Comments on: From Time To Time, A Husband Would Be Nice, or, “I Fixed My Luggage.” https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/ "Writer! Quilter! All the things!" Thu, 20 Apr 2017 03:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: All The Ridiculous Things I Want. - Mary Fons https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6929 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 03:00:01 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6929 […] New luggage (Nevermind!) […]

]]> By: Sue S https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6622 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:02:19 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6622 OMG I just snorted out loud while eating lunch at my desk and now the guy next to me is wondering if I’ve lost it! Mary, I know just what you mean… sometimes the wondering about how to fix things and then doing it is just too much for one to cope and you wish some other one would come along an do it for you. How I wish for Elizabeth Montgomery’s twitchy nose some days!! You go girl!

]]> By: Elizabeth A Benedict https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6612 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 22:39:32 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6612 Remember my dear that as you travel the airlines are hard on luggage in fact they wreck it. So take heed and purchase inexpensive luggage then when it goes bad you just toss it out. Once one of mine came off the carousel taped shut where a zipper was ripped loose.

]]> By: Pamela Keown https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6603 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 02:20:13 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6603 In reply to Cathy.

Cathy – the font is pale on my screen too. Mary – I have had two husbands. Number one was not a handy person. Number two is extremely handy. You just never know with husbands.

]]> By: Charean Patterson https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6601 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:38:12 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6601 Love this April Fool’s Day post, Mary. I’ve been married to the same WD-40 man for 53 years. But, I have my own tools, ladder, etc. Check out Judith Viorst’s poem about why it is nice to have a husband by your side. I keep it in my top desk drawer and reread as needed!

]]> By: Neame https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6600 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:58:16 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6600 Having lived solitary for most of my life, I know exactly what you mean. But for me the thought was “I need a wife to handle this”. My leaning is to handle the WD40 and house repairs and corporate crap myself, but please I need someone to handle the grocery/laundry/cooking stuff. And just know that I invoke plausible deniability. If asked I’ll say someone must have used my name.

I would love to do it all, but it is a human impossibility. So some stuff goes forever undone.

Hang in Mary.

]]> By: Linda Duff https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6594 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:31:03 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6594 You crack me up !!!!! 🙂 🙂
And NO, just because there’s a husband around the house doesn’t mean you still won’t be WD-40-ing the wheels yourself, dear Quilty Girl..
Glad you didn’t have to spring for new shiny luggage, though. And just an FYI, we (or should say I) ordered some of those TSA-approved padlocks for our luggage. They’re amazing, and so far, KNOCK ON WOOD, the baggage folks have been nice and have opened them with their code, rifled thru our belongings, and put the padlocks back on the luggage! INTACT. (I have a friend who came back from vacation to announce that her TSA-approved locks had been cut off. Told her she should have carried a 2nd one inside the baggage for use in returning home.)
Google WD-40 .. you’ll be super surprised at what uses are available for all that good stuff left in the WD-40 container!
Roll ON !!!!!!!

]]> By: Judy Forkner https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6589 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:01:55 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6589 My husband is so good at figuring out how to fix things! & he climbs ladders to change light bulbs for me too!

I’m afraid to climb ladders any higher than the 2nd step & I’m also afraid to carry a ladder through the house–afraid I’ll bang up all the walls!

Husbands are great–at least my husband is!

]]> By: Jennifer https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6586 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 05:42:59 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6586 I’m single, straight, and work in a traditionally male field. When I worked on a project with long hours, I wished I had a wife like my co-workers. So nice to have someone cook dinner, clean the bathroom, do laundry or change the sheets. It’s not about having a man, but about having a partner to help pick up the slack and maybe “unfavorite” chores. On the other hand, isn’t there such great satisfaction in doing stuff yourself? I helped a friend hang towel hooks firm & level today and she grinned the whole time.

]]> By: Marge Herrmann https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6581 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:01:40 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6581 This is off the subject, but just a brief note to tell you how much my friends and I enjoyed the two lectures yesterday (Sat.) afternoon. (I was the rude one who knitted while you spoke. I have an attention deficit and can concentrate on a lecture much better when my hands are busy.) I enjoyed hearing about how Fons and Porter originated, about your journey into quilting, etc. I also love your blog. Take care of yourself. (You’re off to a good start with the WD 40!)

]]> By: Suzanne https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6579 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 22:40:01 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6579 My mantra for 2017 is to become a competent traveler (of life but also of actual travel). I recently left a relationship of six years where I think I let myself sometimes not be so competent and feel like I lost a bit of my independent spirit. So the other day when I used my very own can of WD40 (which I’ve owned for a very long time – that stuff does not go bad) to fix my sliding patio screen door I was perhaps overly too excited about my self-reliance! And then I have moments where I wish that I was back in my relationship. Like when I think about traveling somewhere far away, I have to admit that I don’t want to plan that trip myself or be on my own for 2 weeks. (My former partner was really into planning trips!)

All of this to say, I think it’s ok to feel both ways. To want to be a competent traveler through life but also want a companion (sometimes!)

