I have been faithfully watching Tough As Nails the whole season. It's on Wednesday nights. The only episode I missed was when we were at the Oklahoma casinos. It's a competition show with two teams of six men/women who compete for team money and an individual grand prize of a new truck and $200,000.
Last night, I was getting Farmer H's supper ready, warming up the pot of green beans/bacon/potatoes that I had cooked for a couple hours earlier in the day. I had his chicken patties in the oven, and was setting out his sliced pickles, cheese slices, and preparing to slice an onion.
"Hey, I think tonight is the finale of Tough As Nails. Check the guide and make sure of the time."
Farmer H was kicked back in the recliner waiting for supper, playing with his phone, and watching Moonshiners. So I didn't really think I was troubling him to check one quick thing for me.
"Yeah. It says season finale."
"What time, 9:00?"
"Yeah. 9:00."
So I got his supper ready, and went back to the kitchen table with HIPPIE. At 8:00, I got my own supper, and ate it leisurely while computing. Farmer H went to soak in the big triangle tub in the master bathroom. He came back around 8:45. At 8:52, I got my water bottle filled with ice and water, and went to set it down on the table beside the short couch.
"I'm heading to the bathroom, then we'll watch Tough As Nails."
Farmer H switched channels to have it ready.
"WAIT! What is that? That's Tough As Nails! Why is that on early? Did I miss it?"
"It's what's on. Maybe they're showing last week. It said season finale for 9:00."
"Put on the guide information RIGHT NOW! Look. It says season finale. And the time is 8:00 to 10:00. I missed half of the show I've been watching all season! Because you didn't tell me it was on earlier! It's a two-hour finale, and I missed half! I didn't see if that one team earned money for the final challenge. And how the last person went out before the four finalists. I could have been watching it, instead of sitting at the kitchen table!"
"Yeah. You could have watched it. I was in the tub."
GRRRR! Farmer H is so maddening!
He might as well have said, "So sad, too bad"! I went to see my primary care giver this week and she decided to "get him out of the way" first, so we could talk about me. He will be seeing a general surgeon for the appendectomy in Blairsville, then she wants to transfer him to the tiny hospital in Hiawassee, where he will then be transferred to a rehab center for in patient rehab! Says I need to concentrate on myself while the professionals deal with him and his pissy attitude! I enlightened my hypochondriac when I got home and he looked horrified at the prospect! I am in constant pain with my right knee now and start a two week regimen of Meloxicam today. Then an X-ray to determine just how extensive the arthritis is and whether or not I will need steroid shot into it or a gel that will cushion the bone on bone pain. I can hardly wait! But, I bet The Patient will suddenly become more cooperative so he can come home!
ReplyDeleteKathy,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your knee. Hope there is an easy fix for the pain. Sounds like The Patient's fear of confinement will help him shape up to ship out faster!
How could he!!??? how could he read 8:00 to 10:00 as 9:00?? how could you not throw your ice water at him right then? I am so pissed off on your behalf. Perhaps you can engineer some kind of payback where the TV doesn't work whenever one of his shows is on. Just casually pull the plug or something without him seeing.
ReplyDeleteRiver,
ReplyDeleteAND, the chart on the guide shows the programs blocked off in time increments. So he should have noticed that it was a double block from 8:00 to 10:00. He tried that excuse again tonight, when I asked him about another show. Got kind of snippy with me!
"HM, I told you I can't see very well. It says your show is at 7:00. And then it looks like it gets repeated at 9:00. I think it's the same one. I'm trying to read the description. Come in here and look at it yourself! I told you I can't see!"
"So you're saying you can only read the 7:00 description. You can see well enough for that one, but you can't read the description for the same thing at 9:00?"
He didn't like that very much. Calling him out for his nonsense always irritates him!
Remind him that he "can't see" next time he wants to go sweaving in the rain.
ReplyDeleteRiver,
ReplyDeleteYes. He's blind in one eye, and can't see out of the other!