Today's instance of testosterone poisoning and my husband

[Missy Vixen]

We live in a small town outside of Seattle, WA. There are four ways in and out of town, none of which involve a freeway. Those who live here KNOW to check the weather, road closure reports, etcetera, when there's a weather emergency happening. After all, we've been landlocked before. The most recent instance was last year.

We're already having quite a winter. We were housebound due to a large amount of snowfall for almost three weeks last month. Right now, it's flooding. One of our friends invited my husband to what must be the latest incarnation of Promise Keepers this morning in Bellevue, WA. I told him last night that I wasn't happy that he was going to this event. I TOLD him the roads were already closing due to flooding, he'd best not be even trying to leave town right now. I TOLD HIM he would get stuck on the other side.

Guess what's happened? The PTB closed the last road in and out of town while he was at this freaking event. The four ways into town are closed for at least the next 36 hours. He's stuck. I told him to call the guy he went with this morning and go stay at his house for a couple of days.

Let's hear the latest bright idea the male in your life came up with. I'm telling you, I really love men as a rule, but right now, I'm so pissed at my husband I don't even know what to do with myself.

Julie

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear JulieRB!

He just has to learn it the hard way, huh?

Good grief!

I hear that's why there's twice as many sperm as are needed to fertilize the egg...

Why?


They refuse to stop and ask for directions!


Good luck with him!

:hug:

[Missy Vixen]

16. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

I am LAUGHING about the directions thing! My husband has a really great sense of direction, but he also has an overabundance of testosterone. After all, he's Immortal, and he can Get There No Matter What. :eyes:

I know there are others who have to deal with this whole thing. I comfort myself by imagining what kind of boneheaded things Angelina Jolie or Howie Long's wife have to deal with, huh? :woohoo:

:hug:
Julie

[Love Bug]

2. Tell him that was God's way of telling him not to go!

I currently don't have a husband, and when I read stuff like this, I don't feel the lack so much. You have my sympathies!

[Missy Vixen]

17. Ohh, LoveBug

That's BRILLIANT. I think I'm going to try that! "You know, I think God was trying to tell you something, honey!" ;-)

He just called. He's at his sister's house. I'm sure they're having a great time. In the meantime, that's my excuse to blast the music, refuse to get dressed, and enjoy myself! :woohoo:

Julie

[CreekDog]

27. God's had a way of telling me not to go:

It was a giant gathering of crying losers. :eyes:

[Missy Vixen]

31. He said it was a lot of "men must take control" stuff

That's interesting.

He didn't say anything about crying. I'll have to get some more info from him later.

Julie

[CreekDog]

33. maybe the Bay Area version was different

some people from church were telling me it was a chance to bond and get in touch with feelings. :puke:

[lizziegrace]

3. He's invincible, huh?

or thinks "it won't happen to me".

My favorite from my ex? "you're being overly dramatic. It won't be that bad." Guess what...

:hug:

[Missy Vixen]

19. lizziegrace, OMG!

>"you're being overly dramatic. It won't be that bad."

Oh, no. Not at all! It's all sunshine, roses and puppies -- well, till someone pokes an eye out! It's almost comical: We warn, they tell us "things will be fine," then they're not, and they always look so SHOCKED. Yes, Cupcake, sometimes things go wrong, and we somehow KNOW this might happen. ;-)

Again, aren't you dying to know how some of the more famous deal with this kind of stuff?

I hope that things are much, much better for you, and you know how many people think of you during the day. ;-)

:hug:
Julie

[lizziegrace]

46. Thanks

:hug:

[fizzgig]

4. an ex once drove the opposite direction from out town and wondered why he didn't see an exit for it

he went south rather than north on the interstate and drove for more than an hour thinking he'd see an exit sign for our town. he then got lost in denver and didn't bother to call his mother, who he was supposed to be following home, or i to tell us what was going on. he finally got home about about four hours after he was supposed to and then didn't understand why i was a bit peeved :eyes:

[Missy Vixen]

20. Yes, that's right

We're envisioning they've been eaten by wild animals, but they seem to have a very elastic view of time, don't they? :mad:

I can only imagine how scared you must have been when he didn't arrive home (and probably didn't answer his phone, either.)

