SWMBO Paradox

[jtratcliff]

Every home brewer has to a have a SWMBO (Or a HWMBO, for all the lady brewers)

I think you've missed a few spots

Yeah, I realized that after I'd already hit submit :smack:

I was too lazy to fix it a the time and hoped my stupidity would just sink on it's own.

I originally only had SWMBO but then stuck in parenthetical HWMBO at the last minute without running thru all the possible permutations.

I guess it's safer for the "S" in SWMBO to stand for "Someone"... Covers all the bases that way.

 

[Mainer]

yeah, i realized that after i'd already hit submit :smack:

I was too lazy to fix it a the time and hoped my stupidity would just sink on it's own.

i originally only had swmbo but then stuck in parenthetical hwmbo at the last minute without running thru all the possible permutations.

I guess it's safer for the "s" in swmbo to stand for "someone"... Covers all the bases that way.

pwmbo? (Person who?)

 

[JohnSand]

What if they don't even know if they are a person?
I'm offended!

 

[unionrdr]

Well, after being with the same girl 41 years (2 years dating included), I think most want to be obeyed. But, under some instances, are flexible. Especially if they see it's genuinely causing you pain in some way. I just realized a few things since our birthdays March & April, being born 3 days apart. This epiphany I had was like stumbling into the twilight zone, then sliding straight through the gates of hell! A few weeks, writing two new books, deleting one, & a lot of soul searching later, it came to me what our relationship needed/was lacking. One of which lasted 9+ long years That was downright lonely.
So take some advice from a repeat old fool, & work it all out while you're young. And don't EVER, EVER take each other for granted, doing your own thing. That'll prove to be naught but ash in the wind, folks. Trust me on this one! I've had 41 years of being a repeat offender to finally get it through my male skull.
As for SWMBO, when she still brewed & could drink, she rolled her eyes at it, with an , " oh geez..." comment. We have another sort of pet name we prefer. Not personal, yet personal. Keep that in mind with your spouses. They/we like such little terms of endearment that wind up meaning so much more than we originally intend.

 

[Zuljin]

It's a valid concern, although with proper care and precautions, you can minimize the risks. Carboys can be fragile (particularly the cheaper, thinner ones from China), and are not as tolerant of rapid temperature changes as plastic fermenters. I.e, don't pour boiling hot wort directly into a room temperature carboy.

There are some precautions you can take that might help put your lady's mind at ease. For example, I ALWAYS wear thick leather work gloves, like these, whenever I'm handling a carboy (such as during cleaning, sanitizing, or harvesting yeast, etc.).

Additionally, I always have my carboys in a plastic milk crate when moving them.

Finally, I also use Brew Hauler straps when lifting carboys in and out of my fermentation chamber.

So on brew day, while wearing my gloves, I position the (empty) carboy into the Brew Hauler straps, then lift it into the milk crate. I can then move it around while filling it with the wort, then use the crate to carry the now-full carboy back downstairs to my fermentation chamber, where I use the straps to lift it out of the milk crate and into the chest freezer.

Perhaps adding these precautions to your inventory of brewing gear would help ease your better half's anxiety?

Just grab it by the neck. It fits your hand like it was made to. You'll be fine.

Or lacerated. You'll be one of those.

 

[TrickyDick]

Sometimes it is better to ask for forgiveness than beg for permission.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

I'm not even getting into this one......

 

[Accidic]

My wife has noticed on the boards here how guys all refer to their wives as girlfriends as SWMBO, and I explained to her that it means She Who Must Be Obeyed. She did not like this, and instructed me that I am never to refer to her as SWMBO. But... if I obey her in this directive and refrain from calling her SWMBO, what does that make her?

It's a SWMBO catch-22.

Proper response should have been "Yes ma'am." Or if you were wanting to lay it on thick: "Yes master..."

 

[madscientist451]

Ask her if its ok to refer to her by a name that rhymes with Runt?
Perhaps then she'll think SWMBO isn't all that bad.

 

[NoIguanaForZ]

Ask her if its ok to refer to her by a name that rhymes with Runt?
Perhaps then she'll think SWMBO isn't all that bad.

...you've never actually talked to a woman, have you?

 

[Mainer]

Ask her if its ok to refer to her by a name that rhymes with Runt?
Perhaps then she'll think SWMBO isn't all that bad.

Now I may have to unsubscribe from this thread, just in case she looks over my shoulder again.

 

[PlexVector]

Proper response should have been "Yes ma'am." Or if you were wanting to lay it on thick: "Yes master..."

When my SWMBO is being a SWMBO; just saying "yes Dear" with the right inflection realigns the planets...

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

At least you don't call her warden... Or do you...

 

[evchenko]

...you've never actually talked to a woman, have you?

:d

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Ask her if its ok to refer to her by a name that rhymes with ...
Perhaps then she'll think SWMBO isn't all that bad.

I'm inclined to reply to this, but we are supposed to play nicely.

 

[Mainer]

At least you don't call her warden... Or do you...

For her birthday her brother bought her a mug with an orange cartoon monster on it, wearing a nametag that says "BOSS" and shouting, "I'M IN CHARGE!" So sometimes when I feel like she's being a little heavy-handed, I'll silently take that mug out of the cupboard and leave it sitting on the counter. She's never not gotten the message.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

For her birthday her brother bought her a mug with an orange cartoon monster on it, wearing a nametag that says "BOSS" and shouting, "I'M IN CHARGE!" So sometimes when I feel like she's being a little heavy-handed, I'll silently take that mug out of the cupboard and leave it sitting on the counter. She's never not gotten the message.

Obviously, you are paying homage to her leadership skills!

 

[Accidic]

When my SWMBO is being a SWMBO; just saying "yes Dear" with the right inflection realigns the planets...

I played that for a while years ago but learned my lesson. Now I am who I am. I'll usually acquiesce but push me and I'm more than happy to cut my nose off to spite my face. Plus there is zero chance my "Yes, Dear" would come across as anything but patronizing at this point.