Napolean Bonaparte said....Impossible is a word in the dictionary of fools
By vanny
@vandana7 (98827)
India
May 7, 2016 10:26pm CST
I want to know if it is possible to light match under water or damp cigarette with match..(without microwaving)
Or talk to my father
So..the aunt is feeling better - that is the update.
Now my hurdle this morning was to convince the gentleman that there is problem with flush tank. Its been about 1 year? Can't I do it? Of course. But ......... we live in male dominated society my dears!
I say
Dad the flush tank in my bathroom is leaking...it has cracked
He says
No it is not leaking..(without checking)
I say
It is. As it is we have water and power problems...let us change it..
He says
It may just be problem with the ball.
I say
No.
He says
Yes.
Dad goes and does something to the ball and says well it WILL NOT LEAK.
Half an hour later...
It still leaks..
I say
Dad the flush tank in my bathroom is leaking
Dad says
No it is not. (again without checking).
And the impossibility of it all.. 'coz if I pull out the money from bank and do something about it, there is going to be WORLD WAR III right here in my home.
I find communicating with men in my life...including my little hero..IMPOSSIBLE.
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12 responses
@vandana7 (98827)
• India
8 May 16
His bathroom I left ages ago...it stinks. The sunk floor leveling is all wrong...dad's sense of smell has taken a beating ...he can't feel the stink at all! And when I ask him to get it repaired..no..when I ask for at least an exhaust fan..no...sometimes World War III is worth it I feel. I seem to be sacrificing everything for peace at home...:(
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
9 May 16
Sometimes you just need to make some changes on the way you communicate with people. Convincing people is always a challenge and we simply need to dig into our resourcefulness to bring the message across. We are human and we are imperfect - like in your case, I felt that you just need to physically show the evidence of your point. If all else fails, then it might just be that you are simply not the right person to convey the point of fact. Then you will need to call in the "Calvary".
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
12 May 16
Take a glass of water. Ask your dad to hold it at some height. Light a match under the glass. There, you have done it!
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
10 May 16
he should at least look at the problem rather than being so dismissive about it
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
10 May 16
@vandana7 I hope so too - good luck
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
9 May 16
If it is leaking there will be a puddle on the floor? Surely your father wouldn't be able to dispute that. It's hard for me to get my head round the fact that you don't feel able to just get it fixed, though of course I do understand that your culture is different.
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@aarifa (1210)
• India
3 Jun 16
You should adjust the practical lifebecause if we can able to fight. But the family happiness is gone.