:hug:
Julie

[fizzgig]

35. he didn't have a cell

i was convinced that, while driving 80 mph down the interstate, his geo storm had been smashed by a semi. this was probably 7 years ago and, needless to say, my 20-year-old self did not handle the situation as well as a more experience adult would have.

their sense of time isn't anything like ours

[rcrush]

5. What are the Promise Keepers?

Is it some wacko religious camp or something?

[Wapsie B]

7. Yes they are a whacko religious movement.

The group was started in part by a former football coach at Colorado, Bill McCartney. (sp)

[seemunkee]

6. Damn, my best friend lives in Duvall

Wonder if he is at home or going to sleep at work tonight.

[Missy Vixen]

23. seemunkee, I hope he's home

If he's not and you have a couch or a sleeping bag, you might want to give him a call. All roads in or out of Duvall are underwater for at least the next 36 hours.

I'm thinking of those who are actually in danger, and hoping they'll get somewhere safe as quickly as possible.

Julie

[seemunkee]

37. He would have to fly to the east coast to sleep on my couch

but he knows he is always welcome.
I just called his work and they said he was at home. Called his house and he didn't answer. Knowing him he is at the Duvall Tavern

[Missy Vixen]

40. The Duvall Tavern rocks

When we first moved here, nobody would talk to us. ;-) This all changed when one of the "natives", Keith, walked in one night and greeted us. Loudly. Keith is the coolest guy in town. He formerly worked at another local bar, which he decorated with his personal collection of vintage rock show posters. (Led Zeppelin appeared at a star-studded festival in Woodinville in the early 70's, for instance. The tickets were something like ten dollars.)

We were one of the bunch after that. LOL

I hope he's having a great time!
Julie

[mcctatas]

8. You are soooooo much more restrained than I could be...

as for the man in my life, I can't tell you, he reads this crap ;)

[PaddyBlueEyes]

10. Are you casting asparagus on my

testeronics.... :rofl:

[mcctatas]

11. and broccoli too

:P

[PaddyBlueEyes]

12. Ill refrain from

the salad tossing comment as well... :rofl:

[Missy Vixen]

24. Believe me, I'm furious

Unfortunately, yelling isn't going to make the point. I can't quite figure out what might, aside from the fact that he's now trapped without clean clothes, necessary medications or his CPAP machine.

Hopefully, this will finally bring the message home in a way that begging, pleading and yelling won't. ;-)

Julie

[The empressof all]

9. Oy....What's up with them anyway?

Sorry to say my friend, knowing where abouts that you live he really should have known better. Of course my husband is out and about and driving around today too. Town of Snohomish is expected to flood this afternoon. He won't be stranded but the traffic is going to be horrific.

Hey but the snow's gone....Right?

Stay dry!

BTW: I'd be alarmed with the Promise Keeper stuff....but that's just me.

[Missy Vixen]

25. Your Grace. the Promise Keeper crap is not amusing to me, either

I know the guy that invited him is behind it. I'll be dealing with him later. ;-) Let's just say the time to be nice is over. We've explained to them multiple times that we are not Christians, we're not interested in their religious faith, etcetera, and they keep pushing it.

Hopefully, ze husband will get himself home before he gets to spend several hours trying to drive two miles. :woohoo:

I hope you'll stay dry, too. :hug:
Julie

[Cabcere]

13. As the sister of a 17-year-old boy, I can think of several examples

most of which relate to cars and/or macho (a.k.a. stupid and sometimes dangerous) driving habits. (Scarily, he's actually quite a good driver compared to most kids his age - around here, anyway.) Among the many things I will never understand:

- jackrabbit starts and/or revving the engine at stoplights
- refusing to slow down any significant amount for corners (because "this car was developed as a rally car and it's MADE to do that!") :eyes:
- why a Subaru Outback would "look cool" with a bull bar and huge rims
- his desire to drag race, even after a local kid was killed and another badly injured in a drag racing accident a few months ago
- pretty much anything relating to monster trucks

:crazy: I love my brother, and he's actually a really great kid and quite mature for his age - however, as mentioned before, he is a 17-year-old boy so I'm not sure that means a whole lot. ;) Whenever he and my dad get in a pissing match over something or other, my mom and I will usually just turn to each other, roll our eyes, and one of us will quote a line from the TV show "Bones" - "Testosterone spill on aisle 4!" :P

[Missy Vixen]

29. OMG, I'm laughing my head off!

>why a Subaru Outback would "look cool" with a bull bar and huge rims

The only way it could possibly be better than that is if it had flames painted on it! What do you think? ;-)

The "testosterone spill on Aisle 4" is my new favorite phrase.

