Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Time measured differently.

So we've moved to back to my hometown for 6months now. On the 26th of Sept, we had some electricians come to install a new LED tv as well as two ceiling fans. My husband was teaching as usual and needed to be picked up at 1pm. My two fans needs three light bulbs each to light the room as we don't have any standing light nor ceiling lights in the room. I walked out to the shops to buy the light bulbs after realizing that it does not come together with the fan. While I was out, my husband called (I think its about 12pm at the time). And since I forgot to bring my phone with me, my mother took the call and told me he called and that he will wait for me at the bus-stop where I normally pick him up. My electricians also informed me of other complications once I got home. One of the fans has one light outlet missing and the tv wall-mount has some screws missing. In the midst of that conversation, my husband calls again wanting to know if I was on my way yet and I told him to give me a moment and I will call him back since I was in the middle of a conversation with the electricians. The electricians wanted to know if we accepted the missing light bulb (meaning one fan has 3 and the other has 2) which we replied that we indeed minded. According to the fan's manual, the fan should have 3 bulbs and not 2 so if anything were to happen to the fan and we wanted to use the warranty, the manufacturer might not accept it. So we were calling the electrical shop where we bought the fans from as well as trying to get the manufacturer. What seemed like a few moments turned into 20mins. And so, my husband blew up. He said that 20mins is not a moment. And I should have called to tell him it would take longer. He said he doesn't mind waiting, but I should have at least informed him of the wait rather than leaving him in the dark. In my defense, I just wanted to make sure I was clear on my decision and not leave my mum wondering whats going on. I also did not want to leave my mum at home by herself. To which my husband told me that if I didn't trust those electricians then I shouldn't have hired them.

Fast forward to today. Its 6.45pm, the kids has gone home. I asked him if he was hungry and asked him if he wanted to go get some food. He said to give him a second (he was in the middle of Guild Wars). The next time he spoke to me was 7.05pm. I suppose my question is not a pressing matter.


FML

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