I love your writing and relate to it probably more than you’d think. Thank you for being you!

]]> By: Diana https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6577 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 21:33:51 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6577 Maybe you just want a companion/husband/friend so that you have someone to troubleshoot with. I became extremely independent during the time when my husband of 35yrs was in the Navy. But, what I found was that I talked to myself during those times. I wasn’t the crazy lady, I just needed to hear another human voice. ,I was a little bit lonely.
To this day, I still fix things. In fact, I just fixed the plumbing under the kitchen sink. And when my husband gets home, I tell him all about it. It’s satisfying .
And WD40 is fantastic for lots of things. Congrats on fixing your luggage. Luggage can cost an arm and leg.

]]> By: Nurseli https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6575 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:32:14 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6575 Totally understand. I’m divorced and have been doing things on my own for many years now. But sometimes you just don’t want to deal with those things anymore- moving heavy furniture, taking the car to the shop, fixing the heater, changing the shower head, etc…. it’s not that those things can’t be done, it just requires planning, a YouTube video, or sometimes paying someone to do it. Idk about having a husband though. Lol. That’s way more trouble than it’s worth!

]]> By: Mrs. Plum https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6573 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:12:22 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6573 As several do the previous commenters said, having a husband is no guarantee that you won’t be fixing your own stuff. My husband travels frequently for work, and invariable, something in the house breaks when he is gone. This past week was the garage door opener. Thanks to a calm and patient customer service rep (who happened to be a woman) who walked me through the whole process, it is fixed and working just fine. Hallelujah! Good for both of us that we did what needed to be done.

]]> By: Downtownquilter_allie https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6572 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:52:36 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6572 I had the same thoughts this week when I had to ask a friend to drop me at the rental car place to pick up a car for a work trip. There are only a few instances when I think it would be nice to have a husband, when I’m sick is a big one!

]]> By: Pam Martin https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6571 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:33:42 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6571 In reply to Susan.

I think a lot of the colorful straps are for luggage recognition but (even as a gay person) I’m with you on the black!

]]> By: Mark https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6570 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:04:17 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6570 Mary-
I miss you on F&P! I tape episodes and start them, but only you and your Mom can make old lessons seem new.
It’s regard to WD40, Helenmarie is right, you’ve cleaned out the axle/when junction and some dsm grease worked in there will sole the problem in the long term. And get the 2nd strap. Why wait for the latch to break?

I enjoy your blogs and other writings, but miss ‘seeing’ and hearing you.

]]> By: MrsB https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6569 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 16:46:31 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6569 I know what you mean. I’ve been divorced almost 30 years. Sometimes I’d just like a hand replacing bulb in carport light. Hang curtain rods.
Son tells me I’m TOO independent.
But, I’d rather live alone than have someone around driving me nuts.
Lord, can I fix a lot of stuff.

]]> By: HelenMarie Marshall https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6568 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:29:52 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6568 DESSICATED

]]> By: HelenMarie Marshall https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6567 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:28:53 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6567 A gentle reminder: WD40 is more a cleaner than actual lubricant. So basically it melted whatever lubricant had dedicated in your wheels. Now you need to use some real lubricant in them. The white grease used for old Singer sewing machines is good.

]]> By: Beth Ann https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6566 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:22:26 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6566 As a card carrying feminist, I am NOT offended by your post.

I did not read it as “I need a MAN to do these things because they’re men’s work.” Instead, I read it as “Yes, I can do this; but, wouldn’t it be nice to have a partner?” A partner who looks after me as I look after him – because some things I’d rather let a partner do. 🙂

And the type of life parter you envision maybe, some day, possibly, having is male.

Some days we all want pampering by someone who loves us. And, yes, fixing your luggage is pampering.

Good on ya for pampering yourself!

]]> By: Catherine https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6565 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:03:29 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6565 Hay Miss Fix-it, you go girl! I’m married 44 years and my husband never used WD-40. He’s helpless when it’s time for repairs. I’m the one who always did repairs around the house but he’s still my rock. Oh, the font is very light for me too, as one poster commented, but I do enjoy your blog.

]]> By: Maribeth Woolsey https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6564 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:00:23 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6564 Sometimes I would also like to have a husband or a whatever to handle those chores I don’t like or want to do. But that guy might not know how to do what I want him to do and then might be stuck with him when all I wanted was a garbage-taker-outer, oil changer,, or drain clearer. I just borrow my girl friend’s.

]]> By: Christine Houghton https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6563 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:37:04 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6563 It’s tough to stay independent when you have a husband. I’ve lived for years without one and for years with one as I am currently. Last night my sewing room TV didn’t work and I tried to fix it but couldn’t figure it out so I told my husband and it took him three minutes and it was working again. I could have eventually fixed it myself by unplugging the system but I had my tech savvy husband do it, cause I wasn’t sure it was the thing to do. And it makes him feel useful! Lol

]]> By: Beverly Letsche https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6562 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 14:12:47 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6562 I have to laugh. I have a husband and consider that to be a good thing. But household repairs? That is mostly me. So do not count on a husband to do repairs!

