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    Female logic. Please help.

    My wife (bless her cute little soul) is going to drive me nuts. Here is today's story.
    The road we live on tends to build up water when it rains due to pour drainage. (We've called & called but the town won't fix it. They say that the water will be gone in 24 hours after the rain stops) The water builds up to one side of our driveway. We have our mailbox on the other side for obvious reasons. But sometimes, it rains hard enough that the water spreads to that side as well, making it a little tough to pick up the mail.
    Today, we had our driveway repaved. I told her to remind the guy to pad a little by the mailbox so we can walk to it even when we get a lot of rain. She just called to tell me how great the new driveway looks. I asked about the mailbox. She says, "Oh, I had them move it." Move it? Move it where? To the other side of the driveway. You mean, where all the water is? "Uh, yes. Isn't that what you wanted?" WTF!?
    Sorry to all you smart/logical ladies/women out there. Just had to vent.
    Ahhhh...... feel much better now. Just wait till I get home though.
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    "Female logic"....Uh-huh....yeah....right...! Okay....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Auricauricle
    "Female logic"....Uh-huh....yeah....right...! Okay....
    Hey! I don't mind you winking at me, but what's with blowing me a kiss?



    Oh heck. It's cool. Pucker up.
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    isn't that like "Jumbo Shrimp" adn "Military Intelligence"?

    For that matter, why do we park in a driveway and drive on the parkway?

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    Aw, shoot, GM....You know how hot I get with all this talk 'n' such....Er...holdonadaggumminnit.....

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    Oxymoronic...
    So, I broke into the palace
    With a sponge and a rusty spanner
    She said : "Eh, I know you, and you cannot sing"
    I said : "That's nothing - you should hear me play piano"

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    Uhhhh...., bob?

    Quote Originally Posted by bobsticks
    Oxymoronic...
    I think we should turn around, leave, and quietly shut the door on the way out...

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    Yup yup...we done it now...
    So, I broke into the palace
    With a sponge and a rusty spanner
    She said : "Eh, I know you, and you cannot sing"
    I said : "That's nothing - you should hear me play piano"

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    Oxymoronic? Is that the stuff stupid teenagers put on their face for pimples? Geeze, cut it out, GM! You're makin' me nervous!

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    If water on your driveway is an issue then perhaps instead of moving the mailbox, you should have moved the driveway.


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    LOL...Wonder what forum Mrs. GM went to when she needed to vent the day her man decided to torture a few dogs while nuking a tweeter...
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    You should just move to the other side of the street.
    Back in my day, we had nine planets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn


    If water on your driveway is an issue then perhaps instead of moving the mailbox, you should have moved the driveway.

    Oh sure. I'll pick it up tonight and move it to... to... uh... Away from the garage? huh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kexodusc
    LOL...Wonder what forum Mrs. GM went to when she needed to vent the day her man decided to torture a few dogs while nuking a tweeter...
    TRAGEDY STRIKES - relief on the way...
    We all have our good days.
    Oh the memories. You do know that Mrs GM had to do the soldering for me right? Dang eye sight is worthless these days.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    Oh sure. I'll pick it up tonight and move it to... to... uh... Away from the garage? huh?
    Why don't you just chuck it all out....Have a garage sale...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Auricauricle
    Why don't you just chuck it all out....Have a garage sale...
    Then park my car in the water?
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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    Then park my car in the water?
    No silly. If you've moved your driveway, you won't be in the water anymore.

    Pay attention. GAWD!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    No silly. If you've moved your driveway, you won't be in the water anymore.

    Pay attention. GAWD!
    But would I be anywhere near my home? This part is important to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    But would I be anywhere near my home? This part is important to me.
    That would depend on how far you need to go to get away from the water.

    And you think that your wife is the illogical one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    That would depend on how far you need to go to get away from the water.

    And you think that your wife is the illogical one?
    Oh I see now. You're right. Not sure what I was thinking.

    When I get home tonight, I'll dig up our driveway and put it over my neighbor's driveway. Think they'll mind? Then I can walk home from there. It's only 100 feet or so.
    What about wifey though. Think she'll be ok with having to walk that far? Remember, she's about to pop now. 7 more weeks per the Doc.
    Hmmm... I better chop a path though all those prickers too. Gonna be busy tonight.
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    You're gonna need a bigger boat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GMichael
    Oh I see now. You're right. Not sure what I was thinking.

    When I get home tonight, I'll dig up our driveway and put it over my neighbor's driveway. Think they'll mind? Then I can walk home from there. It's only 100 feet or so.
    What about wifey though. Think she'll be ok with having to walk that far? Remember, she's about to pop now. 7 more weeks per the Doc.
    Hmmm... I better chop a path though all those prickers too. Gonna be busy tonight.
    Now you're thinking!

    As for wifey walking the 100 feet, you'll have to ask her how she feels about it. It might be better than having to wade through all that water though.

    Or, you could maybe just put a drainage pipe in your driveway where the water gathers.

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    How about a boat slip? Koi? Ah....Nevermind!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Auricauricle
    How about a boat slip? Koi? Ah....Nevermind!
    The boat slip could work. But no Koi. You don't want to attract Yogi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
    Now you're thinking!

    As for wifey walking the 100 feet, you'll have to ask her how she feels about it. It might be better than having to wade through all that water though.

    Or, you could maybe just put a drainage pipe in your driveway where the water gathers.
    Great idea. (really) But there is paving under that part of our driveway. (I know because I tried to put in drainage when we first moved in) The road is wider than it looks with paving extending about 10 feet past where it looks like it ends. No digging without power equipment (and technically without permission from the town). It's a pain.
    The one side of our driveway only gets the water when it rains very bad. Just a few inches higher would do the trick. Since they were already there paving the driveway, it would only have taken a few extra minutes to add, and we'd have been good. Instead, we took a step backwards. We could move the box to the other side of the street where it would stay warm and dry, but we'd still have to walk through the water to get to it. The best solution I see is to have the pavers return and have him do what I wanted the first time. ($$$) Guess I'll need to take a day off to supervise. (more $$$)
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