Was it wrong?

[Ize]

SWMBO went Christmas shopping with her sister this afternoon. In Springfield 40 miles away, where I used to work, that has a store that has REAL beer selection.

This of course hit me after she had already left. The cell phone convo went...

Me: "I need you to do me a favor after you're done shopping"
Her: "I'm NOT stopping at Friar Tuck"
Me: "Dammit, it'll take ten minutes. Call me when you get there".
Her: "Fine".

They then proceeded to get lost twice on the way to their original destination and had to call me twice.

Cell phone followup...

Her: "OK I'm in Friar Tuck"
Me: "Make a left and go to the great wall of beer"
Her: "Is that what they call it??"
Me: "No, It's what I call it. Find 2 sixes of Breckenridge Vanilla Porter".
Her: "Got it"
Me: "Now go down the aisle on the right and Look for a bottle of Hop Rod Rye."
Her: "Got it"
Me: "Same side of the aisle, at the end, You're looking for a bottle of Fuller's London Porter"
Her: "I only see ESB and 1845".
Me: "No London Porter?"
Her: "Nope, Just ESB and 1845, oh and London Pride. No London Porter".
Me: "Dammit. Ok, Just a bottle of ESB then".
Her: "Is that it?"
Me: "Yep. See, told you it would only take 10 minutes. Drive careful!"

(Moral of the story: Cell phones are occasionally good)

I don't know why she puts up with me. The suck part is, I have to work tonight. Good part is, they'll all be good an chilled by the time I get home. :rockin:

Ize

 

[McKBrew]

Nothing wrong at all. It's cool that you have the store mapped out so well, that you can give directions to specific beer over the phone.

 

[the_bird]

Perfect application of modern technology! The only thing that would have been better is if she took a photo, sent it to you, and you made your selections that way.

 

[Ize]

McK, I have stood in that store just looking and looking so many times that I knew exactly where to point her.

Never thought of that bird. She initially thought I wanted supplies since they do carry some HB stuff. I really only wanted beer. (altho, now that I think of it I could use another packet of Montrachet or two )

Ize

 

[mrk305]

The last time I bought beer when I was on vacation, in July. If I asked my wife to buy me beer she would say I was out of my flippin' mind. You are obviously not brewing enough.

 

[Ize]

The last time I bought beer when I was on vacation, in July. If I asked my wife to buy me beer she would say I was out of my flippin' mind. You are obviously not brewing enough.

SWMBO already thinks I drink too much. The simple fact she stopped there was awesome. The fact that I'm not brewing enough is painfully obvious. Sometimes life just gets in the way.

Ize

 

[landhoney]

Perfect application of modern technology! The only thing that would have been better is if she took a photo, sent it to you, and you made your selections that way.

A friend is doing that when he goes back home for Christmas, taking picks of the "beer wall" when he goes home, emailing to a few of us, and bringing back some hard to find stuff that we select.