Men are IDIOTS!

Ok....horrible blanket statement.  I"m sorry.  Not all men are idiots.  The two men I encountered this morning are idiots.  One, my hubby, one a complete stranger.



let me back up.  As most of you know, I ventured out last week during the "Blizzard of the Century" to to claim my snow blower.  It was my grandfathers snow blower(no I am not attached to it, I'm just saying its 15 yrs old) and it was dead.  I paid $100 bucks, and brought it home.  Used it that night to clear the 4 foot drifts on three driveways. 

I should mention that we do three to four driveways by us.  Ours, of course, and two elderly neighbors across the street. 

The next morning, I continue to use it as the snow has reached epic proportions.  Snow lower runs out of gas.  Son retrieves gas can with gas from last year, and fills stupid snow blower.  It wont start.  Go get hubby, he mutters something about bad gas..it wont start.  BAD GAS?  Really???  A show of hands of all of you who dump out your gas at the end of the season so you can refill at the beginning of the season.  Fine...maybe it is bad gas.   So, I load myself up into my car, and attempt to drive to Ace.  Finally get there...streets are very interesting.   Buy new gas can and oil.  Hit two different stations to find one open.  Go home, with brand NEW gas.  Guess what.  IT WONT START. 

We move it into the garage and spend the next 6 hours shoveling out 3+ feet of snow from two driveways.


Now we keep smelling gas...odd...wash jacket, still smell it.  smell it in the house..check all boots etc..oh wait...snowblower is now leaking gas.  sigh...stick it out back. and start calling guy who 'fixed it'.  Have left 800 messages and he has not called back.  Did cash my check though...sigh

So, hubby finds new guy and he will pick it up.  Good, cause I cant put it in my car leaking gas.  We take it out of the garage and stick it in the backyard so house does not continue to smell.

Dude shows up this morning.  I explain the problem.  he tells me that the reason it wouldn't start after it ran out of gas was because it was cold.  *pause for comprehension*  I dont know about any of you, but I have personal knowledge of the fact that engines dont cool off that quickly (scar on forearm)  WAIT..., WHAT??  Dude...its a snow blower.  It blows snow...  snow is cold...it comes in winter...winter is cold..  WTF are you talking about.   I am also pretty sure that when I started it prior to it running out of gas, it was in the COLD garage.  its not like I gave the damn thing a blankey and cup of hot cocoa before I started it.  I almost didn't give it to him, but it is leaking gas...so at least it will leak at his place and not in my garage.  ..oh...and because it was in my backyard he informs me of another problem.

see it snowed again...and snow blower was covered with snow...so was gas cap...well, according to idiot man, the cap is vented.  and it has snow on it...that is a problem.  OMG!  People, dont ever snow blow when its actually snowing out, your gas cap is vented and snow might get into the vents?????  (sneeze the world bullshit here)

Then, idiot man looks at my roof...informs me that there is to much snow up there and it could affect the structural integrity of my roof.  sigh....

JUST BECAUSE I HAVE BREASTS DOES NOT MAKE ME AN IDIOT!!!  I actually have no idea why he chose to mention my roof to me.  He didn't offer to go up there and shovel it off.  Did he not notice that all of the roof has just as much if not more snow on them.  The blizzard did not just hit my house you moron.  it hit everywhere and I dont hear of anyone having structural integrity problems with their roofs.

I quickly give idiot man my gas leaking snow blower and go back inside.  I  will probably tell him, when he calls and tells me how much it is to fix it, to keep the damn thing.  Oh wait...better...I'll tell him to put it outside for me to come get it, then I'll go get it but ask him to start it for me first...when I start, I will gasp and smack my forehead and exclaim....IT STARTED IN THE COLD!  and walk away..

I call hubby...tell him all of this...he agress the guy is an idiot...when I tell hubby what he said about the roof, hubby says, well them, maybe I should get up there and clear some of the snow off. 

YOU MORON!  I TOLD YOU THAT THE DAY AFTER THE STORM AND YOU SAID IT WAS FINE, THERES NOT TO MUCH SNOW UP THERE..BUT A COMPLETE STRANGER TELLS YOU THAT AND YOU AGREE!. 

(insert a string of very nasty swear words here) 

That's it...I got nothing more, no witty ending..clever catch phrase...nothing..I got nothing....wait...wait..., no...nothing...happy fricking monday!