Pluggers by Rick McKee for August 30, 2019

labor afore leisure

Look at it this way…with a “honey do” list you will never be bored after you retire. ;-D

Next week with the NFL starting it will get longer.

Time for the plugger to start a list for her!

Time to head to the hardware store for new tools.

Love the look on the Pluggers eyes !

And why is there a ‘honey-do’ list? Because things hadn’t been taken care of before. Never have been sure why weekends and holidays are only time off for ‘pluggers’ and not their spouses — just like I’m not sure why in retirement — both of us from full-time jobs — I am still the one ‘working’ around the house.

At least it’s better than trying to hurricane your house & possessions for the holiday.

On the one hand, I don’t fish, on the other, my wife has never made a ‘honey-do’ list for me.

If you’re a plugger, you’re usually retired. So why the long list for a weekend? Why not just do it during the week?

From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:

Hmm, you’re a plugger if … you have adult responsibilities you have to fulfill before you can engage in recreational activities? And if your family life involves negotiating how much priority to give to those responsibilities with other members of your family? I have bad news for … literally everyone.

Plan a get away with your wife-that should cancel the to-do list for at least a week.

Not a Problem with My Wife, All I have to do is mention the Mountains and Rough Camping, Throw in “Bike Ride” and Ya Better Get out of the Way. All Lists become Null and Void and the Sleeping Bags,etc. Come Out. “Kitten” has Her Priorities in the Proper Order. We went on a 1200+ mile Bike Tour of the Blue Ridges once, She Loved it but when We got Home She did get off and Kiss the Yard. She isn’t quite “Right” either. I guess that is how She has Put Up with Me these 29 Years so far. ( Heard of " Two Peas in a Pod" ? We’re " Two Nuts in a Can "! )

If he had told his wife he wanted a fishing trip ahead of time, she would have been willing to negotiate at least. Keeping your plans a secret is a sure way to make them not come true.

Don’t succumb to the stereotype, bears and dogs. Split your chores. Have a “his” list and a “hers” list, and both of you can go fishing without doing anything on the lists!