The Groceries in your Trunk thread - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

LoveBunny · 04-25-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hjkim550

LB, all you have to do is find that one person who fits. My wife hates the grocery store and hates cooking. I hate doing the laundry and general cleaning.

So.... I do most of the grocery shopping, cooking and loading the dishwasher. She does all the laundry and general cleaning. I think it is a fair trade, I have not done a load of laundry in 12 years. She can't stand cooking and I think it is relaxing to sit with a glass of wine and put together a nice dinner. Now.... I just have to find a way to get my 6 year old to eat like my 4 year old.

Do you think it's possible I could find a man who grocery shops, cooks, cleans (especially toilets), takes out the trash, does laundry, and irons? Now that I think about it, I think my dad does all that. Guess that's why my parents have been married 40+ years!

baseball · 04-25-2008, 05:39 PM

Went to Lowe's last week for fertilizer, top soil, etc. I was amazed that I not only got all 6 bags to fit (4 in front, 2 in rear), but I had room for at least 2 or 3 more bags.

This car's beauty is more than skin deep!!

hjkim550 · 04-25-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by LoveBunny

Do you think it's possible I could find a man who grocery shops, cooks, cleans (especially toilets), takes out the trash, does laundry, and irons? Now that I think about it, I think my dad does all that. Guess that's why my parents have been married 40+ years!

LB, you crack me up. You sound just like my sister in her 20's. I know you are somewhat joking but you can't get everything without some compromise. You have to do something on that list. (who does it now?)

Your dad is an exception, he really spoils your mom. It is going to be tough for your future boyfriends to live up to your dad. Very tough. You will have to lower your expectations.

Things change when you get married.... get ready for compromise (toilet cleaning?)

LoveBunny · 04-25-2008, 06:51 PM

Hahaha, ideally I'd love to find a man to do all that, but really I'd be happy to marry a man I just truly love. Who does it all now? Me. But not very happily and often not very frequently. But I figure I can hire a maid if I marry a guy who just must have a clean toilet and won't clean it himself. But really, marriage, THAT is a scary word!

And yeah, my dad may be exceptional in some ways, but my mom pays for it in other ways!

hjkim550 · 04-25-2008, 06:59 PM

We are going way off topic now.

Pays for it in other ways? Ominous. Marriage? You are still young. You have plenty of time to play. Marriage scared me as well until I found my wife. You will know.

Ok... I have to stop now. The other forum members will start picking on me if we stray too far from P-cars. I have to face Sammy and Nickcats at the autocross next week.

LoveBunny · 04-25-2008, 07:16 PM

I didn't mean that to sound as awful as it does when I said she "pays" in other ways. My dad can just be a real pain in the ass and he's also the king of farts!

hjkim550 · 04-25-2008, 07:20 PM

Ok that is better.

Paying for all the chores with farting? Big deal. All men are gaseous. You just have to realize that. If you are going out with a guy and he does not seem to be gaseous..... he is holding it in. He is still on his first 2 months best behavior. If he is walking funny and seems to be constipated.... let him know it is ok. You grew up with your dad.

husker boxster · 04-25-2008, 07:19 PM

Well LB, I guess I wouldn't be the good fit that hjkim550 says to find. Seems we have too many things in common. I hate shopping in general, grocery shopping in particular (I'll eat everything in my house before I go grocery shopping), I don't cook but I do BBQ, I try to keep things neat so I don't have to clean, and you're supposed to clean toilets? I do take out the trash, I do laundry but I probably mix things that I shouldn't, and I haven't ironed a shirt since Mutual of Omaha went business casual 4 yrs ago. I buy wrinkle free slacks and take my shirts out of the dryer early and let them dry flattened out on my extra bed.

We also have similar tastes in automobiles.

LoveBunny · 04-25-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by husker boxster

Well LB, I guess I wouldn't be the good fit that hjkim550 says to find. Seems we have too many things in common. I hate shopping in general, grocery shopping in particular (I'll eat everything in my house before I go grocery shopping), I don't cook but I do BBQ, I try to keep things neat so I don't have to clean, and you're supposed to clean toilets? I do take out the trash, I do laundry but I probably mix things that I shouldn't, and I haven't ironed a shirt since Mutual of Omaha went business casual 4 yrs ago. I buy wrinkle free slacks and take my shirts out of the dryer early and let them dry flattened out on my extra bed.

We also have similar tastes in automobiles.

Oh, I'd probably never go to the grocery store if I didn't drink a lot of water. So I make myself go when I get down to the last couple of bottles. Ironing? I have shirts I haven't worn in over a year because I keep putting off ironing, seriously.

hjkim550, I know all men are gaseous! Shoot, women do it too (don't tell!) But my dad seriously is like way off the Richter scale. And my mom said he never was like that before they got married. Surprise, surprise!

