Women and Scales!!??

[Dean1]

I wasnt sure whether to post this or not but my missus is driving me crazy about fish scales on the ground. I have a built in esky so i have to hose in out onto the floor then out thru the scupper and onto the street.

Then she sees scales on the street/footpath and on the grass after ive filleted them and she cracks it!!

Am i on my own here??? My last trip was 3 weeks ago to 1770 and it was rough so the ice descaled alot of the fish making a lot of scales in the slurrie and theres scales everywhere

Whats the go ive sucked up as many as i can with the blower/sucker but there hard to get outa the grass etc.

Anyone else have a painfull missus??

[DAVE_S]

Anyone else have a painfull missus??

Yes
Gee she must be fussie

[lippa]

f@ck me smithy harden the f@uck up. my old girl would much rather scales on the lawn than grass! EDUCATE, my friend. EDUCATE.................

[Platitudinus]

The sad, sad thing about women is that all these problems are already in their DNA when they are born and any that aren't get transmitted between them like the flu.

I tell my missus that I cant see the scales when they are wet and we have to wait until the next day when they are dry so I can see them. Then I use the vaccuum cleaner to hose them up - lol

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!
Cheers
Plato

[jtpython]

I'm hearing ya brother.
But doesn't whinge about the scales but about everything else.
I have the same with scales here and just mow with a catcher fix's the prob on the grass
Otherwise get rid of the missus
JT

[themissus]

I love scales on the lawn, it means we've caught fish!!! Not to mention we'll be having a feed of fresh fish

[sleepygreg]

Sounds like time for a new missus. Dont like ya chances for trade in value though. Glad mine shot through years ago....havent had a whinge about that sort of thing since. Or just get rid of her and dont go near one of them afterwards....then no probs. They are more trouble than they are worth.

[el_carpo]

Hi Dean1,

If it's feasible, try putting down a large sheet of screening like landscaping cloth where the water and scales come flowing out of your esky. The water should pass through and the scales will be caught and easily disposed of. Like a filter. Hope it helps.

[aussiefool]

Tell her if she has a problem with the scales then she can pick them up. That was one thine my ex never seemed to worry about was scales except when she was standing in them in the bathroom

[Mr__Bean]

If you do want to catch them, just for her , try laying a piece of shadecloth under the back of the boat when you rinse it out.

Same as at the drain end of your fillet table.

Easily shaken out into the bin later, easily hosed off and rolled up until next time.

- Darren

[Benben86]

Do an Italian Job and concrete the whole yard. No mowing and no scales on the grass

[Greg P]

Tell her the scales are a good fertilizer for the yard

A blowervac out the front ROFL I think youre whipped

[finga]

Our dog eats them.
He even licks them off the side of the shed.

He's for hire.

The shade cloth sieve is a good idea though if you don't want to pick up the Barker's nests Pongo would leave behind after eating the scales.

[Pridey]

My dog does the same. Its funny as hell.

Although most of the time I try to come back without all the mess if possible.

Eg, some gutting and scaling done in the boat etc.

Also, I try to make a point of washing the boat at the Deckies place... works a treat !

[ooglie74]

Come Deano agree and ignore mate.

Cheers Troy