[Closed] PIC: An Edison electric fan 1895,

Good one, Dick! What would be the first few electric appliances the new electricity customer would buy? As a boy old enough to remember, I was staying with my maternal grandparents when the "electric" was hooked up: one centered ceiling light in each room, one plug in each room.

Mama's first request: an electric iron. Can you even imagine balancing the heat from stove and/or fireplace and applying those heavy cast iron irons used for ironing before electricity? And Mama even ironed her sheets, as well as my granddad's work clothes.

Her second request: a refrigerator, which was a major cost as well as a major event.

I'm sure the electric fan came soon, but I honestly can't remember it. Maybe it was because in the southern Appalachian mountains we don't need a fan as often?

Good memories......... The radio, the tableside reading lamp, the electric clock, and on and on.

lol David...women ironing their husbands clothes? that ended about 50 years ago when the first wave of feminism told women that they are considered slaves if they do anything for their husbands, but men should still do what husbands are supposed to do in a marriage....that toxic thinking still applies today!

It's worse than that,,, "Equal division of labor" means the man who is the sile breadwinner still does all the "man chores" and is expected to do half of the housework too.

I work, mow the lawn, maintain the cards, fix things around the house, do dishes, laundry, vacuum, dust...

Meanwhile my wife spends all day watching TV and posting on Facebook.

Free advice you never asked for: Start dropping dishes, bleaching the wrong clothing items, wash colors with whites, vacuum up her jewelry and maybe even the cat (optional), when roasting create a small grease fire in the stove, burn the living hell out of all prepared dishes then serve, let the kitchen sink overflow while you're on the throne, when preparing dinner be sure to deposit a large percentage of it around the kitchen floor and then track it over the carpet, cut a hole in the garbage bag so it leaks when taking it outside....repeat as necessary. These strategic moves should even things up quite soon. There is a small chance she may leave you I suppose, but either way things improve....right?? No charge...this is for you my friend.

Time for a one man revolution, Robert.

Thanks. I'm thinking of starting a syndicated advice column.

Btw, which wife are you referring to?

Sounds like you're sure to have millions of subscribers .... LOL

Which wife .... priceless ........ :))

Something wrong with that picture.

You should be a marriage counselor.

Love your advice Jack. From observing many comments on this forum, if you want your wife to leave, collecting model cars seems to be an effective way of getting her to leave. Definitely not my problem.

Lol. Generally speaking, I think you're right. You are a lucky guy Bob....good for you!

I think I might starve on that income; what with my alimony payments and all. :- )

I wouldn't put up with that and thankfully, I don't have to.