Frodo · 04-26-2008, 03:14 AM

OMG! Flatulence, connubial servitude, hauling bags of manure in the Boxster...PERFECTLAP, LOOK WHAT HAVE YOU STARTED!

jonnycool · 04-26-2008, 06:27 AM

well where else was he can he sit when he's got dirty feet?!?!?!

Paul · 04-26-2008, 03:18 PM

We raised two kids.

I changed 2 diapers and never got up at night.

I never shop.

I never cook.

I never do laundry.

I do all the car repairs, house repairs, and outside maintenance.

My wife hates to work.

I earn all the money.

We have been enjoying life and marriage for 35 years. Kinda weird nowadays...

FTD · 04-29-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul

We raised two kids. I changed 2 diapers and never got up at night.
I never shop. I never cook. I never do laundry. I do all the car repairs, house repairs, and outside maintenance. My wife hates to work. I earn all the money.
We have been enjoying life and marriage for 35 years. Kinda weird nowadays...

If I met a nice, compatibile man that would do all the car repairs, house repairs and outside maintenance, and I didn't have to go to work 40 hours or more a week, I would be ELATED to do laundry and shopping and whatever. I already like to cook. I get overwhelmed by all those responsibilities I call 'guy stuff'.

To get back on topic, sorta, I do not like grocery shopping, and I DO think y'all are a lot of fun, taking all those pics. Hilarious.

LoveBunny · 04-29-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FTD

If I met a nice, compatibile man that would do all the car repairs, house repairs and outside maintenance, and I didn't have to go to work 40 hours or more a week, I would be ELATED to do laundry and shopping and whatever. I already like to cook. I get overwhelmed by all those responsibilities I call 'guy stuff'.

To get back on topic, sorta, I do not like grocery shopping, and I DO think y'all are a lot of fun, taking all those pics. Hilarious.

I like to work, but I still wouldn't mind having a guy go grocery shop for me. I could comprimise though if he was super special. However, I keep getting hit on by toothless nutcases so I'm pretty far from marriage.

That's great that so many of you all have been married so long. I can't even stay with someone for a few months let alone a few years. Maybe one day.

gmboxster · 04-29-2008, 05:04 PM

I absolutely hate grocery shopping ( actually shopping of any kind ), but when you are single you do what you have to do. Therefore I do it all. The most important thing I look for in a woman is her personality and sense of humor. If she doesn't have those then I would be just wasting my time. I don't care about all the other stuff like cooking and cleaning cause I do that now myself. And BTW if I could find a woman that would ride in the trunk, well what more could you ask for ? Seriously nice picture.

LoveBunny · 04-29-2008, 06:11 PM

Not groceries, but I took a picture today of how my rolling back with all my junk in it fits in my trunk, so yes, I have junk in my trunk! Ha!

(And I seriously need to go to the store. I am down to one bottle of water.)

CT986S · 04-30-2008, 04:02 AM

I do the grocery shopping, laundry, clean the toilets, interior and exterior maintenance etc. My SO loves to cook and does so when she can - I cook the rest of the time. On the other hand I am a struggling glass artist, so guess who pays the bills...

I don't have any pics of groceries in the Boxster because as someone else said earlier, my Boxster and grocery store parking lots are totally incompatible. I get ridiculed by the family on a daily basis for parking the Acura "out in the boonies", but walking is good for you, and you get to walk past all the cars with dings and dents on your way in and out.

On a side note: I wonder if there is a "Groceries in Your Trunk" thread in some Pontiac Solstice/ Saturn Sky forum somewhere. Oh wait - they don't have trunks!

FTD · 05-03-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LoveBunny

I like to work, but I still wouldn't mind having a guy go grocery shop for me. I could comprimise though if he was super special. However, I keep getting hit on by toothless nutcases so I'm pretty far from marriage.

That's great that so many of you all have been married so long. I can't even stay with someone for a few months let alone a few years. Maybe one day.

I actually like to work, too. But the pressure of pulling evertyhing together wears me out a bit. Retirement planing especially. But if I met someone that wanted to help, I think I have to say that no matter what, I don't want to IRON. I despise ironing.

LoveBunny, I love the way you fit in your front boot. Isn't that cool?!

LoveBunny · 05-03-2008, 06:28 PM

I just took this picture today after going to Office Max. That case of paper fit so easily in there and my huge purse is even on top and some other incidental office supplies in a bag.

skip_168 · 05-06-2008, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by LoveBunny

I like to work, but I still wouldn't mind having a guy go grocery shop for me. I could comprimise though if he was super special. However, I keep getting hit on by toothless nutcases so I'm pretty far from marriage.

That's great that so many of you all have been married so long. I can't even stay with someone for a few months let alone a few years. Maybe one day.

Hey, I have all my teeth, but I'm a nutcase... in a good way though..