@Linda108
Well, he's actually a babyboomer..in his early 60's, just like me. He is married and he tells me how his wife is so domesticated...she takes care of the inside while he takes care of the outside.
Yesterday, he prepared a pot of beef stew in his crock pot and filled it to the rim with water. This is a a nop-brainer that it would eventually spill over and yes it did...all over the countertops and into my ceramic stovetop and oh did I mention my ceramic tile floor.... what a mess! So he had stepped out and I was walking by so as I noticed this occurring, I grabbed a few paper towels just to block the spillage from going any further. But no I did not clean it up as I wanted him to see this for himself...although, it made me cringe, I had to see how he would respond to this.
So upon his return, I told him what had happened and all he said was "Oh it spilled over." He began to clean up and left splattered water all over the sink and behind the sink. So when I asked him about wiping around the sink and counter, his response was, very nonchalantly, "Doesn't your sink have a sealant?" Excuse me, I said, but "it doesn't matter. Wiping the counter and behind the sink especially is a form of preventative maintenance." So he just stormed to his room.
Later that night as I was about to go to bed, I could still smell the crock pot...so I checked it to find that it was still on. I knocked on his room door and told him about it. But he offensively said to me " I didn't leave it on." And I disagreed saying that "I think it's still on as I can smell it and besides I can see the stew bubbling." So he kept saying, "no it's off." OMG! I finally said, why not just unplug it while trying to determine whether it's on or off. So after all this, he DETERMINED that he had it set on LOW instead of off.
Even right now my countertop is still filthy and all....but I am just waiting....oh by the way he bought some tomato plants but I am so sorry as they will have to go along with him when he realizes I am not extending his reservation. 🙂
I have pictures and will send them to you all. Thank you kindly.