They drive us crazy, but we still love them. It's amazing!
Julie

[Cabcere]

32. Hahaha...oh geez, don't give him any ideas!

:rofl:

Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em, right? :hug: :hi:

[sarge43]

14. Well, before he returns you can always change all the locks on the doors.

My favorite hubster stunt:

Driving from Naples FL to Miami across the Everglades National Park at 10pm. As we head out, yours truly checks gas gage (less than half) and says, "Shouldn't we get gas?" "Nah," says the love of my life, "we got plenty and it's probably cheaper in Miami."

As you may guess, 2am, fuckin' middle of Alligator Alley and we didn't have plenty. Every insect in the Western Hemisphere is hammering at the car windows and very strange noises are coming out the darkness (we're talking the inside of Dick Cheney's heart dark here).

Hubster tops this shit sundae with these words, "I guess we'll have to go for some gas."

He decided otherwise when my head completely sank into my shoulders and did a 360.

Fortunately, a county mountie came by fairly soon, ya da ya da.

What is this male thing about driving on empty?

[Missy Vixen]

30. O. M. G!

"We'll have to go for gas"? I don't think so, Sparky! He's handling that little job all by his lonesome, isn't he?

We all look back on this stuff and laugh, but at the time, it's not quite so funny, is it? :woohoo:

Julie

[sarge43]

49. There were a few moments following that faux pas

that I rather wished Jethro and Billy Bob Lee would have come by and offered hubster a lift to the nearest gas station. As the lights of their POS pickup disappeared into the steamy darkness, I'd imagined hearing the banjos from Deliverance and "Hey! You gotta pretty mouth there, boy."

Yeah, yeah mean and spiteful, but, as they say, payback's a bitch and she doesn't like sitting in the middle of the Everglades at 2 o'clock in the morning for no good reason.

[Missy Vixen]

50. Wooo-hoooo!

Jethro and Billy Bob Lee, huh?

da da da da da da da da daaaaaa...

Running out of gas in the Everglades at 2 a.m. would learn me for the rest of my life, but then again, I'm just a big chicken. ;-)

My husband is resting comfortably at his sister's house. That's another story, but it'll be all kinds of big fun when he finally gets home! :evilgrin:

Julie

[sarge43]

58. Do let us know what happens. n/t

[Lyric]

15. I'd be more worried about the Promise Keepers thing than about the other.

Any organization that resembles the PKs is flat-out frightening.

http://www.now.org/nnt/10-97/viewpoint.html

[ismnotwasm]

18. Me too

I'm sure the husband is a fine man in all respects, but those promise keepers are a bit off. Perhaps it wasn't testosterone at all.

[monmouth]

65. Haha..."Promise Keepers"....Taking back control...Uh oh....n/t

[unpossibles]

21. I'm not sure I want to get into details why

but more than one woman I know has expressed complete and utter amazement that any males live to be 25.

[Missy Vixen]

28. Oh, now isn't THIS a question for the ages?

>complete and utter amazement that any males live to be 25

I do NOT get it.

Julie

[Love Bug]

44. No kidding. Whatever happened to Natural Selection? You would

think that would weed out the dumb ones.

[unpossibles]

47. maybe it does.... which is possibly kinda sad, speaking as a guy who still does dumb shit

on the bright side, if nothing else, life has taught me how to take a beating, and even moreso, how to avoid taking one.


wait - is that the bright side?

[Missy Vixen]

51. O. M. G. Natural selection...

Women always go for the alpha males. Then again, the alpha males have (regrettably,) an overabundance of testosterone.

It's one long Texas Steel Cage Death Match for these guys. ;-)

Julie

[sarge43]

57. NatSel did weed out the dumb ones. We're talking about the smart ones.

Just imagine what things would be like if it hadn't.

