Have you ever gone to use something at home only to find out it doesn’t work? And then, when you mention to your family members that it isn’t working they look at you very matter-of-factly and tell you it’s been broken for a while? Ugh! The frustration!
I had this exact scenario happen to me last year following a very large snowfall we had in Chicago. My husband and son were out of town so I went out to start the snow blower only to find that after several attempts it clearly was not going to start.
When I called my husband and son to ask them what I might be doing wrong while trying to start the snow blower, they of course very matter-of-factly told me it was broken.
As you might imagine, my response to this was not a pleasant one.
I hung up with them and ended up having to shovel the driveway by hand, and just for the record I have a very long driveway covered with about eight inches of very wet snow.
When they finally returned home from their trip I told them that if they just would have told me it was broken I could have fixed it, but if I don’t know it’s broken, I can’t fix it.
