That's why they call it...
a HARDSHIP allowance.
Hubby is not happy. His work shirts haven't been ironed and he'll have to do them himself on his business trip.
"But I have a maid!" he said incredulously.
Yeah, it's a tough concept when you haven't had to do any ironing for the last four years.
I took a deep breath. "Well, the electricity's been going up and down, on and off. And so the iron is buggered. Every time you plug it in, the fuse trips. The maintenance guys came today and had a look around. It's not the wiring, it's the iron. They came after the maid had gone home. She won't be back until the day after you leave."
(blank stare, blink, blink)
"Don't you remember we went through FOUR irons over three years in Angola? It's the electricity."
(puppy dog eyes)
"Don't look at me. Isn't this why you get a hardship allowance?"
Today, I'm getting Iron #2. The first one died just after the one-year warranty ran out, but I didn't tell hubby that. It would send him over the edge.
Hubby is not happy. His work shirts haven't been ironed and he'll have to do them himself on his business trip.
"But I have a maid!" he said incredulously.
Yeah, it's a tough concept when you haven't had to do any ironing for the last four years.
I took a deep breath. "Well, the electricity's been going up and down, on and off. And so the iron is buggered. Every time you plug it in, the fuse trips. The maintenance guys came today and had a look around. It's not the wiring, it's the iron. They came after the maid had gone home. She won't be back until the day after you leave."
(blank stare, blink, blink)
"Don't you remember we went through FOUR irons over three years in Angola? It's the electricity."
(puppy dog eyes)
"Don't look at me. Isn't this why you get a hardship allowance?"
Today, I'm getting Iron #2. The first one died just after the one-year warranty ran out, but I didn't tell hubby that. It would send him over the edge.
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