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Re: SWMBO blocking, was Cool!



Well how about this for unreasonable? Mine even objects to me watching the
house cameras from work and ringing up to tell her she's left the car doors
open or forgotten to wash up!

Phil (not at all sinister or anything!)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] SWMBO blocking, was Cool!


> LOL........
>
> In
> all fairness SWMBO is quite consistent at my end and pretty much
doesn't
> like anything I do.
>
> Same as mine ..the only thing i have done that she likes is the garden
lighting.......She cant even operate the C_Bus lighting properly and of
course i get the blame...........God what would she be like with touch
screens i hate to think.........I usually do all the wiring when shes out
shopping with my daughters ;-))......Im glad to hear im not the only one
who
has a non ha compliant wife........
>
> Frank
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>   From: ian.bird@xxxxxxx
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 8:55 PM
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] SWMBO blocking, was Cool!
>
>
>   Hi Dave
>
>   (ugly radio on the kitchen worktops)
>   Don't you just love those double standards they all seem to run ;-))
In
>   all fairness SWMBO is quite consistent at my end and pretty much
doesn't
>   like anything I do. There is no streaming of audio etc. so at least
that
>   is not a sore point.
>
>   I want to use these screens to answer questions like how long is the
>   heating on for and what is the weather forecast but the fact it has
wires
>   kinda gets the SWMBO seal of disapproval even before it exists.
>
>   Never mind, there's always a divorce or lobotomy ;-()
>
>   Ian
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>   "Dave McLaughlin" <dave@xxxxxxx>
>   09/07/2003 11:14
>   Please respond to ukha_d
>
>
>           To:     <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>           cc:
>           Subject:        Re: [ukha_d] SWMBO blocking, was Cool!
>
>
>   Hi Ian,
>
>   What we need is to get SWMBO to a hypnotist for some HA compliance
>   therapy.. :o)
>
>   So far my MP3 player is still in the kitchen, simply because she can
swing
>   it up out of the way, but she has been using it lately since I
ripped
her
>   CD collection onto the server. Now that I have radio streaming I
think
she
>   may be using it too as the sound output is much better than her
dinky
>   little radio (which by the way is crap looking and takes up loads of
space
>   but gets to sit on the kitchen worktops)
>
>   My fist plan is to replace the controller for the boiler so if I get
it
>   right and it looks good, I may be able to convince her of the need
for
>   them elsewhere. Once she sees the benefit of music in each room and
the
>   easy control of it all, I might get away with it. If not, I know
someone
>   else who wants this sort of thing so I could use them as the tester
for
>   it. :o)
>
>   Dave...
>   -----
>
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