A Man, A Refund Check & His 360… A Story of Redemption
So the other week, I was chatting in Site Chat when XSsmoke popped in and told me he had an Xbox 360 Premium for me sitting in his house. I wasn’t planning on getting one for a while because I had a bunch of stuff to spend money on, including a bathroom renovation, but I knew my refund check was coming that Friday, so I said “fuck it.” I sent Smoke the check and the next Wednesday, my 360 arrived at my work. So, instead of telling my wife I got my 360 at the risk of her murdering me and, even worse, possibly taking it out to the shooting range, I decided just to set it up and let her figure it out for herself when the time was right. So, Thursday went by, no problem. Friday, not a peep.
Saturday…. “MARKUS! WHY IS YOUR XBOX WHITE!” she screamed from downstairs, waking me up and starting my hangover at 7:00am.
“It’s a miracle!” I said. “My Xbox turned into an Xbox 360 overnight!”
She didn’t buy that, so I simply explained to her that the 360 was actually for her benefit.
“Look! It has wireless controllers! Wireless! Now you won’t trip over wires!”
She said she had wished I told her I got one, but she laughed and told me I earned it. Remembering what everyone else in site chat said, I said, “You’re damn right I earned it! You flushed potatoes down the toilet!” (I didnt even mention the toaster incident.)
Moral of the story… Don’t tell your wife anything and it will all work out.