the evil teenager left her bath running. all night.

[dolf]

she went to bed after i did. started running a bath, forgot it, then fell asleep.

please list all the very good reasons for not strangling my offspring.

 

[evesdream]

she went to bed after i did. started running a bath, forgot it, then fell asleep.

please list all the very good reasons for not strangling my offspring.

Because ghosts NEVER move out. If you let her live the odds are in your favour when it comes to that eventuality.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

revenge is a dish best served cold bide your time, there will come a day ...

 

[gardenia19]

Make her pay a portion of the water bill. What a goddamn waste.

 

[warrior queen]

Wait a minute - are we talking water running but no plug in, or water running with plug amd flooding?
Because there's two different levels of punishment....

 

[IndieSnob]

Because ghosts NEVER move out. If you let her live the odds are in your favour when it comes to that eventuality.

I lol'ed.

 

[evesdream]

I lol'ed.

Then my evening hasn't been an entire waste.

 

[Phelia]

Yikes. That is bad. Looks like it's time to turn her over to the government for experimentation.

My brother, sister, and I each did one very stupid during our teenage years that also ended up being very expensive - I think it's just part of the process. So, the good news is that hers is out of the way! The bad news is that if you have any other spawn, their one thing is yet to come. Godspeed.

 

[StephenHawking]

she went to bed after i did. started running a bath, forgot it, then fell asleep.

please list all the very good reasons for not strangling my offspring.

it's not her fault. apples can only fall and roll so far from the tree

 

[dolf]

Because ghosts NEVER move out. If you let her live the odds are in your favour when it comes to that eventuality.

this is the most compelling argument i shall ever hear. for anything. ever.
you should go into politics.

Wait a minute - are we talking water running but no plug in, or water running with plug amd flooding?
Because there's two different levels of punishment....

plug in.

 

[warrior queen]

this is the most compelling argument i shall ever hear. for anything. ever.
you should go into politics.

plug in.

Do a deal with the tradies to apprentice her to them for the duration of repairs.
She does ALL the scutwork. Free. The messier the better.

 

[ChinaBandit]

Do a deal with the tradies to apprentice her to them for the duration of repairs.
She does ALL the scutwork. Free. The messier the better.

I am not sure that is even remotely legal anywhere in Europe WQ. dolf could up with her teen queen visiting a solicitor.

I like how you think though.

 

[dolf]

downstairs bathroom & concrete base in that part of the house.
the only real damage is to my mood.

flippin' kids!

 

[geronimo_appleby]

I am not sure that is even remotely legal anywhere in Europe WQ. dolf could up with her teen queen visiting a solicitor.

I like how you think though.

eh?

 

[ChinaBandit]

dolf could end up

 

[geronimo_appleby]

dolf could end up

that clarified it.

 

[dolf]

that clarified it.

it did

 

[Sean Renaud]

You shouldn't strangle her. You're Dolf. There are lots of people willing to kill for you.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

it did

sarcasm.

 

[richard_daily]

she went to bed after i did. started running a bath, forgot it, then fell asleep.

please list all the very good reasons for not strangling my offspring.

Just make her work harder and give you money to pay off the water bill. Charge her extra for use of the tub.

 

[richard_daily]

downstairs bathroom & concrete base in that part of the house.
the only real damage is to my mood.

flippin' kids!

Do bathtubs there not have an overflow?

Also, have you ever tried to remove a cast iron tub from an building? It's lots of fun, involving sledge hammers, and ceramic that cuts your hands very easily. It sounds right up your ally!

 

[CandiCame]

I wouldn't be able to say anything. I fall asleep in the bath all the time. Never flooded the house though. Eventually someone wakes me up most of the time. Or they did, when i lived with people who I was generally fucking.

 

[CandiCame]

Do bathtubs there not have an overflow?

Also, have you ever tried to remove a cast iron tub from an building? It's lots of fun, involving sledge hammers, and ceramic that cuts your hands very easily. It sounds right up your ally!

What's an overflow? Does it switch off or something? Because that is a brilliant idea!!

 

[butters]

she went to bed after i did. started running a bath, forgot it, then fell asleep.

please list all the very good reasons for not strangling my offspring.

think of the guilt.
it might not seem bad now, but give it 20 years

plug in.

ouch

downstairs bathroom & concrete base in that part of the house.
the only real damage is to my mood.

flippin' kids!

well that's not so bad then, is it? all 3 of my sons have flooded the bathroom (two of them on more than one occasion. the ceiling in the kitchen's a bit bowed, the plasterwork in the passage has been replaced 3 times over the course of - oh, about a 20 year spread. apart from some messy wetness, and lord knows how much gas/electricity it used, you got off lightly, D.

 

[butters]

Do bathtubs there not have an overflow?

mine does, but it's slow-draining and can't keep up with a tap running full-force.