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Don't Tell My Husband
by Kathryn Neff Perry
Sunday, May 7, 2017

Rated "G" by the Author.

       
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     My husband thinks you can fix anything with duct tape and a hammer.
For more years than I care to remember, I have made fun of my husband. He thinks you can fix anything with duct tape and a hammer. Just recently, I didn't share his enthusiasm when he learned you can buy duct tape in "designer" colors (his words)! Over the years I have never been surprised at his attempts to "fix" many different things with duct tape. I seriously believe he thinks about duct tape the way I think about chocolate!
Yesterday I bought a ten-pound bag of flour. I have a canister that only holds five pounds, so I opened the bag and attempted to fill the canister. Something didn't seem quite right as I was pouring the flour into the empty canister. When I stopped, I realized that somehow there was a long gash in the bag of flour. I was dumping more on the counter than into the canister. As I stood there looking at the flour that was now also on the floor, I realized what was happening. I sat the bag of flour on the counter and looked at the side of the flour bag.
There was only one way to fix that huge slash in the bag, and not lose any more flour to the counter and floor. I found one big roll of duct tape, cut off about 3 inches, added it to the ripped bag.
Maybe my husband has been right all these years about duct tape.
That's the part I don't want him to know...that he was right!

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Reviewed by Debbie Lacy 5/31/2017
lol! Duck tape is a very useful and handy tool! I use it a lot too!
I love your short story Kathryn and thanks for sharing!
Peace and Blessings!
Reviewed by m j hollingshead 5/19/2017

chuckle
Reviewed by Budd Nelson 5/12/2017
very cool and funny
Reviewed by Ronald Hull 5/8/2017
We men know all those expedient little tricks that we call, "fixes." But we are reluctant to show them to you women for fear we'll lose even more power. ;-)

Just this morning, my partner using famous scotch tape, fixed that lazy toggle switch between the drives on my wheelchair that kept cutting out every time I went to push the joystick to go. Have been frustrated by it for a couple weeks now. She fixed it in about two minutes. ;-)

Ron
Reviewed by Eva Pasco 5/8/2017
Duct tape can be a lifesaver! So can Gorilla Glue.
Reviewed by John Domino 5/7/2017
How about those vice grips? I need them, a hammer and a screwdriver. Duct tape is excellent but mostly for temp. fixes. LOL

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