.

I live on a farm so there's plenty of dust and muck around. I don't quite follow Quentin Crisps guidelines on collecting dust but I'm not obsessive or house-proud. As long as it's comfortable and reasonably clean that's good enough for me.

I like Margaret's idea with the dyson - though I have always thought that if people come to visit they are coming to see me and not to check whether my house is clean!

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Margaret that is a brilliant idea!

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I must be a VERY exciting person! Was it Mae West who said 'My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance' :D

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I don't know who it was, but I am going to adopt that saying...I like it!

If I start 'bottoming' himself asks who is coming...the cheeky devil.

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what does Bottoming mean please?It sounds like something I would only do on my wedding night

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Bottoming....a good lancashire term....a bit like a Spring clean......you need to head over and read some of my blogs(if you have time). I'm sure there is one of them that talks about bottoming...there might even be a thread on here about it...I will hie me away and look.

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Here have a look at this.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/b...-thoughts.html

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It has been mentioned on the "Old sayings" thread - one Garinda's ma uses I believe -my own Grandmother also used to say it!:)

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I suspected it was one of these strange woman thing type ailments that aren't really talked about in front of us blokes, or is it when you women are getting ready to go out and you start wiggling your backsides whilst asking 'does my bum look big in this?', either way I don't think I want to know!
;)

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Thankies, I will read when I have time, today is mostly about getting rid of things :)

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Great minds Margaret!;)

A good read too!:)

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Mine was self promotion...and who knows Sugarmouse may get addicted to my blogs...or they may just give her a laugh...and goodness knows we can all do with a giggle now and then.
(note to self...must get back into the blog habit)

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With those rats dribbling pee everywhere, the place must be a health hazard.

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My house? Well I am in very good health. But I am also from very good stock :)

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Sorry I *will * read both!I'm just busy trying to sort my life out at the moment lol :)

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it is one and the same entry sugarmouse...well at least I think it is :)

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Just got a catalogue from Museum Selection who are offering an apron with this quote on it. By American humorist Erma Bombeck, 1927-96. She also said:

Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity.

My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?

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Housework is something women do superbly and men are useless at.
This is an opinion held by all women which must be encouraged at all costs.
If a man is forced to do some housework by his boss he must ensure that the duster just happens to catch one of her favourite pieces of Ladro on the fireplace-they are so fragile(not a big piece, don't make it too obvious). That will convince her she was right all along and all you are fit to do is all the things you enjoy.
The same with washing dishes- just happen to drop one of the dishes from a full dining set(preferable one she can't replace). If that doesn't work after the second or third time, buy her a dishwasher for her birthday.

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Would appear we're singing of the same hymn sheet cashy, I'll ask around and see if I can come back with an answer ;)

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How I don't know Margaret, used to live with a woman, na nearly married her, she was far from boring, but she was a maniac at cleaning and wanted me to do the same, sorry not my department I bailed out just in time:D

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Well the first wife said I was flaming useless at housework, so she got invited to show me how on a regular basis:D

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I have just realised I am a man.
Lol ace:)

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Well, I didn't realise how much crap I would have to sort through to find this:-
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...age-30446.html

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6 hours a day or 6 hours a week .... :confused::hesoff:

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I don't think the advert said, just hung there on 6 hours, but I took the implication to mean 6 hours a week, that's the minimum time it takes me to clean the bog and surrounding area! So I think they may be wrong.
:)

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You might like to try this idea to improve your aim... makes cleaning the bog a lot easier.

BBC - h2g2 - Schiphol Airport's Urinal Flies - A63804477

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Didn't bother with the link, it's not my aim it's the crust that forms because the flush is never strong enough.
:o

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i use that as target practice, 2 birds one stream!

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Nah 12-00 till 13-00 with n hour fer dinner.;)

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Just finished ironing the creases into my underpants and now I feel EPIC.:alright::D:D

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I hope you took them off first!

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Will you behave? I'm an oldish man .nearly had a jammer then.:eek::D:D

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Lol 'Bottoming'?!?! It sounds dodgy!Tell me I'm wrong!:D

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it depends whether it is a house or a man. :D

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Are those union negotiated hours of work cashy:D

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Must be, though a Tory employer would have an illegal immigrant doing the job so that he can get around any such agreement.

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Whatttttt an hour a day and an hour for lunch I don't think so:D

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Read what I posted again Jay.
:)

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Don't be daft,they weren't that forward thinking, there cashy negotiated hours.;):D

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well she who must be obeyed is out, so im gonna, sweep up, wash up (anyone else have a dish washer, but would rather wash up?), put some washing on, and make a lamb hotpot for tea, and it still wont be RIGHT! lol

****** this, think i will go for a walk/wild camp tomorrow! least then when i cook n clean, it will be appreciated lol, i will be on my own.

thinking about doing Whernside tomorrow, me, camera,tent and wind n rain, anyone up for it? lol

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I house sat for my parents a few weeks ago and they have a dishwasher, never touched it...I've only just learned how to use a sink I mean one step at a time! :)

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well sexists like me, used to think you needed a woman to do your housework

wrong guys, its a finger!
hoover switch, one finger
microwave, one finger
dishwasher, one finger
washing machine, one finger

hang on a minute, womens fingers must get some use (oh i went there, you better believe it) lol

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Well we all know why the sink unit as a plinth set back at the base, so women can get nearer to the sink when they're washing up, saves water dripping on the carpet
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why do women have small feet? to get nearer to the sink!

why do women get married in white? camouflage for the kitchen!

if your wife comes out of the kitchen moaning at you, what have you done wrong? made the chain too long!