]]> By: Mary Lou Hutson https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6560 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 13:16:38 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6560 There is a hilarious passage in a Bailey White book where she calls a customer service person about some household item on the blink, and the CSR asks her, “Dontcha have sumthin like a husband?” White ponders this and determines that the closest equivalent in her house is a parakeet, so, no.
Proud of you for figuring out your own fix.

]]> By: Sue https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6559 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 13:02:21 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6559 Having a husband does not mean you don’t have to grease your own wheels. You go girl!

]]> By: jean morton https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6558 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:44:26 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6558 Thank you Mary, for the first chuckle of the day! WD40 is a great can to fix squeaks, but my husband is not the fixer, I am. If I want a project completed, I do it myself.

]]> By: Sandra Kaufman https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6557 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:38:13 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6557 I grew up in a home where my father fixed everything and married a man who can’t even zip his own jacket without an issue. and WD40 he has no idea what that is. We dont always need a husband.

]]> By: Cathy https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6555 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:25:29 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6555 Hi Mary, I plan to write you a paper letter soon but wanted to send you this quick note. I retired the last day of 2015 and have since taken up sewing (that I never had time for while working full time). I was a legal assistant for 30 years. I discovered your Quilt videos on YouTube and love them and have learned so much. I discovered this blog just last week while reviewing some of those videos again. I was so disappointed that you are no longer hosting but understand that new opportunities came your way. You have a gift for teaching quilting skills and it is refreshing to watch your videos. I was so sorry to read of your health issues but trust you are doing well these days. I have been praying for you. God has given you many talents. You are a true example of a positive attitude and connecting and serving others. Keep looking up!

One little request–could you use a darker font or print when writing your blog — it is very pale on my screen. Is it my screen only? Hope you have a wonderful day! The weather is beautiful this morning here in North Carolina.

]]> By: Susan https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6554 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:25:16 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6554 In reply to Susan.

Oops typo. Sorry

]]> By: Susan https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6553 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:21:20 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6553 Personally, I am PROUD of you for fixing your luggage! Go Mary! Get the second strap. (Glad you opted for black rather than rainbow, however…totally gauche!). That being said, I must admit a husband if often a handy thing to have…IF he’s a good man, good to you and good for you. That’s a pretty big set of IFs. Meanwhile, you fixed your luggage. You have a nearly full can of WD-40. Get yourself a big roll of duct tape. You’re pretty much good to go. IF one day you find a husband, great! If not, you’ve got the tools. Oh, and you might want a hammer, pliers and a cordless drill with screwdriver bits. Hugs!

]]> By: Linda https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6552 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:11:46 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6552 Sometimes I get whiny when I have to do “me ‘S work,” because I’d really rather be sewing on a quilt. Alas, I live alone, and my brothers have finally figured out that I am quite capable of doing the work of men! Still, the work of men bores me to tears!

]]> By: Kristina Morrow https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6551 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 11:54:01 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6551 This makes me laugh – and I really understand. I’m smart, capable, self-sufficient, and married to a man who is a mechanically-inclined Mr. Fix-it. One day he actually said to me, in a not nice tone, “When is the last time you checked the oil in your car”? I nearly spit out the coffee I was drinking. Really? Why did I get married? We straightened that out.

]]> By: Barbara https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6550 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 11:36:22 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6550 You are so funny, Mary. You are a breath of honest fresh air, if honest means truly, real, fresh air. WD-40 is good, a strong black belt is good and secure. Keep on, Mary.

]]> By: Janice Tucker https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6549 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 10:22:11 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6549 Sometimes you just want/need a partner. I appreciate that my hubs thinks of the little things that make my life easier. I am, as are you, perfectly capable of handling myself, thank you very much. But it is oh so nice to share life with someone who takes care of those little things.

]]> By: Jennifer Reinke https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6548 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:42:25 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6548 Mary, there are so many interesting uses for WD-40! Just Google it. And I am glad you got those wheels and latch fixed-you go girl! Have a great Sunday 🙂

]]> By: Cindy https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6541 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 05:28:53 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6541 WD-40 is amazing stuff, Mary. Check out its other uses…trust me, you need another can before you know it. Shower doors…those horrible price ssticker labels, dodgy locks,, another can is in your future!

]]> By: Kat https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6540 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 04:49:56 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6540 Next time you have sticker residue on something purchased…spray it with WD40 and give it a rub and it will be gone. The can will still last forever. WD 40 helpful hint #1.

]]> By: Trish https://www.maryfons.com/2017/04/from-time-to-time-a-husband-would-be-nice-or-i-fixed-my-luggage/#comment-6539 Sun, 02 Apr 2017 04:49:25 +0000 http://www.papergirltoo.com/?p=7890#comment-6539 Sometimes it’s nice to have someone to troubleshoot a problem with, or share in the triumph of the fix…you might not NEED, but damn, sometimes it’s a luxury to have. Also….pretty sure owning a can of WD-40 makes you an honorary southerner. Welcome to the club.

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