I mean really there are men who don't get off blowing up things, trying to break the land speed record, jumping out of perfectly good airplanes, teasing sharks, using lighter fluid as a bbq accelerator or going totally deaf when a woman is speaking.

[MilesColtrane]

22. Sounds like he's just living the Promise Keepers credo...

...that men do not submit to the women in their lives because God doesn't want that.

Good luck with him.

[Missy Vixen]

26. He should know by now

that I am the last woman who's going to stand still for that stuff.

In the meantime, I have to admit being more than a bit amused at how he's going to work his way out of this one.

Just in case anyone else wants to know what the "newest" PK incarnation is called, it's www.linkedshields.com. I note they're currently down. ;-)

Julie

[buzzycrumbhunger]

34. I thank the Promise Keepers

That shit was the final straw that made me bail on a sucky marriage. Honestly, you would think a guy trading his bong for a bible might be an improvement, wouldn't you? Nope. Therein lies some fucked-up shit. Those bastids suck you in and before you know it, you're trying to get the wife to slap a doily on her head and submit to your every whim (because god only talks to men and who are we to presume to interpret?)

My only regret is that they didn't invent PK 20 years earlier so I could have found a better man before gravity and stretch marks. :eyes:

[The empressof all]

36. Here's your answer Jules.....

When he gets back have him find you with a Doily slapped on your head. :rofl: :rofl:

That alone would scare the shit out of me......

[Missy Vixen]

42. Oh, he'd pee himself

Maybe I should tell him that since I want to be supportive of the teachings he learned this morning, I've decided we should join the Quiver F*ll movement. After all, I just won't be happy till I give him eighteen little bundles of joy! (Did I mention I'm in my late 40's and we have no kids?)

I wonder how long it will be before he comes to. :rofl: :rofl:
Julie

[Love Bug]

45. You could also tell him you'll quit your job so he can take care

of you, just like God commands. Also that the only approved sexual position according to the Bible is the missionary position, and then only for procreation. Get all stepford-wifeish on his butt and he'll back away from the promise creepers stuff asap! lol

[cemaphonic]

38. It might be the Cabin Fever making him insane.

I'm in Seattle too, and I've found many excuses to go do errands when the snow finally melted. The thinking might have been, "Hey, this is Western Washington, I'm not going to let a little rain stop me!"

[Missy Vixen]

43. Ahh, cabin fever

It was weird to finally leave the house again, wasn't it?

In the meantime, I think this is a case of "I can get there" combined with "I don't need to check the news/watch the weather report/get a hint when the Woodinville-Duvall Bridge was closed as of 3 a.m. this morning."

I should look at this as an opportunity to get some stuff done, huh? ;-)
Julie

[Bertha Venation]

39. We lesbeans miss so much joy.

:cry:

[Missy Vixen]

41. Bertha, LOL!

We love them, they drive us INSANE, but we can't shoot them.

In the meantime, it's STILL RAINING here! Does anyone need some extra water? Maybe we could Fed Ex it! :woohoo:

Julie

[SeattleGirl]

48. MrSG is stuck in Ocean Shores.....

...with his parents.

He went down there to stay a couple of nights, and was going to come back today. Ain't gonna happen. Can't get into our out of Aberdeen on either side, so he's stuck.

At least they have a separate apartment he's staying in. Not sure how well he'd do if he had to be in the same house with them all the time.

[Missy Vixen]

52. SeattleGirl, here's a question

If he had to stay in the same house with the 'rents for this long, would he call you:

a) screaming,

or

b) crying?

It would be a championship bonus if DH had to stay in the same house with his mom. ;-)

I hope you are fine and staying dry!
Julie

[SeattleGirl]

54. Well, when he called to say he was stuck, he said, "By the time I

get out of here, you may need to call a shrink or a lawyer, depending on what shape I'm in." :rofl:

One good thing: his parents have an apartment separate from their house, so that's where he's staying. It has it's own bathroom, laundry, kitchen, dining area, and living/sleeping room.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

53. I have to admit, I laughed at this story a bit.

I can understand that you're probably very worried about him, but I would say that at a friend's house he's safe.

As for men, though, why do they do these things?

:rofl:

[TrogL]

55. So what's the latest incarnation of Promise Keepers?

Love Won Out or something else?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

56. Promise Keepers are really messed up. Really.

I was at a guy's office once with a co-worker who was doing some database work for him, and he had on a Promise Keepers polo shirt with some slogan on it.

I quickly figured out what he was really like.

In his office he had a TV stand with a TV on it and some videotapes on the shelf under it.

One of the tape boxes had three words on it: "Black White An.al"

Those three words told me all I needed to know about the bastard.

:puke: :wow:

[Missy Vixen]

59. Today's update on my husband and his testosterone poisoning

Our hometown is landlocked. There is NO indication as to when he might be able to get home. According to Fire District #45, the roads into town are not only underwater, they're also damaged.



If you look closely at the above photo from the Seattle Times, you'll see a glimpse of the main bridge leading into Duvall.

I hope he's enjoying himself. :mad:
Julie

[lizziegrace]

60. Wow...

that photo. x(

Is the bridge in the lower third of the photo?

[Missy Vixen]

62. Yes, it is

We're landlocked. We're on a hillside, so there isn't flooding in our residential areas, but we can't go anywhere. Then again, compared to Snoqualmie, things are ducky.

If anyone wants further information:

www.seattlepi.com
www.seattletimes.com
www.king5.com

Julie

[seemunkee]

64. Thanks for the photo

I got in touch with my friend yesterday. He was down taking pictures of the photos and was going to go shoot pool at the tavern later.
He's supposed to teach ski school on Sat, looks like the little kiddies will have to get a substitute.

If see a bowlegged redhead dude playing pool, say hi, his name is Brian. Act like you know him and he'll go nuts trying to figure out who you are.

[crim son]

61. When he gets back,

tell him the blocked road was God's way of warning him that attending such events might have the effect of permanently separating him from his beloved wife. :P

[skygazer]

63. My husband is free to carry out his stupid ideas as long as I'm not dragged into him

I hope I'm able to do the same.

If you never take a chance in life, you'll never get anywhere. I drove from Vermont to NYC in a major blizzard once (google "blizzard of '96) - it took me close to 8 hours to make a drive that usually took 4.

I could have been killed, stranded, or stuck but I wasn't any of those things. I had a great time.

You husband is stranded for 36 hours. He's okay, you're okay. I don't really understand the big deal.

[Missy Vixen]

67. Hmmm. Let's see here.

Those with Type II diabetes and on insulin, those who use a CPAP machine, should not be taking "chances in life". They should be smart enough to realize that being stranded anywhere without medication or even clean clothes is not a great idea.

It's his problem. He has to deal. I hope that this will perhaps wake him up to the fact that no, he's not 25 anymore.

In the meantime, I'm thankful I'm not sitting in flood water, but our community's in a little bit of trouble. The only way in or out (for the foreseeable future, according to the local fire district,) is by boat or by airlift.

Julie

[skygazer]

70. Nowhere in your OP did you mention diabetes and insulin

I apologize, particularly as I didn't see until after I had posted the photos of what your area looks like. In my reading of the OP, I was picturing surrounding roads impassible but did not realize you were as low and wet as you are.

I hope the water recedes soon and that your husband suffers no ill effects.

[Missy Vixen]

71. skygazer, you are very kind

We'd initially been told that it would be as long as 36 hours before any of the roads opened. They opened one of the roads late this afternoon; he's home now.

I wasn't sure whether or not to mention the insulin. It's just a huge drag to even think about it. Mostly, I was frustrated, then I was scared -- what if he couldn't get his medication? :scared: He managed to get some at the drug store by his sister's house, so it wasn't as dire as I initially thought. I was mostly upset that he didn't listen when I told him the night before that we'd probably be landlocked if he went, and he didn't bother to bring anything that he might need, just in case.

Things are cool. I hope that everything is wonderful for you and your family, and it continues to be so. Again, thank you.

Julie

[Sanity Claws]

66. What would Patrick Fitzgerald do?

I know you still have a soft spot for him, even though both of you are married. Do you think Fitzie would have driven off against your advice like that? I hope that gives you something to fantasize about.

[Missy Vixen]

68. Now there's a question

I'm sure his wife has had her fair share of fun with him, too! ;-)
Julie

[pokerfan]

69. At least Snoqualmie is open again

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts